Sofia gets first electric scooter rental company
The US-based micromobility start-up Lime has started offering electric scooters for rent in Sofia, one of the most polluted cities in the European Union, becoming the first such company to operate in the Bulgarian capital. According to city officials, two more companies have expressed their interest in providing the same service with e-scooters for Sofia […]
Top 3 in August: Danube pollution, rise of e-scooters, op-ed on renewable energy incentives in Croatia
The Top 3 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in August are in. The list is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Danube polluted with faeces in Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria The River Danube is polluted with faeces along its course in Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria, with the situation particularly […]
E-scooters on the rise in Serbia: 35,000 sold within months in Belgrade alone
Electric scooters seem to have flooded streets in Serbia. In Belgrade alone, 35,000 e-scooters have been sold in a matter of months, public service broadcaster RTS reported. According to experts contacted by the broadcaster, the environmentally friendly mode of transportation should not be banned, but rules for the operation of e-scooters need to be introduced. […]
Belgrade to invite bids for introducing public bicycle system
The Belgrade city assembly has adopted a decision to launch an international tender for introducing a public bicycle system through a public-private partnership (PPP) project. If everything goes to plan, the first public bicycles could be available in the Serbian capital as early as spring 2020. Belgrade deputy mayor Goran Vesić explained that the public […]