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Letter to EBRD: Don’t support gold exploration in UNESCO site in Russia

Advocacy letter | 5 October, 2011 | Download PDF

In August 2011, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it was acquiring a stake in GV Gold, one of Russia’s top gold producers, stressing the company’s willingness to meet the Bank’s environmental and social requirements. A GV Gold subsidiary, however, carries out prospecting and plans to mine gold on a territory that is located in its entirety in a UNESCO World Natural Heritage property.


Complaint to European Commission: Inadequate assessment of CCS readiness for Sostanj lignite power plant project

Official document | 3 October, 2011 | Download PDF

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The EBRD and coal. Dirty business unnoticed.

Briefing | 3 October, 2011 | Download PDF

Despite numerous international calls for the discontinuation of public support for fossil fuels in the face of climate change, the EBRD continues to finance the dirtiest among them, coal. What is more, the bank plans to expand its activities in this field. CEE Bankwatch Network urges the EBRD to phase out any support for coal industry making it more competitive and disadvantaging sustainable energy.


Request for information on EIB role in Ostroleka C coal-fired power plant in Poland

Advocacy letter | 3 October, 2011 | Download PDF

Press information from September 2011 suggested that ENERGA S.A. is holding conversations with the European Investment Bank about financing a new coal-fired unit in Rzekun also referred to as Ostroleka C. With this letter, Bankwatch inquired whether the EIB is having conversations with ENERGA S.A. and if yes, at which stage they are.


Commentary: Will civil society have a say with the EBRD in the Southern Mediterranean?

Briefing | 30 September, 2011 | Download PDF

Preparing for its expansion of operations to the Southern Mediterranean region, the EBRD, after four months of silence, held a consultation meeting with five non-governmental organisations. This briefing gives a short overview over the transparency challenges that lie behind and ahead of the affected civil society.


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