Region/EU
Vienna Energy Transition Forum to be held on June 6-7
10 May 2019 - The Vienna Energy Transition Forum, convened by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE)...
Energy Community releases Policy Guidelines on wholesale markets, power exchanges
10 May 2019 - At this moment not a single functioning regional power market is in place in the...
Green Caucus established in Assembly of Kosovo*
08 May 2019 - The informal Green Caucus has been recently established in the Assembly of Kosovo*. The constitution...
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovenia fail to submit air pollution reduction plans to EC
08 May 2019 - Half of the European Union’s 28 member states, including Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia,...
Pilot sturgeon stocking carried out in Romania, Hungary
26 April 2019 - The Danube River fauna were enriched on April 18 with two important sturgeon stocking events,...
Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia vying for Volkswagen’s electric car plant
23 April 2019 - Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and North Macedonia are all reportedly vying for German carmaker Volkswagen’s...
Holistic approach in sustainable development of renewables – dialogue, environment concerns, intersectoral synergies and public participation
16 April 2019 - At the recently held Hard Talk event in Belgrade, representatives of UNECE, Ministry of Mining...
European Parliament confirms ban on single-use plastics by 2021
15 April 2019 - The European Parliament (EP) has approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as...
Startup SmartCat tops PowerUp! competition in Serbia
12 April 2019 - Startup SmartCat from Novi Sad has won the second PowerUp! competition in Serbia with its...
INSPIRE-Grid project: Reaching consensus on how to expand power grid infrastructure
09 April 2019 - The INSPIRE-Grid (Improved and eNhanced Stakeholders Participation In Reinforcement of Electricity Grid) project introduces several...
European Parliament confirms fossil fuel subsidy phase-out by 2025
04 April 2019 - The European Parliament (EP) has adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, formally...
ESO receives grant for Maritsa-Nea Santa power line, CESEC updates Electricity Action Plan
04 April 2019 - The Bulgarian Electricity System Operator (ESO) and the Innovations and Networks Executive Agency of the...
Croatia heads to WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition in force
29 March 2019 - The WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, the old continent’s largest and leading wind energy event...
NGOs call for designation of no-go zones for construction of hydropower plants
27 March 2019 - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government representatives, experts, hydropower developers, and the local community gathered at an...
Energy Community Contracting Parties pour EUR 2.4 billion annually into coal power plants, mines
26 March 2019 - The Energy Community Contracting Parties support electricity generated from coal with some EUR 2.4 billion...
ORF-EE signs MoU with Energy Community and GIZ CDCP III project on support to EnC Contracting Parties for development of National Energy and Climate Plans
26 March 2019 - The Energy Community (EnC) held its third Technical Working Group Meeting on Energy and Climate...