Wastewater treatment plant in Kruševac makes energy out of sludge
A newly built wastewater treatment facility in the Serbian city of Kruševac is making biogas out of sludge dried in the Sun
Still insufficient efforts for wastewater treatment
Authors: Dunja Jandl, Partner, CMS Ljubljana; Ivan Gazdić, Partner, CMS Belgrade; Marija Marošan, Senior Attorney, CMS Belgrade; Tamara Žajdela, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Ljubljana; Igor Đorđević, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Belgrade Wastewater treatment involves various methods of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, by virtue of which harmful chemical and biological substances, as well as solids and gases are removed from wastewater, thereby […]
10 steps Serbia should take on the path of green growth
Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert From an environmental point of view, Serbia is one of the most endangered countries in Europe. What are its four biggest ecological problems and what steps it needs to take in order to catch up with the developed world in terms of sustainable development? In the […]
Serbian government adopts Chapter 27 negotiating position
The Government of Serbia has adopted the negotiating position for Chapter 27 – environment and climate change and sent it to the European Commission in Brussels. It is an opportunity to open another chapter in 2020 as part of the EU accession process, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The negotiating position for Chapter […]
European Commission: North Macedonia moderately aligned on energy, makes limited progress in environment-related laws
North Macedonia remains moderately aligned with the EU acquis in the field of energy, while making limited progress in further harmonizing some environment-related laws and policies. At the same time, the alignment of the climate-related rules is still at an early stage, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the […]
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the EU acquis. Albania’s national energy strategy 2018-2030 has been adopted, the Chapter 15 section of the report notes. However, the country has delayed electricity market reforms and should accelerate implementation of the connectivity […]
EU Commission: Serbia makes limited progress on energy, climate change yet to receive adequate attention
Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment and climate change have yet to receive adequate attention, according to the European Commission’s latest annual assessment of the implementation of reforms in the country, adopted today. The European Commission’s annual assessment deals with Serbia’s progress across 35 chapters of […]
Work ahead to finalize negotiating position for chapter 27, official submission to EC planned in late 2019
The European Commission has sent comments to the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27 (the environment and climate change), and the authorities now expect the negotiating position to be finalized during the year and submitted to the Serbian government for adoption in October 2019. If the negotiating position is officially submitted to the European […]