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Deficiencies in the implementation of the partnership principle in Cohesion Policy – Letter to DG Regio

Advocacy letter | 19 March, 2014 | Download PDF

Civil society organisations have noticed that a number of basic partnership principles are not met by member states during the ongoing programming of Cohesion Policy for the 2014-2020 period. (Read more in this briefing).


Sochi 2014 – Independent Environmental report

Study | 18 March, 2014 | Download PDF

This report, prepared by Environmental Watch on North Caucasus (EWNC) gives account of the extensive environmental damage resulting from the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.


Assessment of opportunities for pre-accession assistance IPA 2 in Macedonia

Briefing | 15 March, 2014 | Download PDF

92 organisations prepared and submitted this joint statement on the opportunities for financing in Macedonia from the EU pre-accession instrument. The assessment was done for all sectors included in the Country Strategy Paper for Macedonia.


Comments on Project Complaint Mechanism Draft Rules of Procedure

Policy comments | 6 March, 2014 | Download PDF

The EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism’s Rules of Procedure (PCM) are part of the bank’s good governance policies which are all being revised in the beginning of 2014. In addition to these comments on the PCM here, Bankwatch has prepared comments to the good governance policies (pdf) in general separately.


NGO comments on the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism Draft Rules of Procedure

Policy comments | 6 March, 2014 | Download PDF

This comment letter, signed by 16 civil society organisations, focuses on the provisions that directly affect complainants’ access to the PCM. Specifically, our concerns relate to the Draft Rules of Procedure registration and eligibility criteria, and provisions regarding complainant participation at various stages of the PCM process.