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Court halts expansion of largest coal mine in Romania following Bankwatch appeal
25 October 2019 - A Bucharest court has blocked an expansion of Rosia, the largest coal mine in Romania...
Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report
25 September 2019 - The European Commission and the Energy Community need to play a role in ending state...
Just transition report looks into post-coal job prospects in Romania’s Jiu Valley
23 September 2019 - NGOs Greenpeace and Bankwatch Romania have launched a new report outlining scenarios for the just...
Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
10 July 2019 - Author: Igor Vejnović, Hydropower Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network Eight civil society organisations last week submitted...
Complaint submitted to EnC against North Macedonia over small hydropower plants
03 July 2019 - Environmental groups Eko-Svest and CEE Bankwatch Network have filed a complaint to the Energy Community...
Independent report: Air pollution caused 136 premature deaths in Tuzla in 2018
25 June 2019 - Air pollution in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was twice the legal limit on two thirds...
Court cancels environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant
30 May 2019 - The Banja Luka District Court has canceled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW...
EBRD tightens environmental, disclosure standards for all hydropower projects
22 May 2019 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled its new good governance policies...
Speaking to IFIs may be only way for environmental activists to convey message to right address
21 May 2019 - Ana Colovic Lesoska, executive director at the Center for environmental research and information Eko-svest from...
Kosova e Re power purchase agreement challenged at Energy Community
14 May 2019 - Kosovar and international non-governmental organizations have filed an official complaint to the Energy Community’s (EnC)...
Macedonian activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize
30 April 2019 - The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced six recipients of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize, the...
FBiH Parliament approves Tuzla 7 guarantee despite Energy Community objection
08 March 2019 - The House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)...
Energy Community Secretariat urges Parliament to postpone decision on Tuzla 7 guarantee
26 February 2019 - The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has urged the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and...
Western Balkan coal power plants are health, economic liability for entire Europe – environmental organizations
19 February 2019 - Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic...
Ne Davimo Beograd initiative: Decision on contents of waste incinerator study annulled
22 January 2019 - Following a complaint filed by the Ne Davimo Beograd initiative, the Government of Serbia has...
RDF-burning CHP plant project given go-ahead
12 December 2018 - The Bulgarian government has given the green light to the managing authority of Operational Programme...