Gradiška to get EUR 15 million in grants for wastewater treatment project
The municipality of Gradiška has signed two agreements on about EUR 15 million worth of grants for a German development bank (KfW) project that is expected to resolve the problem of wastewater collection and treatment. The agreements were signed by KfW project manager Stefan Rabe, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH and […]
Banja Luka to invest EUR 4 million in water supply under Green Cities framework
Banja Luka has secured a EUR 4 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance improvements to the municipal water supply network under lender’s Green Cities framework. The framework represents a strategic approach to address environmental and sustainability concerns through a combination of investments in municipal infrastructure and energy and […]
Grundfos unveils BioBooster wastewater treatment facility in Serbia
Denmark-based pump manufacturer Grundfos has unveiled the BioBooster wastewater treatment facility under a EUR 2 million investment at its plant in Inđija, Serbia, the first location outside Scandinavia to boast the state-of-the-art facility, the company said. The facility in Indjija is working towards a closed-loop scenario, where the Grundfos BioBooster system is a key part […]
Danube polluted with faeces in Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria
The River Danube is polluted with faeces along its course in Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria, with the situation particularly alarming in large Serbian cities such as Novi Sad and Belgrade, where concentrations of Escherichia coli are very high, according to a microbiological survey carried out by a group of Austrian scientists. The “critical” faecal pollution […]
Leskovac starts building collector for wastewater treatment system
The construction of a city collector has been launched in Leskovac as one of three parts of a wastewater management system in the south Serbian town. Serbia treats only 10% of wastewater, while only three towns – Subotica, Šabac, and Vrbas – have wastewater treatment facilities. The value of works to build the wastewater collector […]
Pig farm’s wastewater treatment plant protecting Zasavica special nature reserve
An algae-based biological wastewater treatment plant has been commissioned at the Milovan Ivanković pig farm in Zasavica near Sremska Mitrovica. The facility has been built to help protect the Zasavica special nature reserve, among other reasons. The wastewater treatment facility at the Milovan Ivanković farm near the Zasavica special nature reserve has been built using […]
Run-of-river hydropower: Two years on, the struggle continues
More than two years on, the public and citizens across the Balkans fighting for the right to water and against run-of-river small hydropower plants are not giving up on their struggle. Protests and actions were organized from July 6 to 16 across the region, with a conference titled “Rakita – the rule of law crushed” […]
Eight EU countries donate EUR 10 million for water supply in Serbia
An agreement on eight EU member states’ EUR 10 million donation for a EUR 80 million project to improve water supply and sewers systems in 25 municipalities in Serbia has been signed in Belgrade today. The donation is being channeled through the European Investment Bank (EIB). The agreement on the EU countries’ donation for the […]