Sofia to deploy 15 electric buses in 2019 as it secures EUR 7.35 million loan from EBRD, GESF

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Energy Special Fund (GESF) have approved a EUR 7.35 million loan to Sofia Electrical Transport Company (SETC) for the first phase of the modernization of Sofia’s bus fleet through the acquisition of up to 15 low-floor electric buses with fast-charging technology and six charging […]

SEPA report: Excessive air pollution registered in Belgrade, other Serbian cities in 2017

The Serbian capital Belgrade had excessive air pollution throughout the 2010-2017 period, except in 2014, mostly due to particulate matter PM10, but also due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions, according to the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency’s (SEPA) 2017 Annual Report on the Environment. PM10, defined as inhalable particles with diameters generally 10 micrometers and smaller, […]

Public debate launched on proposed integrated sustainable urban development strategy through 2030

The Ministry of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure has opened a public debate on the proposed integrated sustainable urban development strategy of the Republic of Serbia through 2030. The public debate on the proposed integrated sustainable urban development strategy of the Republic of Serbia through 2030 will last until November 4, 2018, with a presentation and […]

Internship Opportunity at Balkan Green Energy News

The Center for Promotion of Sustainable Development (CPOR), a civil society organization, is looking for an Intern for Balkan Green Energy News, the region’s leading sustainable energy and green economy news provider publishing in both English and Serbian, recently selected as one of 42 projects globally – and the only from South-East Europe (SEE) – to compete […]

Revised strategy calls for setting up Timber Exchange

The revised forest and forestry development strategy for 2014-2023, adopted by the Montenegrin government last week, envisages setting up a Timber Exchange. The document is aligned with the new concept of reorganizing the country’s forest concession system. The revised forest and forestry development strategy’s key goal is to improve the condition of all forests in […]