Sarajevo rolls out fully digital system to track air-polluting emissions
18 April 2025 - The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has developed a register of air-polluting emissions and an information system to track pollutants.
Improving energy efficiency and decarbonization in three Serbian municipalities through public-private partnership
03 March 2025 - As part of a public-private partnership project with the companies Negawatt Solutions and B&S Immobilien, a member of the EnergyNet group, in 2024, 64 boiler rooms in the municipalities of Apatin, Odžaci, and Šid transitioned from fuel oil, heating oil, or coal to natural gas
Croatia introduces three-day air quality forecast
17 January 2025 - The Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service as introduced a regular air quality forecast for the current and following two days
Serbia to subsidize buyers of locally produced electric Fiat Grande Panda
14 January 2025 - This year, for the sixth time in a row, the Serbian government intends to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicles, including Fiat Grande Panda
Serbia’s EPS explores possibility to use biomass, biogas in coal power plants
27 December 2024 - EPS launched a call for an analysis of the availability and technological suitability of biomass in Serbia for use in its power plants
Chinese-led consortium to build desulfurization unit at BiH’s power plant Kakanj
19 December 2024 - Power utility EPBiH and a consortium led by China’s Dongfang Electric International Corporation have signed an agreement to build a new unit
Air pollution responsible for over 400,000 deaths in Europe
13 December 2024 - According to EEA, European citizens are exposed to excessive concentrations of harmful air pollutants, posing significant health risks
Albania to roll out obligatory zero-emission standards, solar panels for buildings
06 November 2024 - Albania drafted a law on the energy performance of buildings including zero-emission and nearly zero-emission standards and solar energy use
European Union strengthens air quality standards
17 October 2024 - The Council of the European Union adopted a directive introducing stricter air quality standards
Coal plants in Western Balkans increase SO2 pollution in 2023
19 September 2024 - Coal plants in the Western Balkans emitted more sulfur dioxide last year than in 2022, according to the Comply or Close report
IED 2.0 allows EU citizens to sue industry over health damage from pollution
07 August 2024 - The EU's IED 2.0 law on industrial and livestock rearing emission allows people to seek compensation for health damage from illegal pollution
Federation of BiH to get new law on air quality after 21 years
29 July 2024 - The current law dates back to 2003 and it was last amended in 2010. However, the air quality in the country has worsened