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Comments on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – FSU organisations
February 13, 2009 | Read more
Comments from “Green Salvation” and other FSU organizations on the EBRD’s complaint mechanism.
Comments on the EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism – CEE Bankwatch Network
February 13, 2009 | Read more
CEE Bankwatch Network’s comments on the EBRD’s first review of its accountability mechanism.
The AMBO project (Albanian Macedonian Bulgarian Oil Corporation) consists of the construction of an oil pipeline from the port of Bourgas (Bulgaria) through Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Albania to the port of Vlore (Albania). The 894.5 km long pipeline has been designed to facilitate the transfer of crude oil from the Caspian region to the Adriatic Sea and further to Europe and the US. Some 30-40 million tonnes per year would be transferred, with total project costs estimated to be USD 1.8 billion.
Anti-cyanide protestors in Sofia boosted by European parliament support
January 20, 2009 | Read more
Residents of the Bulgarian village of Poibrene have today taken their long-standing concerns about the potential introduction of controversial cyanide technology at the Chelopech gold mine – led by Canadian firm Dundee Precious Metals – directly to the Bulgarian ministries of environment and health and to the Sofia office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the publicly-owned development bank that is a potential funder of a USD 150 million project that could see cyanide leaching introduced at the gold mine without inclusive public consultation.
On January 14, 2009 EBRD responded to our request. Download the response as pdf here.
