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The European Commission’s platform for coal regions in transition: case studies highlight tilt toward coal companies

Briefing | 5 June, 2018 | Download PDF

Without adhering to the partnership principle, the Platform for Coal Regions in Transition risks benefiting coal companies at the expense of local communities, in blatant contradiction to its stated goal. In Poland and Slovakia, lack of transparency an


Complaints to IFC and EBRD regarding their investments in MHP

Official document | 5 June, 2018 | Download PDF

The complaint alleges that since the start of MHP operations in Vinnytsia in 2010, continuous odor and dust from a significant and growing number of facilities and the application of manure on nearby fields has made local life untenable. MHP activities


Nenskra complaint to the European Investment Bank

Official document | 1 June, 2018 | Download PDF

In our opinion, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has failed to comply with the Standard 7 by not respecting the status of Svans as indigenous peoples. The Bank did not fulfill its environmental and social standards: it ignored the project’s significa


Request to the EBRD’s PCM on the Nenskra hydropower project

Official document | 30 May, 2018 | Download PDF

The conclusions of the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) are not guided by detailed field work and focus group research with the affected communities – indigenous Svans, nor are they based on the robust and objective analysis of


chinese investments in the balkans

Chinese-financed coal projects in Southeast Europe

Briefing | 15 May, 2018 | Download PDF

Several EU enlargement countries in the Western Balkans – as well as EU member states Romania and Greece – plan to build new lignite power plants. In contrast, the EU aims to decarbonise its energy sector by 2050, most EU countries no longer build new