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A permit to operate must not become a licence to destroy nature
November 3, 2026 | Read more
Earlier this year, a proposal was put forward in the Latvian Parliament to transpose the EU Environmental Crime Directive. But industry interests lobbied for a loophole that threatened to further weaken protection for species and habitats. With nature in Latvia already under severe pressure, joint advocacy by environmental organisations and constructive engagement from members of Parliament helped secure a last-minute compromise that was adopted in early October.
The Slovene government plans to build the controversial Mokrice hydropower plant on the river Sava despite serious downstream impacts on Croatia, warned environmental organisations today.
Georgia has been in authoritarian freefall since spring 2024. In response, the EIB, in line with the EU’s position, has not issued any new sovereign loans to the country. However, the Bank still holds a significant active portfolio there, including the East-West Highway road projects. In this brief we document several of the environmental and social costs that the Bank has failed to account for.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has established a range of policy and safeguarding frameworks to promote gender equality, non-discrimination, and social inclusion across its operations. Despite these commitments, the EIB’s current policy architecture does not coherently promote and protect the rights of LGBTIQ+ people throughout the project cycle.
Montenegro has made substantial progress toward achieving the target under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by proposing a comprehensive Natura 2000 network.
