Question marks abound over EU-Azerbaijan gas tango
February 23, 2017
Ministers, ambassadors and envoys from at least 15 countries, including Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s Vice President for the Energy Union, are gathered today in the Azerbaijani capital to discuss the progress on the Southern Gas Corridor, t
Soutenu par la Suisse, le gazoduc TAP joue son avenir
February 1, 2017
1 février 2017 Le projet de pipeline trans-adriatique, ou TAP, avance en terrain miné. Ce gazoduc reliant l’Azerbaïdjan à l’Italie, en passant par la Grèce et l’Albanie, est conçu pour approvisionner l’Europe en gaz naturel dès 2020. Face à l’oppositio
Why the EIB should not finance the Southern Gas Corridor – briefing for the directors of the European Investment Bank
January 24, 2017
Dünya Bankası sicilleri kirli doğalgaz şirketlerine kredi verecek
December 25, 2016
Azerbaycan, doğalgaz, Dünya Bankası, Enerji, enerji haberleri, kredi, türkiye Source: Dünya Bankası sicilleri kirli doğalgaz şirketlerine kredi verecek
Bankwatch: TANAP’a kredi vermeyin
December 22, 2016
Bankacılık izleme örgütü Bankwatch, Avrupa bankaları ve Dünya Bankası tarafından desteklenen boru hattı projesine kredi vermeme çağrısı yaptı. Bankwatch’a göre projeyi yapan tüm firmalar sabıkalı. Source: Bankwatch: TANAP’a kredi vermeyin
Turkish gas companies with corrupt past get World Bank loan
December 21, 2016
Businessmen who have secured contracts to build massive gas pipeline linking EU and Azerbaijan were convicted for tender rigging and bribery Source: Turkish gas companies with corrupt past get World Bank loan
World Bank’s controversial TANAP loan is bad news for human rights and climate action
December 21, 2016
Yesterday, the World Bank’s board of directors approved two USD 400 million loans, to Azerbaijan and to Turkey, to develop the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), the centrepiece of the Southern Gas Corridor project. CEE Bankwatch Network and Counter Balance are deeply concerned that the decision to channel such large amounts of money to Europe’s biggest fossil fuels project could exacerbate the already dismal human rights situation in both Azerbaijan and Turkey, and undermine the global efforts to tackle the climate crisis.
NGO letter to AIIB Board of Directors on TANAP loan
December 20, 2016
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
Aziende italiane con passato corruzione e sospetti mafia: così nascerà il TAP
December 16, 2016
Bankwatch critica i finanziamenti che le banche pubbliche europee si apprestano a erogare anche ad alcune aziende italiane sospettate di legami con la mafia Source: Aziende italiane con passato corruzione e sospetti mafia: così nascerà il TAP | Wall St
Watchdog warns on “dodgy” Southern Gas Corridor contracts
December 16, 2016
Construction cartels and firms with links to organised crime could benefit from billions in European public money after winning contracts to build a pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, according to a development bank watchdog. Source: Watc
