Bankwatch Romania is a member of CEE Bankwatch Network, a network of 16 civil society organisations operating in central and eastern Europe (CEE), established to enable systematic monitoring of the activities of international financial institutions (IFIs) and the impact of their policies and investments. Bankwatch Romania was set up in 2012 in Bucharest, with the goal of monitoring large infrastructure …

Both Za Zemiata and Greenpeace have been campaigning together for the last four years and their main goal is the gradual withdrawal of coal from the country’s electrical energy production. Both organizations have common headquarters in the heart of Sofia. Za Zemiata is an NGO established in 1995. The organization works for sustainable development and fights against the exploitation of …

Youth Forum Bitola is an NGO working for the citizens of Macedonia. The organization was established in 1999 by a group of young people, whose goal was to create something new to reply to the needs of the young population. Youth Forum Bitola is a regional organization and their activities and projects take place in the city of Bitola. The …

Securitas is relatively young NGO based in Bitola. The organization focuses on 1) security, 2) environment and energy security, 3) migration and 4) gender equality in the security sector. They collaborate with a few organizations in Macedonia, including Youth Forum Bitola. Securitas is currently seeking funding for environmental security (energy efficiency) and climate change projects.  Among others, they are applying …

Eko-svest is an organization that was established in 2002 in Skopje.  Their mission is to inform the public about environmental protection and to promote alternatives to activities that have a negative influence on the environment in Macedonia. The organization monitors new rules being implemented in order to be able to spread information about problems related to protecting the environment. Eko-svest …

Energiaklub is an NGO working in Budapest for the past 25 years. Through training, research and widespread communication, they want to change the perception of energy by both citizens and government leaders. The organization strives to promote independent and reliable information. Their activities focus on energy efficiency, renewable sources of energy, climate protection, conventional sources of energy, and energy policy.  …

Greenpeace Hungary has been in existence for a dozen or so years and their headquarters is in Budapest. The organization is not currently running a campaign focused on lignite.  They are, however, managing projects dealing with nuclear energy and climate protection. Greenpeace wrote the Energy Revolution script, which describes the idea of sustainable energy supply in Hungary. The Energy Revolution …

Levego Munkacsoport (The Clean Air Action Group) is one of the most famous and oldest ecological organizations in Hungary. It was founded in 1988 by three local ecological groups.  Levego deals with research, consulting and social campaigns on a local, national and international level.  The main areas of Levego’s work are: sustainable transport;sustainable energy policy;sustainable urban development;green budget reform;air pollution;protection …

In August 2015, the EKO-UNIA team participated in a climate camp organized not far from the Gartzweiler open-pit mine in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).  There, they met with the representative of local organizations which are demanding an immediate stop to lignite mining in open-pit mines in all of Germany, and with the Greenpeace organization. The camp ended with an activist protest, …

In August 2015, EKO-UNIA met the representatives of local organizations in Saxony and Brandenburg: Umweltgruppe Cottbus, Gemeinde Schenkendoebern and Klinger Runde. These organizations are involved in campaigns whose aims are to resist the activity and expansion of open-pit mines and power plants found in the region – Jaenschwalde (3000 MW), Schwarze Pumpe (1600 MW) and Boxberg (2500 MW).The organizations also …