April 11, 2022 | Read more Poland’s energy policy has to change urgently in the face of the war in Ukraine. EU funds must finance Poland’s transformation for energy security and sustainability. There is no return to the business as usual when it comes to energy policy.
April 6, 2022 | Read more The REK Bitola mining and energy complex in North Macedonia is one of Europe’s most lethal polluters – but, despite local protests, and clear evidence of its harm, the authorities have yet to act.
April 5, 2022 | Read more 36 civil society organisations have today sent a joint letter to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling on the EU to stop promoting the use of fossil gas in the Western Balkans.
April 4, 2022 | Read more It’s never been clearer that Bulgaria’s dependence on Russian energy needs to be cut right now.
April 1, 2022 | Read more The EBRD, EIB, and most other multilateral banks have taken decisive steps to cut financing for Russia and Belarus. Still, they might end up supporting the countries indirectly through banking groups present in the countries.
March 25, 2022 | Read more Yesterday the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliament voted to extend the lifetime of the antiquated Tuzla 4 and Kakanj 5 coal units, in clear breach of the Energy Community Treaty. The move condemns the public to yet more lethal air pollution.
March 22, 2022 | Read more A new survey on fish and other aquatic animals confirms the river should be protected, not dammed.
March 10, 2022 | Read more As Serbia modernises its waste collection, the people who keep the country’s cities clean and green should not be left behind.
March 2, 2022 | Read more The Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine is a tragedy for both Ukraine and Russia, causing needless destruction, death, heartbreak and hardship. Bankwatch stands with our friends, colleagues and the communities that we work with, and demands action from international financial institutions.
February 24, 2022 | Read more With the clock ticking on humanity’s need to cut global emissions, the European Commission’s proposal to label fossil gas and nuclear power ‘sustainable investments’ will undermine the effort to expand renewables and step up energy efficiency. As EU governments and the European Parliament currently examining the so-called EU Taxonomy, policymakers in Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Czechia have already welcomed the text.
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