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Kolubara independent Union request to withold credit for Kolubara

Advocacy letter | 10 April, 2012 | Download PDF

In its letter, the independent union at the Kolubara mine points at extremely difficult and inhumane working conditions and their employer’s reckless attitude toward employees. The union calls on the EBRD to not extend a loan to the Kolubara lignite mine before workers’ rights are being respected.


Letter to EBRD: Request for update on Centerra Gold Revolving Debt Facility

Advocacy letter | 6 April, 2012 | Download PDF

With the letter Bankwatch requests information about the status of the Centerra Gold Revolving Debt Facility and raises issues and findings from the recent reports on the company’s performance.


Proposed model for consultations between the EBRD and civil society organisations

Policy comments | 5 April, 2012 | Download PDF

These comments, prepared the Arab NGO Network for Development together with Bankwatch suggests improvements for the model of consultations between the EBRD and civil society organizations. It is particularly relevant in view of the upcoming civil society consultations in the southern and eastern Mediterranean as the EBRD prepares to extend its lending to the region.


EU budget 2014-2020: Leading the way to sustainable prosperity and jobs

Briefing | 1 April, 2012 | Download PDF

The European Commission’s legislative proposals for the future EU Budget have made some promising changes but they are not ambitious enough to meet the level of current challenges. While CAP spending still needs a radical overhaul, the proposals on the other funds need to be strengthened to ensure leadership from the EU Budget that supports a sustainable and prosperous European economy and inspires all of Europe and the world.


Letter to EBRD: Kolubara loan connected to resettlement and impacts on communities

Advocacy letter | 30 March, 2012 | Download PDF

In its letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bankwatch member group CEKOR discusses issues related to the Kolubara lignite mining project that have not yet been clarified. Among them is the fact that the EBRD’s loan is indeed connected to the resettlement of the Vreoci community, something which the EBRD has denied so far, and the so far vague claim that the project will contribute to emission reductions and environmental improvements.


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