New Serbian law sparks concern over construction in burnt forests
Transparency Serbia and RERI warned that on August 31 the assembly passed the amendments to the law on planning and construction
Mining exploration on Serbia’s Rogozna mountain triggers environmental criminal complaint
Organization for Political Ecology Polekol filed complaints against Zlatna Reka Resources and unidentified executives over suspected environmental harm on Rogozna mountain in Serbia.
Albania plans wind power in area still smoldering from forest fire
While fire engulfed the forests in Puka in northern Albania, the municipality launched public consultations for a wind power project right in the affected area
Massive Zagreb protest called amid Croatian illegal waste scandal
Thousands of tons of various waste have been illegally buried for years in Gospić. People from all over Croatia are coming to a protest in Zagreb to demand accountability.
Romania scraps environmental requirements for strategic hydropower projects
Lawmakers overrode President Nicușor Dan's veto and voted for the second time to simplify environmental permiting for hydropower projects in Romania
Romanian, Bulgarian organizations concerned over Zijin’s mining expansion in eastern Serbia
Non-governmental organizations in Romania and Bulgaria ask their governments to launch transboundary consultations on Zijin’s mining expansion in eastern Serbia
Demolition of two small hydropower plants underway in Šar Mountains
The removal of two small hydropower plants has begun in Šar Mountain National Park in North Macedonia
Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.