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Joint civil society reaction to the European Parliament report on the national and regional partnership plans

Joint letter | 13 May, 2026 | Download PDF

While the proposed framework aims to simplify EU funding, its strong focus on consolidation, flexibility and centralised planning risks undermining core EU principles, including partnership, transparency, cohesion and environmental integrity.


Vinnytsia Poultry Farm: Agri-Oligarchy and Its Impacts in Ukraine

Report | 12 May, 2026 | Download PDF

This report explores the human and environmental rights impacts of this project, financed by Development Finance Institutions.


Justice delayed in Nepal: The EIB Group Complaints Mechanism and the Tanahu hydropower project

Case study | 30 April, 2026 | Download PDF

Bankwatch, together with the Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) and the International Accountability Project, presents a case study on the Tanahu hydropower project in Nepal, in which the current EIB-CM has proven ineffective. The organisations also make recommendations for the ongoing review of the Complaints Mechanism Policy.


Georgia’s East–West and North–South road projects: The billion-dollar infrastructure gambles that should make the ADB think twice

Issue paper | 29 April, 2026 | Download PDF

The East–West Highway and the North–South Corridor – two of Georgia’s most ambitious road projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) – have had devastating social, environmental and cultural impacts. 


Joint civil society statement on the draft EBRD Gender Equality and Human Capital Strategy

Joint statement | 27 April, 2026 | Download PDF

Twenty-eight civil society organisations have issued a joint statement calling on the EBRD to strengthen its strategy. They urge the Bank to adopt a more ambitious, rights-based approach that tackles backlash and addresses structural inequalities to ensure inclusive and accountable development outcomes.