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Countering shrinking space: How multilateral development banks can empower civil society in the Western Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia

Report | 25 February, 2025 | Download PDF

This report examines how multilateral development banks have failed to adequately protect civil society in the Caucasus, Western Balkans, and Central Asia.


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Towards Green Cohesion seminar – Key demands

Key demands | 4 February, 2025 | Download PDF

This document presents key recommendations for shaping the future of the EU’s post-2027 cohesion policy.


How to interact with development banks lending to hydropower projects in Central Asia: A toolkit for civil society activists

Toolkit | 3 February, 2025 | Download PDF

This toolkit is aimed primarily at civil society organisations in Central Asia tackling the construction of dams or other unsustainable water infrastructure.


EIB Group Complaints Mechanism ineffective in addressing complaints submitted in relation to the Budapest Airport expansion project

Case study | 31 January, 2025 | Download PDF

In this case study, we lay bare inefficiencies of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms using a real-life example – the Budapest Airport Expansion Project – and make recommendations for the next review of the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism Policy.


Unmasking the biomass dilemma in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Briefing | 17 January, 2025 | Download PDF

As EU law regulating bioenergy is not yet sufficient to avoid climate and nature damage, this report outlines why forest biomass needs to be treated with caution in the Western Balkans.