Rebuilding cities for people in Ukraine
September 19, 2022
This briefing describes Ukrainian cities’ efforts for green development before the war and their plans for green post-war reconstruction.
Is Hungary and Slovakia’s district heating future in hot water?
September 2, 2022
This briefing, based on CEE Bankwatch Network’s fact-finding missions to Galanta and Veľký Meder, Slovakia and Szeged, Veresegyház, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary in January and May 2022, presents examples of existing geothermal district heating systems in central and eastern Europe. It also makes recommendations to policy makers and financial institutions interested in implementing such systems in other parts of the region.
Suggestions for donor interventions to help the green post-war reconstruction of Ukraine
July 28, 2022
This briefing gathers practical suggestions for consolidating international efforts around the idea of a sustainable post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
Why hydropower in southeast Europe is a risky investment
July 27, 2022
Hydropower, together with coal, has traditionally played a major role in the power systems of southeast Europe, with particularly high shares in Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. And today, southeast European governments, utilities and energy experts are keen to build even more hydropower.
Comments on the proposal to amend the Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation in the context of REpowerEU
July 20, 2022
The briefing, prepared by CAN Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network and sent to the Members of the European Parliament on 19th July 2022, assesses key components of the European Commission’s proposal to amend the Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation in the context of the REPowerEU plan and proposes recommendations to feed in the legislative process
Assessment of Romania’s operational programmes
July 14, 2022
This briefing offers an analysis of the Romania’s draft operational programmes for 2021-2027 and recommendations regarding the potential for increasing the programmes’ climate and environmental contributions.
Analysis of Kosovo’s draft law on integrated pollution prevention and control
July 13, 2022
Kosovo’s parliament is currently reviewing a draft law on pollution prevention and control. This legal analysis finds a number of issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure coherence with existing legislation and prevent the creation of legal loopholes that could result in erosion of the current standards instead of strengthening them.
Amulsar: Human Rights Violations and Environmental Negligence in the Search for Gold
June 28, 2022
This report sheds light on the human rights violations by the Armenian government and investors, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in relation to the Amulsar gold mine project.
FLATTERING TO DECEIVE: A reality check for the ‘EU Climate Bank’
June 15, 2022
This report seeks to inform important processes taking place at the EIB in 2022 and 2023, specifically the mid-term reviews of its Energy Policy and its Climate Roadmap.
The veil of secrecy shrouding export credit agencies in central and eastern Europe shows that the EU law on export credits must be strengthened
June 9, 2022
This briefing highlights the lack of public scrutiny over export credit agencies (ECAs) in central and eastern Europe.
