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.
Locals in BiH call for halt to new solar, wind power projects in their area
Residents of Livno, Tomislavgrad and Kupres in Canton 10, Bosnia and Herzegovina, have launched a petition seeking to stop the further construction of solar and wind power plants in these municipalities.
Water rationing looms as Danube remains at critical lows
The drop in water flow in the Danube is breaking multi-decade records, so water restrictions in Serbia may be imminent, hydrologist Dejan Vladiković warned
Serbia opens operational diesel reserves to maintain supply stability
Oil companies in Serbia gained access to operational diesel fuel reserves, as low river water levels are hindering imports, and the global situation is becoming more complex
Environmentalists sue European Commission over strategic status of Jadar lithium project in Serbia
Serbian environmental group Marš sa Drine, with partner organisations, has launched proceedings before the EU Court of Justice against the European Commission for declaring Jadar a strategic project
