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Line 4: {{Infobox company \| name = European Bank for Reconstruction and Development \| logo = ~~EBRD~~ Ebrd-logo ~~(2)~~-regular-blue-english.png \| logo_size = 200px \| image = One Bank Street geograph-6678817-by-Stephen-Richards.jpg Line 25: \| num_volunteers = \| num_employees = 3,000 (2016)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ebrd.com/news/publications/annual-report/annual-report-2016.html\|title=EBRD Annual Report 2016\|date=10 May 2017\|website=ebrd.com}}</ref> ~~\| num_members =~~ \| subsid = \| owner = Line 49 ⟶ 48: === Board of Governors === Representatives from each member state compose this board, they have authority power. Currently (2024-2025) Slovenia is the Chair of Board of Governors, ~~and~~while Iceland isand Turkey are the Vice ~~Chair~~Chairs. === Board of Directors === Line 342 ⟶ 341: ==== Environmentally harmful projects ==== Some [[NGO]]s have criticized the EBRD for financing projects they consider to be environmentally and socially harmful. Although it has increased its investments ~~into~~in [[Energy conservation\|energy efficiency]] and [[sustainable energy]] in recent years, ~~these~~the NGOs ~~consider~~say the bank ~~continues to diminish~~diminishes the impacts of green investments by financing [[Emission intensity\|carbon-intensive]] development such as coal, oil, and gas production, transportation, and generation, motorways, airports, fast food, and ~~airports~~animal agriculture.<ref name="bankwatch.org">{{Cite web \|title=European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) \|url=https://bankwatch.org/ebrd \|access-date=29 March 2022 \|website=Bankwatch \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 August 2006 \|title=The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: An Environmental Progress Report \|url=http://www.ciel.org/Publications/summary1.html \|access-date=29 March 2022 \|website= \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825144737/http://www.ciel.org/Publications/summary1.html \|archive-date=25 August 2006 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Among the contested projects are the [[Ombla#Proposed power plant\|Ombla power plant]] in [[Croatia]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gavas \|first=Mikaela \|date=27 June 2014 \|title=Reviewing the evidence: how well does the European Development Fund perform? \|url=https://odi.org/en/publications/reviewing-the-evidence-how-well-does-the-european-development-fund-perform/ \|access-date=29 March 2022 \|website=ODI: Think change \|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=10 July 2013 \|title=HEP and EBRD cancel loan agreement for Ombla power plant – Daily – tp… \|url=http://daily.tportal.hr/264455/HEP-and-EBRD-cancel-loan-agreement-for-Ombla-power-plant.html \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710131356/http://daily.tportal.hr/264455/HEP-and-EBRD-cancel-loan-agreement-for-Ombla-power-plant.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=10 July 2013 \|access-date=29 March 2022 \|website=archive.ph}}</ref> the [[Kumtor Gold Mine]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]], and the [[Šoštanj#Power station\|Šoštanj]] [[lignite]] power plant in [[Slovenia]].<ref name="bankwatch.org"/> In 2025, the EBRD considered investing €40 million to expand [[Burger King]] and [[Popeyes]] locations across Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic, but cancelled the plan following opposition by [[environmental movement\|environmental]] and [[animal welfare]] activists.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dumitrescu \|first1=Radu \|title=EBRD backs Burger King expansion in Romania and the region with EUR 40 mln \|url=https://www.romania-insider.com/ebrd-backs-burger-king-expansion-jun-2024 \|access-date=1 August 2025 \|work=Romania Insider \|date=16 June 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250716170449/https://www.romania-insider.com/ebrd-backs-burger-king-expansion-jun-2024 \|archive-date=16 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=EBRD Cancels €40M Burger King Investment After S3F Member Pushback \|url=https://stopfinancingfactoryfarming.com/ebrd-cancels-e40m-burger-king-investment-after-s3f-member-pushback/ \|website=Stop Financing Factory Farming \|access-date=1 August 2025 \|date=17 July 2025}}</ref> ==== The Balkans ====