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EU’s Africa plan must put aid goals front and centre
Originally published on Public Finance International. By: Xavier Sol 30 Nov 17 Development objectives need to come first in the EU’s new External Investment Plan and be backed by high levels of...
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E’ la Commissione Europea a dover garantire per il Piano d’Investimento
Originally published on the January 2018 issue of Nigrizia.
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Auditors expose the failure of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and slam...
Published jointly with Eurodad Tuesday March 20 2018 The European Court of Auditors today slammed Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), stating that they were ‘not always effectively managed and did not...
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Counter Balance Activity Report 2017
All you need to know about our activities in 2017 in a short booklet. Read our 2017 Activity Report here.
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Citizens for Financial Justice (EU DEAR)
Counter Balance is part of the EU DEAR project “Citizens for Financial Justice”: Informing and connecting citizens to act together to make the global finance system work better for everybody. Currently...
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In Kenya, a motorway funded by the European Investment Bank runs over...
Children dropping out of school, trees cut, people living in fear of another wave of forced evictions – the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) project reveals the critical absence of human rights...
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Development in Reverse – Episode 1: Ombudsman bashes EIB for mishandling a...
Brussels – In an unprecedented ruling, the European Ombudsman concluded that the European Investment Bank (EIB) mishandled complaints about a major mining project it financed in Madagascar. The...
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Development in Reverse – Episode 3: the Nepal Marsygandi Corridor
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is funding the expansion of parts of the Nepal power system. The Marsygandi Corridor, passing over homes, lands forests and community spaces in the Lamjung district,...
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From Colombia to Kenya, 25 cases of threats and attacks against human rights...
A new report from the Coalition for Human Rights in Development and the Defenders in Development Campaign reveals the alarming impact ill-planned investments in infrastructure, energy, and other...
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EU development finance can play a stronger and better role, say CSOs
July 2019 CEE Bankwatch Network, Concord, Counter Balance and Eurodad submitted a set of recommendations to the High Level Group of Wise Persons on the European financial architecture for development....
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