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Next Tuesday, 5th of June, in cities all over Europe there are
demonstrations being held at offices of the French bank BNP Paribas.
BNP Paribas is the only private bank in Europe that is funding Belene, a
dangerous nuclear power plant to be built in Bulgaria. On Tuesday, UN
World
Environmental Day, people are protesting at BNP Paribas offices to show
their concern about funding this potential nuclear disaster.
The Belene Nuclear Power Plant is situated in an area in Bulgaria at high
risk of earthquakes. The project was abandoned in the 1990s following a
scientific *****sment that warned that the area was not suitable for a
nuclear reactor. However, the Bulgarian government reversed its decision
and
in 2003 announced they would restart the project.
The reactors planned are of a Russian design which has not been through
full
safety testing and has never before been built in Europe.
Eleven other international banks have refused to finance the project.
On 14 May 2007, BNP Paribas won the tender for a 250 million Euro loan to
finance the first year of planning and construction of Belene.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Protest:
Michel Pébereau , Président of BNP-Pariba,
> michel.pebereau@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> * M. Baudouin Prot, Director of BNP-Paribas,
> baudouin.prot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> * MM. Jean Favarel, Sustainable Development Department,
> jean.favarel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> * Marc Dumoulin, Sustainable Development Department,
> marc.dumoulin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
more information see
http://www.foeeurope.org/publications/2007/Belene.chronology.pdf
and
http://www.bluelink.net/belene/index-en.shtml
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