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Open letter to prime minister of Montenegro in support of MANS

Advocacy letter | 8 March, 2012 | Download PDF

Montenegro’s Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector (MANS) is being heavily criticised by the government because of its advocacy on electricity prices. Bankwatch sent this letter of support to Montenegro’s prime minister.


COGEN Slovakia, Cogeneration in Povazsky Chlmec

Briefing | 7 March, 2012 | Download PDF

The new greenfield gas cogeneration power plant COGEN in north Slovakia is planned to produce power and heat. Located in Považský Chlmec, a town in the Žilina district, the new plant would further deteriorate the quality of life of locals, who have for decades been suffering from the negative impacts of a nearby waste disposal site and nearby highway.


Polish Climate Coalition letter to prime minister: Don’t block more ambitious climate targets

Advocacy letter | 7 March, 2012 | Download PDF

With regards to a EU Council for Environment on March 9, 2012 that will include a discussion on “A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050”, 22 Polish environmental groups asked the Polish government not to block EU’s acceptance for taking a more ambitious targets in GHG reduction.


Letter to rapporteurs for the Common Provisions Regulation of the future Cohesion Policy

Advocacy letter | 2 March, 2012 | Download PDF

The letter, sent by the Coalition for a sustainable EU Budget, includes discussion points that are crucial for the future Cohesion Policy regulations. Now, during the ongoing debates in the European Parliament, it is the role of MEPs to ensure that the EU becomes a resource efficient low-carbon economy, shifting Europe’s regions on a sustainable path.


Destroying future NATURA 2000 sites in the Balkans. The European Commission’s role in steering the EBRD’s investments

Advocacy letter | 1 March, 2012 | Download PDF

The letter complains about the EU’s negligence of its shareholder role in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and its lack of scrutiny of two recently approved projects that are set to contravene EU principles and standards: the Ombla hyrdopower plant in Croatia and the Boskov Most HPP in Macedonia.