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European Parliament asks European Investment Bank to double down on sustainability and transparency

July 9, 2020

The European Parliament has called on the European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest public lender, to facilitate Europe’s effort to tackle the climate crisis by fully aligning its investment policies and practices with the Paris climate accord.


[Campaign update] EU urged to act on Western Balkans smog after alarming pollution levels were found

June 26, 2017

Results of more than half a year of independent air pollution monitoring in the Balkans have been launched today. During a conference at the European Parliament today, MEPs, European Commission and Energy Community representatives, NGOs and citizens groups called for urgent action on air pollution in the Western Balkans.


MEP Pirinski: “The EIB should pay more attention to economic, social and territorial cohesion”

June 7, 2016

MEP Georgi Pirinski, rapporteur of the annual report on the European Investment Bank, shares his views on how to improve the way the bank operates.


Parliament gets tough on control of EU Bank’s funds

April 28, 2016

In its annual resolution on the European Investment Bank adopted today in Brussels, Members of the European Parliament have criticised the bank’s support to projects under corruption investigations. They also called on the EIB to go further on fighting climate change, tax evasion and tax dodging. Counter Balance and CEE Bankwatch Network welcome the positions taken today by the Parliament in this resolution.


European Parliament criticises Serbia’s lack of progress on renewables

February 4, 2014

Facing criticism by the European Parliament of its progress on climate friendly energy sources, the Serbian government tells Bankwatch’s member group that the future of the country’s energy system is none of their business.


The EIB and development, a chance to clean up the bank’s act

July 11, 2013

The current review of the European Investment Bank’s mandate for lending outside of the EU brings some of the pitfalls of the bank’s development lending to the fore and offers a chance for improvements.


Face the future: Members of European Parliament discuss energy lending of European public banks

June 3, 2013

A roundtable discussion on European public banks and energy lending brought together Members of the European Parliament and non-governmental organisations, while the public banks themselves chose to stay away.


Between the headlines: EBRD expansion demands policy-driven approach

June 14, 2012

With the European Parliament’s ratification of the expansion of EBRD operations to north Africa the question arises again: Is the bank fit for this purpose? The Parliament’s answer sounds like a resounding ‘maybe’.


Fossil fuels rebranded as low-carbon also in Cohesion Policy discussions

June 1, 2012

Discussions in the European Parliament on the next Cohesion Policy have seemingly been taken hostage by fossil fuel friendly interests – once again with Poland taking the lead.


Groups blast veiled decision-making at European Commission as mining industry revels in rejection of crucial Parliamentary resolution

July 7, 2010

Environmental organisations have today criticised Commissioner Janez Potocnik for heeding mining industry lobbyists over a democratically elected European Parliament, in failing to open public discussions and rejecting a resolution to ban the use of cyanide in mining processes throughout the European Union.


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