Zrenjanin in Serbia determined to radicalize protests after 17 years of thirst
Zrenjanin is thirsty and its inhabitants are holding regular protest drives and demanding that all people in the city's territory get potable water from the waterworks
Slovenians win battle for drinking water in referendum
In the referendum on drinking water, 86.6 percent of citizens voted against the changes of the water act adopted by the parliament.
Slovenia to hold referendum on drinking water on July 11
Activists in Slovenia managed to get enough signatures to hold a referendum in an attempt to discard the recent amendments to the Waters Act.
Romania gets EUR 370 million from EU for safe drinking water, wastewater treatment
Romania will get EUR 370 million from the EU’s Cohesion Fund to increase the availability of safe drinking water and the treatment of the wastewater.
ITM Group from Serbia plans to build small hydropower plants
Serbian businessman Toplica Spasojević hinted ITM Group would upgrade the partnership with hydropower equipment maker Andritz Hydro and build units of 5 MW, 10 MW and 12 MW with its turbines. He claimed ambitious investment is in the pipeline and pointed to opportunities in the water and wastewater sector as well. ITM Group has brushed […]
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under the slogan “Our rivers – No DAMage!” in July over hydropower projects threatening to leave local populations without homes, arable lands, drinking water, and irrigation supply, or the landscape they have enjoyed for generations. The protests against hydropower plants (HPPs) […]
New Rulebook on drinking water quality increases maximum allowed ammonia, boron, chloride, sodium levels
The Ministry of Health has amended the Rulebook on drinking water quality to allow higher levels of ammonia, boron, chloride and sodium. The new rules, which entered into force at the end of April, were met with criticism from part of the public, while the Ministry and experts claim there is no reason to fear. […]
Only 13 out of 250 Serbian MPs support initiative to protect water under Constitution
Thirteen out of 250 members of the parliament (MPs) of the Republic of Serbia have signed the Green Party’s initiative to protect drinking water as one of the most important resources under the Constitution. The Green Party has announced that it will soon start a campaign to collect 150,000 signatures in order to bring the […]