EU biodiversity credits – barking up the wrong tree
July 7, 2025
This briefing provides an overview of biodiversity credits, offsets and nature markets, EU plans and issues with biodiversity credits.
The EBRD starts its impact reporting journey: How can it deliver meaningful results?
July 7, 2025
In May 2025, the EBRD published its first-ever Impact Report, showcasing the impact of EUR 16.6 billion invested across 584 projects on real-world change. Although shifting the focus from activities to impacts is important, the report falls short in several key areas.
LIFE for nature: Why Europe’s flagship environmental programme must remain part of the next EU budget
June 26, 2025
Our publication showcases successful LIFE-funded projects from Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Slovenia. These inspiring examples demonstrate the programme’s positive impact on a wide range of ecosystems – and why it must continue to support nature in the next EU budget.
Why the EBRD’s financing for the Greece to North Macedonia gas interconnector cannot be considered Paris-aligned
June 23, 2025
This briefing shows that the ‘Regional Gasification Project’ cannot be considered to be aligned with the Paris Agreement, despite the EBRD’s claims.
Civil society recommendations for ADB Accountability Mechanism Policy Review
June 23, 2025
In April 2025, 29 civil society organisations, including Bankwatch, submitted recommendations for the Asian Development Bank’s Accountability Mechanism Policy.
Comply or Close 2025: Seven years of deadly legal breaches by Western Balkan coal plants
June 17, 2025
The end of 2024 marked seven years since the deadline passed for power plants in the Western Balkans to meet new air pollution standards.
Climbing together: Is the Social Climate Fund working for those who need it most?
June 13, 2025
This report evaluates the quality of stakeholder involvement and the design of national social climate plans in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.
Community visioning for just, clean energy futures in Europe
June 11, 2025
The report provides recommendations and research for those who wish to undertake community visioning as a tool to engage people in energy decision-making.
CEE Bankwatch Network’s consultation response on the Connecting Europe Facility – Energy funding
June 3, 2025
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is meant to implement infrastructure projects which aim to strengthen trans-European energy, transport and digital networks.
The role of stakeholder engagement in the EBRD’s impact monitoring and reporting
May 30, 2025
This report examines the EBRD’s policies and practices related to stakeholder engagement and its monitoring and reporting at the project, country, and institutional levels. It identifies gaps in transparency at the project level, consultations on country strategies, and institutional reporting.
