Campaign against plastic waste on Cyprus’ beaches launched
Two initiatives for waste collection and recycling in the tourist sector have been recently announced in Cyprus, amid tourist season. Campaign to fight plastic waste in the country was launched in Paphos, coastal town in the southwest of Cyprus, while the beginning of recycling of waste generated in Paphos hotels was announced for early 2018. […]
Serbia gets separate Ministry of environmental protection after almost 10 years
Serbia’s new government will have a separate Ministry of Environmental Protection which will be headed by former Belgrade city official Goran Trivan. Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, whose cabinet was sworn in on June 29, said environmental protection would be the responsibility of a separate ministry. Environmental protection has been taken out of the Ministry of […]
Wetlands in northern Serbia on UNESCO’s biosphere reserves list
The International Coordination Council of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere program has included Bačko Podunavlje biosphere reserve, in northwestern part of Serbia, into the World List of Biosphere Reserves. The decision was taken at the session held in Paris on July 14, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Serbia announced. Bačko Podunavlje […]
Danilovgrad Municipal infrastructure project – invitation for tenders
Danilovgrad’s public utility company Waterworks and Sewerage (Vodovod i kanalizacija) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the construction of wastewater treatment plant in this town in the central part of Montenegro. The project includes design works and construction of wastewater plant in Danilovgrad. The wastewater is proposed for design capacity 6,000 population as well […]
Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection calls recycling industry to apply for funding
The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection published an invitation for stimulation funds for the re-use of waste and the production of re-usable plastic bags. Applications for the funds can be submitted to the ministry by waste facility operators and plastic bag makers up to January 31, 2018. The ministry published the details of […]
Belgrade citizens concerned about possible air pollution caused by fire at Vinča landfill
The fire at the landfill in Vinča, near Belgrade, which has been burning for a month now, has caused concern among citizens about air pollution in the city although local authorities claim that there is no cause for alarm. This has prompted the Ombudsman of Serbia to react and ask authorities to provide detailed information […]
Tomislav Ćorić new Croatian Minister of Environment and Energy
Former Croatian Minister of Labour and Pension System Tomislav Ćorić has been appointed Minister of Environment and Energy of Croatia. Croatian Parliament approved Ćorić’s appointment on June 9, together with six other ministers who were appointed after the formation of the new ruling coalition between Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and Croatian People’s Party (HNS). Ćorić […]
What will it take to make Balkan leaders realise new coal plants are a liability, not a gold mine?
Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Co-ordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network In April this year, the EU proved that whatever difficulties it might be going through, it can still make momentous decisions. It approved new pollution control standards for power stations, entitled the LCP BREF (1) The name might sound obscure, but the results should be concrete: The new […]
