Publications

This publication provides an overview of the priorities for national biodiversity needs in two countries – Hungary and Poland.

Establishing national energy efficiency funds is one of the best mechanisms to increase investments in energy efficiency across all sectors.

This project documenting tool offers a practical, step-by-step approach to gathering information on problematic projects.

37 civil society organisations from around the world have signed a joint statement on the new loan proposal for the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.

This comparative analysis of decarbonisation strategies in nine central and eastern European countries aims to enhance knowledge of decarbonisation pathways.

This report brings insight in to how the mid-term review offers flexibility for EU member states to improve their cohesion policy programmes.

An open letter addressed to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, signed by 26 civil society organisations, highlights the role of civil society in strengthening democracy, ensuring public participation and bringing the voice of citizens to the decis…

This briefing uses the experience from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Western Balkans Reform and Growth Facility approved earlier this year to propose improvements in the Commission’s proposed Regulation.

This issue paper underlines that Member States and public financing should align with EU principles and avoid investments that lock them into unsustainable practices like waste incineration.

The joint civil society review of the EBRD’s draft Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 highlights areas for improvement. While the strategy shifts towards sustainability, it lacks robust environmental and social safeguards. Case studies from Ukraine and Uzbekistan illustrate…

In this report, we examine the alignment of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms with the effectiveness criteria for the design and assessment of non-judicial complaints mechanisms set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

This briefing takes an updated look at the Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector project and concludes that the arguments in favour of the project are still not supported by convincing evidence and that the claimed benefits are highly unlikely to materialise.