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European Green Deal: Report shows fundamental flaws on financing
A new report by Counter Balance shows fundamental flaws on the financing pillar of the EGD that make it unlikely to properly contribute to addressing the key - and intertwined - challenges of our times
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PODCAST
Ukraine war, food crisis and a toxic lobby
We discuss how the agribusiness lobby is using the Ukraine war to crush much needed pesticide law reforms in Europe
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REPORT
Counter Balance Activity Report 2021
Counter Balance continued to hold European public finance to account in 2021. From uncovering the flawed financing behind the European Green Deal to pushing the European Investment Bank to respect human rights, our new Activity Report details how.
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BRIEFING
EIB’s main pandemic response mired in secrecy
A new Counter Balance briefing looks at the state of play of the European Guarantee Fund, revealing how a lack of transparency around the fund raises questions on how it will benefit the European economy
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Challenging public investment banks
We’re a European coalition of development and environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with extensive experience working on development finance and public banks as well as campaigning to prevent negative impacts resulting from major infrastructure projects
Our mission is to make European public finance a key driver of the transition towards socially and environmentally sustainable and equitable societies
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Climate Justice, Development & Human Rights,
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We conduct research on European public financial institutions and challenge investments that result in harmful impacts for people and the environment
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We inform the public and open up debates on the role of EU public finance in the transition towards more sustainable and equitable societies
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PUBLIC FINANCE SUPPORTING FOSSIL FUELS
Bankwatch’s new documentary exposes, for the first time, the extent of financial support four of the world’s leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) have been providing to the global fossil fuels industry over the past 13 years.
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