“Izgradnja spalionice u Vinči protivna svim ekološkim standardima…”: Ne davimo Beograd podneo dve žalbe…
March 2, 2020
Inicijativa Ne davimo Beograd je, zajedno sa mrežom nevladinih organizacija sa sedištem u Pragu “Bankwatch Network”, podnela dve žalbe Energetskoj zajednici protiv Republike Srbije, zbog nepoštovanja evropskih ekoloških standarda pri izgradnji spalioni
Boulder’s Global Greengrants Fund helps Serbian group fight incinerator
January 9, 2020
In a world where climate change regularly makes headlines, news of environmental victories are a welcome relief. For a group of activists in Belgrade, Serbia, funded in part by Boulder-based Global Greengrants Fund, a recent win could mean cleaner air
UPDATE 7: Juncker on the investment offensive … against Europeans, the economy and the environment
January 22, 2015
Labelled the €1.3 trillion investment offensive, more than 2000 projects have been identified by the European Commission’s new Task Force on Investment (made up of representatives of the EC, EIB and member states) for fast-tracked financing from President Juncker’s recently announced €315 billion stimulus plan.
Juncker’s investment package to be hijacked by countries’ destructive plans
December 8, 2014
Brussels – A list of projects member states want to see financed from the Juncker investment package has been made public in expectation of tomorrow’s summit where finance ministers will discuss the package. Coal, nuclear and incinerators are among the various countries’ priorities, which fail to add up to the long-term strategic plan to stimulate growth and sustainability in Europe that Juncker promised.
How many white elephant projects can you fit into EU funds programming?
August 8, 2014
Some Czech projects proposed for EU funding are already sticking out as ‘white elephant’ investments. As the final spending decisions for 2014-2020 shape up, Bankwatch will be keeping a close eye on the likely stampede of similar project concepts all across central and eastern Europe.