Energy efficiency enforcement – a penalty model

Authors: Marija Mušec, Partner, and Šime Dujmović-Maruna, Associate at law firm Bardek, Lisac, Mušec, Skoko doo, in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH  Croatia is rolling out the energy efficiency obligation (EEO) scheme for the second year in a row. EEO places an obligation on obliged parties (OPs) to achieve quantitative energy savings targets […]

Features February 28, 2020

Podgorica City Assembly adopts Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan – Efficient, secure and accessible transport for all

The local parliament of Podgorica has adopted its very first Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). In a highly participatory process aimed at taking a human-centered perspective, the plan has been developed over the past 10 months. A growing and modern capital, Podgorica has witnessed a variety of concerns on transport and quality of life: While […]

Mobility February 28, 2020

Four cities in region are among 12 European Mobility Week finalists

Rethymno and Karditsa from Greece, Kruševac in Serbia and Turkey’s Ordu are on the list in three out of four categories. The main idea of last year’s action was safe walking and cycling. Kruševac, Rethymno and Wrocław were declared leading big municipalities in European mobility. Four urban areas in Balkan countries entered the selection of […]

Mobility February 28, 2020

Master’s students can apply for ESED scholarship of up to USD 21,000 by March 6

In the region tracked by Balkan Green Energy News, excellent students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Turkey and Kosovo* are eligible for the scholarship program. There is one week left for exceptional students from developing countries to apply for the 2020-2021 Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) program. Global Sustainable Electricity […]

Bulgaria to continue to use coal power plants at least until 2030

Bulgaria will continue to use its coal power plants in the following decade and further on, according to the national plan with a 2050 horizon, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said after meeting with representatives of two trade unions, local media reported. They discussed the European Green Deal. The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria […]

Electricity February 27, 2020