ONGOING PROJECTS
CEESEN-BENDER (2024–2026)
The main goal of CEESEN-BENDER is to empower and support vulnerable homeowners and renters living in Soviet-era multiapartment buildings in 5 CEE countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, and Romania. The project will help them through the renovation process by identifying the main obstacles and creating trustworthy support services that include homeowners, their associations, and building managers.
ENTRA (2025–)
Energy Poverty Nexus supports EU Member States in addressing energy poverty by strengthening national capacities, establishing observatories in seven pilot countries, building a sustainable monitoring framework, and promoting alignment with EU legislation. Through training, peer learning, and tailored policy support, the project aims to reduce household energy costs, improve living conditions, and advance sustainable energy investments and legislative reforms across Europe.
NEXUS (2025–)
Energy Poverty Nexus aimed to support EU Member States in tackling energy poverty by strengthening national capacities, aligning policies with EU legislation, establishing observatories in seven pilot countries, and building a sustainable monitoring framework. Through capacity-building activities, peer learning, and tailored policy support, the project sought to reduce household energy costs, improve living conditions, and advance sustainable energy investments and legislative reforms across Europe.
PAST PROJECTS
CEESEU-DIGIT (2022–2024)
The objective of the project was to prepare a new type of regional energy and climate plans (ECAP) in six Central and Eastern European target areas. In addition to the mitigation measures, the documents prepared based on a new methodology, which also try to place great emphasis on adaptation and landscape-level planning. In addition to the climate protection goals, the project also pays special attention to vulnerable social groups and those affected by energy poverty.
CEESEU (2020–2023)
The main goal of the CEESEU project was to build the capacity of public administrators in Central and Eastern Europe to develop Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) that promote increased energy efficiency, sustainable energy, reduced carbon emissions and improved climate change adaptability, helping the region to contribute towards meeting the EU’s climate goals.
PANEL2050 (2016–2018)
The aim of PANEL 2050 project was to create durable and replicable sustainable energy networks at local level, where relevant stakeholders collaborate for the creation of a energy visions, strategies and action plans for the transition towards low carbon communities in 2050. The focus was on CEE countries, where this type of networks at local level was almost completely absent.
CEESEN was first created under the PANEL 2050 project which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 696173. Later, CEESEN became an NGO under the CEESEU project, which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 892270. Disclaimer: The sole responsibility for the content of this material lies with the authors. It does not necessarily represent the views of the European Union, and neither EASME nor the European Commission are responsible for any use of this material.