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Dead end ahead: How gas plans are distracting the Western Balkans from the energy transition


This briefing provides an update on gas build-out plans in the Western Balkans since March 2023 and finds that they have remained remarkably steady in the last two years, despite increasing risks and financing challenges.

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26 March 2024
The Modernisation Fund: An open door for fossil gas in Romania

The Modernisation Fund is supposed to channel revenues from the EU’s carbon market into the energy transition in central and eastern Europe. But it’s actually being used to further deepen the region’s dependence on fossil gas. 

26 March 2024
Manifesto: A call for the next European Parliament and Commission to deliver the transformative investments citizens deserve

The proposals outlined in this manifesto guide our vision for how EU public finances can become more transformative.

22 March 2024
Led by nature: Projects to protect and restore biodiversity in Europe

These case studies from several European Member States demonstrate some of the many ways EU funds can and should be used to support nature restoration and conservation projects, which are instrumental to addressing the biodiversity crisis across sectors while also building a…

14 March 2024
The great energy trap: An evaluation of the economic viability of replacing coal with gas in large power plants in Bulgaria

This report analyses several scenarios for replacing the existing coal capacity at Maritsa East and Bobov Dol with new gas-fired units. It looks at the implications of these projects becoming financially viable, including the investments required, possible state aid, and the…

12 March 2024
Beyond profit: How to reshape the European Green Deal for people’s well-being

This searing report by the Citizens’ Observatory on Green Deal Financing analyses key EU funding mechanisms and exposes significant shortcomings in strategic priorities and implementation.  

8 March 2024
The Wisłoka: Overcoming barriers on a Polish river

This case study highlights the Wisłoka Without Barriers project, a sustainable approach to river continuity that led to the removal of barriers, allowing aquatic organisms to swim freely once again.

7 March 2024
The EU’s proposed Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans

This briefing provides key recommendations to define clearer and narrower goals for the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, focusing on social and/or environmental goals.

29 February 2024
Navigating the just transition: A manual for effective capacity-building events

The manual provides an easy-to-use and concise overview of the key elements involved in organising capacity-building events in just transition regions.

22 February 2024
Needs and priorities for biodiversity funding: a comparative analysis of Latvia and Estonia

This briefing provides an overview of the priorities for national biodiversity needs in Latvia and Estonia.

15 February 2024
North Macedonia must ditch its unrealistic gas plans and cut to a clean energy future

This briefing explains why the international community must not be complicit in creating stranded assets or increased gas lock-in in North Macedonia.

12 February 2024
Letter to the European Commission on the revision of the code of conduct on partnership

This adovacy letter shares Bankwatch’s findings and recommendations for amending the code of conduct with the European Commission.  

1 February 2024
Can the EBRD deliver effective sustainable infrastructure in the transport and municipal sectors?

This briefing makes recommendations aimed at contributing to the preparation of the EBRD’s new Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy.

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