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Letter to EBRD: Kolubara loan connected to resettlement and impacts on communities

Advocacy letter | 30 March, 2012 | Download PDF

In its letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bankwatch member group CEKOR discusses issues related to the Kolubara lignite mining project that have not yet been clarified. Among them is the fact that the EBRD’s loan is indeed connected to the resettlement of the Vreoci community, something which the EBRD has denied so far, and the so far vague claim that the project will contribute to emission reductions and environmental improvements.


Letter to EBRD regarding the Amulsar Gold project in Armenia

Advocacy letter | 30 March, 2012 | Download PDF

While Lydian International is reporting on progress in its talks with the EBRD about an aquisition of company shares by the bank and on receiving project approval from the Armenian government, the EBRD has yet to publish project related documents in line with its public information policy.


Impasse: How EU money is being used against EU waste policy

Briefing | 28 March, 2012 | Download PDF

While central and eastern European countries can use EU funds as a financial tool helping them to meet the requirements of European waste directives, the money is not spent in line with these directives. This case study explains why, focusing mainly on the waste hierarchy as one of the key principles of EU legislation.


Suggestions for reforms the new EBRD president could undertake

Advocacy letter | 27 March, 2012 | Download PDF

With the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the process of selecting a new president, Bankwatch calls on the bank’s shareholders and new president to reassess some of its past – faulty – approaches.


The Instrument for Pre-Accession – Analysis of regulations past and present and proposals for amendments

Briefing | 26 March, 2012 | Download PDF

The briefing analyses the old Regulation on the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) (2007-2013) and compares it with the new proposal (2014-2020), with a specific focus on environmental protection and transparency/partnership principle. Since the regulation is not strong enough in neither of these two areas, we provide amendments to the regulation’s articles. The briefing is a useful tool for advocating for better environmental protection and improvement of the public participation in decision making in the Western Balkan countries.