Bankwatch CEE
The Bankwatch Programme of Green Action aims to monitor the activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and EU funds in Croatia.
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List of links for monitoring the work of international financial institutions (IFIs)
17.04.10. 15:30
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Green Action comments on draft EBRD Country Strategy for Croatia
Green Action welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft EBRD Country Strategy (CS) for Croatia, and thanks the EBRD for the recent consultation workshop organised in Zagreb. Despite the progress made by Croatia towards EU Accession, we believe that there are a number of crucial shortcomings that need to be addressed in the area of environment, and that the EBRD can and must send a strong message to the Croatian government regarding these in its Country Strategy and through its investments.
05.04.10. 10:39
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If you say the incinerator is that good, how about than you build it in Pantovčak?!
Report from waste incinerator project presentation. Around 80 citizens of the Zagreb suburb of Resnik came to a public presentation organized by Green Action where they were able to get more information regarding the planned construction of a waste incinerator in Zagreb.
04.03.07. 02:00
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European parliament: "No to Incinerators"
Croatia is a decade late - the waste incinerator is not needed in Zagreb to fulfill the new European goals.
15.02.07. 20:00
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Action: Zagreb incinerator EIA approval faces legal challenge, 01.12.2006
Croatian environmental group Green Action has launched a legal appeal against the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed 385 000 tonnes per year Zagreb incinerator, on the grounds that it was approved without a public consultation.
01.12.06. 19:10
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Action: Do you want a toxic waste dump in your community?, 16.02.2006
Green Action staged a street theatre performance to call on Zagreb County not to accept a recent proposal for a toxic waste dump to be built there. If signed the deal would require the County to construct a toxic waste dump in exchange for having its waste burnt in the planned Zagreb incinerator.
16.02.06. 02:00
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News: Corridor Vc motorway a waste of public money
Croatia needs a new transport strategy Green Forum, the Croatian environmental NGO network, has today issued a case study of the EUR 500 000 000 Corridor Vc motorway connecting Budapest, Osijek, Sarajevo and Ploce which claims that the project is unnecessary, environmentally destructive, and will not necessarily bring the expected economic benefits.
20.12.05. 02:00
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Bankwatch programme 2005 annual report
International Financial Institution Monitoring Programme Report 2005.
05.12.05. 01:00
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Press release: EBRD criticised for persisting with rejected Zagreb incinerator project, 17.11.2005
Zagreb, Croatia - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has today been criticised for its continued involvement in the controversial Zagreb municipal waste incinerator project, expected to cost up to EUR 290 million, in spite of the recent rejection of the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
17.11.05. 01:00
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Document: Incinerator correspondence with EBRD #2, 16.11.2005
Letter from Green Action to EBRD, 16th November 2005
16.11.05. 01:00
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News: Open letter reminds Mayor to respect public and expert opinion, 03.11.2005
In October 2005 the Environmental Impact Assessment for the incinerator was rejected, but soon afterwards an article appeared in the national media stating that Zagreb’s mayor, Milan Bandic, did not accept the decision and that he would seek assistance from the Prime Minister to realise the project.
03.11.05. 02:00
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Document: Incinerator correspondence with EBRD #1, 14.10.2005
Letter from Green Action to EBRD, 14th October 2005
14.10.05. 02:00
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Document: Incinerator analysis - Position paper, 14.10.2005
Concerns regarding the proposed waste-to-energy incinerator in Zagreb, Croatia
14.10.05. 02:00
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News: Report about the 2005 annual general meeting of the EBRD in Belgrade, 08.06.2005
EBRD is providing funding for several projects in Croatia, such as the Zagreb Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Karlovac Wastewater Treatment Plant, and part of the Rijeka-Zagreb Motorway.
08.06.05. 02:00
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News: Zagreb solid waste management programme - Case summary, 15.05.2005
The Zagreb Solid Waste Management Programme, carried out by a city-owned company called ZGOS and mainly funded by the EBRD, comprises the rehabilitation of Zagreb’s Jakuševec landfill site, which is widely reported to be the largest illegal landfill in Central and Eastern Europe.
15.05.05. 03:00
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News: Zagreb wastewater treatment plant - Case summary, 15.05.2005
The Zagreb Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (CWWTP), which is currently under construction, is supposed to address the fact that Zagreb currently has no wastewater treatment facilities for its 900,000 inhabitants, and wastewater passes directly into the Sava River.
15.05.05. 03:00
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Case study: Zagreb solid waste management programme, 15.05.2005
Read further to read the whole case study.
15.05.05. 02:00
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Action: Waste + Incineration = Toxic Waste, 11.05.2005
During the local election campaigns in May 2005 Green Action carried out a street theatre performance to draw attention to its objections to the planned municipal waste incinerator, emphasising the unsolved issue of what to do with the toxic ash produced by the plant.
11.05.05. 02:00
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