Montenegro to host meetings on Aarhus Convention and Protocol on PRTRs in September
In September 2017, the coastal town of Budva, in Montenegro, will host meetings on the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), and the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs). The sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the […]
EUR 19 million for environmental projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany will provide EUR 19 million for environmental projects in the field of energy and water treatment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement which enables this support was signed on August 3 in Sarajevo. The agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of Germany was signed by the Minister […]
Serbia decides to tackle environmental tax avoidance
Serbia has launched an administrative procedure against companies that don’t pay environmental tax and fees, Serbian media reported. According to daily Blic, Serbian oil and gas company NIS is not exempted from the procedure. The procedure has been launched against 100 domestic and foreign companies, Serbian public broadcaster RTS reported, adding that decisions on tax […]
Serbian town of Čačak plans to introduce recycling yards in rural areas
City of Čačak and its public utility company Komunalac plan to introduce recycling yards in suburban areas in order to solve the problem of wild garbage dumps. They also plan to install nine more underground containers in addition to the existing five in this town in western Serbia. Petar Domanović, director of Komunalac, told Balkan […]
Montenegrin industry generated more than 680,000 tons of waste in 2016
Last year, the industry in Montenegro generated more than 680,000 tons of waste, and the energy sector was the major source of waste, according to data released by the Montenegrin statistical office Monstat. Of 686, 522 tons of generated waste, 49.2 percent or 337,620 tons was generated in the mining sector in 2016. The sector […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina submits its third national report on climate change
Bosnia and Herzegovina has experienced several significant extreme climate episodes in the last five years and the temperature increase, while the energy sector is the most significant source of CO2 emissions, the country’s reports on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions show. Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently finished the adoption procedure of the Third National […]
EUR 225 million from EU funds for 8 water infrastructure projects in Croatia
Croatia has secured total of EUR 225 million from the EU funds for eight water infrastructure projects, the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Croatia announced. The water infrastructure project in the island of Krk, worth EUR 86 million, will be funded with EUR 49.7 million from the EU funds. The co-financing contract for Krk […]
Turkey, Romania and Croatia could face investment gaps in energy infrastructure by 2040
Turkey, Romania and Croatia will have to invest more in the energy infrastructure if they want to avoid investment gaps in the sector by 2040, the new Global Infrastructure Hub report on infrastructure investment needs and gaps shows. The GI Hub, established by the G20 to increase the flow and quality of infrastructure investment opportunities […]