European Environment Agency to assist Energy Community on reporting of emissions from large combustion plants

Energy Community Secretariat will cooperate with European Environment Agency on the Contracting Parties’ obligation to report on emissions of large combustion plants. “The European Environment Agency has agreed for the Secretariat to make use of its tools for the reporting and assessment of data submitted by the Contracting Parties,” the Energy Community Secretariat said in […]

Slovenian government adopts changes to energy law

The Slovenian government has adopted the law on changes and amendments to the energy law and sent it to the Parliament for passage under an urgent procedure. According to a statement from the Slovenian government, the changes and amendments are connected with the implementation of two EU directives, a decision of the Constitutional Court of […]

Switching to more market-based schemes for renewables in Contracting Parties’ interest

Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, speaks in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News about widening the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive’s application and launching a process aimed at setting targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030. He also explains why switching to more […]

Two thirds of EU may face sanctions for ignoring directive

Nineteen EU member states have missed the deadline to translate the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) into national law by more than nine months, despite the rigorous enforcement of existing efficiency laws being part of the flagship Energy Union project, Publics.bg portal said. Proceedings against Greece, Portugal and Slovenia for failure to fully implement the directive […]