European development money helps sustain fossil fuels-based companies – report
Press release | 27 September, 2018Five of Europe’s biggest climate offenders continue to enjoy billions of euros in public funds, according to a Bankwatch report released today.
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European public funding for fossil fuel-dependent companies
Publication | 27 September, 2018CEE Bankwatch Network follows closely the EBRD’s ‘sister institutions’ and actively advocates for improvement of their lending policies. As the European Investment Bank (EIB) is expected to review its 2013 ‘Screening and Assessment Criteria for Energy
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Energy doublethink: contradictions at the EU bank in combatting climate change
Publication | 11 September, 2018See the web-version of the report. This year the European Investment Bank is expected to review its 2013 ‘Screening and Assessment Criteria for Energy Projects’, also known as its Energy Lending Criteria, which governs the types of projects the bank ca
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The EU’s house bank obstructs climate action with continued fossil fuels spending and lacking investment in sustainable energy – new report
Press release | 6 September, 2018Prague – A new Bankwatch analysis released today shows that in the years 2013-2017, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has invested EUR 18.4 billion in renewable energy projects in Europe and beyond, but at the same time handed out EUR 11.8 billion in EU public money to fossil fuels projects. The new report details a set of measures – including an unequivocal commitment to end support for fossil fuels – that can be introduced in the course of the upcoming review of the EIB’s energy strategy to ensure the world’s largest public lender facilitates the global effort to tackle the climate crisis, rather than hamper it.
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5 benefits of engaging in a facilitated dialogue process: the case of Myronivsky Hliboproduct
Blog entry | 10 August, 2018When both parties come to the table ready to participate in a meaningful way, a dispute resolution can serve as a valuable opportunity for companies, as well as the communities impacted by its operations.
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The European Parliament resolution urges European financial institution to respect indigenous peoples rights
Blog entry | 9 August, 2018Celebrate the rights of those 5 per cent who hold 80 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity. Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
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Devastating floods are the latest warning sign about controversial Nenskra hydropower project
Blog entry | 31 July, 2018From the outside, this tragedy might seem like a natural disaster, a force majeure. But one cannot ignore the human factors at play.
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In Kenya, a motorway funded by the European Investment Bank runs over roadside dwellers
Blog entry | 30 July, 2018Children dropping out of school, trees cut, people living in fear of another wave of forced evictions – the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) project reveals the critical absence of human rights safeguards in the EU’s overseas development financing.
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Putting human rights first at the European Investment Bank. Upcoming opportunities
Publication | 23 July, 2018The nearly 1,000 kilometre route connecting Mombasa and Lake Victoria has always been of key importance for the development of Eastern Africa. The narrow, crowded car road is still the main artery of the region. By 2020, the Kenya National Highways Aut
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Comments on the EIB Environmental, Climate and Social Guideline on Hydropower Development
Publication | 10 July, 2018CEE Bankwatch Network, Wetlands International, and International Rivers welcome the publication of the Guideline. The proposed text outlines well the risks and impacts that the hydropower schemes have on people and the environment. We think that the te
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