Citizens’ Observatory on Green Deal Financing Kick-off event
January 26, 2023
The Citizens’ Observatory on Green Deal Financing kick-off event took place on 23-26 January 2023 in Belgium, Brussels. The event was organised to bring together project partners and other organisations interested in working together on monitoring EU funds and advocating for more transparency and public participation in Member States. 35 participants from 16 countries attended the event.
Public discussion ‘Collapse is not apocalypse’
November 12, 2022
ODG organised a series of talks and sessions in connection with a reading group of the book ‘Collapse. Terminal capitalism, ecosocial transition and ecofascism’ by Carlos Taibo.
Just transition at the grassroots: preparing for the coal phase out
November 26, 2019
https://attend-emea.broadcast.skype.com/en-US/2a6c12ad-406a-4f33-b686-f78ff5822208/c8e3ef7b-c191-4d58-ade4-a8607aaf8b84/player?cid=ij73a7lcobynmbcv77syvrsd3xgvuu4tztjpjr3fvnyxwvjkuujq&rid=EMEA Monday 2 December 13:15 – 14:45, Room 5 Against the bac
Policy coherence and transparency of EU export credits
November 3, 2019
Member State-backed loans lack transparency. EU legislation requires states to report to the European Parliament to review the compliance of export credit agency (ECA) activities with Union objectives and obligations, including on climate and human rig
Online media briefing: How development banks enable harmful hydropower projects
April 29, 2019
May 2, 2019. 3pm CEST, 1pm GMT, 9am east coast US On April 29, 2019, Ana Colovic Lesoska, the executive director of the North Macedonian environmental NGO Eko-svest, a Bankwatch member group, received the Goldman Enviornmental Prize, the world’s most p
How to turn the EU’s house bank from climate laggard to leader?
January 23, 2019
Online media briefing: Friday, January 25, 11:00am-12:00 noon CET Next week, the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be holding its annual press conference where President Werner Hoyer is expected to give an overview of the bank’s performance over the
Meeting the complaint mechanisms of international financial institutions
October 26, 2016
Civil society organisations and interested individuals have a chance to meet six accountability mechanisms of international financial institutions (IFIs) during an event in Kiev on 8-9th November.
EFSI 2.0 – the investment plan for Europe: Which contribution to the EU’s climate agenda?
September 19, 2016
Aimed at raising investments for € 315 billion and supposed to “create jobs everyday”, after one year of operations the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) still appears questionable. On the eve of the proposal to extend the Juncker plan up to 2020, CEE Bankwatch Network, Counter Balance, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF open up a much-needed discussion on the additionality, accountability and climate impact of this financial instrument.
Live media briefing: The Southern Gas Corridor – a threat to the climate and human rights
September 6, 2016
In light of record loans that the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline project could soon receive from European and other international financial institutions, campaigners explored in a live online discussion the multitude of ramifications the project entails for local communities along the route, for society in Azerbaijan and for the EU’s commitments to climate action and human rights.
Live online media briefing: Nuclear lifetime extensions in Ukraine
March 25, 2016
In a media briefing, Bankwatch campaigners from Ukraine, Slovakia and Romania will give a brief overview over Ukraine’s nuclear plans and how they are in breach of international law and neighbouring countries’ interest. They will also offer details on the European Union’s financial support.
