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Bulgaria proposes changes to electricity trading rules to include new market participants
13 January 2026 - New categories include active customers (active buyers), citizen energy communities, prosumers, and renewable energy communities
Slovenia to aid energy-intensive companies with EUR 30 million per year
09 January 2026 - Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy Bojan Kumer said the bill addresses the serious challenges facing this segment of Slovenia's economy
Serbia is first Energy Community contracting party to enter verification phase of market coupling
18 December 2025 - At the Energy Community Ministerial Council, ministers addressed energy security, market integration, climate policy
Bruegel: Without refining or delaying CBAM for electricity, EU risks market integration, security of supply
03 December 2025 - Brussels-based think tank Bruegel has analyzed the impacts of the CBAM application for electricity set for January 1, 2026
Serbia plans new mining law to align legislation with EU rules on critical raw materials
29 October 2025 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched a public consultation ahead of drafting a new law on mining and geological exploration
European Commission: Russian gas ban doesn’t include transit to Serbia, BiH
24 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News asked the European Commission to clarify if the supply of Russian gas to Serbia and BiH would be halted as of January 1, 2026
Serbia warns of gas crisis as EU transit ban threatens Balkan Stream supply
21 October 2025 - Serbia is in a very difficult situation because, as of January 1, 2026, it won’t be able to receive Russian natural gas via Bulgaria, according to the Ministry of Mining and Energy
RES Croatia to Brussels: Renewables have no future in Croatia
17 September 2025 - RES Croatia, together with SolarPower Europe and WindEurope, has sent a letter to the European Commission in Brussels
Von der Leyen: EU needs more homegrown renewables with nuclear as baseload
11 September 2025 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Greece loses EU grant intended for renewable electricity for vulnerable consumers
11 September 2025 - The ambitious Apollo program is losing a EUR 100 million EU grant for renewables and storage, intended to lower energy costs for vulnerable consumers
Most EU companies investing in climate change mitigation, adaptation
28 October 2024 - The EIB’s Investment Survey 2024 shows European companies are leading the green transition despite geopolitical risks and supply chain disruptions
Revised Greek NECP halves initial expenditure sum, keeps focus on renewables
09 August 2024 - Greece aims at a less costly and more realistic energy transition through its revised National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
Greece lowers 2030 renewable penetration goal in its final NECP
19 July 2024 - Greece's final National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) is expected to be submitted to the European Commission in the following days or weeks
Montenegro to submit hydropower, grid projects for EU Growth Plan financing
03 January 2024 - The Ministry of Energy prepared a list of reform measures to submit to the EU in cooperation with the Ministry of European Affairs and the EU Delegation
Air France–KLM tops world chart of sustainable aviation fuel usage
28 December 2023 - Air France–KLM group is the world’s largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) user for the second consecutive year
European Commission President Von der Leyen visits energy companies in Podgorica, Belgrade
02 November 2023 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited two energy companies during her four-day tour of the Western Balkans