Region/EU
5 ways lobbyists are using COVID-19 to weaken EU environmental laws
22 April 2020 - Are EU environmental laws and the European Green Deal really at stake because of the...
Ecosystem services – nature’s contributions to people
17 April 2020 - In the past decades, and especially after the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the term ecosystem...
Electricity prices to dive 30% in the region – analyst
16 April 2020 - Electricity prices in the region could fall 30%, said Nickolay Kiskinov, managing partner at Bulgaria-based...
Officials, CEOs, NGOs call for green revival from COVID-19 in EU
16 April 2020 - An ad-hoc group is pressuring the EU to stay on track with its environmentally friendly...
Coronavirus puts medical, infectious waste in security spotlight
15 April 2020 - The pandemic will change much of the world even if we exclude the heavy blow...
Renewable energy prices rebounded 10% after collapse in March
15 April 2020 - Renewable energy prices across Europe have recovered after a 15-30% fall in March and rebounded...
IHA extends deadline for hydropower projects to apply for CHF 1 million
15 April 2020 - Hydropower project developers and operators in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including Albania, Bosnia...
Region must take energy transition planning back into its own hands
14 April 2020 - The European Union and the Energy Community are preparing big decisions for the energy sector...
Siemens, Uniper exploring green hydrogen use in gas infrastructure
10 April 2020 - Siemens and Uniper broadened cooperation with so-called brownfield transformation, aimed at decarbonizing energy facilities with...
Clima@ competition 2020 selects 15 finalists
08 April 2020 - Clima@ competition 2020 has selected 15 finalists with innovative ideas to protect the climate from...
EU calls for proposals for this year’s LIFE program of over EUR 450 million
07 April 2020 - Public institutions, businesses and non-governmental organizations can qualify their environmental and climate projects and help...
Apply for 2020 Transformative Action Award, win EUR 10,000
07 April 2020 - Cities, regions and civil society organizations located in an EU member state, EEA country or...
Electricity demand shrinks up to 10% in Albania, BiH due to COVID-19 crisis
03 April 2020 - Electricity demand has decreased by up to 10% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5% to...
TENDERING: Study on calculating 2030 energy, climate targets for Energy Community
02 April 2020 - The European Commission has launched a tendering procedure for a study aimed at extending the...
Wakeup call for the Western Balkans
01 April 2020 - Author: Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Fifteen years ago, the Energy Community...
EU heads promise to stick with sustainability in COVID-19 recovery
31 March 2020 - Members of the European Council added a reference to the green transition to the draft...