Environment
Jure Leben, new environment minister who advocates all-out plastic bag ban
21 September 2018 - Slovenia’s new minister of the environment and spatial planning Jure Leben is environmental protection expert...
Experts warn small hydropower plants destroying natural resources for negligible amounts of electricity
20 September 2018 - After local residents jumped up clamoring against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) across...
HESS publishes 1st contract notice for disputed HPP Mokrice project
19 September 2018 - State-owned hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi (HESS), part of the GEN Group, has...
Banja Luka starts developing Green City Action Plan
19 September 2018 - The City of Banja Luka has started preparing its Green City Action Plan, which, according...
InnoEnergy offering investments to SMEs for cleantech, sustainable energy solutions
19 September 2018 - InnoEnergy, Europe’s sustainable energy engine supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT),...
European Commission to co-fund EUR 1.39 billion project to build Bucharest metro’s 6th line
17 September 2018 - The European Commission has announced to Romania’s Ministry of Transport that it will co-fund the...
Volunteers rake in 2,000 tons of trash in Serbia on World Cleanup Day
17 September 2018 - An estimated 13 million volunteers took part in a “green wave” to remove garbage from...
Tirana shortlisted for 2018 Transformative Action Award
17 September 2018 - Albania’s City of Tirana is among three shortlisted candidates for the 2018 Transformative Action Award,...
Zenica marks launch of work on Green City Action Plan
14 September 2018 - The City of Zenica has held a presentation to mark the launch of work on...
Belgrade plans to compete for European Green Capital Award
14 September 2018 - Belgrade will apply for the European Green Capital Award, Mayor Zoran Radojičić said following the...
Izmir secures EUR 80 million loan for EUR 250 million investment in low-carbon metro
14 September 2018 - Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city with a population of close to 4.2 million, has secured a...
Startups, companies, investors invited to take part in The Business Booster
13 September 2018 - InnoEnergy, Europe’s largest sustainable energy innovation engine, is hosting the 6th edition of The Business...
UNECE calls on Albania to tackle dumpsites, look beyond hydropower
13 September 2018 - The third Environmental Performance Review of Albania undertaken by the United Nations Economic Commission for...
Akfen to build 4 new wind farms, 9 PV plants with EBRD’s backing of up to USD 102 million
12 September 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financing package of up...
PKS launches Circular Economy Academy
11 September 2018 - The Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) has launched a Circular Economy Academy for representatives of...
Solagro Smart Recycler targets consumers who lost faith in recycling system
10 September 2018 - A lack of a reliable and simple recycling system and unmotivated users result in a...