Region/EU
Clim@ finalist Whole Surplus doesn’t let food go to waste
07 August 2020 - While hundreds of millions of people in the world face hunger, an incredible amount of...
EU to introduce plastic waste tax
07 August 2020 - The European Union is introducing a tax on non-recycled plastic packaging from 1 January 2021....
GIZ ORF-EE working together with associations of municipalities towards sustainable urban mobility
07 August 2020 - Through cooperation with associations of municipalities and cities, numerous local authorities from the Western Balkans...
Most read in July: Energy democracy coming to Southeastern Europe
04 August 2020 - The wave of energy democracy in the region is slowly strengthening. The story on citizens...
Southeast Electricity Network Coordination Center opens in Thessaloniki
03 August 2020 - Four transmission system operators founded a regional security coordinator for security analysis in operational planning,...
EU preparing CO2 tax for products from other countries
29 July 2020 - The European Commission launched public consultations on taxation rules that would help its climate agenda....
Energy Community, EBRD publish policy guidelines on financing mechanisms for energy efficiency
27 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have prepared...
TENDERING: Energy Community preparing study on hydrogen potential
24 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat is seeking consultants to conduct a study on the potential of...
Western Balkans could attract EUR 2.5 billion in investments to boost energy efficiency
23 July 2020 - The Western Balkan countries are slow in using their potential in energy efficiency improvement, despite...
Norway sets aside EUR 2.1 billion to develop carbon capture, storage
22 July 2020 - Equinor is working with Shell and Total on transferring liquefied CO2 through a pipeline to...
Renewables share in WB6 is still only at around 6% of installed electricity generation capacity
22 July 2020 - Western Balkans contracting parties failed to utilize the decline in the price of renewable energy...
EU cuts Just Transition Fund to EUR 10 billion in COVID-19 recovery deal
21 July 2020 - The European Council reached an agreement on the seven-year budget through 2027 including a mechanism...
Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
21 July 2020 - Ten units of coal-fired power plants in total will be shut down by the end of 2023 in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the Energy Transition Tracker
Albania selects shareholders of company for setting up power exchange
17 July 2020 - Albania has selected the shareholders of a company which will operate the Albanian power exchange...
MPs from Western Balkans are paving the way for sustainable urban mobility
16 July 2020 - During last two years Members of Parliaments from the Western Balkans have embraced the topic...
Energy Community Secretariat launches Energy Transition Tracker for Western Balkans
16 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat has launched today the Energy Transition Tracker in a move which...