SEPEN becomes member of European Organization for Packaging and the Environment
The Association for Packaging and Environmental Protection (SEPEN) has been admitted to the membership of the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN). EUROPEN brings together industries from the packaging supply chain in Europe and deals with packaging and environmental issues without favoring any specific packing material or packaging waste management system. “The decision […]
Skopje subsidizing procurement of pellet stoves
The City of Skopje is offering subsidies to its residents for the procurement of pellet stoves, to encourage them to switch to a cleaner, more energy efficient heating solution, according to the text of the public call, available on the Macedonian capital’s website. Eligible to receive the subsidies are residents that are not already connected […]
Serbia will be more competitive with integrated IPPC permits
The Embassy of Sweden in Serbia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia and the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, has presented the project Implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive in Serbia. This project is a second phase of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permits program, which Sweden has already […]
EIB: New EUR 100 million energy efficiency investment in Greece
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Piraeus Bank are partnering in order to trim energy costs for companies in Greece by EUR 100 million through new energy efficiency investments in the country. This initiative is the first in Greece under the Private Finance for Energy Efficiency program and represents the largest energy efficiency financing initiative to […]
Fourth Energy Summit in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Neum, April 25 – 27
The Fourth Energy Summit in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will take place April 25 – 27 in Neum. The gathering is organized and financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The summit will be focused on sustainable development of the energy sector in BiH, renewable […]
Government of Macedonia presented Draft Law on Energy
The Draft Law on Energy, which envisages full liberalization of the energy sector, will soon be submitted to the parliament, the Macedonian Government announced. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Kočo Angušev said that this law is harmonized with five European directives and three European regulations. “The law will enable complete liberalization of the energy […]
ORF-EE presents at the “Working Together – Achieving More” Donors Meeting at the Energy Community
Twenty-two international financial and donor institutions gathered at the Energy Community (EnC) on 27 March, taking part in the first Working Together – Achieving More meeting. The goal of the meeting was to provide a discussion platform for financing institutions and donor organizations. The focus was on identification of possibilities for maximization of work synergies […]
Women and sustainable energy: research examines roles, seeks to help bridge gender gap
Women in Serbia choose sustainability – this is the overarching conclusion of the country’s first-ever research into the roles, attitudes, and position of women professionally engaged in sustainable energy, climate change, and environmental protection, as well as women in households/consumers. The results of the research, carried out as part of the WISE SEE (Women in […]