Why is the EU’s house bank still hiding one-third of its lending?
March 3, 2021
The EIB’s lending through intermediary banks is often claimed to be confidential. But this is public money, and the bank’s peers are increasingly doing better. As the EIB reviews its Transparency Policy, it’s high time to up its game.
How are CEE governments planning to use EU funds for the transition of coal regions? New Bankwatch report gives journalists tools to monitor the process
March 3, 2021
Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs) are a precondition for European Union Member States to access the EUR 17.5 billion Just Transition Fund (JTF). The plans must outline the expected process of transitioning away from a coal-based economy; the most affected territories and all types of impacts; what operations are envisaged; and how the process will ensure participation, monitoring and evaluation. TJTPs are developed at the sub-regional level; therefore, countries must produce documents for each territory where they plan to spend money from the Just Transition Fund.
Status of the Territorial Just Transition Plans in central and eastern Europe (3 March Update)
March 3, 2021
Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs) are a precondition for European Union Member States to access the Just Transition Fund (JTF), worth EUR 17.5 billion. The documents must outline the expected transition process; the most affected territories an
Potențialul regenerabil al României riscă să rămână neexploatat
March 3, 2021
Bucuresti – 03 martie 2021 -nÎn prezent, în România nu există un sistem de sprijin coerent pentru instalarea de noi capacități regenerabile …
Consultările publice pentru elaborarea Planului Național de Redresare și Reziliență au fost finalizate. Cum s-au desfășurat și ce urmează – Green Report
February 26, 2021
Consultările publice pentru elaborarea celei de-a doua versiuni a Planului Național de Redresare și Reziliență au avut loc în perioada 8-16 …
The right to access information: Transparency is a two-way process
February 24, 2021
Publish What You Fund’s DFI Transparency Initiative is finalising its latest working paper on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and accountability to communities. Ahead of its publication, Fran Witt (Economic Justice and Climate Change Consultant) and Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath (EBRD Policy Officer, Bankwatch) provide a CSO perspective on the transparency and accountability challenges for public development banks (PDBs). They argue that PDBs have much work to do in order to meet their commitments to the rights of project-affected communities.
Odbudowa gospodarcza w krajach V4: Dlaczego to trudne zadanie?
February 21, 2021
Konieczność opracowania skutecznych Krajowych Planów Odbudowy (KPO) pod rosnącą presją czasu to problem, z którym zmagają się wszystkie …
Public partnership is a precondition for a green recovery
February 18, 2021
With less than three months to go before national recovery and resilience plans must be submitted, Member States still refuse to consult with stakeholders about how they plan to spend nearly EUR 700 billion to deliver a green and sustainable recovery. Meanwhile, the European Commission has provided little clarity on its commitment to enforce strong consultation standards when assessing each recovery plan.
ODS8. Greenpeace exige la inclusión de la sociedad civil en la gestión y el destino de los fondos europeos de recuperación se decidan contando con la sociedad civil
February 17, 2021
Greenpeace insiste en la necesidad de caminar hacia una Recuperación Verde y Justa que sería viable con una inversión equivalente …
Greenpeace pide que la gestión y el destino de los fondos europeos de recuperación se cuente con la sociedad civil
February 14, 2021
Según un análisis de la Climate Action Network y Bankwatch, España incumple todos los requisitos demandados por la Comisión Europea para la …
