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Counter Balance briefing on the Wise Persons Panel report evaluating the external lending mandate of the European Investment Bank

Policy comments | 15 April, 2010 | Download PDF

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Bankwatch comments on the draft EBRD Agribusiness Strategy

Policy comments | 15 April, 2010 | Download PDF

Bankwatch is pleased to see the EBRD giving additional attention to several environmental aspects of its agribusiness operations, but believes that promoting a model based on excessive food transportation and monocultural production is ultimately unsustainable. Additional attention also needs to be paid to the employment and gender impacts of projects.

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Framework Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the European Investment Bank

Official document | 10 April, 2010 | Download PDF

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Letter from European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights to to Commissioner Oettinger concerning a visit to Turkmenistan

Official document | 9 April, 2010 | Download PDF

The letter from Heidi Hautala, Chairwoman of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, puts forward a request to Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger to include a meeting with human rights activists and raise the human rights situation in discussions with authorities during his visit in Turkmenistan.

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Comments on the EBRD’s country strategy for Croatia, submitted by Zelena Akcija

Policy comments | 2 April, 2010 | Download PDF

Despite the progress made by Croatia towards EU accession, Zelena Akcija believes that there are a number of crucial environmental shortcomings that need to be addressed. In its country strategy and through its investments the EBRD can and should send a strong message to the Croatian government regarding these shortcomings.

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