Circulate – Mikser Festival’s jubilee 10th edition starts this Friday, May 24
Cultural organization Mikser is organizing the Mikser Festival’s jubilee 10th edition from May 24 to 26 in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival is being held under the slogan “Circulate,” symbolizing the organization’s strategic partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Serbia in launching a Platform for Circular Economy in Serbia, which would open a new […]
International Day for Biological Diversity: Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health
Eagles and falcons face extinction in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while endangered species in the country include the lynx, the wolf, and the brown bear. Olive trees are threatened by construction machinery on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, while pits in Croatia’s karst rock, which holds some of the world’s richest underground habitats, have been turned into illegal […]
Vattenfall CEO Magnus Hall named new president of Eurelectric
Vattenfall President and CEO Magnus Hall has been appointed new president of Eurelectric for the next two years, according to press releases from the Sweden-based energy company and the pan-European electricity sector association. Eurelectric, the European industry association for the electricity sector, represents over 3,500 companies in more than 30 European countries in power generation, […]
Speaking to IFIs may be only way for environmental activists to convey message to right address
Ana Colovic Lesoska, executive director at the Center for environmental research and information Eko-svest from Skopje, is one of six winners of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize, a first for the prestigious award to go to North Macedonia. This recognition followed Colovic Lesoska’s successful campaign to halt international lending for two hydropower plants, thereby protecting […]
Smart metering project connects 300 solar panel owners in decentralized power network
The LIFE+ SmartPV project has connected around 300 solar panel owners in Cyprus in a decentralized power network, making solar power better value. The Cypriot authorities have extended the payment scheme used for the pilot network to all owners of solar panels in the country, according to a press release from the European Commission. The […]
REGEA to launch platform for connecting investors, roof owners to speed up solar energy use
The Sunce na dlanu platform connecting investors and owners of facilities, buildings and houses interested in the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) plants, will be operational at the beginning of June, local media reported. The platform, developed by the North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA), SAP and Experta, will allow participation of the facilities and […]
World Bee Day: Pollinators key for food production, biodiversity dying off at alarming rate
Did you know that a man from the South-East European region is one of the fathers of modern beekeeping techniques? Anton Janša was born on May 20, 1734 on the territory of today’s Slovenia, and the United Nations have declared his birthday World Bee Day. Another reason this day is marked in May is the […]
Kruševac, Užice, Paraćin, Vrbas ink license agreements for European Energy Award
Serbia’s cities of Kruševac and Užice and the municipalities of Paraćin and Vrbas officially joined the European Energy Award (EEA) Association within the Municipal Energy Efficiency and Management Project (MEEMP) in Serbia by signing the license agreement. The EEA Association is a quality management and certification system with more than 1,500 participating municipalities with almost 50 […]
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