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Promoting sustainable energy transition in southeast Europe at CEE Bankwatch Network
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‼️ A draft law supported by 30 members of the Parliament, aims to roll back Romania’s coal phase out and, at the same time, delivers a masterclass in manipulation. The proposed law reopens the possibility of building new coal power plants, as well as continuing the operation of new and existing ones.
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
‼️ A draft law supported by 30 members of the Parliament, aims to roll back Romania’s coal phase out and, at the same time, delivers a masterclass in manipulation. The proposed law reopens the possibility of building new coal power plants, as well as continuing the operation of new and existing ones.
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The health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few?
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
February 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few?
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
‼️ Nacrt Studije uticaja na životnu sredinu za HE “Buk Bijela“ 🇧🇦
📣 Javna rasprava: 20.02.2026. u velikoj sali JU „Centar za kulturu i informisanje“ (čitaonica) u Foči, u 10:00.
✒️ Primjedbe i sugestije na nacrt Studije: [email protected] do 07.03.2026.
vladars.rs/sr-SP-Cyrl/V...
📣 Javna rasprava: 20.02.2026. u velikoj sali JU „Centar za kulturu i informisanje“ (čitaonica) u Foči, u 10:00.
✒️ Primjedbe i sugestije na nacrt Studije: [email protected] do 07.03.2026.
vladars.rs/sr-SP-Cyrl/V...
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
‼️ Nacrt Studije uticaja na životnu sredinu za HE “Buk Bijela“ 🇧🇦
📣 Javna rasprava: 20.02.2026. u velikoj sali JU „Centar za kulturu i informisanje“ (čitaonica) u Foči, u 10:00.
✒️ Primjedbe i sugestije na nacrt Studije: [email protected] do 07.03.2026.
vladars.rs/sr-SP-Cyrl/V...
📣 Javna rasprava: 20.02.2026. u velikoj sali JU „Centar za kulturu i informisanje“ (čitaonica) u Foči, u 10:00.
✒️ Primjedbe i sugestije na nacrt Studije: [email protected] do 07.03.2026.
vladars.rs/sr-SP-Cyrl/V...
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1/ ❄️Every winter reminds us how much energy houses consume. In the Western Balkans, buildings use 40% of total energy due to poor insulation and outdated systems.
The answer is energy efficiency coupled with energy sufficiency.
The answer is energy efficiency coupled with energy sufficiency.
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
1/ ❄️Every winter reminds us how much energy houses consume. In the Western Balkans, buildings use 40% of total energy due to poor insulation and outdated systems.
The answer is energy efficiency coupled with energy sufficiency.
The answer is energy efficiency coupled with energy sufficiency.
❗A salient message for the #WesternBalkans as well:
- Albania 🇦🇱, Kosovo 🇽🇰 and Montenegro 🇲🇪 are gas-free
- Gas makes up <3% of energy in BiH 🇧🇦
- MKD 🇲🇰 and Serbia 🇷🇸 use gas, but have much lower dependence than the EU.
Yet all except 🇽🇰 seem bent on getting (more) hooked.
Don't be fossil-fooled❗
- Albania 🇦🇱, Kosovo 🇽🇰 and Montenegro 🇲🇪 are gas-free
- Gas makes up <3% of energy in BiH 🇧🇦
- MKD 🇲🇰 and Serbia 🇷🇸 use gas, but have much lower dependence than the EU.
Yet all except 🇽🇰 seem bent on getting (more) hooked.
Don't be fossil-fooled❗
The EU has finalised its ban on Russian gas – but there's a huge risk of just replacing this gas with supplies from the US and elsewhere, continuing pollution and leaving Europe open to extortion
It's time for an end to fossil fuels, and a move to 100% renewables and cutting energy waste
It's time for an end to fossil fuels, and a move to 100% renewables and cutting energy waste
EU bans Russian gas imports, but risks bankrolling other tyrants - Greenpeace European Unit
EU ministers have finalised the EU’s ban on imports of Russian gas, after the European Commission, European Parliament and national governments reached a deal late last year, nearly four years after t...
www.greenpeace.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
❗A salient message for the #WesternBalkans as well:
- Albania 🇦🇱, Kosovo 🇽🇰 and Montenegro 🇲🇪 are gas-free
- Gas makes up <3% of energy in BiH 🇧🇦
- MKD 🇲🇰 and Serbia 🇷🇸 use gas, but have much lower dependence than the EU.
Yet all except 🇽🇰 seem bent on getting (more) hooked.
Don't be fossil-fooled❗
- Albania 🇦🇱, Kosovo 🇽🇰 and Montenegro 🇲🇪 are gas-free
- Gas makes up <3% of energy in BiH 🇧🇦
- MKD 🇲🇰 and Serbia 🇷🇸 use gas, but have much lower dependence than the EU.
Yet all except 🇽🇰 seem bent on getting (more) hooked.
Don't be fossil-fooled❗
Wow, this is quite special:
The Republika Srpska authorities are spending EUR 120 million buying out Comsar Energy RS, owned by a Russian billionaire, which since 2013 has failed to build a coal power plant at Ugljevik 🏭
Not bad for a company that has done almost zero.
capital.ba/rasid-serdar...
The Republika Srpska authorities are spending EUR 120 million buying out Comsar Energy RS, owned by a Russian billionaire, which since 2013 has failed to build a coal power plant at Ugljevik 🏭
Not bad for a company that has done almost zero.
capital.ba/rasid-serdar...
Rašid Serdarov uzeo 180 miliona KM, ali je i dalje na čelu „Comsara“
Ruski oligarh Rašid Serdarov i dalje je predsjednik Nadzornog odbora kompanije „Comsar Energy RS“, iako je ostao vlasnik svega 24 odsto akcija
capital.ba
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Wow, this is quite special:
The Republika Srpska authorities are spending EUR 120 million buying out Comsar Energy RS, owned by a Russian billionaire, which since 2013 has failed to build a coal power plant at Ugljevik 🏭
Not bad for a company that has done almost zero.
capital.ba/rasid-serdar...
The Republika Srpska authorities are spending EUR 120 million buying out Comsar Energy RS, owned by a Russian billionaire, which since 2013 has failed to build a coal power plant at Ugljevik 🏭
Not bad for a company that has done almost zero.
capital.ba/rasid-serdar...
Gornji Horizonti: Tajni ugovori “historijskog megaprojekta” koji prijeti da ostavi Neretvu bez trećine vode
valterportal.ba/gornji-horiz...
valterportal.ba/gornji-horiz...
GORNJI HORIZONTI: Tajni ugovori “historijskog megaprojekta” koji prijeti da ostavi Neretvu bez trećine vode
Gornji horizonti su "megaprojekat" koji preusmjerava vode iz sliva Neretve u Trebišnjicu, uz rizik presušivanja Bune, Bunice i Bregave.
valterportal.ba
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Gornji Horizonti: Tajni ugovori “historijskog megaprojekta” koji prijeti da ostavi Neretvu bez trećine vode
valterportal.ba/gornji-horiz...
valterportal.ba/gornji-horiz...
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Secrecy Tracker: The EU’s plan to classify (almost) everything
Secrecy Tracker: The EU’s plan to classify (almost) everything
The latest Secrecy Tracker warns that a proposed EU law could restrict public access to documents, while also covering controversies over EU transparency in Gaza, preservation of von der Leyen’s emails, and attempts to weaken the Aarhus Convention, highlighting growing threats to accountability and democratic oversight.
euobserver.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Secrecy Tracker: The EU’s plan to classify (almost) everything
Among the European Commission initiatives set to be launched tomorrow, 10 December, is the so-called Grids Package.
Despite its harmless-sounding name, it's yet another needless threat to the ecosystems we all depend on. This manic deregulation drive has to stop!
bankwatch.org/press_releas...
Despite its harmless-sounding name, it's yet another needless threat to the ecosystems we all depend on. This manic deregulation drive has to stop!
bankwatch.org/press_releas...
Another needless threat to the ecosystems we all depend on: The Commission’s panicky, chaotic deregulation drive has to stop - Bankwatch
Among the slew of European Commission initiatives set to be launched on Wednesday 10 December is the so-called Grids Package, leaked to several media outlets last week.
bankwatch.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Among the European Commission initiatives set to be launched tomorrow, 10 December, is the so-called Grids Package.
Despite its harmless-sounding name, it's yet another needless threat to the ecosystems we all depend on. This manic deregulation drive has to stop!
bankwatch.org/press_releas...
Despite its harmless-sounding name, it's yet another needless threat to the ecosystems we all depend on. This manic deregulation drive has to stop!
bankwatch.org/press_releas...
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1/ Our new analysis shows the EU’s Reform and Growth Facility is not yet speeding up the energy transition in the Western Balkans. Only Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia have made any progress. With EUR 750 million at stake for energy reforms, the EU and governments must speed up.
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
1/ Our new analysis shows the EU’s Reform and Growth Facility is not yet speeding up the energy transition in the Western Balkans. Only Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia have made any progress. With EUR 750 million at stake for energy reforms, the EU and governments must speed up.
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1/❗It’s time to complete the nature safeguards of the Energy Community Treaty!
Environmental rules must match EU standards to ensure fair competition and protect nature.
Environmental rules must match EU standards to ensure fair competition and protect nature.
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
1/❗It’s time to complete the nature safeguards of the Energy Community Treaty!
Environmental rules must match EU standards to ensure fair competition and protect nature.
Environmental rules must match EU standards to ensure fair competition and protect nature.
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The Dogeization of Europe: the plan to 'rollback' the EU's own institutions
The Dogeization of Europe: the plan to 'rollback' the EU's own institutions
What distinguishes the current review is its conceptual ambition — floating the idea of ending lifelong civil-service status for new hires, a move that, if extended to the whole institution, would signal a shift from a permanent, independent bureaucracy to a flexible, temporary workforce aligned with shifting political priorities, warns Alberto Alemanno.
euobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Dogeization of Europe: the plan to 'rollback' the EU's own institutions
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Dismantling environmental democracy: the EU Commission’s playbook
Dismantling environmental democracy: the EU Commission’s playbook
The pioneering Aarhus Convention protects three procedural rights — access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters — in pursuit environmental democracy. Last week the EU Commission tried to undermine and weaken it.
euobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dismantling environmental democracy: the EU Commission’s playbook
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While Western Balkan governments scramble to solve their energy and waste crises by turning to incineration, a clear lesson is emerging from the EU: burning waste is a dead end. 🔥 What are the lessons learned for the Western Balkans?
Sofia’s burned lesson: bankwatch.org/blog/sofia-s...
Sofia’s burned lesson: bankwatch.org/blog/sofia-s...
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
While Western Balkan governments scramble to solve their energy and waste crises by turning to incineration, a clear lesson is emerging from the EU: burning waste is a dead end. 🔥 What are the lessons learned for the Western Balkans?
Sofia’s burned lesson: bankwatch.org/blog/sofia-s...
Sofia’s burned lesson: bankwatch.org/blog/sofia-s...
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Deregulation plans break EU law, legal scholars warn
Deregulation plans break EU law, legal scholars warn
Over one hundred legal experts have warned that the EU’s Omnibus I package, which cuts green and social reporting rules, breached EU law and was "likely to be annulled" if adopted.
euobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Deregulation plans break EU law, legal scholars warn
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1/ In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Upper Horizons hydropower complex is reshaping the landscape and threatening the rivers Buna, Bunica and Bregava, as well as Hutovo Blato and the Neretva Delta. 🌊
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
1/ In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Upper Horizons hydropower complex is reshaping the landscape and threatening the rivers Buna, Bunica and Bregava, as well as Hutovo Blato and the Neretva Delta. 🌊
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5 years into the EU's Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, it’s had limited results on the ground. With a new Action Plan endorsed in Oct., our blog examines whether civil society proposals were taken into account, and whether the revised plan can inject new dynamism. bankwatch.org/blog/with-a-...
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
5 years into the EU's Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, it’s had limited results on the ground. With a new Action Plan endorsed in Oct., our blog examines whether civil society proposals were taken into account, and whether the revised plan can inject new dynamism. bankwatch.org/blog/with-a-...
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1/ Europe’s nature is in crisis.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
1/2
The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
1/2
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/ Europe’s nature is in crisis.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
1/2
The EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 promised to put nature on the road to recovery. But halfway through, it’s clear: we’re off track.
❌ No increase in protected land and sea areas since 2021
1/2
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From 1 January 2026 – in just two months’ time – the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will take full effect.
Will it help drive a sustainable and just energy transition in the Western Balkans, or result in a perfect storm?
Find out more: bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
Will it help drive a sustainable and just energy transition in the Western Balkans, or result in a perfect storm?
Find out more: bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
From 1 January 2026 – in just two months’ time – the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will take full effect.
Will it help drive a sustainable and just energy transition in the Western Balkans, or result in a perfect storm?
Find out more: bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
Will it help drive a sustainable and just energy transition in the Western Balkans, or result in a perfect storm?
Find out more: bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
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🚨Hydrogen-hype klaxon!
Dozens of fossil gas-based hydrogen projects could soon receive EU priority status, threatening to derail Europe’s energy transition.
Read a new open letter from 34 civil society groups on the next Projects of Common Interest list: bankwatch.org/publication/...
Dozens of fossil gas-based hydrogen projects could soon receive EU priority status, threatening to derail Europe’s energy transition.
Read a new open letter from 34 civil society groups on the next Projects of Common Interest list: bankwatch.org/publication/...
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨Hydrogen-hype klaxon!
Dozens of fossil gas-based hydrogen projects could soon receive EU priority status, threatening to derail Europe’s energy transition.
Read a new open letter from 34 civil society groups on the next Projects of Common Interest list: bankwatch.org/publication/...
Dozens of fossil gas-based hydrogen projects could soon receive EU priority status, threatening to derail Europe’s energy transition.
Read a new open letter from 34 civil society groups on the next Projects of Common Interest list: bankwatch.org/publication/...
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As the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit begins in London, 67 CSOs have shared feedback about the 2025 process.
Time to move beyond symbolic participation and strengthen civil society’s role.
How? 📖 bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
Time to move beyond symbolic participation and strengthen civil society’s role.
How? 📖 bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
As the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit begins in London, 67 CSOs have shared feedback about the 2025 process.
Time to move beyond symbolic participation and strengthen civil society’s role.
How? 📖 bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
Time to move beyond symbolic participation and strengthen civil society’s role.
How? 📖 bankwatch.org/wp-content/u...
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The Buk Bijela dam on the upper Drina raises major environmental, legal & financial red flags. Closed bids from Chinese firms and a flawed EIA put the river’s future at risk. It’s a risky project putting profits over nature.
📢 Stop Buk Bijela! bankwatch.org/stopbu...
📢 Stop Buk Bijela! bankwatch.org/stopbu...
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Buk Bijela dam on the upper Drina raises major environmental, legal & financial red flags. Closed bids from Chinese firms and a flawed EIA put the river’s future at risk. It’s a risky project putting profits over nature.
📢 Stop Buk Bijela! bankwatch.org/stopbu...
📢 Stop Buk Bijela! bankwatch.org/stopbu...
Ugly developments in Romania... the @ec.europa.eu needs to act quickly on this.
bankwatch.org/blog/romania...
bankwatch.org/blog/romania...
Romania’s Parliament paves the way for environmental destruction and ‘foreign agent’ repression - Bankwatch
Romania stands at a dangerous crossroads. Last week, a law initiated by the senator Daniel Zamfir in 2022 and already then rejected by the Senate, passed by a crushing majority (262–33) in the decisiv...
bankwatch.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ugly developments in Romania... the @ec.europa.eu needs to act quickly on this.
bankwatch.org/blog/romania...
bankwatch.org/blog/romania...
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Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide 👇
#ClimateChange
#ClimateChange
World’s oceans losing their greenness through global heating, study finds
Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide 👇
#ClimateChange
#ClimateChange
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🚫 #StopBukBijela – protect the Drina & Piva rivers! Despite legal challenges, Republika Srpska is pushing ahead with the Buk Bijela dam, Montenegro – with Kruševo. No dams on the upper Drina! 🔗 bankwatch.org/stopbukbijela
Footage: Ante Gugić, moremedia.hr, Robert Oroz
Footage: Ante Gugić, moremedia.hr, Robert Oroz
October 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚫 #StopBukBijela – protect the Drina & Piva rivers! Despite legal challenges, Republika Srpska is pushing ahead with the Buk Bijela dam, Montenegro – with Kruševo. No dams on the upper Drina! 🔗 bankwatch.org/stopbukbijela
Footage: Ante Gugić, moremedia.hr, Robert Oroz
Footage: Ante Gugić, moremedia.hr, Robert Oroz