Montenegro opens chapter 27 of EU accession talks
Montenegro has opened chapter 27 of EU membership negotiations, which deals with the environment and climate change. To provisionally close the most demanding and expensive chapter of EU accession talks, Montenegro will have to meet benchmarks concerning matters from air quality to the water sector and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), according to […]
EBRD now offering “mega” Green Innovation Vouchers of up to EUR 50,000
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has moved into a new phase of the Green Innovation Vouchers scheme in Serbia to target projects with larger resource-efficiency impact, increasing the value of the vouchers to up to EUR 50,000, according to a news release from the EBRD. A new call for applications for “mega” […]
Supreme Court of Cassation blocks construction of small HPP Pakleštica on Mt. Stara Planina
The Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld an appeal lodged by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, annulling a verdict on the matter by the Administrative Court and confirming the ministry’s decision blocking the construction of the Pakleštica small hydropower plant (HPP) on the Visočica river on Mt. Stara Planina, Blic reported. The Ministry of Environmental […]
Green Climate Fund supports EBRD’s Green Cities Facility with EUR 87 million
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has received a EUR 87 million contribution approved by the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Board. The funding will support the EBRD’s Green Cities Facility for climate-focused sustainable urban development in nine countries, including Albania, Macedonia, and Serbia, according to a news release from the EBRD. The Green […]
Young, smart, and successful – startup Smart Watering’s solution applied at Serbia’s largest orchard
Serbian startup Smart Watering Solutions, based in Novi Sad, has developed a distributed IoT irrigation management solution, which can be solar-powered and is now used at the biggest orchard in Serbia, and its goal is for the app to cover at least 500 hectares of agricultural land by end-2019. But success didn’t happen overnight, founder […]
Belgrade seeks bids to build sections of water supply, sewerage networks worth about EUR 1 million
The City of Belgrade has launched tendering for projects to design and build a section of the water supply network in the residential area of Ledine and a portion of the sewerage network on Vinogradska Street in the municipality of New Belgrade, Assistant Mayor Andreja Mladenović has said, noting that the estimated value of the two […]
Balkan energy regulators establish advisory forum
National energy regulators of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro have signed an agreement on the establishment of a permanent advisory forum. The founding members of the Advisory Forum and parties to the agreement are the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Bulgaria (KEVR), the Regulatory Authority for Energy of the Republic of […]
EUR 230 million to be invested in improvements of Bulgaria’s water supply, wastewater treatment
A total of EUR 230 million is to be invested to improve Bulgaria’s water supply and wastewater treatment from Bulgaria’s, the EU’s, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) sources. The Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria (FMFIB), or Fund of Funds, has been set up by the Bulgarian state to structure […]