Environment
Researchers from Denmark, Serbia, Slovenia creating carbon footprint calculator for glass products
17 September 2025 - A group of researchers is creating a completely new, scientifically based tool for assessing environmental impact
EU opens energy, environment cluster in accession talks with Albania
17 September 2025 - Albania started negotiations with the European Union on the so-called cluster 4, encompassing the green agenda and sustainable connectivity
Environmental approvals for 403 MW of wind power on Montenegrin mountain
16 September 2025 - Companies intend to build wind power plants of 403 MW in total on Sinjajevina mountain, a vast pastureland in Montenegro
North Macedonia kicks off project to replace taxis with electric vehicles
12 September 2025 - The country’s first move toward electrifying public transportation was announced last year by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski
Montenegro’s capital Podgorica preparing feasibility study for waste incinerator
10 September 2025 - The task should be implemented in line with the requirements of sustainable waste management, circular economy, and EU standards
Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
09 September 2025 - Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Eco bride Milica Lukić celebrates love with sustainable wedding
28 August 2025 - The wedding of Milica Lukić, a researcher and environmental activist, shows that celebrating love can be ceremonial and moving while remaining sustainable.
Applications for 2025 Female Leader in Sustainable Energy Award in Serbia opened
25 August 2025 - WISE Serbia, the Network of Women in sustainable energy, climate action, and environment, under the auspices of the German development cooperation GIZ, announces the call for nominations for the 2025 Female Leader in Sustainable Energy Award
Deanovec PV project near Zagreb conditionally passes environmental assessment
22 August 2025 - No environmental impact assessment or assessment of acceptability for the network of protected areas is required for the 65.7 MW Deanovec solar power project in Croatia.
Critics of Serbia’s draft mining strategy barred from public hearing
08 August 2025 - A public consultation was held on the draft Strategy for the Management of Mineral and other Geological Resources in Serbia
EU donates EUR 240 million to Serbia for environment, energy efficiency
07 August 2025 - The EU approved EUR 240 million in non-repayable assistance to Serbia from IPA funds for projects worth an overall EUR 325.2 million
Kragujevac heating plant begins ash removal from disposal site in city center
06 August 2025 - The city of Kragujevac in Serbia has begun removing ash from an uncovered disposal site that has been polluting air and soil for years.
Court suspends Hidroelectrica’s hydropower project by stopping deforestation
06 August 2025 - The almost complete Răstolița hydropower project in Romania, started in the late 1980s, is stuck again over a dispute regarding deforestation
First desulfurization system test completed at coal plant in Serbia
05 August 2025 - Construction work on the desulphurisation plant at the Nikola Tesla B (TENT B) coal plant near Obrenovac has been completed and testing is underway
Council of Europe urges North Macedonia to improve environment, protect Romas from disproportionate risks
29 July 2025 - North Macedonia should bridge the gap between commitments and reality on human rights of Romas and environmental protection, the Council of Europe said
Turkish renewables firm to drill for geothermal lithium
26 July 2025 - Margün Energy intends to search for lithium in geothermal water in western Turkey, where it took over a 12 MW geothermal power plant