Environment
Power plants in BiH, Montenegro, Serbia at risk of early closure – Energy Community report
18 November 2019 - All Contracting Parties which have coal in their energy mix are not in compliance with...
Antigraft panel calls for review of Mavrovo SHPPs plan
15 November 2019 - North Macedonia’s State Commission for Prevention of Corruption closed a case involving deputy prime minister...
EU supports Serbia in improving environmental standards to benefit people
12 November 2019 - The EU accession process offers the unique opportunity for Serbia to raise its environmental standards,...
Chinese-Montenegrin consortium wins bid for eco-reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja
12 November 2019 - Chinese-Montenegrin consortium DEC International-Bemax-BB Solar-Permonte has been picked as the best bidder for an environmental...
Leonardo DiCaprio, Manu Chao support struggle against construction of HPPs in Balkans
07 November 2019 - Though ignored by politicians, the long-standing struggle against the construction of hydropower plants (HPPs) in...
Zenica to introduce public bicycle system, adopt Green City Action Plan
07 November 2019 - The City of Zenica has announced the introduction of a public bicycle system, in an...
Western Balkans countries to get joint guideline on ecosystem services assessment and valuation
06 November 2019 - Institutions dealing with the establishment and management of protected areas in the Western Balkans will...
Bucharest to introduce oxygen vignette, ban high-polluting cars from parts of city
04 November 2019 - Bucharest authorities are introducing a special tax called the Oxygen vignette for cars not meeting...
KEK to get EUR 76 million grant to cut pollution from Kosovo B power plant
04 November 2019 - Kosovo* will receive a EUR 76 million grant from the EU’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance...
UNECE workshop presents recommendations for sustainable future of Drina River Basin
31 October 2019 - How can Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, as the riparian countries of the Drina...
BiH produces Draft catalog of criteria for sustainable development of SHPPs
30 October 2019 - A working group comprising representatives of various institutions and both political entities in Bosnia and...
EPS to invest EUR 4.6 billion by 2027, EUR 700 million to go into hydropower, renewables
30 October 2019 - Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) intends to invest EUR 4.6 billion from 2019 to...
Four in five EU coal power plants unprofitable: Greece’s PPC faces EUR 596 million loss, Romania’s CE Oltenia EUR 567 million
28 October 2019 - Four in five EU coal power plants are unprofitable and utilities could lose EUR 6.6...
PM10 concentration in Serbia 10 times above limit, as region fills most polluted cities lists
25 October 2019 - Over the past few days, Serbian citizens in Belgrade, Niš, Valjevo, as well as other...
Court halts expansion of largest coal mine in Romania following Bankwatch appeal
25 October 2019 - A Bucharest court has blocked an expansion of Rosia, the largest coal mine in Romania...
EU, UNDP send Joint Message to Serbian government on climate change
24 October 2019 - We are publishing the Joint Message without any intervention. In the aftermath of the 2019...