Members of European Parliament call on EIB not to finance Slovene lignite...
In an unambiguous letter Members of the European Parliament have reminded the European Investment Bank of the economic and environmental risks that the Sostanj lignite power plant project poses for...
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NGOs to banks: Never again Sostanj
Disappointed by loan disbursements to one of the dirtiest coal projects in Europe, almost 100 organisations have called on two public lenders to not repeat the same mistakes, ever. Guest post on the...
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Guest post: A Russian journalist and Khimki forest activist is dead
The news circulated yesterday that Mikhail Beketov, a Russian journalist who campaigned against corrupt practices in connection to the planned highway construction through Khimki Forest, has died. This...
View ArticleThe European Investment Bank and development, a chance to clean up the bank’s...
The current review of the European Investment Bank’s mandate for lending outside of the EU brings some of the pitfalls of the bank’s development lending to the fore and offers a chance for...
View ArticleNew arrests link corruption with land expropriation at Serbian Kolubara mine
Land expropriation and corruption have been two recurring themes at the Kolubara mine. This week’s arrests indicate that they are closely connected. by Zvezdan Kalmar, cross-posted from the Bankwatch...
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Funny business as usual in the Czech Republic – one of the biggest fines in...
The manipulation of a tender for a metro line extension in Prague – financially supported via EU funds and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has not only resulted in a huge EU funds fine, but also...
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10 years since EU accession: less than we hoped for
It’s not that easy to pull off a celebratory mood this 1st of May, even though on this date we mark the anniversary of 10 years since most of central and eastern Europe joined the European Union. by...
View ArticleMore repression, more money – Financing transition in Egypt
New cases of arbitrary repression against civil society happened in the run-up to the presidential elections in Egypt. A look at the loans so far approved by the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
View ArticleTime to stop shooting the messenger
Repression against civil society is on the rise, as the latest alarming case from Montenegro shows. by Mark Fodor, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog MANS, the Network for the Affirmation of the...
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‘Southern Graft Corridor’ or the shady history of companies involved in...
A new Bankwatch study reveals a worrying track record of criminal and corrupt activities among the companies that are building Europe’s flagship gas pipeline project, the Southern Gas Corridor. by Sven...
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