🗣️As summers across Europe become hotter, people are increasingly concerned about keeping their homes cool and comfortable. Our short shows how simple upgrades can improve comfort, reduce energy use and support healthier living all year round.

Kolašin 🇲🇪 is preparing for renewable #DistrictHeating by identifying priority buildings, exploring heat pumps and learning from regional examples, showing how local leadership can drive the #EnergyTransition long before construction starts. More: bankwatch.org/blog/before-...

Behind every investment project there are people whose lives can be changed, for better or for worse. Residents of the Dubovetska community in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk region share how living next to a large-scale industrial pig farms of the Danish company Goodvalley has affected their daily lives.

1/2 Ever heard of energy poverty or transport poverty? What comes to mind when you hear about ‘vulnerable households’ or ‘vulnerable microenterprises’? One thing is clear: the green transition affects people and businesses differently, and some face greater challenges than others.

🏞️Communities near the Bunica River in Bosnia and Herzegovina are seeking answers after a large drainage pipe was installed next to one of the country's most important karst springs during construction of the Corridor Vc motorway. 🔗Read our latest blog post: bankwatch.org/blog/signs-o...

1/3 💡 In June, we launched our report ‘Unlocking nature financing: National cost estimates for effective nature restoration’ at the EP, hosted by MEP @cesarluena.bsky.social ! The Nature Restoration Regulation is a historic opportunity to restore nature across Europe.

🗣️A warmer home, lower energy costs, and cleaner heating – energy-efficient renovations can improve your comfort, health and quality of life. 👉Watch our short to see how investing in energy efficiency can pay off in more ways than one. Part of our ‘Powering change’ commentary series.📽️

1/2 More than EUR 20 billion has already been invested through the #ModernisationFund. 🥛 Is the glass half full or half empty? As negotiations begin on the future of the EU ETS and the Fund, our latest assessment examines the Fund's first five years of operation. bankwatch.org/publication/...

🎞️ New video 🎞️ The Neretva is one of the Balkans’ most valuable rivers. But it’s under threat! The Upper Horizons complex, with three planned hydropower plants, would divert water away from the Neretva and have devastating, wide-ranging impacts on people and nature.

What do climate action and social fairness have in common? More than you might think.👀 The Social Climate Fund, the just transition, social inclusion and the EU Emissions Trading System 2 may sound like technical terms, but they all point to 1 simple idea: making sure climate action works for 👤 & 🌏.

🎞️Premiere 🎞️#StopUpperHorizons 1/ 🌊 There is only one Neretva. And it's under threat. The Upper Horizons hydropower project would divert water from the Neretva basin through dams, reservoirs, tunnels and canals to another river basin. The consequences?👇

Ever wondered why the Social Climate Fund includes both ‘social’ and ‘climate’ in its name? Wonder no more. Introducing the Social Climate Navigator – an interactive tool that explains 16 key terms closely linked to the Fund. 🧭 Swipe through: online.flipbuilder.com/CEE-Bankwatc....

🚎 How did a green transport investment end up with the dismantling of Bishkek’s trolleybus network? Our latest blog post explores what went wrong, so development banks can learn lessons and ensure that future green investments don’t leave people behind. 🔗Read it here: bankwatch.org/blog/changin...

📢 Energy-efficient buildings aren’t just better for the climate – they’re better places to live. Hear first hand how renovations can reduce costs, improve safety and enhance quality of life. 📽️Watch our short to discover how building renovation is transforming communities across Europe.

🧩 After more than two years without a dedicated regional platform for the just transition, the #WesternBalkans finally has a second chance to drive meaningful change. Explore what the launch of the JET Balkans project means for the region. 🔗 : bankwatch.org/blog/western...

Ever wondered which investments can make social climate plans work for both people and the planet? 📖Our new booklet showcases 8️⃣ examples from CEE demonstrating how climate action and social inclusion go hand in hand. online.flipbuilder.com/CEE-Bankwatc...

What happens when 90% of your heating fuel comes from imports? Serbia’s #DistrictHeating sector offers an important warning for the region. More in our new blog post by @natasa-green.bsky.social : bankwatch.org/blog/serbia-...

The @eib.org is reviewing its Complaints Mechanism Policy – the framework through which communities harmed by EIB-funded projects can seek redress. This review is long overdue. Our new blog post sets out what a truly accountable EIB Complaints Mechanism should look like bankwatch.org/blog/a-new-c...

The Czech Republic’s flagship programme has over CZK 81 billion to support innovation, energy efficiency&decarbonisation. Yet its monitoring focuses on how much 💰 is spent, while energy savings or emissions cuts remain sidelined. What matters more: how quickly funds are spent or climate benefits?

Spending without substance: Czech flagship industry programme fails to track climate impact - Bankwatch

The Operational Programme Technologies and Applications for Competitiveness (OP TAC) is one of the Czech Republic’s flagship EU funded programmes for the 2021–2027 period.

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Last week, we participated in the 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Poland aimed at mobilising international investment to support Ukraine’s reconstruction. 💪

📢For almost 3 years, we travelled across 16 just transition regions, learning, listening, and helping communities shape their clean‑energy future. Now, its experiences have been turned into a living, breathing digital interactive companion. Explore the toolkit: online.flipbuilder.com/CEE-Bankwatc...

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🎯 In our latest podcast episode, Krzysztof Mrozek discusses Poland’s social climate plan. He also explores the potential consequences for PL if the second Emissions Trading System and the Social Climate Fund are not introduced. Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/6WXD...

🚨 EU's Better Regulation framework risks turning into the very opposite of better regulation. We, together 50+ orgs, trade unions & groups, call for better protection of comprehensive impact assessments, social cohesion, public health, transparent participation & our fundamental rights.

Open letter: A slide away from better regulation, not progress towards it

The undersigned believe, that the Commission is now taking steps that are unacceptable from a democratic perspective, not in line with the EU’s civil society strategy, and create a hierarchy of stakeholders, as they confer advantages on companies at the expense of the public and the economy as a whole.

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Why is it crucial to include the EU Habitats, Birds and Water Framework Directives in the Energy Community Treaty? Find out in our new position paper, supported by 78 civil society organisations working in the Western Balkans. #GreenAgendaNavigator #GAWBNavigator bankwatch.org/publication/...

🏡 The deadline for transposition the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has passed, but implementation remains a mystery in many countries. The Directive is central to Europe’s plan for a decarbonised building stock by 2050. More in our interactive 📗: online.flipbuilder.com/CEE-Bankwatc...

New podcast! Explore how France can ensure access to affordable energy in housing and mobility, the country’s growing need for housing support, and why revenues from the 2nd Emissions Trading System could play a crucial role in tackling the 🏠 crisis. 🎧 Hit play: open.spotify.com/episode/6WXD...

🇰🇿 A new publication by Polina Veretelnikova of @ceebankwatch.bsky.social and the Ecological Society Green Salvation, looks at the accountability shortfalls with the expansion of the Almaty International Airport in #Kazakhstan, financed by the EBRD and IFC.

#Coal-fired power plants across the #WesternBalkans emitted sulphur dioxide at more than six times legal limits in 2025, with dust #pollution reaching its worst level since current emissions rules came into force eight years ago ago: @ceebankwatch.bsky.social. www.intellinews.com/western-balk...

Western Balkans coal plants continue to breach pollution limits despite legal deadlines, report says

Coal-fired power plants across the Western Balkans emitted sulphur dioxide at more than six times legal limits in 2025, with dust pollution reaching ...

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🧵 Who’s still poisoning the air? Which were the dirtiest coal power plants in the Western Balkans in 2025? 🔥 The ‘champions’ in the sulphur dioxide category are: 🇧🇦 Ugljevik in Bosnia and Herzegovina was again the region’s highest absolute coal polluter in 2025, with 115,079 tonnes.

👉Since 1995, we've been clear: development finance must go hand in hand with environmental protection and human rights. 🔥In 2025, our objectives remained unchanged: better safeguards for people and nature. See where we made difference in our latest annual report: bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...