How the EU engages communities in the distribution of funds and why Ukraine needs this experience
June 25, 2026
According to a study by the CEE Bankwatch Network, in Poland, NGOs participate in the work of the monitoring committee of the Funds for Infrastructure, Climate and Environment program. Read the full article (in Ukrainian) here: https://www.eurointegrat
Investments in reconstruction: how Ukraine can meet EU requirements and make fundraising transparent
June 25, 2026
Ukraine is preparing for a period of great reconstruction. And we are talking not only about the restoration of what was destroyed, but also about public investment projects and programs. In the coming years, significant funds will pass through them, b
The Social Climate Fund and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle: Lessons for Ukraine’s public investment management system
June 24, 2026
This briefing examines how Ukraine can strengthen the environmental safeguards in its public investment system by learning from the EU’s Social Climate Fund (SCF). It finds that Ukraine names the ‘do no significant harm’ principle in its public investm
Living next to MHP: Five years of community monitoring reveal worsening water crisis in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region
May 25, 2026
Over the past five years, civil society has been monitoring the deterioration of water quality and availability in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region, where MHP operates large-scale poultry production facilities.
Civil society feedback on the mid-term evaluation of the Ukraine Facility Regulation
May 14, 2026
In the next Multiannual Financial Framework, the EU’s financial instrument for Ukraine must be improved by embedding binding climate and environmental safeguards from the outset and preserving funding for democracy, biodiversity and climate resilience.
Advancing sustainable municipal waste management in Ukraine: Lviv agglomeration case study
April 21, 2026
As Ukraine moves forward on its path towards EU integration and post-war recovery, the need to replace outdated waste disposal practices with modern, inclusive and financially sustainable systems is growing. This makes municipal waste management a key area of reform.
Civil society proposals for amendments to the Ukraine Plan in light of the Ukraine Support Loan
March 18, 2026
We welcome the EU’s continued commitment to supporting Ukraine and meeting its financial requirements through existing financial mechanisms and the additional EUR 90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, which will cover Ukraine’s budgetary needs and ensure investment in the defence sector throughout 2026 and 2027. The loan serves as a vital complement to the support provided by the EU under both the G7 ERA Loans initiative and the Ukraine Facility. We also welcome its concessional design and the intention for interest costs to be covered by the EU budget.
Ukraine’s public investment management reform: Sectoral analysis of the Single Project Pipeline
February 20, 2026
The Single Project Pipeline is a core instrument of the national public investment management system, focused on specific investment projects and programmes tied to particular sectors and territories.
Lutsk has renovated 29 trolleybuses with the money of the European Investment Bank, but the infrastructure is being modernized slowly
February 19, 2026
“Despite large-scale financial support from the EIB, urban transport modernization projects are implemented with delays and focus mainly on the purchase of equipment without proper infrastructure development and strategic planning. This reduces the long-term effect for cities,” says Kateryna Melnyk, a specialist in greening investments at Ecoaction and an expert at CEE Bankwatch Network.
New equipment, but old infrastructure: how old contact networks can ruin new trolleybuses in Ternopil and reduce the effect of investments
February 18, 2026
As Kateryna Melnyk emphasizes, in order for international loans to work more efficiently, it is necessary to finance transport comprehensively together with infrastructure, as well as reduce delays in the approval and implementation of projects.
