Pippa Gallop

European Parliament makes a step towards putting the ‘E’ into EBRD

October 19, 2011 | Read more

By requesting a number of changes at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Parliament has confirmed at least some of Bankwatch’s criticism of the bank’s mode of operation and (in a subtle way) also its overall approach.

In times of crisis – Poland’s take on the Emperor’s New Clothes

September 9, 2011 | Read more

Poland has made a worrying proposal on public private partnerships that could risk the future stability of European economies by turning a blind eye to future public debt. But the EU would do well to take the British example as an eye opener.

18 000 ask Slovenia to adopt clean energy. EBRD and EIB, take a hint.

July 5, 2011 | Read more

18 000 people from around the world have asked the Slovene government to adopt a future proof National Energy Plan that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Bankwatch research coordinator Pippa Gallop took part in handing over the list of signatories yesterday and points out that European public banks also need to take the message seriously.

Transparency improvements grind to a halt at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

June 10, 2011 | Read more

Bankwatch research co-ordinator Pippa Gallop discusses the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s draft public information policy and how the bank has come to a standstill with improving its transparency rules.

Have you voted in the 2010 worst EU lobbying awards yet?

November 5, 2010 | Read more

ArcelorMittal, one of the candidates for the worst EU lobby award, is the world’s largest private steel company, producing 10 per cent of the world’s steel. It is also one of Europe’s largest emitters of CO2. Yet the company successfully lobbied the European Commission on behalf of Europe’s biggest polluters to continue getting free greenhouse gas emissions permits until at least 2020.