Publications

Georgia has been in authoritarian freefall since spring 2024. In response, the EIB, in line with the EU’s position, has not issued any new sovereign loans to the country. However, the Bank still holds a significant active portfolio there, including the East-West Highway road…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has established a range of policy and safeguarding frameworks to promote gender equality, non-discrimination, and social inclusion across its operations. Despite these commitments, the EIB’s current policy architecture does not coherently p…

Montenegro has made substantial progress toward achieving the target under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by proposing a comprehensive Natura 2000 network.

The Dighomi Meadows, a once rich and varied natural habitat and an internationally recognised Emerald Network site, have been in danger since 2014 due to encroaching development, unregulated and illegal gravel extraction, and illegal waste dumping. In 2024, the Asian Develop…

This briefing looks at how well European Investment Bank (EIB) financing supports Ukraine’s recovery and whether it delivers on the Bank’s climate commitments.

This report provides an evidence-based analysis along with recommendations on how to establish an integrated and inclusive waste management system in Ukraine.

In March 2026, together with our partner organisations, we submitted a joint statement setting out 34 proposals for amendments to the Ukraine Plan, based on the Roadmap for the Sustainable Recovery of Ukraine. In June, the Ukrainian government agreed amendments to the Plan w…

In this joint letter we urge the World Bank Board to defer approval of the Serbia – Strategic Gas Infrastructure and Institutional Strengthening Project.

This position paper examines the European Commission’s concept paper on the ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle under the next EU long-term budget.

The Corridor Vc motorway through Bosnia and Herzegovina was due to be completed in 2012. As of August 2026, however, only around 45% of the route has been built, with costs climbing to nearly EUR 5.2 billion. This briefing examines nine cases along the motorway that together…

This issue paper examines the environmental and social risks associated with the planned 156-megawatt Mount Runa wind farm in the Ukrainian Carpathians and the role of financing by Oschadbank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s financial intermedia…

This publication updates Bankwatch’s 2025 assessment of the EU’s Modernisation Fund and comes at a critical moment for EU climate and energy policy.