Bankwatch
Ne Davimo Beograd initiative: Decision on contents of waste incinerator study annulled
22 January 2019 - Following a complaint filed by the Ne Davimo Beograd initiative, the Government of Serbia has...
RDF-burning CHP plant project given go-ahead
12 December 2018 - The Bulgarian government has given the green light to the managing authority of Operational Programme...
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
11 December 2018 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the...
EIB issues first Sustainability Awareness Bond as Bankwatch urges it to shift away from fossil fuels
07 September 2018 - Just as the European Investment Bank (EIB), heavily present in South-East Europe (SEE), issued its...
Promises for coal jobs in southeastern Europe greatly exaggerated – study
29 June 2018 - Proponents of coal have overall claimed that 10,030 jobs would be maintained and 17,600 new...
Petition handed to EBRD calling on IFIs to drop “destructive hydropower in the Balkans”
26 June 2018 - Representatives from the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign to save the continent’s last...
Study: Who is financing hydropower projects in protected areas in Southeast Europe
20 March 2018 - Out of the 2,112 planned or operational hydropower projects across southeast Europe (SEE) since 2005,...
Study: European-financed small hydropower plants damaging pristine Balkan
20 December 2017 - Eight hydropower projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged...
Reducing air pollution from TPPs in Western Balkans could save thousands of lives
14 December 2017 - While ministers at the 15th ministerial council meeting of the Energy Community in Kosovo* are...
What will it take to make Balkan leaders realise new coal plants are a liability, not a gold mine?
15 June 2017 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Co-ordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network In April this year, the EU proved that...
Small is not (always) beautiful: small hydro development in the Western Balkans
22 February 2017 - By Igor Vejnović, Hydropower Policy Officer, CEE Bankwatch Network It has long been recognized that...
Lignite plant – major cause of massive air pollution in Tuzla
02 November 2016 - The air pollution in the industrial town of Tuzla, has been above legally allowed limits...
Pressure mounts on EBRD to quit Mavrovo dams project
14 May 2015 - The Macedonian government has plans to make Mavrovo the home for two large and around...