Environment
EU should roll out CO2 border tax earlier, apply it to indirect emissions from electricity
12 January 2022 - The draft report is part of the legislative procedure for the adoption of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)
EIB halts loan for Budapest Airport expansion over breach of EU environmental law
11 January 2022 - The European Investment Bank's due diligence for the project of Hungary's main international airport lacked basic necessary documentation
Economist Nebojša Katić: Rio Tinto to benefit from Jadar lithium project, not Serbia
11 January 2022 - Economist Nebojša Katić asks what the economic benefits that Serbia expects from the opening of the Jadar lithium mine would look like
Rio Tinto says it’s halting work in Serbia, but what’s really happening?
10 January 2022 - Many landowners and others wondered what ‘on hold’ meant, when all we need is to see Rio Tinto stopped and gone.
Two nature gems to become national parks – Stara planina and Kučaj-Beljanica
08 January 2022 - Serbia will declare two national parks - Stara planina and Kučaj-Beljanica, both mountain areas in the eastern part of the country
NEA: Severe air pollution registered in Serbia in 2021
05 January 2022 - While the official report may not be published until September, NEA already issued an analysis of air pollution data in Serbia for last year
Court confirms suspension of lithium research in Valjevo region
31 December 2021 - The High Court in Valjevo confirmed the decision of the Valjevo Basic Court to impose...
Cyanide from gold mine threatens pristine nature in eastern Serbia
31 December 2021 - Dundee intends to open a gold mine and exploit ore using cyanide. Environmental and local associations are explicitly against it.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
30 December 2021 - The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
Many small hydropower plants are illegal, auditors in North Macedonia find
24 December 2021 - The State Audit Office of Northern Macedonia identified serious omissions in the concessions for small hydropower plants
European Parliament warns Serbia over violence against environmentalists
16 December 2021 - The European Parliament condemned the violence of hooligans against peaceful environmental demonstrators in Serbia and the amount of force used by the police
Serbia opens cluster 4 in EU accession negotiations
14 December 2021 - In its negotiations on EU accession, Serbia opened cluster 4 – Green Agenda and sustainable connectivity, consisting of four chapters