23 November 2022 - An earlier study showed that thermal power plants in the Western Balkans emit 2.5 times as much SO2 as those in the EU
27 October 2022 - The EU is amending the regulations for ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants and urban wastewater treatment
26 October 2022 - The Eurobarometer survey on Air Quality was conducted in all 27 European Union's countries in March and April
16 September 2022 - The plant is closed for exceeding the amount of SO2 and will remain closed until it meets the norms and standards
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
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
28 February 2022 - BiH, Kosovo* and North Macedonia surpassed the ceilings for air pollutants in 2018 and 2019, the Energy Community Secretariat said
05 January 2022 - While the official report may not be published until September, NEA already issued an analysis of air pollution data in Serbia for last year
14 December 2021 - The National Ecological Association called on the government, civil sector, experts and citizens to work on improving air quality in Serbia
02 December 2021 - Vulnerable households in the Western Balkans often can't afford renovation or to replace old heating stoves and boilers even with a 50% subsidy
01 December 2021 - The RES Foundation is holding its second second annual conference in Serbia on how to win the Balkan air pollution dodgeball
29 November 2021 - Lithium mining projects, pollution and environmental protection issues are igniting large protests almost every day in Serbia
18 November 2021 - Outsider Përparim Rama disrupted the political scene in Kosovo* by winning the Prishtina mayoral election with an environmentalist platform
18 October 2021 - Belgrade reached the top of IQAir's air pollution list last night, trailed closely by other major cities in the Balkan region
06 October 2021 - According to WHO's new recommendations, the air in Serbia is already excessively polluted almost everywhere at the very start of the heating season
06 September 2021 - A plasma gasification plant worth EUR 327 million will handle most of the municipal waste in North Macedonia, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said