PV system for women’s shelter waits ministry approval

High school Emmanouel Kriaras in Thessaloniki ceded its roof for a 10 kW PV solar panel installation in an inaugural project launched by the central municipality and Greenpeace Greece. Power from the system is intended for covering the needs of a sanctuary for women and children who are victims of family violence. The virtual net […]

Syriza dissenters slam plan to sell chunk of PPC

Conflicting statements are making their way to the media, as Greek officials and representatives of international creditors give different assessments on how close the bailout agreement is before the target technical level deal on April 7. Besides pensions and workers’ rights, the disputed mid-term measures concern the unbundling of the energy market. The government in […]

GIZ Transboundary Ecosystem Management project launch

The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (ORF-BD) officially launched its Transboundary Ecosystem Management (TEM) project on March 27 in Tirana. It is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The event brought together the Albanian Minister of Environment, Lefter Koka, the Macedonian (FYR) Minister for Environment […]

Belgrade energy efficiency endeavours supported by UNEP

Siniša Mali, the Mayor of Belgrade, met with Harald Egerer, Head of UNEP Vienna SCC office. They discussed two initiatives that Serbian capital joined several months ago with the aim to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district heating. During the meeting in Vienna, Mali and Egerer discussed the implementation of two UNEP’s initiatives: BEA (Building […]