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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19 February 2019 - Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic...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...
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
11 December 2018 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the...
EIB issues first Sustainability Awareness Bond as Bankwatch urges it to shift away from fossil fuels
07 September 2018 - Just as the European Investment Bank (EIB), heavily present in South-East Europe (SEE), issued its...
Promises for coal jobs in southeastern Europe greatly exaggerated – study
29 June 2018 - Proponents of coal have overall claimed that 10,030 jobs would be maintained and 17,600 new...
Petition handed to EBRD calling on IFIs to drop “destructive hydropower in the Balkans”
26 June 2018 - Representatives from the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign to save the continent’s last...
Study: Who is financing hydropower projects in protected areas in Southeast Europe
20 March 2018 - Out of the 2,112 planned or operational hydropower projects across southeast Europe (SEE) since 2005,...