Region/EU
Carbon emissions prices are becoming a reality in Western Balkans and particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina – will the countries pay to the EU or rather collect money in their own budgets?
06 November 2023 - The European Union proposed a Regulation on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which was adopted in May this year. This legal action is trying to equalize the carbon pricing burden between EU and non-EU producers
Energy, industry emissions 37% lower than when EU ETS was launched
03 November 2023 - The European Commission has adopted a Carbon Market Report, which includes an analysis of the functioning of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
Construction of Europe’s first hydrogen pipeline system underway in Netherlands
02 November 2023 - The construction of the first section of a 1,200-kilometer hydrogen network in the Netherlands began near Rotterdam
European Commission President Von der Leyen visits energy companies in Podgorica, Belgrade
02 November 2023 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited two energy companies during her four-day tour of the Western Balkans
EU: Up to Bulgaria to decide how to use income from gas transit tax
31 October 2023 - Bulgaria can decide on its own what to do with income from the transit tax for Russian gas, the European Commission said
EU adopts joint green bond standard
30 October 2023 - The regulation sets out requirements for issuers who want to use the designation European green bond or EuGB for their debt securities
EU corporate PPA market already at all-time annual high in 2023
30 October 2023 - By the end of the third quarter, 2023 was already the record year for the corporate power purchase agreement market in the EU
Leaked – Serbia signs lithium exploitation agreement with European Commission
28 October 2023 - Serbia and the European Commission signed a letter of intent on a partnership for batteries and critical raw materials including lithium
Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia interested in supply from new reactors in Kozloduy
27 October 2023 - Greece, Serbia and North Macedonia would prefer supply contracts than to invest in two new reactors in Kozloduy, Bulgarian Prime Minister Denkov said
Energy Community Conference on Advancing Renewable Investments to be held on November 16 in Ljubljana
26 October 2023 - The Energy Community is organizing an event to foster cooperation between governments and potential renewable energy investors
Energy Community, The Nature Conservancy jointly accelerating renewables uptake
25 October 2023 - The Energy Community Secretariat and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) formed a partnership to improve renewables planning and permitting
GGF holds board meeting in North Macedonia, reaffirms support for SEE region
25 October 2023 - The GGF board meeting in North Macedonia served to reaffirm its commitment to the energy independence agenda in the country and region
Fronius launches solar energy solutions webinars in Croatian
25 October 2023 - Austria-based photovoltaic technology provider Fronius is preparing to hold four online training courses in Croatian in November
EU presents European Wind Power Action Plan to prop up industry
24 October 2023 - The European Commission urged for immediate action to recover the domestic wind power industry and facilitate its global expansion
How Bulgaria’s transit fees for Russian gas affect Greece
20 October 2023 - In addition to Serbia, Hungary and BiH, Bulgaria's new transit fee for Russian gas will substantially hit Greece, but the government is still silent
EU energy ministers achieve breakthrough in electricity market design reform
19 October 2023 - The Council of the EU adopted its so-called general approach to the electricity market design reform, breaking the Franco-German deadlock