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The European Commission’s proposed Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova

Briefing | 4 December, 2024 | Download PDF

This briefing draws on the experience of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Western Balkans Reform and Growth Facility, approved earlier this year, to suggest improvements to the proposed Regulation.


Closing the door on waste incineration for district heating in central and eastern Europe

Issue paper | 2 December, 2024 | Download PDF

Member States and public financing must align with EU principles and avoid investments that lock them into unsustainable practices like waste incineration.


Joint civil society comments on the draft EBRD Food and Agribusiness Draft Strategy 2025

Policy comments | 29 November, 2024 | Download PDF

The joint civil society review of the EBRD’s draft Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 highlights areas for improvement. While the strategy shifts towards sustainability, it lacks robust environmental and social safeguards. Case studies from Ukraine and Uzbekistan illustrate the potential negative impacts of EBRD investments without proper measures. We recommend enhancing collaboration with local communities and smallholder farmers, especially in regions with limited civic engagement, and developing region-specific sustainability indicators. 


Holding the EIB and EBRD accountable: Are their grievance mechanisms effective?

Briefing | 20 November, 2024 | Download PDF

In this report, we examine the alignment of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms with the effectiveness criteria for the design and assessment of non-judicial complaints mechanisms set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.


Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector update

Briefing | 19 November, 2024 | Download PDF

This briefing takes an updated look at the Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector project and concludes that the arguments in favour of the project are still not supported by convincing evidence and that the claimed benefits are highly unlikely to materialise.