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CEE Bankwatch Network

Prague, Czech Republic

Environment & ClimateHuman rightsDemocracy & Civil societyNature & Wildlife conservation
Network or umbrellaFounded 1995International reach
Profile last updated: May 5, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, CEE Bankwatch Network is a non-profit network based in Prague, Czech Republic working on environment & climate, human rights, democracy & civil society +1 more.

CEE Bankwatch Network is a network of environmental and social organisations founded in 1995 that works to ensure public finance, particularly from international financial institutions and EU funds, benefits people and the environment in central and eastern Europe and the Caucasus. It monitors projects financed by institutions such as the EBRD, EIB and World Bank, exposes risks, supports affected communities and member groups, and advocates for transparency, public participation, accountability and a just energy transition. The network has 17 member groups in 14 countries, is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, and has staff across the region and in Brussels.

Location

Prague, Czech Republic

Founded

1995

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Registration

68406258

Focus areas

public financeinternational financial institutionsEBRDEIBWorld Bankclimatecoal phase-outaccountabilityhuman rightscentral and eastern Europe

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateHuman rightsDemocracy & Civil societyNature & Wildlife conservation

Works for

Communities

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningResearchAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Lung Run

Environment & Climate

Annual live or virtual running event that raises awareness of air pollution from coal-fired power plants across the region.

Comply or Close

Environment & Climate

Publication series exposing air pollution breaches by coal plants in the Western Balkans.

No Time to Celebrate

Human rights

Campaign highlighting human rights shortcomings of the EBRD and pushing for stronger safeguards and reprisal protections.

Countries of operation

Czech RepublicBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaPolandRomaniaSerbiaNorth MacedoniaUkraineGeorgiaKyrgyzstan

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsGovernment fundingEU funding

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Green 10Europe Beyond Coal

Partnerships

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Friends of the Earth Europe, Counter Balance, Greenpeace, Patagonia, Friends of the Earth Poland

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