Wakeup call for the Western Balkans
Author: Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Fifteen years ago, the Energy Community was established as the principal tool to integrate the energy sectors of non-EU countries into the single European energy market. Wave by wave, the Energy Community Contracting Parties took over key EU acquis communautaire in the energy sphere. In the […]
Ksenija Karić takes helm at Schneider Electric Serbia, Montenegro
Ksenija Karić is the new CEO of Schneider Electric Serbia and Montenegro. According to the official announcement, Karić is replacing Dejan Marković at the position, and he will become the Energy and Services Director Southeast Europe after four years of managing the company in Serbia and Montenegro. Dragoljub Damljanović, who was the Southeast Europe Energy […]
Expertise France hiring energy experts in Albania for consultancy services
Expertise France called on specialists in the energy sector with knowledge of the Albanian context and experience of at least five years to apply by April 17 and join the agency’s technical assistance program in the Balkan country. The French public agency for international technical assistance is looking for professionals in the energy field who […]
Unplanned experiment reveals traffic’s real share in air pollution in Serbia
Author: Bojan Simišić, CEO @ Whale Shark Studio and EKO straža activist It’s not exactly news that Serbia has succumbed to a large extent to pollution. Pollution was perhaps the main topic this winter. One of the things that helped spreading awarness is the report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution for 2019, […]
EU heads promise to stick with sustainability in COVID-19 recovery
Members of the European Council added a reference to the green transition to the draft joint statement after a virtual summit. Prime ministers and presidents of EU countries urged officials on all levels to integrate sustainability measures in efforts to heal the economy from the damage amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The European Union must integrate […]
Electricity consumption in Serbia decreases 5% to 7% due to coronavirus
Electricity consumption in Serbia is 5% to 7% lower than in the same period last year, probably because the economy operates with reduced capacity, said Milorad Grčić, acting director of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS). According to Grčić, household consumption does not have a major impact on the increase or decrease of consumption, while […]
Romania caps energy prices including electricity, heat
Romania has limited the prices of electricity, heat, natural gas, water supply, sanitation and fuels due to coronavirus. On March 16, President Klaus Iohannis declared a state of emergency in Romania, which was approved by Parliament three days later. According to the decree, some prices may be capped, including electricity and thermal energy, gas, water […]
European recycling markets reel from coronavirus
Author: Mark Victory, Senior Editor, ICIS Concerns over the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on key European recycling markets sharply escalated last week following the adoption of further containment measures across the continent. Sources are particularly worried about limited volumes entering collection systems, logistic disruptions, potential downstream demand losses in non-packaging sectors, buyers abandoning […]