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Concerns regarding the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism and recommendations for improvements – letter to EBRD directors

Advocacy letter | 23 January, 2017 | Download PDF

This letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Board of Directors summarises civil society organisations’ concerns regarding bank’s Project Complaints Mechanism, specifically the handling of several complaints, and makes specific recommendations for improvements, based on experience with these cases and with the accountability mechanisms of other institutions.


Regarding the Energa Hybrid Bond project

Advocacy letter | 20 January, 2017 | Download PDF

An inquiry from Polish and European NGOs to the EIB about its planned support of EUR 250 million for the modernisation and extension of Polish utility Energa’s electricity distribution network.


Investigation needed into Bratislava Bypass project – letter to EBRD compliance office

Advocacy letter | 20 January, 2017 | Download PDF


Support to fossil fuel projects from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)

Briefing | 13 January, 2017 | Download PDF

In September 2016 the European Commission published its proposal for the prolongation of the EFSI until 2020, to be achieved by amending the existing regulation. We welcome several improvements, but are concerned that they fall short of properly tackling the challenges and shortcomings identified, namely to provide additionality and catalyse the unambiguous move to reduce GHG reductions. On the basis of our in depth report Best Laid Plans, which analysed the 93 projects approved until July 2016 and further analysis of the EFSI entire portfolio till the end of 2016 under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window (IIW), we consider that the EFSI regulation needs considerable improvements in the energy area.


NGO letter to AIIB Board of Directors on TANAP loan

Official document | 20 December, 2016 | Download PDF

We are writing to express our serious concerns about the Azeri TANAP project in Turkey coming to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Board of Directors on Wednesday (December 21) at an extraordinary meeting. While the AIIB TANAP project sheet in


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