Montenegro gives up on waste incinerator option
The Montenegrin government has recently adopted a decision amending the state waste management plan for 2015-2020, eliminating an option to build a waste incinerator, though still allowing for smaller thermal treatment facilities. Prior to the amendments, the waste incinerator was envisaged as an option at a waste management center in Nikšić, which was disputed by […]
Green for Growth Fund selects 15 finalists for clim@ competition in Frankfurt
Green for Growth Fund (GGF) selected 15 finalists of the clim@ competition who will present their ideas to a high-level panel of judges and experts on the June 25 in Frankfurt. 260 applications from 80 countries were submitted for the competition until the deadline which expired on April 15. The successful entries – BEAD, Effa, […]
EU proposes wastewater reuse rules for agricultural irrigation
The European Commission has proposed new rules to stimulate and facilitate water reuse in the EU for agricultural irrigation. The new rules will help farmers make the best use of non-potable wastewater, alleviating water scarcity while protecting the environment and consumers, according to a press release from the EU executive. Specifically, the commission has proposed […]
Belgrade to “do its part” to enable launch of works under Vinča landfill project by next spring
The City of Belgrade will “do its part” within legal deadlines to enable launching construction by the spring of 2019 under a EUR 333 million public-private partnership (PPP) project to remediate the Vinča landfill – Serbia’s biggest environmental problem – and build modern waste management facilities, City Manager Goran Vesić said. Vesić was speaking while […]
Nature is treated as if it were an unlimited resource
Despite biodiversity’s essential value for economic sectors such as forestry, agriculture, tourism, and fisheries, and its relevance for social and cultural well-being, nature is treated as if it were an unlimited resource in the region of South-East Europe, while environmental protection is often seen as an expense. Why this is happening, but also what the […]
Project launched to improve e-waste management in Serbia
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has signed an agreement to cooperate with the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), home appliances maker Gorenje, and drinks firm Coca-Cola HBC Srbija on a project to improve the management of electrical and electronic waste in Serbia, according to a statement […]
EUSEW 2018: Presentation of finalists – Croatian agency raises the profile of energy transition
Winners of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards 2018 will be unveiled on June 5. A total of 12 finalists from 10 different EU countries across 4 categories (Consumers, Public Sector, Businesses, and the newly added Young Energy Leaders) are on the shortlist of the year’s most successful projects. The full list of finalists is here, and […]
Startup Solagro tops first PowerUp! competition in Serbia
Startup Solagro, made up of Nemanja Janić, Marko Kaličanin and Đorđe Đorđević, won the first PowerUp! competition in Serbia with its innovative idea for a smart recycling system. Solagro also won the opportunity to compete with finalists from 24 Central European countries as part of the fourth edition of the PowerUp! Competition, which began on […]