Reflections on the future Cohesion Policy – Bankwatch’s response to an invitation for comments by DG Environment
September 30, 2010
EU Structural and Cohesion Funds should foster sustainable development and the transformation to a low-energy-consuming society, living within its ecological limits. In so doing they should support the deployment of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy sources, should prevent any harmful social and environmental impact of their investments and actively protect biodiversity and improve ecosystem resilience.
EBRD response regarding Ukrenergo’s implementation of the already approved Rivne Kyiv High Voltage Line Project
September 23, 2010
Letter to EBRD directors regarding scheduled board meeting on the South Ukraine transmission lines project
September 23, 2010
Letter to European Commission re Ukraine’s problematic environmental strategy consultations
September 22, 2010
The European Commission responded to our letter on October 8, 2010. Their response can be downloaded as pdf.
Bankwatch input to the consultation on the future TEN-T Network Policy
September 15, 2010
Bankwatch’s comments to the consultation on the future of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), the vast Europe-wide network of roads, rail, air and water transport raise concerns among others about the lack of an overall vision in the European Commission’s consultation documents so far and about the European Investment Bank’s role in the implementation in the revised policy.
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.
