CO2 tax
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
Serbia adopts changes to Law on Energy – introduces active buyers, dynamic tariffs, auxiliary services market
27 November 2024 - The National Assembly adopted the changes to the Law on Energy including numerous novelties for households, businesses, investors and state companies
COP29 decisions ambitious but insufficient to curb global warming
25 November 2024 - The COP29 summit resulted in a global pledge of USD 300 billion per year for poorer and most vulnerable countries and a global carbon market deal
Government of Serbia adopts changes to Law on Energy
13 November 2024 - The Government of Serbia adopted the changes to the Law on Energy and sent them to the National Assembly for a vote
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