CEE Bankwatch Network is a global network which operates in central and eastern Europe. There are 17 member groups, multiple non-governmental organizations based in different locations; the network is one of the largest networks of environmental NGOs in central and eastern Europe. Bankwatch's headquarters rest in Prague, Czech Republic.
Bankwatch was set up in 1995, and it focuses on monitoring the actions of different international financial institutions, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), while publicizing and exposing potential risks of the projects to the public in order to address environmental, social, and economical causes. The network aims to influence the decisions of the EIB, and the EBRD and campaign for the protection of human rights and the environment.
Main Areas of Work Coal mining and power plants Unsustainable hydro power plants Extractive industries
Projects followed by CEE Bankwatch Network
Fossil Fuel Projects Rovinari Power Station, Romania Gacko II, Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Gas Corridor Ugljevik Power Plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina Pljevlja lignite power plant, Montenegro Tuzla lignite power plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sostanj lignite thermal power plant, Slovenia Stanari lignite power plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina Kolubara B lignite-fired power plant, Serbia and Kolubara lignite mine, Serbia Kostolac B3 lignite power plant, Serbia Kosova e Re lignite power plant, Kosovo Plomin coal power plant, Croatia Sakhalin-II oil and gas project, Russia
Unsustainable Renewable Projects Boskov most hydropower plant, North Macedonia Krapska Reka hydropower plant, Macedonia Dabrova Dolina hydropower plant, Croatia Buk Bijela dam and the Upper Drina cascade, Bosnia and Herzegovina Shuakhevi hydropower plant, Georgia Nenskra hydropower plant, Georgia Olkaria geothermal development, Kenya
Transport Projects Kresna gorge / Struma motorway, Bulgaria Khudoni hydropower plant, Georgia Volkswagen's emissions scandal and the EU's bank Mombasa-Mariakani road project, Kenya Corridor Vc motorway, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipal Infrastructure Belgrade incinerator, Serbia
Agrobussiness Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP), Ukraine
Extractive Industries Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan
Member Group Organizations
Bulgaria, Centre for Environmental Information and Education Bulgaria, Za Zemiata Croatia, Green Action (Zelena Akcia) Czech Republic, Hnutí Duha Czech Republic, Centre For Transport And Energy Estonia, Estonian Green Movement Georgia, Green Alternative Hungary, National Society of Conservationists - Friends of the Earth Hungary Latvia, Green Liberty Lithuania, Atgaja Macedonia, Eko-svest Poland, Polish Green Network (Polska Zielona Siec) Russia, Sakhalin Environmental Watch Serbia, Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development Slovakia, Friends of the Earth - CEPA Ukraine, Ecoaction (Екодія) Ukraine, National Ecological Centre of Ukraine
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