Environment
Serbia introduces Green Budget, earmarks EUR 1 billion for projects
06 December 2024 - The 2025 Budget Law includes the first Green Budget annex, listing 64 green projects to be implemented next year
Citizens asked to join complaint against Serbia’s EIA requirements for lithium project Jadar
05 December 2024 - Activist group Marš sa Drine called on citizens to join its complaint against Serbia's requirements for the environmental study for Rio Tinto's lithium project Jadar
Norway shelves deep sea mining call amid international pressure
02 December 2024 - Amid protests, Norwegian government postponed the first licensing round for deep sea mining in an area the size of Iceland
Zagreb picks technological solution for city’s waste management system
22 November 2024 - The city has selected technological solution C, one of three proposed, based on an analysis of municipal waste processing technologies
Montenegro signs EUR 50 million loan agreement with France’s AFD
20 November 2024 - AFD will support Montenegro's reforms in waste management, renewable energy, sustainable forestry, and climate action
Romania gets nod for EUR 790 million in aid for coal mine closure
18 November 2024 - The coal mines are located in the Jiu Valley, Romania’s main coal region and one of the 20 coal regions in the European Union
Vučić: Serbia wants Azerbaijan to participate in major gas power project
13 November 2024 - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said the government is starting talks with Azerbaijan to build a 1 GW gas power plant or two smaller ones
Landmark deal reached at COP29 on global carbon market
12 November 2024 - Countries participating in COP29 reached a consensus on standards for the creation of carbon credits in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement
Dokić: Emission permits are the first step in systemic emissions reduction
12 November 2024 - The monitoring, reporting, and verification system for greenhouse gases will enable the government to plan and implement measures to reduce emissions
EU introduces stricter wastewater treatment rules
11 November 2024 - The EU has amended the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, extending coverage to smaller settlements, more pollution sources and micropollutants
Slovenia adopts spatial plan for Ojstrica wind farm amid local outcry
08 November 2024 - The Ojstrica wind power project got its spatial plan but locals and the Municipality of Dravograd remain opposed to it
Belgrade prepares draft Green Infrastructure Strategy
08 November 2024 - The Secretariat for Environmental Protection has launched a public debate on the draft Green Infrastructure Strategy of the City of Belgrade
Dama Solar project of over 1 GW in Romania stuck in court over biodiversity
07 November 2024 - At 1.04 GW, Dama Solar would currently be the largest photovoltaic system in Europe, but environmentalists are disputing the project in court
Orlovača wind farm project overturned in Bosnia and Herzegovina
04 November 2024 - Residents secured the halt of the Orlovača wind farm project near Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by citing its harmful environmental impact
Croatia’s Krk is world’s second zero waste island
01 November 2024 - Zero Waste Europe approved the certification in recognition of outstanding achievements in sustainable waste management
EU approves Greek state aid of EUR 150 million for Prinos CCS facility
29 October 2024 - The EU's green light for a Greek state aid package is a major step for the CCS project in Prinos, offshore Kavala