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Bankwatch position on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy

Policy comments | 25 February, 2011 | Download PDF

The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) gives countries outside the EU the perspective and opportunity to move beyond cooperation to a significant degree of integration. But when it comes to the eastern European neighbourhood partner countries, the assumption that political and social rights will flow and develop as an automatic consequence of economic liberalisation, is only that – an assumption.


Civil society appeal to Slovak government to stop reallocation of EU Funds to road building

Advocacy letter | 23 February, 2011 | Download PDF

Authorities in Slovakia are planning to reallocate EU funds initially destined for the support of education, science, employment, regional development, the fight against social exclusion as well as rail development in favour of disputable construction of motorways. (Similar moves are also planned in Poland and the Czech Republic.) 26 Slovakian environmental and social NGOs have called on their government and EU institutions to put a stop to the reallocation. According to the groups, the reallocation is contradictory to both national legislation and EU funds decision-making rules.


Civil society letter urging EC president Barroso to halt EU financing for Russian toll roads

Advocacy letter | 23 February, 2011 | Download PDF

A coalition of major Russian NGOs is urging President Barrosso to make sure that EU financing institutions halt their participation in toll motorway projects in Russia until there are serious improvements in the human rights and public participation situation associated with these projects.


Open letter requesting the Council of the European Union to implement the EC’s recommendations for Regional Policy

Advocacy letter | 18 February, 2011 | Download PDF

The General Affairs Council on Monday, February 21 will draw conclusions on the 5th cohesion report. On this occasion, Bankwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe remind EU member states and ministers attending the council of the importance of implementing the recommendations in the European Commission’s communication ‘Regional policy contributing to sustainable growth in Europe 2020’ (pdf).


Serbian shadow report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Official document | 9 February, 2011 | Download PDF

Bankwatch’s Serbian member group Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development (CEKOR) has worked together with three Serbian human rights organisations on a shadow report complementing the country’s official statement to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Analysing the legal and factual status of Roma in Serbia, the shadow report draws heavily on examples from the Gazela bridge rehabilitation project in Belgrade.