EIB must tighten oversight of Georgia’s East–West Highway projects amid authoritarian crackdown
Publication | 26 October, 2026Georgia has been in authoritarian freefall since spring 2024. In response, the EIB, in line with the EU’s position, has not issued any new sovereign loans to the country. However, the Bank still holds a significant active portfolio there, including the East-West Highway road projects. In this brief we document several of the environmental and social costs that the Bank has failed to account for.
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Leaving no one behind? LGBTIQ+ inclusion in EIB policies, safeguards and investments
Publication | 21 October, 2026The European Investment Bank (EIB) has established a range of policy and safeguarding frameworks to promote gender equality, non-discrimination, and social inclusion across its operations. Despite these commitments, the EIB’s current policy architecture does not coherently promote and protect the rights of LGBTIQ+ people throughout the project cycle.
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EIB in Ukraine: Recovery funds slow to reach communities
Publication | 19 October, 2026This briefing looks at how well European Investment Bank (EIB) financing supports Ukraine’s recovery and whether it delivers on the Bank’s climate commitments.
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Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The public cost of weak governance
Publication | 7 September, 2026The Corridor Vc motorway through Bosnia and Herzegovina was due to be completed in 2012. As of August 2026, however, only around 45% of the route has been built, with costs climbing to nearly EUR 5.2 billion. This briefing examines nine cases along the motorway that together reveal a pattern of cost increases and delays, corruption allegations, disputed procurement, unresolved property disputes, and communities excluded from key decisions.
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How Ukraine can turn community needs into bankable projects
Blog entry | 18 August, 2026Ukraine’s public investment management (PIM) system faces a fundamental challenge: communities and ministries often know what they need, but lack the time, data, expertise and money to turn those needs into strong investment projects.
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Signs of trouble: Drainage pipe near the pristine Bunica river spring causes outcry as Corridor Vc construction affects Mostar communities
Blog entry | 30 July, 2026A large drainage pipe has been recently installed next to the spring of the Bunica River as part of the construction of the European Corridor Vc motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Local residents became increasingly concerned and the issue gained public attention on 3 July 2026 when photographs of the works were widely shared and questions were raised about the purpose of the pipe and its potential impact on the river.
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A new chapter for the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism?
Blog entry | 9 July, 2026The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group is currently reviewing its Complaints Mechanism Policy – the framework for how the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism (EIB-CM) addresses complaints from individuals and communities harmed by EIB-funded projects. This review is long overdue.
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Briefing to the EIB Board on Rogun Hydropower Project in Tajikistan
Publication | 12 June, 2026The Rogun Hydropower Project in Tajikistan raises serious concerns regarding freshwater ecosystems, the resettlement of 60,000 people, regional water security and human rights within the context of severely restricted civic space. As the European Investment Bank (EIB) is appraising the project, civil society groups are calling on the EIB’s Board of Directors to ensure compliance with the Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards and relevant EU standards.
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Civil Society Comments on the Draft New Policy of EIB Group Complaints Mechanism
Publication | 19 May, 2026In May 2026, 21 civil society organisations submitted joint comments on the draft new policy of the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism. Among other things, we called for a clear mandate and capacity to facilitate effective remedy, stronger independence and improved transparency and predictability.
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Justice delayed in Nepal: The EIB Group Complaints Mechanism and the Tanahu hydropower project
Publication | 30 April, 2026Bankwatch, together with the Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) and the International Accountability Project, presents a case study on the Tanahu hydropower project in Nepal, in which the current EIB-CM has proven ineffective. The organisations also make recommendations for the ongoing review of the Complaints Mechanism Policy.
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