Clock is ticking for introducing carbon tax in Western Balkans, many ambiguities still remain
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Energy Community contracting parties showed a tendency this year toward steady transposition and implementation of European law


