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Updates on the European Investment Bank

Outcome undisclosed: EIB Group Complaints Mechanism leaves Corridor Vc complainants in the dark

Publication | 21 March, 2025

This case study summarises the circumstances of the complaints against the project, the conclusions of the EIB Complaints Mechanism, the outcomes and recommendations for the next review of the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism Policy.

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Central Asia: environmental groups and scientists call on international financial institutions to preserve key freshwater bodies and stop supporting destructive hydropower projects

Press release | 14 March, 2025

The future of Central Asia’s key rivers and lakes is at risk, warn international environmental groups Rivers without Boundaries, International Rivers, Friends of the Earth US, Urgewald and CEE Bankwatch Network in a formal request sent today to the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

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Ringing the bell for gender equality and diversity: European public banks must do more for women’s rights and economic empowerment

Blog entry | 7 March, 2025

In the current age of ‘competent white men’, ‘traditional family values’ and the EU’s simplified sustainable finance regulations, what lies in store for the inclusion and equality policies of Europe’s public development banks?

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Countering shrinking space: How multilateral development banks can empower civil society in the Western Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia

Publication | 25 February, 2025

This report examines how multilateral development banks have failed to adequately protect civil society in the Caucasus, Western Balkans, and Central Asia.

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EIB Group Complaints Mechanism ineffective in addressing complaints submitted in relation to the Budapest Airport expansion project

Publication | 31 January, 2025

In this case study, we lay bare inefficiencies of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms using a real-life example – the Budapest Airport Expansion Project – and make recommendations for the next review of the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism Policy.

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Holding the EIB and EBRD accountable: Are their grievance mechanisms effective?

Publication | 20 November, 2024

In this report, we examine the alignment of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms with the effectiveness criteria for the design and assessment of non-judicial complaints mechanisms set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

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While the EBRD shows off its green credentials at COP29, its North Macedonia gas pipeline loan still brings more questions than answers

Blog entry | 19 November, 2024

The EBRD has made significant investments in solar, wind and energy efficiency in recent years. But these have been undermined by its continued support for fossil fuels. This April, a EUR 98 million loan for the Greece to North Macedonia pipeline was approved, despite major leaks in the Bank’s rationale for supporting it. Recent delays have further exposed the flawed assumptions behind the project, as our new briefing shows.

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Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector update

Publication | 19 November, 2024

This briefing takes an updated look at the Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector project and concludes that the arguments in favour of the project are still not supported by convincing evidence and that the claimed benefits are highly unlikely to materialise.

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Western Balkan cities: Pressure with no release

Publication | 24 October, 2024

Using case studies from Belgrade, Sarajevo and Skopje, our report examines urban planning practices, the consequences of poor governance, and the need for sustainable infrastructure investment.

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Briefing for the Board of Directors and Management Committee of the European Investment Bank

Publication | 16 October, 2024

Compared to other multilateral development banks like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the EIB lags significantly in the timely and proactive disclosure of project-related data.

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