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Oil in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Wealth or a Curse?

Posted on: 15. 07. 2016.
Oil in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Wealth or a Curse?

In recent years, there has been a lot of speculation about oil in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as on the state gaining billions from oil business. But what does all this bring to the local communities? Will such activities lead to contamination of drinking water? To pose these and similar questions, the Coalition for […]

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News    Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ekotim, subgrants

The new Croatian government must completely abandon Adriatic drilling and make a shift towards renewable energy

Posted on: 27. 01. 2016.
The new Croatian government must completely abandon Adriatic drilling and make a shift towards renewable energy

In the official programme of the new Government of the Republic of Croatia, which was the basis for a vote of confidence by the Parliament on Friday, the implementation of a “moratorium on the current project of exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the area of ​​the Adriatic Sea” is among key guidelines for the […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic

Adriatic countries united in combating oil drilling in the Adriatic Sea

Posted on: 28. 10. 2015.
Adriatic countries united in combating oil drilling in the Adriatic Sea

Today (27.10.2015.), in Split, the S.O.S. Adriatic coalition gathered representatives of environmental organizations and initiatives from Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Italy to form a common platform for protecting the Adriatic from oil pollution. Since governmental elites and oil companies are misguiding public opinion in similar ways in all of the Adriatic countries, we decided […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic

Civic Coalition for Responsible Exploitation of Oil Resources welcomes the withdrawal of the Shell oil company from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on: 02. 10. 2015.
Civic Coalition for Responsible Exploitation of Oil Resources welcomes the withdrawal of the Shell oil company from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Civic Coalition for Responsible Exploitation of Oil Resources in B-H welcomes the decision of the Shell oil company not to extend the period of validity of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and terminate cooperation with the FBiH Government on plans for the exploration and exploitation […]

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News    Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ekotim, subgrants

The fall of Croatian Government’s „little Norway“ – no contract signing for Adriatic oil drilling

Posted on: 26. 09. 2015.
The fall of Croatian Government’s „little Norway“ – no contract signing for Adriatic oil drilling

The harmful project of exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the Adriatic Sea is about to fall apart. One of the reasons is the big public opposition, as well as the S.O.S. Adriatic campaign. Citizens clearly showed that they care about the Adriatic. At Thursday’s (24.9.2015.) session, the Croatian Government abolished the concession […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic

“S.O.S. Adriatic”: A great victory for the campaign! Oil companies withdrew due to public pressure

Posted on: 30. 07. 2015.
“S.O.S. Adriatic”: A great victory for the campaign! Oil companies withdrew due to public pressure

The “S.O.S. Adriatic ” coalition welcomes the decision of Marathon Oil and OMV – the two oil companies with the biggest number of concessions – to withdraw from the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the Adriatic. “First, the media reported that the reason for this decision was the border dispute between Croatia […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic

Action against oil drilling in the Adriatic at OMV’s headquarters in Vienna

Posted on: 04. 07. 2015.
Action against oil drilling in the Adriatic at OMV’s headquarters in Vienna

Activists of Friends of the Earth Austria / GLOBAL 2000 and Greenpeace Austria organized an action on Wednesday (07.01.2015 .) outside the headquarters of the oil company OMV in Vienna, on the occasion of the company’s new CEO Rainer Seele’s first day in the office. They organised a “welcome” for him by displaying a big […]

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News    campaign, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic

Civic Coalition for Responsible Exploitation of Oil Resources established in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on: 02. 07. 2015.
Civic Coalition for Responsible Exploitation of Oil Resources established in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Today eleven associations launched a Civic Coalition for Responsible Exploitation of Oil Resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of the coalition is to get actively involved in monitoring the activities of the government and the oil companies on exploration and exploitation of oil resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also to make a real […]

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News    Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ekotim, subgrants

Update: S.O.S. Adriatic: NO oil drilling !

Posted on: 24. 06. 2015.
Update: S.O.S. Adriatic: NO oil drilling !

Since the official launch of the campaign, the S.O.S. Adriatic coalition has mobilised a significant number of Croatian citizens who are opposing oil drilling in the Adriatic Sea. As a result of our activities, the public pressure and the cross-border consultations, we managed to delay the signing of the contracts – the deadline was April […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic

Regional declaration: NO OIL – STOP SEA DRILLING IN THE ADRIATIC

Posted on: 22. 06. 2015.
Regional declaration: NO OIL – STOP SEA DRILLING IN THE ADRIATIC

*A common commitment for the future of the Adriatic Sea* On June 20th 2015, a regional collaboration against oil drilling in the Adriatic Sea was launched in the town of Rovinj in Croatia. There are 29 macro areas, for a total of 36.823 km2, to be investigated for oil and gas drilling in the Croatian […]

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News    campaign, Croatia, energy, Green Action / FoE Croatia, S.O.S. Adriatic
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