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Three activists released pending trial for protesting against controversial oil terminal construction in Vlora

April 14, 2008
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The district court in Vlora, Albania last week released three members of the Civic Alliance for the Protection of Vlora Bay who were arrested and detained for two weeks after protesting against the construction of a hydrocarbons terminal in Vlora. The terminal, regarded by the protestors as bringing few benefits to the local economy in exchange for high environmental risks, is being built by the Italian investor La Petrolifera Italo Rumena. The project is currently seeking a EUR 15 million credit from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
 

Live from London – EBRD reviews its environmental and social policies

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April 15, 2008
As public consultations on the EBRD’s reviewed environmental and social and information policies come to a close, Bankwatch staff reports from the final meetings in London by highlighting its concerns with the drafts. Despite the Bank unveiling a list of new Performance Requirements, Bankwatch is apprehensive that environmental protection and the rights of local communities to participate in project design and implementation is largely being left to the clients’ discretion. One of the most glaring oversights by the EBRD is its decision not to give due priority to gender considerations in its lending activities.

Read more about Bankwatch’s specific comments on the policies and watch the video online.

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Tell the EBRD not to back nuclear-supporting infrastructure in Ukraine by the back door

May 7, 2008
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering multi-million euro financial support for a pumped storage plant in Ukraine. You may not be familiar with such creatures, but pumped storage plants are dangerous, inefficient energy facilities that are needed to support the “nuclear boom” planned in the Ukraine. Help us to stop this EBRD loan – write to the EBRD's president today!
 
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