European Commission criticises the EIB’s role as a development bank
October 11, 2019
The European Commission recently published an evaluation of EIB development operations under its External Lending Mandate during the period 2014-2018. The Commission’s findings confirm our previous assessments and repeated calls for improvements in the fields of transparency, human rights due diligence and development impacts of EIB projects.
Bancos y la financiación de combustibles fósiles: Lo que las empresas no dijeron en la Cumbre sobre la Acción Climática (2)
October 7, 2019
Bancos y la financiación de combustibles fósiles: Lo que las empresas no dijeron en la Cumbre sobre la Acción Climática.
Letter: It’s time to stand firm and go Fossil Free
October 7, 2019
Bankwatch and over 70 other civil society groups have written to President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer, members of the bank’s board of directors as well as the incoming President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and its
The EU’s flagship investment scheme must not become backdoor for fossil fuel financing
October 7, 2019
A half trillion euro subsidies scheme and part of the so-called Juncker Plan, the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) has been portrayed by its promoters, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank as a major success story, albeit with little evidence to back such claims.
Za wcześnie, by ogłaszać sukces Planu Junckera?
October 2, 2019
Zbyt małe wsparcie dla inwestycji na rzecz środowiska czy przekazywanie środków finansowych dla niewłaściwych regionów to jedne z krytycznych uwag raportu na temat „Planu Junckera”, przygotowanego przez europejskie organizacje pozarządowe „Counter Balance” oraz „Bankwatch”.
Too soon to call the “Juncker Plan” a success – new report
October 1, 2019
The EU’s next major investment scheme, succeeding the so-called Juncker Plan, is likely to be central to the ‘European Green Deal’ touted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. But a report released today by watchdog NGOs Counter Balance and CEE Bankwatch Network finds the Juncker Plan has so far shown weaknesses in its transparency, sustainability, geographical concentration and additionality, and calls for improvements for its post-2020 phase.
Green Home: Male hidroelektrane devastirale životnu sredinu
September 25, 2019
“Da mHE predstavljaju unosan biznis pokazuje podatak da se za samo devet godina broj mHE učetvorostručio. Ukupan broj mHE 2009. u zemljama Zapadnog Balkana bio je 108 dok je 2018. taj broj 488”
Grčka i Mađarska napuštaju ugalj do 2030. godine
September 25, 2019
Grčki premijer i predsednik Mađarske su nedavno objavili nameru da ugase proizvodnju električne energije iz ugljado 2028. godine u Grčkoj, odnosno do 2030. u Mađarskoj, čime obe države otvaraju put pravičnoj tranziciji ka obnovljivim izvorima energije.
The Brussels Conversation: Green Finance Drive Squeezes Gas Projects
September 20, 2019
European Commission president-elect, Ursula von der Leyen, has made a “European Green Deal” a cornerstone of her political agenda. It underpins her ambition to make Europe the world’s first climate neutral continent.
Greens: The European Investment Bank must adapt to new climate realities
September 10, 2019
Today, directors at the European Investment Bank are set to discuss an updated lending policy which could result in the phasing out of investment in fossil fuels.
