Global call launched for SMEs, nonprofits, high schools to win Zayed Sustainability Prize
SMEs, nonprofit organizations and high schools worldwide are invited to submit entries for the Zayed Sustainability Prize by June 23
E.ON Croatia to produce hydrogen using sewage sludge
Energy firm E.ON Croatia received EU support via the Innovation Fund for a project for the production of hydrogen using sludge
Promoting transboundary cooperation on water and energy in Drina River Basin to achieve the green energy transition and climate commitments
At the SECW the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, UNECE and Finland co-convened a session on renewable energy development in the Drina River Basin
Toxic tailings dump in North Macedonia to be turned into solar power plant
The town of Probištip in North Macedonia will seek an investor to remediate a mining tailings dump and build a solar power plant on the site
Greek trade unions, activists fight off privatization of two biggest water supply firms
After a long struggle against privatization, water supply and sewage firms in Athens and Thessaloniki are back under direct state control
BiH gets EUR 37 million loan for flood protection projects
The financing will help deliver infrastructure investments, such as dikes, dams, and water reservoirs, which support flood protection
Zagreb Holding sells green bonds worth EUR 305 million
Through its umbrella firm Zagreb Holding, Croatia's capital issued the first green municipal bonds in Central and Eastern Europe
EU allocates EUR 2.1 billion for energy, transport, environment projects in Western Balkans
This is the fifth investment package under the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, announced in October 2020