Environment
Slovenia introduces air pollution, noise fee for trucks
16 February 2026 - The amendments to the Toll Act transpose the European Union’s Eurovignette Directive into national legislation
Sarajevo installs digitalized containers for textile waste
13 February 2026 - Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has introduced ten special containers for the separation and recycling of textile waste
North Macedonia launches EUR 22 million grant scheme for green businesses
10 February 2026 - The project for supporting green businesses with grants until 2030 is worth EUR 25 million, of which EUR 22 million is for the subsidies
Protests against giant hybrid power plant project in Bulgaria over loss of land
09 February 2026 - Environmentalists and locals are opposing a EUR 450 million solar power and battery project in Suhindol in Bulgaria
Nearly 2,500 kilometers of pristine Balkan rivers lost since 2012
21 January 2026 - The first comparable regional assessment in over a decade documents the deterioration of Europe's last wild rivers
Zagreb prepares draft waste management plan
15 January 2026 - The draft waste management plan establishes a framework for the reduction of the waste production and sustainably waste management
Titan signs deal with Serbia’s EPS for fly ash from coal power plant
14 January 2026 - Cement maker Titan Group is getting access to five million tons of fly ash from the TENT B coal power plant in Serbia
Croatia prepares first bioeconomy strategy
09 January 2026 - The Government of Croatia has adopted the Draft Bioeconomy Strategy until 2035, which foresees investments of EUR 200 million
Serbia to put mining strategy to parliament vote
05 January 2026 - The Government of Serbia passed the draft Strategy for the Management of Mineral and Other Geological Resources
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
From construction waste to circular economy: how STRABAG drives green transition
11 December 2025 - Strabag Serbia is introducing recycling, solar energy, electric vehicles and digital tools to accelerate the green transition and reduce CO₂ emissions.
Croatia launches subsidy call for electric taxi, delivery, car-sharing vehicles
10 December 2025 - A call for the allocation of non-refundable aid was published by the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Green Transition
Major industrial polluters in Serbia continue to pollute air, soil, water without control
08 December 2025 - Around 150 companies, potentially major polluters of water, air, and soil, hadn't obtained an IPPC permit by December 31, 2024
More than 330,000 Europeans died due to air pollution in 2023
05 December 2025 - The EEA has determined that in 2023 there were 333,000 cases of premature death linked to exposure to particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide.
Wpd obtains wind power approvals in Greece for 225 MW
04 December 2025 - Wpd has won environmental approvals for a wind power project of 147.6 MW in Central Greece and one for 77 MW in Thrace
North Macedonia plans energy renovation of 14 major public buildings
28 November 2025 - The authorities have prepared a plan for the reconstruction of buildings used by the state administration for the period 2025–2028