Publications

For the Western Balkan countries to speed up their energy transformation, it is crucial to improve their transmission grids.

Across nine countries in central and eastern Europe, citizens’ forums have been tested as practical tools for involving local voices in decisions regarding decarbonisation

The Single Project Pipeline is a core instrument of the national public investment management system, focused on specific investment projects and programmes tied to particular sectors and territories.

In this letter environmental NGOs are urging the Commission to refrain from reopening or amending the Water Framework Directive.

This briefing provides information to national authorities on how they can best use current and future EU funds to finance their restoration plans.

The 53 organisations call on the European Commission and Member States to ensure transparent, structured, and inclusive National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs). 

In the Western Balkans, buildings use more than 40% of energy, and they are poorly insulated, inefficient and reliant on outdated heating systems, leading to energy waste. 

This briefing identifies the legal, technical and financial barriers facing energy communities in five EU Member States.

This briefing uses existing examples from renewables permitting, primarily in Romania and Croatia, to examine the risks and opportunities of specific permitting provisions from RED III and the proposed changes under the Grids Package.

This briefing takes a closer look at the Annual just transition implementation plan 2025 and gives several recommendations for the 2026 update.

This briefing analyses the work of four decarbonisation working groups established in just transition regions in Latvia, Slovakia, Estonia and Hungary.

Intended for practitioners, policymakers, civil society and the energy sector, this brochure reviews various public financing options that can help enable the transition to clean district heating.