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Why the EBRD must end support for primary forest biomass in the Western Balkans

Issue paper | 7 May, 2025 | Download PDF

This issue paper presents case studies from Bosnia and Herzegovina that highlight how EBRD-backed large-scale biomass projects have faced significant challenges related to sustainability, affordability, and fuel supply.


Shaping a European budget fit for climate action and a just transition

Briefing | 6 May, 2025 | Download PDF

This policy brief explores five key elements for an EU budget that promotes sustainability, social cohesion and transparent governance.


Proposal for just transition in Western Balkans for next Multiannual Financial Framework

Briefing | 2 May, 2025 | Download PDF

With the financing for just transition on the EU level under threat, the ambition for moving forward with just transition on the local level in the Western Balkans is rapidly decreasing because the EU is not prioritising the process. To revive ambition


Proposals for the next EU budget

Policy comments | 24 April, 2025 | Download PDF

Our current crises stem from the environmental and social injustices of past decades. It is therefore essential that we learn from current EU budget instruments to create a coherent, strategic, enforceable and accessible framework for the next EU budget.


The EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach 2.1: What needs to be changed for the EBRD’s new green approach

Comments | 7 April, 2025 | Download PDF

These comments on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Green Economy Transition approach were provided to the in early April 2025, as input for the Bank’s review of how it labels its green spending.