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CMS Slovakia: Reimbursement of CO2 taxes
12 February 2021 - Companies can still claim a refund of unlawful CO2 taxes from the competent authorities until 12 April 2021
CMS Ukraine: Overview of the hydrogen power industry’s prospects in Ukraine
27 January 2021 - Until recently, the development of the hydrogen power industry was hampered by the high cost of renewable energy and the insufficient advances in technology.
CMS Turkey: Waste management in Turkey
19 January 2021 - Overview of waste management in Turkey summarizing the legislation and practice by Umut Korkmaz of CMS law office in Istanbul, Turkey.
CMS Slovakia: Information system for waste management in Slovakia
16 December 2020 - In January 2020, new Slovak waste legislation introduced an electronic information system for waste management.
CMS Austria: New rules on Energy Communities in Austria
30 November 2020 - Based on the EU’s Clean Energy for all Europeans package, Austria is one of the first countries in Europe, which has presented draft legislation on energy communities.
Still insufficient efforts for wastewater treatment
22 September 2020 - Authors: Dunja Jandl, Partner, CMS Ljubljana; Ivan Gazdić, Partner, CMS Belgrade; Marija Marošan, Senior Attorney, CMS Belgrade; Tamara...
ESAV Guidelines to improve involvement of ecosystem services into decision making in Western Balkans
21 September 2020 - Author: Sara Pavkov, Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province ESAV Guidelines have been just...
Ten lessons learned from the pandemic crisis to be applied in combating climate change
10 September 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert at ProCredit bank What are the...
Bulgaria: all companies set to enter the free electricity market from 1 October 2020
24 August 2020 - Authors: Dimitar Zwiatkov, partner and Maria Harizanova, associate at CMS Bulgaria On 1 October 2020, all non-residential...
Strong political will and access to European electricity market – key enablers of RES integration challenges in Western Balkans
08 August 2020 - Authors: REPCONS project team of key experts Experts from the Western Balkans see energy transition...
Plastic – between benefit and harm
24 July 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert Plastic is undoubtedly one of the...
How to participate in auction for renewable energy incentives in Croatia
13 July 2020 - Authors: Marija Mušec, Partner, and Šime Dujmović-Maruna, Associate at law firm Bardek, Lisac, Mušec, Skoko...
Shaping the role of renewables self-consumers in the Energy Community
08 July 2020 - Author: Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity Unit, Energy Community Secretariat At the start of the...
COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities in the district energy sector
24 June 2020 - Author: Greg Gebrail, Energy Specialist and Bojan Bogdanović, Fund Manager – Renewable District Energy in...
10 steps Serbia should take on the path of green growth
17 June 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert From an environmental point of view,...
EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – Bringing nature back into our lives
02 June 2020 - Author: Boris Erg, Director of the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia...