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Bridging the gap - Roma resettlement in Belgrade - Part 2

A new short film produced by Bankwatch and Serbian partner CEKOR, "Bridging the Gap" brings together three perspectives on the resettlement of Roma communities living beneath the Gazela bridge in Belgrade.

Extensive rehabilitation work to the bridge, being financed with millions of euros by both the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, means that more than 200 Roma families face displacement.

But the way the process has been handled so far has only increased mistrust and exacerbated tensions among Roma, Belgrade city officials, and the proposed host communities.

For a copy of the film, contact: david.hoffman AT bankwatch.org

Bridging the gap - Roma resettlement in Belgrade - Part 1

A new short film produced by Bankwatch and Serbian partner CEKOR, "Bridging the Gap" brings together three perspectives on the resettlement of Roma communities living beneath the Gazela bridge in Belgrade.

Extensive rehabilitation work to the bridge, being financed with millions of euros by both the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, means that more than 200 Roma families face displacement.

But the way the process has been handled so far has only increased mistrust and exacerbated tensions among Roma, Belgrade city officials, and the mproposed host communities.

For a copy of the film, contact: david.hoffman AT bankwatch.org

I want money - Bankwatch action on EIB loans to companies registered in tax havens

«I want money!» video presents the action held outside the European Council, in Brussels, during the 51st annual meetings of the European Investment Bank by the Counter Balance coalition.

The action aimed to raise awareness about EIB investments to companies registered in tax havens - loans which total in the billions of euros annually.

How is it that an institution with an explicit mandate to promote development in the global South is financing companies who purposefully weasel out of paying revenues to the world's poorest governments, while extracting their natural resources and disrupting the livelihoods of local communities?