Glass half full? Mid-term analysis of the Modernisation Fund’s operations
July 29, 2026
This publication updates Bankwatch’s 2025 assessment of the EU’s Modernisation Fund and comes at a critical moment for EU climate and energy policy.
Serbia’s district heating utilities approaching breaking point due to gas import dependence
July 14, 2026
The current situation among district heating companies in Serbia provides a timely warning for Western Balkan governments still betting on new fossil gas infrastructure. In recent years, these governments have shown renewed interest in building new gas infrastructure. Many projects have been on the table for years, but new schemes are also being actively promoted by the United States.
Hydrogen buses in Poland: Where did it all go wrong?
May 18, 2026
The main aim of this report is to highlight the major issues faced by Polish local authorities and public transport operators that have adopted hydrogen-powered buses as part of their decarbonisation efforts
Ahead of Dubrovnik 3SI Summit, 47 civil society organisations warn against Western Balkan gas addiction
April 27, 2026
47 civil society organisations have today called on Western Balkan governments to resist pressure from the United States and cancel plans to build new gas pipelines and power plants.
Joint civil society statement: As the latest fossil fuel crisis starts to bite, Western Balkan governments must avoid further gas addiction and leapfrog to a renewable future!
April 27, 2026
For the second time this decade, Europe is in an oil and gas crisis, once again highlighting the danger of dependence on imported fossil fuels. The diversification strategy promoted by the EU for decades has shown its limits, and the inherent vulnerabi
Southern Gas Interconnection: Why the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s proposed legal amendments must not be adopted
April 2, 2026
This briefing analyses the proposed amendments to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Law on the southern gas interconnection, a pipeline planned to bring gas from Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Changing the dealer, but keeping the addiction
February 26, 2026
Civil society reaction to new joint statement between the US and 12 central and eastern European countries
Romania’s gas trap: Fossil fuel expansion threatens clean energy transition
January 14, 2026
The Romanian government is pursuing an increasingly contradictory energy strategy. On the one hand, it is preparing to heavily exploit Black Sea gas to increase consumption and drive industrial growth. On the other, it must meet ambitious targets for renewable energy, decarbonisation and energy consumption.
Preferential status for hydrogen infrastructure could cement Europe’s dependence on fossil gas
October 29, 2025
As the European Commission puts the final touches on a list of priority energy projects brimming with hydrogen infrastructure, both civil society and EU agencies are warning that a hydrogen expansion risks undermining the energy transition.
Six Member States looking to expand gas, waste and nuclear energy with billions from EU climate fund
October 6, 2025
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.
