EIB lending for the Czech Operational Programme Transport 2007-2013
February 12, 2014
The Operational Programme Transport 2007-2013 is expected to provide EUR 5.8 billion for transport projects in the Czech Republic. Of this amount, up to EUR 1.3 billion should come from the EIB via the Structural and Cohesion Funds Transport Framework Facility for 2007-2013, with some 55 percent earmarked for investments in new motorway corridors and the rest for upgrades to existing rail corridors. An analysis of the OP project showed many cases of misuse of the public funding.
Indicators to measure the results of EIB operations must differ inside and outside EU
February 10, 2014
This briefing presents concern regarding the proposal to formalise one set of result measurement indicators for operations inside and outside of Europe. The EIB has worked now since 2012 on a framework for assessing and measuring development results for operations outside the EU called the Results Measurement Framework (REM). After its 2012 capital increase, the EIB began a revision of the Value-Added (VA) assessment of the bank’s operations within the EU and Pre-Accession countries. As a result, the Three Pillar Outcomes Assessment (3PA) was implemented in 2013.
Media brief: Silver lining in the Energy Community Treaty
February 6, 2014
Currently, a High Level Reflection Group is evaluating the institutional set-up and working methods of the Energy Community and will report this June with suggested improvements to the Ministerial Council. Yet the composition of this group and the informal reports from its first meeting suggest that the environment is in danger of being neglected once again in the updated Treaty.
Letter to Marubeni regarding Plomin (February 2014)
February 5, 2014
Letter to EBRD: Complaint filed with IFC on Danosha pig farms in Ukraine
February 5, 2014
Local communities in the Ivano-Frankvisk region in Ukraine have filed a complaint with the IFC’s complaint mechanism regarding the conduct of agribusiness corporation Danosha. This letter summarises the complaint’s content and asks the EBRD to follow the complaint process and derive lessons for its own support of industrial farming projects in Ukraine.
Bankwatch input to the consultation on the Energy Community Treaty
February 5, 2014
EIB energy and climate action lending 2012 by the numbers
February 3, 2014
The latest available lending figures from the European Investment Bank show a striking imbalance between what was invested in old and new EU Member States.
Letter to EBRD re potential funding of coal power projects in Egypt
January 29, 2014
Civil society letter: EBRD’s political mandate and value added in Egypt doubtful
January 27, 2014
With this letter 14 organisations from the MENA region and Europe bemoan the lack of clear purpose and effectiveness of the EBRD’s democratic principles that are being undermined by the bank’s moves towards making Egypt a full country of operations despite having significant concerns about the state’s conformity with these principles.
Complaint against Bosnia and Herzegovina for failing to comply with Energy Community Law
January 16, 2014
By allowing the Stanari lignite plant to pollute 2-3 times more than EU standards, Bosnia and Herzegovina is failing on its Energy Community obligations. This official complaint was submitted by NGO Center for Environment from Banja Luka to the Vienna-based Energy Community Treaty secretariat.
