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EU funds should never harm nature, climate or the environment Statement of the Green 10 on the ‘do no significant harm’ principle

Advocacy letter | 18 November, 2021 | Download PDF

This statement, written together with the Green 10 and EuroNatur, outlines our main concerns about the application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle to EU public funds. The EU intends to expand the application of this principle to a variety of


Summary of the study ‘Analysis of Sustainable Heating Options for the City of Tuzla, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’

Study | 8 November, 2021 | Download PDF

The air quality of the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is among the worst in the EU and Western Balkans. Because Tuzla’s coal-fired power and heat plant, Tuzla 4, must be closed by the end of 2023, and Tuzla 5 and 6 must close in the next d


Unsolved problems of the North-South Corridor (Kvesheti-Kobi) Road Project

Briefing | 1 November, 2021 | Download PDF

The North-South Corridor (Kvesheti-Kobi) Road Project is planned to be realized in Georgia. The 23-kilometre Kvesheti-Kobi Road Project is a new section of the North-South Corridor. The construction will impact the Khada Valley, also known as ‘the plac


Summary of the study: ‘Identification and analysis of potential sustainable heating solutions in Pljevlja, Montenegro’

Study | 25 October, 2021 | Download PDF

In order to address high levels of air pollution in Pljevlja, Montenegro, the municipality’s heating supply must become more sustainable. Although Montenegro’s 2030 Energy Strategy proposes the development of district heating systems based on biomass,


Public money vs. pristine rivers

Study | 21 October, 2021 | Download PDF

As the EIB revises its Environmental and Social Standards, this report presents eight hydropower schemes in central and eastern Europe either financed or under consideration by the Bank. The projects – some financed directly and others via intermediari