About Counter Balance
Basic information  
Counter Balance is a European coalition of development and environmental non-governmental organisations, formed in 2007 to specifically challenge the European Investment Bank. The groups involved have extensive experience working on development finance and the international financial institutions (IFIs), as well as campaigning to prevent the negative impacts of major infrastructure projects.

Counter Balance's mission is to make the EIB an open and progressive institution delivering on EU development goals and promoting sustainable development to empower people affected by its work.

Counter Balance includes members from:

Central and Eastern Europe:   France
 
www.bankwatch.org   www.amisdelaterre.org
 
   
Germany   Germany
 
www.urgewald.de   www.weed-online.org
 
   
Netherlands   United Kingdom
 
www.bothends.org   www.brettonwoodsproject.org
 
   
Italy    
   
www.crbm.org