Letter to EBRD regarding Ukrenergo’s implementation of the already approved Rivne Kyiv High Voltage Line Project
September 13, 2010
Nabucco and Turkmenistan – Our energy security, Turkmens’ misery
September 10, 2010
This paper examines the less obvious aspects of the Nabucco gas pipeline project – its possible impact on Turkmenistan, a country notorious for its grave human rights situation and the dictatorial tendencies of its political leaders. It also discusses how, with a lack of public oversight over gas revenues in Turkmenistan, the construction of Nabucco may lead to the strengthening of one of the most brutal regimes currently in existence.
Open letter to Russian President Medvedev regarding the planned public consultation process on the Moscow – St. Petersburg motorway project
September 9, 2010
Open letter to Commissioner Potocnik from European environmental groups regarding the EU ban on cyanide use in mining
September 8, 2010
Letter asking the European Commission’s Executive Director in the EBRD to clarify his D1 Motorway Phase One project approval
August 23, 2010
On April 27, 2010 at the annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Commissions (EC) Executive Director voted positively regarding the D1 Motorway Phase One project in Slovakia – despite the project’s serious shortcomings and an ongoing project screening by the EC (DG Environment) for its compliance with the environmental acquis communautaire.
Letter requesting the Mayor of Moscow to allow for an unhindered concert-rally “We all live in Khimki Forest!”
August 19, 2010
Complaint regarding the decision by the EIB to grant ArcelorMittal R&D Facility loan
August 17, 2010
The complaint was filed by Client Earth and Bankwatch to the EIB complaint office after the EIB signed a loan to steel giant ArcelorMittal that was still under investigation from a previous complaint.
Bankwatch comments on the EBRD draft financial sector strategy
August 16, 2010
The new draft financial sector strategy of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is of even greater importance during this difficult financial period, but it leaves a number of concerns and open questions unanswered which Bankwatch raises in this document, among others regarding foreign currency lending and lending through financial intermediaries, transition and the role of private equity, gender impacts, tax havens, etc.
Letter to EBRD Chief Economist Erik Berglof regarding the bank’s concept of transition and transition impact
August 11, 2010
Bankwatch is concerned about a lack of opportunities for public engagement in the process of redefining transition and transition impact at the EBRD. We therefore ask how the bank is planning to proceed with following up on a report prepared for the EBRD on Transition and Transition Impact (pdf) and what opportunities are planned for public consultation on the transition concept.
EIB response regarding violent clashes in the Khimki forest connected to the Moscow – St.Petersburg motorway
August 9, 2010
