Media briefing on the Ukraine Facility
October 17, 2023
On 17 October 2023, the European Parliament voted on amendments to the Ukraine Facility, a EUR 50 billion reconstruction fund for Ukraine.
Initial Comments on the Proposal for a Regulation on establishing the Ukraine Facility
July 21, 2023
Together with Ukrainian civil society organisations Ecoaction and Razom We Stand, Bankwatch sent initial comments to the European Parliament on the proposed regulation on Ukraine Facility. To foster green reconstruction and bring Ukraine closer towards EU membership, the civil society groups argue that the Facility must prioritise public participation and environmental sustainability.
Civil society calls for the EU’s Ukraine Facility to prioritise the Partnership Principle and environmental conditionality
July 20, 2023
Today, Bankwatch together with Ecoaction (1) and Razom We Stand (3) submitted initial comments to the European Parliament, urging the integration of the Partnership Principle and environmental conditionality in the legislation on the Ukraine Facility.
Destruction of the Kakhovka dam: civil society calls on international community to respond to act of ecocide
June 15, 2023
On 6 June 2023, Russian occupiers blew up the biggest dam in Ukraine. The destruction of the Kakhovka hydropower plant threatens huge environmental and humanitarian consequences for the south of Ukraine and the entire Black Sea region.
The reconstruction of Ukraine: lessons from the post-war recovery in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia
April 14, 2023
This briefing analyses the lessons learned from the post war reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia and how they can be considered during Ukraine’s reconstruction.
CEE Bankwatch Network position on the AIIB’s Energy Sector
April 13, 2023
CEE Bankwatch expresses its deep disappointment in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) call for public consultation on its Energy Sector Strategy Update.
What is wrong with EXIM’s plan to pay for Westinghouse reactors in Ukraine?
March 27, 2023
This briefing argues that US public funding should support a modern distributed energy system based on renewable energy and improved efficiency of Ukraine’s energy use.
Ako pomôcť s obnovou ukrajinského poľnohospodárstva: Poučenie pre banky
December 20, 2022
Prípad agrogiganta, ktorý za peniaze od medzinárodných investorov rozširuje svoju výrobu na ukrajinskom vidieku, ukazuje, prečo musia …
Civil society has the right to have a say in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction
December 13, 2022
This month, Civil Society Europe and the EEB held the High-Level Conference on RebuildUkraine & Civil Dialogue where civil society came …
Rebuilding a More Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Ukraine
December 8, 2022
Ukraine could use the opportunity offered by post-war recovery to build neighborhoods that are healthier, more sustainable, and more …
