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The role of stakeholder engagement in the EBRD’s impact monitoring and reporting

Issue paper | 30 May, 2025 | Download PDF

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.


The EBRD’s climate contradiction: Syrdarya fossil-gas plant locks Uzbekistan into Russian energy dependence

Issue paper | 29 May, 2025 | Download PDF

The USD 200 million investment in the 1,500-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in the Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan exposes significant contradictions between the EBRD’s stated commitments and its actual financing decisions. 


Joint NGO statement on the future of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) in the post-2027 EU budget

Joint statement | 28 May, 2025 | Download PDF

This joint statement signed by 68 civil society organisations calls on the EU to ensure dedicated funds for environmental protection and just transition of coal-dependent regions in the Western Balkans


Strengthening Ukraine’s wind projects: Insights from the Galnaftogaz experience

Issue paper | 27 May, 2025 | Download PDF

Despite critical procedural and technical issues, the Galnaftogaz wind project in Ukraine, backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is underway.


Rethinking urban mobility: Why green vehicles are no fix for broken transport systems

Issue paper | 26 May, 2025 | Download PDF

The EBRD’s new Infrastructure Sector Strategy represents a significant step towards sustainable urban transport investments. However, it remains to be seen whether the implementation of the strategy will strike the much-needed balance between infrastructure investments and policy actions.