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Bankwatch letter to EBRD on the transparency of the mining strategy review process

Advocacy letter | 3 August, 2012 | Download PDF

Following up on a meeting between the EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti and civil society groups monitoring the bank taking place July 23 in London, Bankwatch sent the new EBRD president a letter outlining civil society organisations’ concerns over the lack of transparency of the mining strategy review process as well as some recommendations for improving this situation.

EU budget 2014-2020: Implementing climate commitment and tracking climate spending

Briefing | 30 July, 2012 | Download PDF

This comprehensive briefing offers detailed comments and suggestions on how climate action should and can be implemented and mainstreamed in the future spending period of the EU budget.

OLAF decision to investigate corruption at TES 6

Official document | 19 July, 2012 | Download PDF

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) decided to start an official investigation into the case of the Sostanj lignite power plant in Slovenia due to serious concerns about corruption and conflicts of interests in the granting of the contract to the company Alstom. (Information on OLAF staff has been blackened on request by the Office.)

Greens call for active efforts by European Commission to ensure an improved EBRD mining strategy

Advocacy letter | 12 July, 2012 | Download PDF

The letter by the Green members of the European Parliament calls for active efforts of the EU representative at the European Bank for Reconstructoin and Development to ensure that the bank’s new mining strategy endorses EU principles and standards for resource efficiency, biodiversity protection, poverty eradication, inclusive growth, transparency and public participation in the mining projects the EBRD supports.

Complaint to EBRD on Rivne – Kyiv High Voltage Line Project seeking project compliance review

Official document | 10 July, 2012 | Download PDF