Sweden funding environmental projects in Serbia
After the meeting held between Christer Asp, Ambassador of Sweden to Serbia and Aleksandar Vučić, the Prime Minister of Serbia, the Embassy of Sweden said four environmental protection agreements in the pipeline, to be implemented by Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, are worth EUR 9.5 million. Ambassador Christer Asp stated the projects, which […]
Zagreb abandons possibility to build incinerator
The City of Zagreb will find an optimal solution for waste management in cooperation with citizens and the Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, stated Milan Bandić, mayor of the capital of Croatia, and Slaven Dobrović, minister, after the first meeting of the working group for the adoption of an action plan. The goal is […]
Waste transfer station opened in Koceljeva
The Government of the Netherlands financed the establishment of a waste transfer station in Koceljeva in Serbia’s west with EUR 750.000, aiming to promote sustainable development in the country. The facility was opened by the municipality’s officials and the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and the Embassy of the Kingdom of […]
Greek entrepreneurs sought in relation to waste affair
Cyprus attorney general Costas Clerides ordered European arrest warrants to be issued for construction mogul Leonidas Bobolas and businessman Theofanis Lolos, both from Greece, for suspected involvement in embezzlement in waste management in Marathounda and Koshi. According to Socrates Hasikos, interior minister of Cyprus, the state can officially terminate the contract with Greek company Helector […]
Contract signed for recycling centre in Bajina Bašta
Intergovernmental development organization International Management Group (IMG) will implement the project of the construction of a recycling facility in Bajina Bašta financed by a EUR 175,000 donation from Sweden. The municipality, located in Serbia’s west, provides another EUR 25,000, according to the agreement. Radomir Filipović, head of local authority, said the project covers primary separation […]
Ljubljana, European Green Capital, wins another environmental award
Progress in sustainable mobility was the factor that brought the Slovenian capital city the Zlati kamen (Golden rock) award for this year. The national project’s council was also convinced with Ljubljana’s orientation towards development, tourism and environmental projects. The annual recognition is based on local authority’s success in providing conditions for quality of life. This […]
Balkan countries fare bad in waste treatment structure
Eurostat’s data as of 2014 revealed all markets followed by Balkan Green Energy News underperform overall European waste management achievements, except Slovenia, which is above average in recycling. Albania was excluded from the latest report. The mean rate of recycling is 28% and Slovenia tops it by 21 percentage points. In comparison, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, […]
Health costs of coal plants prompt policy rethink
A study quantified public health costs of polluted air from coal-fired power plants in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo* at up to EUR 8.56 billion per year. The calculation is made up of costs including from premature deaths, respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions, new cases of chronic bronchitis and lower respiratory problems, […]