Publications

Since it was first proposed, the Nenskra hydropower project in Georgia has raised significant controversy and concerns among the indigenous Svan communities living near the proposed plant, as well as the general public in Georgia. The accountability mechanisms of the EIB, EB…

A joint letter from Bankwatch and 15 other NGOs, on the occasion of the EIB’s annual dialogue with Civil Society Organisations, asking the Bank takes steps to integrate and prioritize human rights considerations through its operations.

A joint letter from Bankwatch and 46 other civil society groups, calling on the EIB leadership to close the gaps in the Bank’s ‘Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025’ and fully align its operations with the Paris Agreement.

Europe wants to be the first continent to become climate neutral by 2050 and the leader in ensuring that all of the world’s ecosystems are restored, resilient and adequately protected by 2050.

Progress towards compliance with EU state aid rules and preventing environmentally harmful subsidies.

In the early 2000s, the Corridor Vc route south of Mostar was planned to run through the Neretva valley, but due to strong local opposition, in 2011 this was changed to a route on the nearby plateau. In 2015 and 2016, yet another decision was made to return the route down in…

CEE Bankwatch Network additional input for the EEAG public consultation

From 1 March – 31 August 2020, an analysis of water and soil samples was conducted in the area of influence of the closed slag and ash disposal sites in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – Plane, Divkovići I, Divkovići II, Drežnik and Jezero I – as well as wastewater sampl…

This policy paper is a companion piece to “Accelerated Lignite Exit in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece”, a report published in May 2020 modelling the impact of the early retirement of some coal and all lignite power plants in the electricity sector in the three countries.

This briefing was issued by the Europe Beyond Coal campaign in December 2020. Europe Beyond Coal is an alliance of civil society groups working to catalyse the closures of coal mines and power plants, to prevent the building of any new coal projects and hasten the just trans…

Based on its experience in coal regions in the Western Balkans and with the EU’s Coal Regions in Transition Platform, Bankwatch has come up with four principles that the new Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine must adhere to from the start to ensure it function…

How a lack of transparency could dash EU hopes for a green pandemic recovery