EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
Environmentalists demand reusable, refillable packaging from biggest plastic polluters
Over 400 organizations demand that the five biggest plastic polluters commit to transparent, ambitious and accountable reuse and refill systems
Environmentalists denounce Coca-Cola’s water promo event: you cannot party in nature protection areas
A marketing event for the Rosa Homolje bottled water brand in the protected nature site Rajko's Cave has prompted fierce criticism
E-Grus may seek coinvestor for its Golič wind farm project in Slovenia
Savaprojekt's subsidiary E-Grus will probably look for a coinvestor when it advances the Golič wind farm project in Slovenia
Lithium salts could be declared health hazard in EU
A major lithium producer threatened to close its plant in Germany if the European Union declares the material dangerous to human health
European Parliament delays decision to introduce carbon border tax – CBAM
The European Parliament rejected a set of law proposals within the Fit-for-55 climate package including the CBAM carbon border tax scheme
Serbia invests billions of euros in wastewater treatment
The latest agreements and earlier loans amount to EUR 4 billion in investments in wastewater treatment and utility infrastructure.