CEE Bankwatch Network

Despite significant progress, gaps in the progress of Ukraine’s Single Project Pipeline still remain. In this episode, among others, we discussed the potential&risks of the instrument and its impact on UA’s reconstruction. open.spotify.com/episode/4Moc... @transportenvironment.org

In the past years, Ukraine’s work on just transition has immensely progressed, despite the war and lack of dedicated EU funding. With our guest, Kostiantyn Krynytskyi, @ecodiya.bsky.social, we discussed how communities helped shape transformative projects: open.spotify.com/episode/1GNK...

What is the potential for innovation and reuse under the Just Transition Fund? Kertu Laherand from the Estonian Green Movement has the answers! In the latest episode of our podcast, we discussed Estonia’s transformative projects and the potential for a just transition region and its communities.

‘Ukraine has built the framework, but now it must make that framework work as a real decision-making system’, Mykola Kobets summarises Ukraine’s public investment management in the latest episode of our podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4Moc...

1/ Today, we’re celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity. But nature in Europe is in crisis and biodiversity is collapsing. In 2024, EU Member States agreed to restore all degraded ecosystems by 2050, including land, sea, forests, rivers and urban areas.

☀️Renewable capacity is growing across the Western Balkans, but mostly as large, centralised additions to outdated grids. ⚡While power transmission systems have their own issues they need to resolve, distribution grids are most lagging in investments to speed up the transition.

A grievance mechanism must work for people seeking justice. ✊ The @eib.org Group Complaints Mechanism requires urgent reform to meet international standards and ensure transparency, accessibility and remedy.

Together with @ecodiya.bsky.social, we visited villages in Ukraine, where the Danish company Goodvalley runs large-scale industrial pig farms. After the facilities were expanded with IFC's support, people in the villages began to notice serious negative impacts, especially on the water environment.

Yet it tries to understate the damage to the people and wildlife of this iconic river that dozens of planned dams will cause. Read our story below to find out more: bankwatch.org/story/... #StopBukBijela

On this International Women’s Day, we’re championing the thousands of women who work tirelessly for civil society. Their work must not go unnoticed. Where would human rights, environmental justice, or the fight for equality be without women? #womensday

[Latest podcast episode 🚨] Listen to Juraj Melichár discussing Slovakia’s progress in developing its national social climate plan. We also examine Slovakia’s reluctance to introduce the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS2) for buildings and road transport. 🎧 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/0kC9...

1/2 A year and a half after the official adoption of historic Nature Restoration Law, EU countries are drafting their restorations plans. But how does nature restoration look in practice? Who will pay and how? 💶

🚨 New podcast episode! The realities of housing, energy poverty and homelessness in a changing EU. We discuss: progress of Member States in developing their national social climate plans, how they prioritise housing solutions, and who receives the most support. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0kC9...

1/2 Today is World Social Justice Day. ⚖️ We dedicate it to the Uzbek farmers who are at risk of forced labour and human rights violations, under the state’s coercive production system, as documented in a new joint report by @uzbekforum.bsky.social and @hrw.org. www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

1/ 🌱 In 2024, the EU made history by adopting the Nature Restoration Law, committing to restore all degraded ecosystems – forests, rivers, seas, farmland, and even cities by 2050. Now comes the hard part: turning plans into action.

1/ Together with @ecodiya.bsky.social, we visited the Ivano–Frankivsk region in Ukraine, where the Danish company Goodvalley (formerly Axzon) runs large-scale industrial pig farms. 🐷 In 2013, the @ifcorg.bsky.social approved the expansion of these operations.

1/ Europe’s water is at risk and needs your help! Sign the petition now 👇 The @ec.europa.eu has threatened to weaken the EU law that has been protecting our rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater for the past 25 years. Ursula von der Leyen

🌿 Nature across Europe is in an alarming state. EU funds must be used to tackle the biodiversity crisis. Discover our series of successful biodiversity restoration projects across the EU – highlighting the key role of public finance in safeguarding nature. 🍃 🌟 Read: bankwatch.org/suppor...