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Letter on Kolubara lignite mine to the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia

Advocacy letter | 28 May, 2013 | Download PDF

The letter brings the resettlement and expropriation issues that are connected to the Kolubara lignite mine to the attention of the EU’s representation in Serbia. Enclosed were recent letters to the EBRD and the Serbian finance minister (pdf) as well as a guardian article that illustrates the urgency of these problems.


Concerns about the proposed EBRD loan to Kuwait Energy

Briefing | 27 May, 2013 | Download PDF

This analysis looks to the proposed loan of the EBRD to Kuwait energy, scheduled for approval on 29 May. Primary findings are that: The EBRD failed to properly identify the beneficiary of the loan, or the country where it is incorporated (the tax haven Jersey). The fossil fuel nature of Kuwait Energy’s drilling will fail to improve development or social justice in Egypt. While the EBRD claims to prioritise renewable energy, the reality shows a commitment to further oil & gas extraction, one of the few sectors that can easily attract capital.


The EIB’s energy lending: stuck in the past or facing the future?

Leaflet | 21 May, 2013 | Download PDF

This poster examines positive and negative examples of the European Investment Bank’s energy projects. It illustrates why it matters what will be in the future energy lending policy of the EU’s bank. See an interactive version of the poster >>>


Review of the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism – comments on the existing policy

Policy comments | 19 May, 2013 | Download PDF

These comments on the existing Project Complaint Mechanism of the EBRD expands in a few places the pointers on the accountability mechanism that were prepared earlier.


Open letter to Serbian Minister for Finance and Economy concerning Kolubara resettlement

Advocacy letter | 14 May, 2013 | Download PDF

The open letter – signed by Srpski Centar Ekologije, Uneco Kolubara, and Bankwatch member group CEKOR – raises issues with resettlement and expropriations connected to the Kolubara lignite mine that are not adequately addressed.