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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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17 October 2025
EIB urban transport projects in Ukraine: Lessons from Ternopil and Lutsk

In recent years, the EIB has provided significant financial support aimed at modernising Ukraine’s urban transport systems. However, implementation challenges and major delays have stalled progress.

17 October 2025
Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Environmental and social impacts can no longer be ignored

The EU’s flagship infrastructure project in Bosnia and Herzegovina – the 330-kilometre Corridor Vc motorway – now stands at a critical crossroads. To date, only one-third of the corridor has been completed, financed through more than EUR 3 billion in loans and grants from th…

17 October 2025
Fallout and failures: EIB’s East–West Highway investments in Georgia amid authoritarian takeover

The EIB’s massive EUR 1 billion highway investment in Georgia has proved disastrous for impacted communities due to the country’s authoritarian turn and chronic project mismanagement.

17 October 2025
Briefing for the EIB Board of Directors

Ahead of the EIB’s annual Board Seminar with Civil Society, this briefing urges the Bank to demonstrate genuine dialogue and accountability to match its global ambitions.

14 October 2025
The future of biodiversity financing: Where does it stand in the next EU budget

This briefing explains what the next EU budget proposal may mean for funding projects which focus on nature restoration and protection.

13 October 2025
Highway of injustice: How EIB-financed East–West road projects in Georgia impact local communities

In 2021, the European Investment Bank approved EUR 106.7 million in funding for two major highway projects in southern Georgia. Field research revealed significant social and environmental issues in the affected municipalities.

6 October 2025
Six Member States looking to expand gas, waste and nuclear energy with billions from EU climate fund

Intended to drive the energy transition in the EU’s lower-income Member States, the Modernisation Fund has been doling out billions to fossil gas and other harmful energy infrastructure.

30 September 2025
EU cohesion policy funding and the housing crisis: Leveraging building renovations for fair and affordable housing

EU-funded building renovations can do more than just reduce emissions.

25 September 2025
Community Visioning: A guide to Co-creating Clean Energy Futures

This guide can support you in designing and running visioning workshops that fit your community. It also offers opportunities to reflect on the role visioning can play in your energy planning.

25 September 2025
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.

5 September 2025
Prosumer paradox: How outdated grids undermine energy poverty efforts in central and eastern Europe

Outdated and underinvested grids in the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania are blocking households from fully benefiting from renewable energy programmes and exacerbating energy poverty. This briefing highlights shared challenges, from capacity constraints to urban–rural div…

22 July 2025
The billion euro question – What has been achieved with the EU’s Western Balkans Energy Support Package?

In November 2022, the European Commission announced a EUR 1 billion Energy Support Package for the Western Balkans to mitigate the immediate effects of the energy crisis and accelerate the energy transition in the region.

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