Water
Montenegro’s new cabinet to ban small hydropower, revise concessions
03 December 2020 - Prime Minister-designate Zdravko Krivokapić said the government would ban the construction of small hydropower plants and review all concessions
Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia challenged over transboundary impact
01 December 2020 - CZŽS from BiH asked the state to determine the transboundary environmental impact of the lithium exploitation and processing project in Serbia
Romania gets EUR 370 million from EU for safe drinking water, wastewater treatment
27 November 2020 - Romania will get EUR 370 million from the EU’s Cohesion Fund to increase the availability of safe drinking water and the treatment of the wastewater.
Zrenjanin, Metito sign first PPP for wastewater treatment in Serbia
12 November 2020 - City authorities and Metito from the UAE have signed an agreement for the development and management of a wastewater treatment plant.
Wall Street to roll out water futures as privatization spreads global thirst
27 October 2020 - Climate change and privatization of natural resources are fueling conflicts. Can anyone own water or is it a public good?
Vinča incinerator project moves ahead but Belgrade still without waste separation system
07 October 2020 - The waste incineration plant under construction in Vinča will make Belgrade lag behind Serbia’s efforts...
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
28 September 2020 - Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access...
Leonardo DiCaprio backs campaign to protect Bosnian rivers
23 September 2020 - Conservationist groups from the region and the world urged the Federation of BiH to pass...
Still insufficient efforts for wastewater treatment
22 September 2020 - Authors: Dunja Jandl, Partner, CMS Ljubljana; Ivan Gazdić, Partner, CMS Belgrade; Marija Marošan, Senior Attorney, CMS Belgrade; Tamara...
Green development in focus of new North Macedonia government
02 September 2020 - North Macedonia set six main tasks for the next four years including environmental protection and...
Outrage in Skopje over destruction of river for small hydropower plant
02 September 2020 - Locals are complaining about damage to the landscape amid works on the first of the...
Serbian building firm on path to green growth with new high-efficiency equipment
25 August 2020 - Serbian construction company Karin Komerc MD has taken a significant step towards green growth by...
TENDERING: Podgorica to build wastewater treatment complex
01 July 2020 - The capital city of Montenegro invited contractors to express interest in the main project within...
Silba island may use solar power to turn seawater into drinking water
01 July 2020 - A desalinization system powered by photovoltaics was proposed for Silba in a preinvestment study produced...
Environmentalist groups unite to protest small hydropower, pollution in Serbia
15 June 2020 - More than forty environmentalist organizations participated at the demonstration in front of the building of...
Kosovo* secures additional EUR 11 million for wastewater treatment plant
03 June 2020 - The Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane in Kosovo* has secured another EUR 11 million from the European...