Western Balkans coal plants continue to breach pollution limits despite legal deadlines, report says
8 July 2026 | IntelliNews
Coal-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
25 June 2026 | European Pravda
According 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
Ukraine 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
“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.
As 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
17 February 2026 | The page
Over the past ten years, Ukraine has received EUR 400 million from the European Investment Bank to modernise urban public transport.
