Former EU policy officer
Email: raphaelh AT bankwatch.orgTel.: +32 2 894 46 00
Raphael joined Bankwatch in March 2018 as an EU Policy Officer. He was previously an EU Policy adviser for ENGIE and completed various internships, including one at the European Commission. He holds a Master's degree in European interdisciplinary studies from the College of Europe and in EU affairs from Sciences-Po Lille. He is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
More from Raphael Hanoteaux
Public partnership is a precondition for a green recovery
February 18, 2021 | Read more
With less than three months to go before national recovery and resilience plans must be submitted, Member States still refuse to consult with stakeholders about how they plan to spend nearly EUR 700 billion to deliver a green and sustainable recovery. Meanwhile, the European Commission has provided little clarity on its commitment to enforce strong consultation standards when assessing each recovery plan.
With the lives of people across the EU and the European economy in a tailspin, many of Brussel’s best laid plans are being delayed or shelved. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than with the European Green Deal.
A false solution to a real problem?
June 14, 2019 | Read more
New research by Bankwatch shows energy and climate plans (NECPs) in 7 CEE countries over-rely on unsustainable biomass to reach their renewable energy objectives.
Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia all plan to expand the use of waste incineration to generate energy (mostly heat) as part of their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). These plans will lead to much higher greenhouse gas emissions (
Web-version of the briefing Our analysis shows that most countries in central and eastern Europe are not committed to an ambitious energy transformation and instead stay as close as possible to business as usual scenarios. Moreover, the development of
