carbon border tax
BiH entities agree on electricity market law – power exchange to be established in Mostar
11 April 2025 - After ten years of negotiations, the Republic of Srpska and Federation of BiH, the two entities of BiH, have agreed on the law on the electricity regulator, transmission, and market
EU to unveil strategic projects for raw materials on March 25
20 March 2025 - Rio Tinto's lithium project Jadar in Serbia is among the candidates for strategic status under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act
EU proposes delays, smaller scope for CBAM, sustainability reporting
26 February 2025 - The EU is preparing measures to save EUR 6.3 billion in administrative costs by streamlining CBAM and sustainability reporting rules
EU to exempt 80% of importers from CBAM carbon tax
07 February 2025 - European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra vowed to exempt over 80% of companies that are eligible for payments under CBAM
The sustainable transition: a crucial opportunity for manufacturing industries in the Western Balkans
27 January 2025 - The shift toward more sustainable production is a defining challenge for industries worldwide. In the Western Balkans, it may be especially daunting.
European People’s Party proposes two-year delay for CBAM
22 January 2025 - EPP said the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), EU taxonomy and corporate sustainability directives should be paused for two years
Energy Community’s EU integration pace steady but CBAM looms
25 December 2024 - Energy Community contracting parties showed a tendency this year toward steady transposition and implementation of European law
BiH, Montenegro ask EU to delay CBAM
16 December 2024 - At a meeting of the Energy Community Ministerial Council, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro asked for CBAM to be postponed
CBAM could heavily impact BiH economy unless firms get incentives for solar panels
05 November 2024 - Minister Vedran Lakić convened cantonal ministers to discuss the challenges arising from the introduction of CBAM
Western Balkans can’t secure CBAM exemption for electricity in time
23 October 2024 - For an exemption from the CBAM cross-border CO2 tax on electricity, Balkan countries must couple their markets with an EU neighbor
UGT Renewables, Hyundai Engineering opening new era in US-Serbian relations with giant solar-battery project
22 October 2024 - UGT Renewables and Hyundai Engineering are at the forefront of the US-Serbia energy cooperation agreement, UGTR's CEO Adam Cortese said
North Macedonia introduces guarantees of origin for electricity
14 October 2024 - North Macedonia adopted a decree enabling the National Electricity Market Operator – MEMO to issue guarantees of origin
EU preparing to include manufactured goods into CBAM import tax on CO2
03 October 2024 - The European Commission opened a stakeholder survey on a potential CBAM scope extension to downstream products
Conference ‘ESG, a way of life and doing business’ to be held in Belgrade on September 25
13 September 2024 - The conference 'ESG, a way of life and doing business' will take place in Belgrade on September 25 at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce
EPS must change to survive and ensure Serbia’s energy security
03 September 2024 - In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News on the transformation of Elektroprivreda Srbije, Dušan Živković spoke about investments, decarbonization, CBAM and emissions
Turkish steelmakers invest massively in solar power to decarbonize
19 August 2024 - Two Turkish steelmakers are decarbonizing their facilities with solar power, which will exempt them from carbon border taxes