Unlocking funds for nature: How the next EU budget must deliver for biodiversity
July 9, 2024
This joint statement offers three policy proposals to improve EU biodiversity financing.
NGOs urge the EU to address biodiversity goals in its next budget
July 9, 2024
Prague-based CEE Bankwatch released a joint statement penned by several EU environmental NGOs, calling on governments not to leave aside …
Supporting the just transition through dedicated technical assistance
June 28, 2024
The just transition implementation phase is underway. However, additional support is needed to drive implementation and help projects respond to their particular challenges. This briefing provides recommendations for supporting the just transition process with technical assistance, capacity building, project preparation and project funding.
Strengthening the participation of civil society in monitoring committees through technical assistance
June 28, 2024
This briefing sheds light on the role of monitoring committees within the EU and the specific procedures involving committees of representatives that enable Member States to take part in shaping implementing acts.
Urgent call for central and eastern European countries to raise their NECP climate ambitions
June 27, 2024
With the deadline (30 June) for EU Member States to submit their national energy and climate plans (NECPs) fast approaching, concerns are growing that CEE countries are not showing the ambition needed to meet their 2030 climate and energy targets.
EU climate fund bankrolling dirty energy expansion
June 25, 2024
As global temperatures continue to soar and climate disasters hit the most vulnerable, the EU’s little-known Modernisation Fund is propping up unsustainable energy infrastructure.
Environmental groups slate EU plans to weaken nature safeguards in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
June 25, 2024
The European Commission must revise ill-advised plans to undermine nature protection rules for renewable energy projects – including hydropower and biomass – under the Energy Community Treaty (1), 40 civil society organisations today underlined in a joint letter.
Hooked on gas: Report on the status of national energy and climate plans in central and eastern Europe
June 20, 2024
This publication highlights the need for gas phase-out pathways and identifies shortcomings in the current draft NECPs of eight central and eastern European Member States.
The Romanian village of Buteni: A climate-neutral rural community in the making
June 17, 2024
Photovoltaic panels on government buildings and homes, upgrades to the electricity system, a scheme for geothermal district heating, and investments in modern education. These aren’t the initiatives of a bustling capital city, but the ambitious plans of a small village in western Romania.
Can Ukraine’s EU-backed recovery plan deliver on its green promises?
June 3, 2024
The Ukrainian government recently unveiled its Ukraine Plan, a key component of the Ukraine Facility, the EU’s 2024–2027 financial support programme aimed at rebuilding the country. The plan outlines several positive steps towards achieving a sustainable recovery, including a commitment to low-carbon, circular, and nature-friendly reconstruction efforts. However, there is much room for improvement.