Environment
From Seattle to Tirana, global fight against plastic pollution gathers steam
20 July 2018 - From individual initiatives to cities and corporations banning plastic straws, the global anti-plastic movement is...
Bids for two wastewater treatment plants to be sought as construction of four EU-funded facilities wraps up
19 July 2018 - The Macedonian Finance Ministry should invite bids by the end of 2018 for the construction...
Tendering ahead to remediate Sovjak toxic waste dump under EUR 50 million project
19 July 2018 - The Sovjak pit, a natural sinkhole in the karst rock holding around 150,000 cubic meters...
Slovenia boosts 2018 subsidies to fight climate change
18 July 2018 - The Slovenian government has adopted a revision of the 2018 budget of Eko Sklad, the...
Measures to tackle air pollution inefficient, financing inadequate – analysis
18 July 2018 - An analysis of the National Audit Office (NAO) identifies the inefficiency of measures and the...
Serbia preparing project to expand network of EV charging stations – CEH-V director
17 July 2018 - A major state project is being developed to expand Serbia’s network of electric vehicle charging...
Construction of Serbia’s first geothermal district heating system kicks off
17 July 2018 - The municipality of Bogatić should get Serbia’s first geothermal district heating system by the beginning...
Green Party proposes draft of new environmental impact assessment law over SHPPs
16 July 2018 - The Green Party has submitted a proposal of a draft new environmental impact assessment law...
Minister to seek changes to nature protection law over small hydropower plants
13 July 2018 - Serbian Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan has announced an initiative to change the country’s...
Serbia sees waste from commercial activities rise 3.3% in 2017
13 July 2018 - Waste generated from commercial activities in Serbia in 2017 increased 3.3% compared to the previous...
Returns on green investments are down, but so are costs
11 July 2018 - On the sidelines of the Green for Growth Fund’s (GGF) recently held Sustainable Future Forum...
China’s Belt and Road in Balkan coal dead end & why the EU should care
11 July 2018 - Author: Igor Kalaba, Energy Policy Coordinator for South East Europe, CAN Europe Governments in the...
HSE shuts down another obsolete unit of coal-fired Šoštanj power plant
11 July 2018 - Slovenian state energy company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has shut down another environmentally and technologically...
Green Action sues ministry for giving green light for HES Kosinj hydropower complex
10 July 2018 - Croatia’s civil society organization Green Action has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court in...
Postal operator Pošta Slovenije forges e-mobility partnership with energy trader GEN-I, seeks to fully electrify fleet
05 July 2018 - Slovenian state postal company Pošta Slovenije has signed an agreement on business cooperation in the...
Recyclers, reusable plastic bag producers invited to apply for 2018 subsidies amid calls to boost funding
05 July 2018 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection has invited recyclers and reusable plastic bag producers to apply...