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EU funds briefing: future pre-accession assistance post-2013

Briefing | 1 March, 2011 | Download PDF

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Complaint regarding the EIB loan to Sostanj lignite power plant TES6

Official document | 28 February, 2011 | Download PDF

The complaint, filed with the European Investment Bank by Focus Association for Sustainable Development (SI) calls on the bank to withdraw its approval for the project. The complaint addresses the following aspects: premature disbursement of funds failure to assess the project’s compatibility with the 2050 climate targets misleading claims that TEŠ 6 is only a replacement and not an expansion missing clear governmental support to the project

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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.

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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.

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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.

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