Presidential residence to have energy makeover

The proposal for an energy upgrade of the Presidential Palace in Nicosia is advancing on the implementation trajectory. The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) completed the proposal and sent it to environment commissioner Ioanna Panagiotou, who forwarded it to the presidency, Energy News reported. Sources of InBusinessNews revealed the authorities seek the project for the […]

Rehabilitation starts at landfill Teodorovac

Landfill for non-hazardous waste Teodorovac is located close to family houses. The rehabilitation of the facility began, financed by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU). The project is worth HRK 6.6 million (EUR 881,000). The beneficiary is the Municipality of Đurđenovac in Croatia’s east and […]

Waste July 8, 2016

EU standards for product design to ease recycling

Amendments to European Union rules in the waste management sector will affect the way products are designed in order to make them more recyclable, reusable and repairable, said Kyriakos Parpounas, general manager of Green Dot (Cyprus) Public Co. Ltd. The head of the package material recycling organisation told Cyprus News Agency there will also be […]

Contract for Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor signed

Minister of Economy Vladimir Kavarić said good energy connectivity is necessary for future investments in the energy sector and free flow of energy through the country. That brings Montenegro financial and strategic benefits, he added at a press conference about the construction of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor – Section Montenegro, funded by the European Union […]

Environment ministry funding waste management

The Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests is utilizing a financing line of RON 100 million (EUR 22.3 million) for waste management, and EUR 6.7 million for education and awareness. The aim is to reach Romania’s recycling target for 2020 – 50% of the total municipal waste generated, minister Cristiana Pașca Palmer said at the Local Public Administration Forum (FAPL), according to Agerpres’s republished […]

Waste July 4, 2016

Niš preparing tender for wastewater treatment plant

Local media said the City of Niš was granted EUR 56 million, more than half of the funds provided to Serbia by the European Commission. The local authority will use it to construct a wastewater treatment system. An international tender is expected for the purification facility in the third-largest city, located in the country’s south. The […]

Water July 2, 2016

Pokupsko Municipality – Winner of EUSEW 2016 Public Sector Award

Project summary The Municipality of Pokupsko is located in North-Western part of Croatia near the river Kupa. Surrounded by forests and hills, approximately 2.500 inhabitants in 14 settlements are living in harmony with nature. Even though the municipality has a rather limited own budget, it is developing in a most sustainable way possible and can […]

Energy Efficiency June 29, 2016

Winners of the EUSEW Awards 2016

The winners of EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Awards 2016 for innovative energy projects were revealed at the Awards ceremony in Brussels on June 14. For the first time, this included a Citizens’ Award, chosen online by thousands of members of the public. The ceremony marked the end of the first day of 2016 EUSEW Policy […]