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Powering up Central and Eastern Europe
Countries in central and eastern Europe have long been regarded as laggards in the EU clean energy transition. The European Green Deal and its approach of combining a lift in climate ambition with new financial and other support instruments, has however started to change this picture. A new European Commission should now build on progress made and step up its support for the energy transition in CEE countries.
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Western Balkans: Chaotic, opaque selection process for EU infrastructure funding needs major improvements
Blog entry | 29 August 2024
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Is the EBRD ready to take full responsibility for its investments and adopt policies that prevent human rights abuses?
Over the past decades, Bankwatch with its civil society partners have been monitoring the development projects financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Our experience has shown that the Bank’s existing approach to human rights due diligence does not effectively prevent human rights violations.
As the Bank is revising its good governance policies, it has a unique opportunity to change this and lead the way in improving human rights due diligence among development banks. In this episode, Nina Lesikhina (CEE Bankwatch Network), Mark Fodor (Defenders in Development) and Megan Pearson (Accountability Counsel) share their insights about what is wrong with the EBRD policies and what needs to change.
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