air pollution
Sarajevo secures funding for wood pellet factory
25 August 2022 - While governments in the region are struggling to secure enough wood pellets, Sarajevo Canton is moving forward with a plan to build a factory
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
22 June 2022 - Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
Bulgaria is guilty for air pollution rules European Court of Justice
16 May 2022 - Bulgaria has breached EU rules on air pollution because of failure to address SO2 pollution from super-polluting coal plants
Prishtina mayor announces measures to cut air pollution by 95%
11 May 2022 - Prishtina's Mayor Përparim Rama said air pollution would be cut by 95% with subsidies for heating devices, transportation infrastructure upgrades and electric vehicles
Air pollution continues to threaten health of people in Southeast Europe
11 May 2022 - Air pollution continues to be a leading health concern in Southeast Europe, according to the new report created by the Health Effects Institute
Bulgaria preparing law on promoting e-mobility, targets 30,000 EVs by 2026
14 April 2022 - According to the latest data, there were only 3,000 vehicles in the country at the end of 2021
Energy Community: Prolonging operation of coal plants in BiH is breach of treaty
28 March 2022 - The Federation of BiH intends to operate two coal plants past their allowed limits, which the Energy Community Secretariat says is a clear breach of obligations
Zenica inaugurates heating plant fueled by waste gases
25 March 2022 - The owners of the facility are ArcelorMittal, the City of Zenica and Finnish companies KPA Union and FinnFund
BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia in breach of rules on air pollution from thermal power plants
28 February 2022 - BiH, Kosovo* and North Macedonia surpassed the ceilings for air pollutants in 2018 and 2019, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Garbage dumps in Serbia are quietly poisoning its citizens
21 February 2022 - Waste comes back like a boomerang through our water, land and air, enters the food chain and slowly poisons us
Sarajevo Canton to build its own pellet factory to reduce air pollution
10 February 2022 - The initiative is part of the Sarajevo canton's efforts to make air in the city less polluted, which is one of its biggest problems.
Dutch investors could reclaim Nikšić landfill, build methane power plant
27 January 2022 - The landfill would be covered with a special impermeable material, which would cut emissions from the waste and its environmental impact to zero.
HEAL: Biomass is one of main sources of air pollution in Western Balkans
27 January 2022 - Health experts from HEAL demand more attention and action on the public health threat of biomass burning in the Western Balkans
EIB halts loan for Budapest Airport expansion over breach of EU environmental law
11 January 2022 - The European Investment Bank's due diligence for the project of Hungary's main international airport lacked basic necessary documentation
NEA: Severe air pollution registered in Serbia in 2021
05 January 2022 - While the official report may not be published until September, NEA already issued an analysis of air pollution data in Serbia for last year
NEA: Air quality in Serbia is common task for government, NGOs, citizens
14 December 2021 - The National Ecological Association called on the government, civil sector, experts and citizens to work on improving air quality in Serbia