Energy, ecology fairs kick off, EPS announces renewable energy guarantees of origin
Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan on October 3 opened the 14th International Fair of Energy, 15th International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection EcoFair, at which power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) announced a new product on the electricity market for commercial consumers – renewable energy guarantees of origin. At the opening of the fairs titled “Power […]
Montenegro setting up Eco Fund, opening of chapter 27 expected by end-2018
Montenegro has opened 31 out of 35 chapters of EU membership talks so far, while the opening of the most demanding and expensive one, chapter 27, is expected by the end of 2018. Meeting obligations under the environment chapter will require EUR 1.4 billion in investments by 2035, and the Eco Fund is expected to […]
Negotiating position for chapter 27 to be completed within a year
We plan to prepare the final negotiating position for chapter 27 within a year and open the chapter by the end of 2019. We do not want to gloss over the reality, as we are seeking to negotiate realistic deadlines to do all that needs to be done, Ivan Karić, state secretary at the Ministry […]
Serbia will be more competitive with integrated IPPC permits
The Embassy of Sweden in Serbia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia and the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, has presented the project Implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive in Serbia. This project is a second phase of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permits program, which Sweden has already […]
Trivan: Chapter 27 negotiation position in June but no hurry
Serbia’s Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan said the Draft Negotiation Position for Chapter 27: Environment in the pre-accession negotiations with the European Union should be complete by the end of June 2018. The closing of that chapter will require huge investments because of the bad state of the environment in Serbia, he added. Members […]
Montenegro is one step closer to opening Chapter 27
The European Commission (EC) has accepted Montenegro‘s final negotiating position’s draft for Chapter 27 and said that EC representatives have already been working on their negotiating document. A few days ago, Montenegro also engaged a consultant on this chapter. Montenegro submitted its Draft on January 22nd. The Montenegrin Negotiating team representatives subsequently had a video […]
Major potential seen in green economy, synergy of all sectors needed
A major potential is seen in the green economy in Serbia, calling for an interdisciplinary approach and a synergy of all stakeholders to build green capital, state officials and civil society and private sector representatives agreed at a panel discussion themed How to Become a (Green) Millionaire?, held as part of the GREEN FEST international […]
Local solutions are sustainable ones – inclusive waste management system as chance for informal collectors
Authors: Kristina Cvejanov, President of Serbian Packaging Waste Recyclers Association and Žaklina Živković, Balkan Network Coordinator at European Greens Warm summer in Serbia became even warmer in the circular economy community because of the decision that came from public utility company “Čistoća” Novi Sad, capital of Serbian province Vojvodina. This public company hired a private […]