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EU budget breakthrough achievable with higher climate ambition, say campaigners

19 June, 2020

Brussels – Emphasising green spending in the next one trillion plus euros EU budget is the surest way to reach an agreement on the deal while leading the bloc to a more resilient recovery from the pandemic, say campaigners at CEE Bankwatch Network ahead of today’s European Council.

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How to better apply the law to small hydropower in the Energy Community?

16 June, 2020

Prompted by widespread public resistance to small hydropower plants in the Western Balkans, the Energy Community Secretariat has recently been consulting the public on guidelines for the proper application of environmental and State aid legislation in such cases. Bankwatch’s input highlights a plethora of common deficiencies that need to be addressed.

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EBRD’s Green Economy Transition must not be a fig leaf for fossil fuels investments

16 June, 2020

Like many other financial institutions, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has responded to the call to join the global effort to tackle the climate crisis. And yet, over the past decade, while growing its support for renewable energy, the bank has continued to hand out public money to the fossil fuels industry.

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The missing link: Green recovery and energy transition in Hungary and CEE

15 June, 2020

To achieve a green recovery with EU funds, what depends on CEE Member States and what depends on the EU?

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Legal challenges mount for Armenia gold mine as complaint filed to EU development lender

15 June, 2020

Yerevan – The beleaguered Amulsar gold mine in Armenia broke rules attached to two loans totalling EUR 11 million it received in 2017 and 2009 from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, alleges a new complaint from 23 people living near the project and Armenian and international civil society groups including CEE Bankwatch Network.

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