Romania to re-introduce environmental tax for old vehicles
With a growing interest in buying old cars after Romanian authorities abolished environmental tax earlier this year, the Environment Ministry has announced this week a new pollution tax for cars with low emissions standard and high carbon dioxide emissions to be re-introduced. The ministry set up a working group to find a method by which […]
EU gives Cyprus more time to close down landfills
Once again Cyprus is given additional time to close down the illegal landfills in Vati and Kotsiatis. Cyprus was faced with fines over the delay to shut down the landfills, ordered by the EU back in 2013. An infringement process was initiated in May this year and the island was looking at fines worth around […]
Green Economy Congress to take place in Belgrade, early November
Green Economy Congress 2017 titled “Mapping the Green Economy Momentum in Post-Industrial Era” will take place in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital from November 2-4. The congress will gather green economy leaders from around the world dedicated to development and promotion of green economy model and initiatives, says the organizer. The three-day gathering, hosted by civil society organizations […]
Sarajevo soon to get compost plant for green waste, new grinder presented
Presentation of a grinder which will be used to process plant waste from parks and other areas represents the first step in a project of compost plant construction in the Sarajevo Canton . The biomass produced at the compost plant in Sarajevo’s Sokolović Kolonija nursery will also be used to produce energy. The project to […]
Stericyle Romania opens biggest medical waste processing facility in Europe
The Stericycle Romania company announced the start of operation of the biggest medical waste sterilization facility in that country in the town of Jilava outside the capital Bucharest. The Challenger sterilization facility has a processing capacity of two tons an hour making it Stericycle Europe’s largest medical waste management facility on the continent. Stericycle Romania […]
Trebinje gets a renewed wastewater treatment plant
In about 300 days the wastewater treatment plant in Trebinje, which has been operating for 38 years, will be modernized and its lifespan extended for 20 years. The project total cost is EUR 1.6 million, and the money is provided through the project “Water supply and sewage of the Republica Srpska” and donation of the […]
New energy strategy of Croatia in 2018
Croatia’s long-awaited energy strategy should be prepared next year. Experts warned that this strategic document is one of the conditions for withdrawing money from the EU funds dedicated to the energy sector. Minister of Environment and Energy Tomislav Ćorić announced at the 5th Energy Market Forum, organized by Poslovni dnevnik, the launch of energy strategy document […]
Croatia has most freshwater per capita in EU
While Poland, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Malta are categorized as suffering from „water stress,“ Croatia is the European Union’s superpower in volumes per inhabitant. Serbia ranks close to top in whole continent, and Greece is region’s champion in processing wastewater Eurostat’s latest data shows the newest member state has a long-term average of 27,330 […]