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Letter of concern from Ukrainian NGOs to the World Bank regarding Dniester PSP

Advocacy letter | 30 April, 2007 | Download PDF

NGO submission to the EIB public consultation on its anti-corruption policy

Advocacy letter | 19 April, 2007 | Download PDF

The bulk of NGO recommendations on the EIBs Anti-Corruption Policy are contained in the notes below, but it is also possible to make a few general points. We welcome EIBs commitment in the preamble of the policy to the principle of not tolerating corruption, fraud or other illegal acts in any of its activities or operations. However, we believe that the Banks policy as it stands does not go anything like far enough. The Bank must be much more proactive in combating corruption, acting earlier to pre-empt illegal acts and more aggressively to root them out after they occur.

Lost in Transportation: The European Investment Banks bias towards road and air transport

Study | 18 April, 2007 | Download PDF

This report finds that the multi-million euro loans of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the transport sector are helping to fuel climate change and have made little or no contribution to the more progressive goals of the EU White Paper on transport, especially those on modal shift and decoupling transport from economic growth. The report analyses the EUR 112 billion that the EIB provided to transport projects in the period 1996-2005.

Bankwatch Mail 31

Bankwatch Mail | 18 April, 2007 | Download PDF

In this issue: Planes, loans and automobiles * Kyrgyzstan’s government rejected HIPC shackles thanks to public pressure * Editorial: Double standards for how much longer? * The nuclear white elephant in Bulgaria’s room * Rospuda interview – EU law in the driving seat * First PPP motorway in Russia to cause problems for thousands of people * Your voice in Europe: support the Green paper on urban transport

Belene NPP briefing paper

Briefing | 17 April, 2007 | Download PDF