Excessive air pollution recorded today in Bor
The smelter of China’s Zijin halted operations today due to excessive air pollution as the city of Bor, which normally has poor air quality, was covered by smoke from a waste landfill fire. Smoke covered the city of Bor today, making it difficult to breathe, Ist Media reported. The local measuring station run by the […]
At least 1,000 projects are ‘shovel-ready’ for EU green recovery
EY identified more than 2,000 green development projects in the EU which could be funded from the central budget and it also highlighted one thousand that are already prepared for implementation. Romania, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia are in the lead in Southeastern Europe in different categories in green recovery investments. While the European Union is […]
Police block access to discussion on Linglong tyre factory in Zrenjanin
Members of environmentalist and activist groups that filed objections to the environmental study for the tyre plant that Linglong is building in Zrenjanin were prevented by the police from entering a public discussion. The local authority in Zrenjanin limited the number of people at a public discussion about the planned tyre factory of China’s Linglong, […]
Green development in focus of new North Macedonia government
North Macedonia set six main tasks for the next four years including environmental protection and sustainable development. The cabinet of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev promised to improve air quality, prosecute those who pollute and endanger health and to invest in mobility, renewables and energy efficiency. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his new cabinet said environmental […]
Outrage in Skopje over destruction of river for small hydropower plant
Locals are complaining about damage to the landscape amid works on the first of the three planned small hydroelectric units in Skopje territory. Eko-svest demands the construction on the Markova reka to be halted and all such projects to be suspended until a review of concessions is conducted. Eko-svest condemned the destruction of the upper […]
Innovative Manyfolds’ technology reduces packaging environmental footprint
One of the finalists at this year’s clim@ competition offers an insight into its packaging design and production business. Manyfolds has an automatic system making boxes for chosen goods, with specialized folding techniques that reduce the sector’s environmental footprint. It eliminates the filling material and shrinks the excessive volume. It’s ultracompact. The founders of Manyfolds […]
Montenegro awards deal to EPCG for hydropower plant Komarnica
State-owned power producer Elektroprivreda Crne Gore got the right to build Montenegro’s first hydroelectric station in four decades and run it for up to 60 years. Hydropower plant Komarnica will cost EUR 260 million to EUR 290 million, more than in the previous official estimate. Minister of Economy of Montenegro Dragica Sekulić handed the concession […]
Protest held in Serbia’s Smederevo against pollution from China-owned steelworks
The inhabitants of Smederevo are worried about the dust coming from the Železara steel power plant and its transportation activities, which prompted a demonstration to urge the authorities to act against air and land pollution. Several hundred people have gathered in Smederevo, east from Serbia’s capital city Belgrade, demanding from the government to react to […]