Environment
EU’s strategic status for Rio Tinto’s lithium project risks fueling tensions in Serbia
06 June 2025 - The addition of the planned lithium mine in Serbia to the EU's strategic projects for raw materials has again stirred up public controversy
European Commission declares Jadar project in Serbia one of its strategic projects for critical raw materials
04 June 2025 - Rio Tinto's project Jadar in Serbia is now one of the EU's 13 strategic raw materials projects outside of its borders
World Environment Day 2025: Beat Plastic Pollution
04 June 2025 - World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and this year's focus is on combating plastic pollution
Photovoltaics recycling gains traction in Greece with new facilities
04 June 2025 - Two recycling facilities for solar panels are complete in Greece, while another one is expected to follow soon
Wind farm project in Cyprus rejected to protect birds, habitats
17 May 2025 - The Department of Environment of Cyprus scrapped a proposal for a wind power plant partly within or near protected areas
Citizens, activists in Bulgaria oppose wind farm project that would destroy forest
13 May 2025 - In the Avren municipality of Bulgaria, citizens and activists are preparing a protest against a planned wind farm that would result in the felling of 30 hectares of forest.
Everything is ready for Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – welcome!
11 May 2025 - On May 14 and 15, Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 will gather four hundred participants from more then 30 countries from the region, Europe, and beyond
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – top delegations coming from EU, Southeast European countries
07 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 features eight panel discussions and more than 50 speakers: distinguished energy experts and representatives of energy companies
European Commission launches call for investment in green transition, critical raw materials in Western Balkans
28 April 2025 - Private businesses from the EU, the EEA, and the Western Balkans are invited to express interest in investing in the region
Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells
21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium, JESDER's chief Ufuk Şentürk said
Sarajevo rolls out fully digital system to track air-polluting emissions
18 April 2025 - The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has developed a register of air-polluting emissions and an information system to track pollutants.
Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović gets third mandate; Sara Pavkov takes over environment
16 April 2025 - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović started her third term while new Minister of Environmental Protection Sara Pavkov is the cabinet's youngest member