Western Balkans coal plants continue to breach pollution limits despite legal deadlines, report says
bne IntelliNews | July 8, 2026Coal-fired power plants across the Western Balkans emitted sulphur dioxide at more than six times legal limits in 2025, with dust pollution reaching its worst level since current emissions rules came into force eight years ago.
How the EU engages communities in the distribution of funds and why Ukraine needs this experience
European Pravda | June 25, 2026According to a study by the CEE Bankwatch Network, in Poland, NGOs participate in the work of the monitoring committee of the Funds for Infrastructure, Climate and Environment program. Read the full article (in Ukrainian) here: https://www.eurointegrat
Investments in reconstruction: how Ukraine can meet EU requirements and make fundraising transparent
Mind | June 25, 2026Ukraine is preparing for a period of great reconstruction. And we are talking not only about the restoration of what was destroyed, but also about public investment projects and programs. In the coming years, significant funds will pass through them, b
Lutsk has renovated 29 trolleybuses with the money of the European Investment Bank, but the infrastructure is being modernized slowly
Lutsk Rayon | February 19, 2026“Despite large-scale financial support from the EIB, urban transport modernization projects are implemented with delays and focus mainly on the purchase of equipment without proper infrastructure development and strategic planning. This reduces the long-term effect for cities,” says Kateryna Melnyk, a specialist in greening investments at Ecoaction and an expert at CEE Bankwatch Network.
New equipment, but old infrastructure: how old contact networks can ruin new trolleybuses in Ternopil and reduce the effect of investments
Poglyad | February 18, 2026As Kateryna Melnyk emphasizes, in order for international loans to work more efficiently, it is necessary to finance transport comprehensively together with infrastructure, as well as reduce delays in the approval and implementation of projects.
EUR 400 million urban transport loan: what went wrong and how to fix it
The page | February 17, 2026Over the past ten years, Ukraine has received EUR 400 million from the European Investment Bank to modernise urban public transport.
Fast and furious? Europe hunts for raw materials
The European Correspondent | January 12, 2026The roar of heavy machines, forests and meadows pushed back by steel giants – the traditional image of mining has become rare in Europe. But that could soon change, as access to critical raw materials becomes a global power play.
The Czech mining town saying ‘no thanks’ to Europe’s critical raw materials push
The Parliament Magazine | January 12, 2026As Brussels races to secure raw materials and cut its reliance on China, it’s facing resistance from a Czech region that’s thought to hold a significant lithium deposit.
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache
Politico | July 27, 2025“Many of these installation plans would turn out to be obsolete,” says Anelia Stefanova, energy transformation area leader for CEE Bankwatch, since EU countries are expected to meet waste reduction and recycling targets enforced by EU laws.
Why the next EU budget is worrying nature conservationists
Contexte | July 15, 2025As the European Commission prepares to present the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework, biodiversity advocates are pessimistic. They expect nature to be deprioritised in the EU budget and view the disappearance of the Life Fund, the only funding instrument dedicated to the environment, with concern.
