EU ETS
Clock is ticking for introducing carbon tax in Western Balkans, many ambiguities still remain
26 May 2025 - Even though the Governments might not have been proactive enough in the previous years, the participants of the CBAM panel on BEF 2025 believe there is still time for the regional actors to come up with more proactive approach towards the EU
EU awards nearly EUR 1 billion in subsidies to renewable hydrogen projects
21 May 2025 - The subsidies for renewable hydrogen were awarded via the second auction organized by the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB)
EU Clean Industrial Deal envisages EUR 100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank
27 February 2025 - Within the Clean Industrial Deal, the European Commission aims to raise up to EUR 100 billion for the Industrial Decarbonization Bank
EU proposes delays, smaller scope for CBAM, sustainability reporting
26 February 2025 - The EU is preparing measures to save EUR 6.3 billion in administrative costs by streamlining CBAM and sustainability reporting rules
EU to exempt 80% of importers from CBAM carbon tax
07 February 2025 - European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra vowed to exempt over 80% of companies that are eligible for payments under CBAM
European People’s Party proposes two-year delay for CBAM
22 January 2025 - EPP said the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), EU taxonomy and corporate sustainability directives should be paused for two years
EU proposes four carbon pricing options to members of Energy Community
10 January 2025 - The EU outlined its Impact Assessment for the Establishment of a Regional Emission Trading System in the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community Treaty
Energy Community’s EU integration pace steady but CBAM looms
25 December 2024 - Energy Community contracting parties showed a tendency this year toward steady transposition and implementation of European law
Greece establishes Islands Decarbonization Fund with EU
22 November 2024 - The Islands Decarbonization Fund was launched in Naxos, with financing from the European Investment Bank
Croatia raises 2030 renewables target to 42.5%
15 November 2024 - Croatia increased all the most important targets in its updated National Energy and Climate Plan for the period 2021-2030
Dokić: Emission permits are the first step in systemic emissions reduction
12 November 2024 - The monitoring, reporting, and verification system for greenhouse gases will enable the government to plan and implement measures to reduce emissions
Western Balkans can’t secure CBAM exemption for electricity in time
23 October 2024 - For an exemption from the CBAM cross-border CO2 tax on electricity, Balkan countries must couple their markets with an EU neighbor