Gradual tightening of environmental rules is beneficial
Implementation of targets for separate collection of packaging waste in municipalities is the direction for further development of recycling industry in Serbia, said Mihail Mateski. The general manager of Greentech d.o.o. as well as of Macedonian Grinteh MK d.o.o. told Balkan Green Energy News the measure should be paired with bigger investments in infrastructure for […]
Pokupsko Municipality – Winner of EUSEW 2016 Public Sector Award
Project summary The Municipality of Pokupsko is located in North-Western part of Croatia near the river Kupa. Surrounded by forests and hills, approximately 2.500 inhabitants in 14 settlements are living in harmony with nature. Even though the municipality has a rather limited own budget, it is developing in a most sustainable way possible and can […]
IFC assisting in waste sector, sustainable cities
A roundtable brought together international and local waste management companies, the nation’s metropolitan municipalities and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to help Turkey’s cities become more sustainable and combat the challenges of rapid urbanization. The event was organized by the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group. Turkey’s population of 75 million produces […]
Energy Community gathers 24 non-governmental organizations
The inaugural Energy Community Civil Society Day brought together 24 organisations from 11 countries at on June 21. Representatives of international financial institutions, academic institutions, government ministries as well as the European Parliament and Commission also took part. The Energy Community (EnC) said the aim of the event, which will be organized on an annual […]
Drinking water facility overhaul agreed for Užice
Zorana Mihajlović, Serbian vice premier and minister for construction, transport and infrastructure, signed a contract for the funding of the reconstruction of water factory ‘Petar Antonijević’ with Užice mayor Tihomir Petković. Total worth of the overhaul is RSD 400 million (EUR 3.2 million). The ministry said funds from its budget were redistributed to provide EUR 2.92 million as this is […]
Sweden’s assistance helps access to EUR 100 million
The Government of Sweden financed the Environmental Infrastructure Support Programme (EISP) in Serbia with over EUR 4 million. One of the most important results of cooperation is providing necessary infrastructure for prepared projects to be financed from the European Union’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) mechanism with EUR 100 million this year, according to a […]
Waste management plan undergoing public consultation
The Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection published the plan for waste management through 2020 for public consultation, ending on June 30. The document improves the policy in line with the concept of circular economy with collection, recycling and composting, according to minister Slaven Dobrović. He added this way Croatia will be able to meet […]
China may finance incinerator, wastewater treatment
During the state visit of China’s president Xi Jinping, who brought a big business delegation to Serbia, domestic officials said the partners from the most populous country were presented with the possibility to invest in environmental protection. Energy minister Aleksandar Antić told government-controlled news agency Tanjug that the city of Pančevo, located northeast of capital […]
