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Case study: The Boskov Most hydropower plant in Macedonia and the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism

Publication  |  May 10, 2013

The Boskov Most project involves the construction of a 33 metres-high accumulation dam and hydropower plant. It is mostly located in the territory of the Mavrovo National Park, one of the oldest and most valuable protected areas in the country. The EBRD approved the project in November 2011 and signed the finance contract the same year. The civil society organisation Eko-svest from Macedonia submitted a complaint to the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM). This briefing outlines the problematic communication with the bank during the investigation.

Boskov Most suspected of breaching Council of Europe nature protection convention

Press release  |  December 5, 2014

Skopje/ Strasbourg – The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature conservation for signatory countries, announced today (pdf) that it will open a case file to address the complaint made by Eko-svest about the planned hydropower plants in Mavrovo national park.

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Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector update Briefing | 19 November, 2024 | Download PDF This briefing takes an updated look at the Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector project and concludes that the arguments in favour of the project are

New Bankwatch publication: Eight steps for a just transition in the Western Balkans

Blog entry  |  May 18, 2021

Based on three years of working on just transition in central and eastern European countries, Bankwatch has put together a set of guidelines which countries in the Western Balkans now embarking on the process can use to launch their own just transition.

Letter from EIB to the European Ombudsman concerning delay of publication of information about the D8 motorway project

Publication  |  October 11, 2005

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  |  January 28, 2017

Узбекистан спустя 20 лет принимает у себя конференцию ЕБРР

Bankwatch in the media  |  May 17, 2023

… 16 мая в Самарканде начало свою работу 32-е ежегодное заседание совета управляющих Европейского банка реконструкции и развития. Ровно 20 …

Bulgarian Highway Project Could Be A Road To Environmental Disaster

Bankwatch in the media  |  June 3, 2023

KRESNA GORGE, Bulgaria — With churning waters cutting through a verdant valley filled with some of Europe’s most diverse nature and …

Delays in Almaty CHP-2 gas project open new opportunities for a rethink

Publication  |  May 29, 2024

Supported by the EBRD, the conversion of Almaty’s coal heat and power plant CHP-2 to gas has been seriously delayed. This opens an opportunity for a rethink: Why is the EBRD continuing to support this project instead of funding a clean and potentially cheaper type of heating?

Hooked on gas: Report on the status of national energy and climate plans in central and eastern Europe

Publication  |  June 20, 2024

This publication highlights the need for gas phase-out pathways and identifies shortcomings in the current draft NECPs of eight central and eastern European Member States.