EU finds Croatia infringes rules on waste

The European Commission is requesting Croatia to bring its national law into full conformity with European Union’s rules on waste. The Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) aims to minimize the negative effects of the generation and management of waste on human health and the environment, the press release said and added the aim is also to […]

Waste July 22, 2016

CEB finances energy efficiency at University of Cyprus

Rolf Wenzel, governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), signed a EUR 32 million loan agreement for the financing of extension and renovation work at the facilities of the University of Cyprus (UCy) in Nicosia. Student intake at the largest academic institution in the island country is expected to increase significantly, the statement […]

Study presented for wastewater treatment plant in Niš

Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the European Union Delegation in Serbia and of the Office for European Integration of Serbia attended a presentation of a feasibility study for the project of wastewater collection and treatment in the city of Niš, located in the country’s south. The ministry said the document should […]

Water July 21, 2016

Green fund seeks approval for greater deficit

As the previous government planned tenders and public calls for energy renovation of houses and buildings unrealistically and in a financially unsustainable way, the budget of the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) for this year and next was burdened with HRK 750 million (EUR 100 million) of obligations which are difficult to settle, […]

Probation starts for biological purifier in Prud

Mayor of Metković Katarina Ujdur and minister of environment and nature Slaven Dobrović launched a six-month probationary period for a biological wastewater treatment facility in the village of Prud, which will protect the Norina well from which much of the valley of the Neretva river and the islands of Pelješac, Korčula, Mljet and Lastovo are […]

Water July 19, 2016

No immediate impact of coup on solar power sector

Western analysts are concerned the fallout from the failed military coup of July 15 will weigh heavily on Turkey’s shaky democracy and increase president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarianism, according to an article in PV Magazine’s portal, which notes investors gauge political stability of markets as turmoil lifts expenses. In the short term, the photovoltaic sector […]