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Involvement of EBRD in Ukraine nuclear sector – Greenpeace action in Kiev

Advocacy letter | 18 December, 2012 | Download PDF

The letter from Greenpeace to the EBRD explains in more detail why Greenpeace has joined Bankwatch’s opposition to the Ukraine nuclear power plant safety upgrade project and has staged a protest action in Kiev in December 2012. Both Greenpeace and Bankwatch fear that some of the crucial arguments are not taken into account by the EBRD staff and Board so far.


NGO voting recommendations: TEN-T Guidelines for 2014-2020

Briefing | 17 December, 2012 | Download PDF

This briefing highlights the opportunity to improve key aspects of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Guidelines to ensure better coherence with EU priorities, to move towards a low carbon and resource efficient transport sector, which is economically and environmentally sustainable. If offered concrete recommendations for Members of the European Parliament’s TRAN committee for the voting on December 18, 2012.


NGO voting recommendations: Connecting Europe Facility Regulation 2014-2020

Briefing | 17 December, 2012 | Download PDF

This briefing highlights the opportunity to improve key aspects of the Connecting Europe Facility Regulation on transport to ensure better coherence with EU priorities, to move towards a low carbon and resource efficient transport sector, which is economically and environmentally sustainable. If offered concrete recommendations for Members of the European Parliament’s ITRE-TRAN committee for the voting on December 18, 2012.


Guidelines and recommendations for public participation in IPA programming

Briefing | 15 December, 2012 | Download PDF

Effective planning of objectives and achievable targets for regional development requires the integration of all partners and stakeholders into the planning processes, taking into account their specific knowledge of the local context and so guaranteeing the results orientation of Cohesion funding. This briefing offers guidelines and a set of recommendations for governments in pre-accession countries in order to help them establish and implement the partnership principle with all relevant stakeholders in the programming of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) for 2014-2020.


EIB energy policy review – Time to lock out climate destructive investments for good

Bankwatch Mail | 14 December, 2012 | Download PDF

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU’s bank and also the biggest public financial institution in the world by lending volume, has launched a public consultation on its energy policy and is seeking views from the public and other stakeholders that should feed into a review of one of the EIB’s most crucial lending sectors. The new policy is expected to take effect from June 2013.