Environment
Serbia adopts first ever rulebook on standards for wood pellets
15 April 2025 - Serbia has adopted the rulebook on solid fuels from wood biomass, which for the first time regulates the quality of pellets and briquettes
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – 50 speakers at eight panels to track pace of SEE energy transition
13 April 2025 - Conference participants will hear in-depth analyses of the current situation, but also projections for the future.
Case of Struga illegal landfill in North Macedonia goes to Strasbourg court
11 April 2025 - The only hope for the Macedonian Association of Young Lawyers regarding an illegal landfill near Struga is now outside North Macedonia
EU lawmakers urge for rule of law in Jadar lithium project in Serbia
11 April 2025 - A group of MEPs demands that Serbia complies with the law as regards Rio Tinto's disputed Jadar lithium mining project
Activists in northeastern BiH to obstruct Majevica lithium mining project
09 April 2025 - Arcore and Rock Tech Lithium are planning to excavate and process lithium, boron and magnesium in Majevica in northeastern BiH
Croatia among EU’s top three emitters of methane from oil, gas industry
08 April 2025 - The first large independent analysis in Croatia of methane emissions from the oil and gas infrastructure was carried out, according to Greenpeace Croatia
Court annuls environmental permits for EPBiH’s hydro projects Janjići, Vranduk
07 April 2025 - Hydropower projects Janjići and Vranduk are being developed by state-owned power company Elektroprivreda BiH
PPC plans EUR 5.8 billion makeover of Western Macedonia coal region, including data centers
03 April 2025 - PPC presented a EUR 5.8 billion investment plan for the coal region of Western Macedonia in northern Greece
EU gives European carmakers more time to comply with CO2 standards
02 April 2025 - Transport & Environment says the delay for carmakers proposed by the European Commission must be the final concession
Serbian organizations, academic community urge EU against declaring lithium project Jadar strategic
02 April 2025 - The National Convention on the EU expressed concern in a letter to European officials about the consequences of granting strategic status to the Jadar project
City of Tuzla seeks to block lithium mining on Mount Majevica
31 March 2025 - The Tuzla city council adopted a document concerning the protection of the environment and public health against lithium mining.
EU mission in Serbia handed 100,000 signatures against declaring Rio Tinto’s Jadar a strategic project
31 March 2025 - Informal environmentalist organization Eko Straža has submitted a letter with 100,000 signatures to the Delegation of the EU to Serbia
International Day of Zero Waste 2025: reducing fashion and textiles waste
29 March 2025 - International Day of Zero Waste aims to draw attention to the negative impacts of waste and encourage global action at all levels.
Serbia’s Vučić claims EU to designate lithium project Jadar as strategic – activists vow to appeal
26 March 2025 - Project Jadar will be labeled strategic in the EU, according to President Vučić. Activists say they would dispute such a status as well as the already designated mining proposals.
EU selects first group of strategic projects for raw materials
25 March 2025 - The European Commission adopted a list of strategic projects for raw materials. They are eligible for administrative support and financing.
US court rules Greenpeace must pay over USD 660 million to oil pipeline operator
21 March 2025 - A North Dakota state court found Greenpeace liable for more than USD 660 million in damages to Energy Transfer, which controls the Dakota Access Pipeline