EUR 384,000 for re-cultivation of abandoned mines in Vojvodina
The authorities of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has allocated EUR 384,000 for re-cultivation of abandoned mines without owner on its territory. Grants are awarded to 13 municipalities and villages. On August 16, Vojvodina’s Secretary of Energy, Construction and Transportation Nenad Grbić presented contracts on grants, which are worth around EUR 29,000 each. Grbić said […]
International Energy and Environment Fair (ECOFAIR) in Belgrade in October
The 13th International Energy Fair and 14th International Fair for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources – EcoFair, will be held at the Belgrade Fair from October 4 to October 6, 2017. The business and educational slogan has remained unchanged – New Energy. The Energy Fair is an annual and regional gathering of companies, corporations, enterprises, institutions and […]
UPDATE: Minister Trivan visits USA to talk about investments in environmental protection
Article from August 9 updated with new information. Minister of Environmental Protection of Serbia Goran Trivan has visited the USA, where he has discussed investment opportunities for American companies in the field of environment in Serbia. On August 9, at the invitation of the State of Maryland and the Serbian-American Business Council, Trivan spoke at […]
Project for more resilient water system in Tirana pending final review
The project for improvement of water supply in Tirana has passed concept review and is pending final review, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced. Target board date is November 15, 2017, the EBRD said. The project aims to assist Tirana’s water and wastewater utility company, Ujesjelles Kanalizime Tirana (UKT), in providing a […]
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 […]
