EIB’s lack of public disclosure on the Svans challenged by Ombudsman
September 16, 2020 | Read more
The European Ombudsman concluded that the EIB should disclose an expert report on whether Svans that live in the Svaneti region of Georgia are indigenous people.
Give women a voice to build better cities
September 8, 2020 | Read more
New infographics on green cities and gender explain the importance of women’s participation in sustainable urban infrastructure development.
The next decade is crucial to invest in climate action and start decarbonising every Member State, and EU funds account for most of the financial support that Latvia will receive in the upcoming seven years.
Despite being the biggest class of public finance institutions operating internationally, export credit agencies (ECAs) are rarely subject to any public scrutiny. European ECAs declare the compliance with the non-binding OECD Common Approaches standards, but it’s an insufficient benchmark for evaluating compliance with the EU’s External Action obligations as stated by the relevant EU Regulation.
In early August, Armenian protestors who had been blocking access continuously for the past two years to the controversial Amulsar gold mine were forcibly removed by the mine’s newly-hired security detail.
EIB keeps denying Southern Gas Corridor climate impact
August 4, 2020 | Read more
As it seeks to morph into the EU’s climate bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB) continues to downplay the climate footprint of many of the projects it finances, including that of Europe’s largest fossil fuels project, the Southern Gas Corridor.
