Towns and cities invited to apply for European Mobility Week Award 2017
Towns and cities which have participated in raising awareness of sustainable mobility in Europe this week, are invited to apply for the European Mobility Week Award. The award aims to promote best practice and success in organizing the campaign, and to raise awareness of the need for local and individual action in the field of […]
Montenegro secures funds for construction of wastewater treatment plant in its capital
Montenegro has secured most of the needed funds for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Podgorica, worth EUR 50 million. The international tender for the construction of the plant is expected to be published in the first quarter of 2018. Two loan agreements has been today signed between the Government of Montenegro and […]
Mobility Week 2017 marked across Western Balkan region
Events for the European Commission’s traditional European Mobility Week were organized across the continent including the countries of the Western Balkans which have participated in the mobility week for the past several years. 2,270 towns and cities from across Europe registered to organize events to mark Mobility Week 2017 which is being held for the […]
German manufacturer RECOM to supply PV modules for solar projects in Turkey
German solar module manufacturer RECOM has obtained an import license from the Turkish government, and announced that it would supply total of 200MW of solar modules for photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country. The company said in a statement that it has become one of the few international manufacturers of solar modules to receive the […]
IRENE project: upgrading of public lighting through cross-border cooperation
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have launched IRENE project aimed to promote sustainable use of natural resources. The project, which is mostly financed by European IPA funds for cross-border cooperation, envisages upgrading of 11 public lighting systems in several municipalities and towns as well the installation of solar collectors in one of them. The […]
Rimac Automobili signs EUR 30 million deal with battery maker Camel Group
The Croatian electric car maker Rimac Automobili and its sister company Greyp Bikes have signed an agreement with the China-based Camel Group Ltd. on a EUR 30 million investment in those Croatian companies. The money from Camel Group, the biggest battery maker in Asia, will be used to expand both the electric car and electric […]
CEDIS invests EUR 78 million in electricity distribution network
Montenegrin Power Distribution System (CEDIS), which operates as distribution system operator, will invest EUR 78 million in the development and maintenance of the electricity distribution network in the country in the next three years, Montenegrin media reported. According to three-year investment plan, CEDIS will continue the installation of smart electric meters, the construction of new […]
Macedonia upgrades weather forecast system to help farmers cope with climate change
With the help of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Macedonia is upgrading its weather forecast system in order to help farmers to better plan and organize their production, making thus its agriculture less vulnerable to climate change. Macedonia is one of the most arid countries in Europe with a strong share of agriculture […]