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Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Environmental and social impacts can no longer be ignored

Briefing | 17 October, 2025 | Download PDF

The EU’s flagship infrastructure project in Bosnia and Herzegovina – the 330-kilometre Corridor Vc motorway – now stands at a critical crossroads. To date, only one-third of the corridor has been completed, financed through more than EUR 3 billion in loans and grants from the EU, the EIB, and the EBRD. 


Fallout and failures: EIB’s East–West Highway investments in Georgia amid authoritarian takeover

Briefing | 17 October, 2025 | Download PDF

The EIB’s massive EUR 1 billion highway investment in Georgia has proved disastrous for impacted communities due to the country’s authoritarian turn and chronic project mismanagement.


Briefing for the EIB Board of Directors

Briefing | 17 October, 2025 | Download PDF

Ahead of the EIB’s annual Board Seminar with Civil Society, this briefing urges the Bank to demonstrate genuine dialogue and accountability to match its global ambitions.


The future of biodiversity financing: Where does it stand in the next EU budget

Briefing | 14 October, 2025 | Download PDF

This briefing explains what the next EU budget proposal may mean for funding projects which focus on nature restoration and protection.


Highway of injustice: How EIB-financed East–West road projects in Georgia impact local communities

Field visit report | 13 October, 2025 | Download PDF

In 2021, the European Investment Bank approved EUR 106.7 million in funding for two major highway projects in southern Georgia. Field research revealed significant social and environmental issues in the affected municipalities.