Doubts over construction of HPPs in southern Serbia after court decision
The Serbian Administrative Court has annulled a decision concerning preparation of the environment impact study for future hydro power plants (HPPs) on the Lim River, in southern Serbia. Activists and NGOs have welcomed the decision as a step towards halting the project. In May 2017, the Administrative Court of Serbia annulled the decision on the […]
Serbia gets separate Ministry of environmental protection after almost 10 years
Serbia’s new government will have a separate Ministry of Environmental Protection which will be headed by former Belgrade city official Goran Trivan. Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, whose cabinet was sworn in on June 29, said environmental protection would be the responsibility of a separate ministry. Environmental protection has been taken out of the Ministry of […]
Belgrade energy efficiency endeavours supported by UNEP
Siniša Mali, the Mayor of Belgrade, met with Harald Egerer, Head of UNEP Vienna SCC office. They discussed two initiatives that Serbian capital joined several months ago with the aim to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district heating. During the meeting in Vienna, Mali and Egerer discussed the implementation of two UNEP’s initiatives: BEA (Building […]
WWF calling cities to participate in Earth Hour
World Wide Fund for Nature called all cities to join the 10. Earth Hour by switching off lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on Saturday, March 25. The purpose of the action is to raise awareness of climate change. Cities will be switching off public lighting and citizens will turn off lights in their homes. Global […]
Government of FBiH adopts GHG emissions agreement
Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection, certification and decrease of GHG emissions, methodology for evaluation of the quality of infrastructure and energy efficiency of renewables. The agreement was concluded between the Federal Ministry of Environmental Protection and Tourism and the Center for […]
Environmental protection and sustainable development in the focus of CEDEF event in Novi Sad
Recent announcements that Serbia may soon open Chapter 27 of the acquis have greatly influenced local energy sector, which has seriously started considering and applying environmental standards in both current operations and plans for development. Only several days after the national utility company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency signed a contract on […]
Bulgaria might lose project funding due to public procurement complaints
Bulgaria is facing the risk of losing funds for the implementation of two environmental projects, because of complaints about public procurement procedures. The two projects, worth a total of EUR 2.2 million, are being implemented by the Bulgarian Executive Environment Agency (ExEA), and must be completed by May this year. So far only BGN 900.000 […]
EU recycles 44 percent of waste, target is to reach 50
European Union member states recycled 44 percent of municipal solid waste in 2014, bringing them closer to the target of 50 percent by 2020, as set by the EU Waste Framework Directive. The 33 members of the European Environmental Agency (EEA), including Serbia, recycled 34 percent in the same year. The amount of recycled waste […]