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Unlocking a positive, sustainable future for a new Europe Rethinking the EU Budget to make it work for citizens. Our campaign shows how it can be done.

Join a local culture festival in Georgia's mountains Join or support a festival in Georgia's remote Svaneti mountains that showcases local culture and traditions.

The worst was yet to come - ludicrous air pollution in Romanian village Pollution levels in Rosia de Jiu, Romania were up to 20 times above the limit suggested by the World Health Organisation, show the results of our independent monitoring.

The Rovinari power plant spewing steam and smoke.

The dirty secret in Sofia's backyard Pollution from coal dust in Pernik, Bulgaria is much worse at night as Bankwatch’s dust monitoring shows. The most polluted town in Europe remains a hazard to peoples’ health.

Image: Smokestacks in Pernik in front of a twon submerged in smog.

Vote now for the worst fossil fuel subsidies in Europe Exposing the hypocrisy of European governments and institutions promising to tackle climate change while at the same time funding fossil fuels.

Current campaigns

Countries in south-eastern Europe are strategic partner countries for the EU's energy sector. They also have high ambitions for coal power.

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The Southern Gas Corridor, a system of mega-pipelines meant to bring gas from the Caspian region to Europe, is unnecessary in light of gas demand projections but will boost Azerbaijan's dictatorial regime and cause damage to local communities and the environment.

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In Georgia's staggering mountains, a largely unexploited hydropower potential has attracted private investors, the Georgian government and international lenders. Many hydropower projects pose risks for locals that are largely being underestimated or ignored.

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Publications

Updates

Commission pitch for Europe's future funding must be a People's Budget

Press release

Independent monitoring of air pollution calls for urgent action in the Balkans

Briefing

Planned coal power plants in the Western Balkans versus EU pollution standards

Study

Human rights defenders under threat

Increasingly, communities and civil society organisations who speak out about development activities are finding themselves under attack. Development banks must respond by supporting people engaging with the projects they finance.