Mobility
European Parliament votes to raise renewables 2030 target to 45%
16 September 2022 - Lawmakers backed the revisions of the Renewable Energy Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) to match the REPowerEU plan
Slovenia’s DSO to install 50 e-chargers for EVs
08 September 2022 - Elektro Ljubljana is one of the five power distribution companies in Slovenia and an operator of a network of e-chargers
France offers citizens EUR 4,000 grants to switch from cars to bikes
02 September 2022 - France is offering incentives of up to EUR 4,000 to citizens who want to switch their cars for electric bicycles
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
29 June 2022 - The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
EU’s Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation to work on hydrogen, electrification
27 June 2022 - The EU said the Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation would accelerate the development of electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft
European Parliament delays decision to introduce carbon border tax – CBAM
08 June 2022 - The European Parliament rejected a set of law proposals within the Fit-for-55 climate package including the CBAM carbon border tax scheme
Priority of new Government of Slovenia is to tackle energy crisis
06 June 2022 - Prime Minister Robert Golob promised everyone would take their fair share of the burden from rising food and energy prices
Croatian supercar maker Rimac gets EUR 500 million from investors
01 June 2022 - Croatian electric vehicle producer Rimac Group's estimated valuation increased to more than EUR 2 billion
First Greek climate law sets deadlines for ban on conventional vehicles
27 May 2022 - Greece's parliament passed the first climate law with more flexible requirements than in the original proposal
Stellantis to make electric cars from 2024 in Kragujevac in Serbia
28 April 2022 - Serbia signed a contract with FCA Serbia (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Srbija) on awarding incentives for electric car production
Robert Golob’s movement wins Slovenia elections with green economy pledge
26 April 2022 - Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement based the economic program on decarbonization and digitalization with renewables and nuclear power as energy pillars
Investindustrial supports sustainable automotive Innovation with stake in Rimac
25 April 2022 - Investindustrial has invested in Rimac Group through various instruments, providing the resources needed to pursue the next phase of growth
Helbiz to establish public e-bike system in Belgrade
25 April 2022 - The company, based in New York, considers Belgrade one of its homes, establishing an office in Serbia in 2018
Bulgaria preparing law on promoting e-mobility, targets 30,000 EVs by 2026
14 April 2022 - According to the latest data, there were only 3,000 vehicles in the country at the end of 2021
EU greenlights Bulgaria’s recovery, resilience plan
07 April 2022 - The EU is about to formally adopt a EUR 6.3 billion grant package for Bulgaria as the European Commission finally endorsed its recovery and resilience plan
Bulgaria targets 10 thousand EV chargers by 2027
15 March 2022 - Bulgaria's ESO signed a cooperation agreement with other stakeholders to set a target of installing 10,000 charging stations with green electricity