For rehabilitation and close-out of Leć landfill in Croatia EU gives EUR 1.7 million
The Leć waste dump in Vodice, a town in the Šibenik-Knin county in Croatia, will soon be rehabilitated and closed: a contract for this project was signed last week. The total project’s value is HRK 16.2 million (EUR 2.18 million), of which 85 percent has been provided by the European Union (EU). This is the […]
Contracts signed to upgrade joint water supply, sewage system in three Croatian Towns
Representatives of the Croatian government and three coastal municipalities in the north of the country singed contracts on the financing of a project to expand and upgrade their join water supply and sewage network. The investment will raise the level of processed waste water to 83 percent. The local authorities will get more than 70 percent […]
Applications for energy renovation of public buildings in Croatia starts on January 15
The Call for Energy renovation of public buildings in Croatia is open for submission of application starting on January 15. For these purposes, the European Regional Development Fund has allocated HRK 380 million (EUR 51 million). The Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning launched the Call Energy renovation of buildings and use of renewable energy […]
Croatia postponed free trade of renewable energy again
The Croatian government postponed the launch of renewable energy free trade for 2019. This is the second consecutive year that the supplier’s obligation to buy electricity from wind farms or other renewable energy sources (RES) at regulated purchase price has been prolonged. According to the provisions of the Croatian Law on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) […]
Green islands for waste separation in central Zagreb
The Zagreb city government has set up the first underground waste containers with separate compartments for different types of waste in central parts of the Croatian capital. The communal services company Zagrebačka čistoća said it had secured special vehicles to remove the waste from those underground containers. The waste containers placed in so-called green islands […]
Study: European-financed small hydropower plants damaging pristine Balkan
Eight hydropower projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged biodiversity and are in urgent need of increased monitoring and restoration measures, finds a study by CEE Bankwatch Network. The hydropower plants were enabled by support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank […]
Pula has made first steps towards sustainable city traffic
The City government of Pula is dedicated to enable its citizens to use modern, secure and cleaner public transport and to do it with innovative approach to sustainable urban mobility, said the mayor of this seafront city located at the tip of the Istria peninsula in Croatia. The first step towards sustainable city traffic in […]
City of Zagreb published tender for composting facility for biodegradable waste
The City of Zagreb published a tender for exploration works and design of the composting facility for biodegradable waste on dumpsite “Obreščica”, needed for co-financing from EU funds. The investment is worth HRK 4.5 million (EUR 600,000), and the submission deadline is January 9, 2018. The Waste Management Plan of the Republic of Croatia for […]
