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Bankwatch contribution to the public consultation process of the Green Paper on the future of EU budget support to third countries

Policy comments | 31 January, 2011 | Download PDF

For several years now, Bankwatch has monitored EU budget support in east European Neighbourhood Partnership (ENP) countries. In our submission to the public consultation we reflect on how EU budget support can become more effective and efficient for countries within the ENP/ENPI framework.


Bankwatch input to the EC’s consultation on bio-waste recycling targets

Policy comments | 31 January, 2011 | Download PDF

Bankwatch’s comments support the introduction of a biowaste directive as the only way to implement the EU waste hierarchy in central-eastern European (CEE) countries.


Bankwatch input to the EBRD’s public information policy review – stage one: comments on the existing policy

Policy comments | 28 January, 2011 | Download PDF

Bankwatch’s submission draws heavily on earlier comments (pdf) provided by Bankwatch and the Global Transparency Initiative during the 2007/2008 PIP review but also includes amendments from our experiences with the current policy’s implementation. A particular cause for concern is the lack of transparency in case of global loans given to financial intermediaries.


Civil society letter to IFC requesting to include lessons learned from the Chad-Cameroon and BTC pipeline projects in the assessment process of the Nabucco pipeline project

Advocacy letter | 20 January, 2011 | Download PDF

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering financing the Nabucco gas pipeline project. Should the IFC decide to finance the project, it risks repeating the serious economic, environmental, social and human rights mistakes associated with the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) and Chad-Cameroon pipeline projects and involving the World Bank Group in another highly problematic, politicized and economically and environmentally unsustainable project.


The EIB’s and EBRD’s role in changing the Polish energy market

Briefing | 20 January, 2011 | Download PDF

The European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development can play a crucial role in a transition of the Polish energy market towards energy efficient energy production based on renewable energies.