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Comments to draft EBRD country strategy for Ukraine

Policy comments | 14 March, 2011 | Download PDF

Bankwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe statement on the future Cohesion Policy post-2013

Policy comments | 11 March, 2011 | Download PDF

Responding to the European Commission’s conclusions of the fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, the statement by Bankwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe responds to the questions: How could the Europe 2020 Strategy and cohesion policy be brought closer together at EU, national and sub-national levels? Should the scope of the development and investment partnership contract go beyond cohesion policy and, if so, what should it be?

Bankwatch contribution to the public consultation process regarding the external dimension of the EU energy policy

Policy comments | 7 March, 2011 | Download PDF

The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) strategy paper 2007-2013 for the eastern neighbourhood region involves contradictory strategic objectives. The first of these is sustainable development and environmental protection, which underpins all EU legislation and policies. However, the second priority, the need to ensure the diversification and security of energy supplies to the EU, emphasises the need for further extraction and transportation of the Caspian Seas oil and gas resources to Europe, and thus prioritises it over the development of an environmentally friendly energy sector within the region.

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

Briefing | 1 March, 2011 | Download PDF

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