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EU Overshoot Day: 7% of world’s population uses nearly 20% of Earth’s biocapacity
16 May 2019 - If everybody in the world lived like EU residents, the world would have exhausted the...
Serbia’s power utility EPS gets four mobile substations thanks to EU donation
25 April 2019 - Serbia’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has received four mobile substations thanks to the...
Albanian Development Fund launches EU-funded project to secure water supply for 83 villages
08 April 2019 - The Albanian Development Fund (ADF) has started the implementation of the EUR 39.3 million Rural...
European Parliament confirms fossil fuel subsidy phase-out by 2025
04 April 2019 - The European Parliament (EP) has adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, formally...
Work ahead to finalize negotiating position for chapter 27, official submission to EC planned in late 2019
18 March 2019 - The European Commission has sent comments to the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27...
EU project expected to mobilize EUR 1.4 billion to tackle polluting household heating in Bulgaria
20 February 2019 - The European Commission has approved a EUR 16.7 million project to improve air quality in...
Western Balkan coal power plants are health, economic liability for entire Europe – environmental organizations
19 February 2019 - Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic...
All Bulgarian rivers damaged in some way, 200 HPPs approved on top of 270 built – WWF
18 February 2019 - All Bulgarian rivers and their tributaries have been adversely affected by pollution, drought, wastewater, extraction...
Construction launched on flue-gas desulfurization systems at coal-fired power plant TENT A
14 February 2019 - The construction of flue-gas desulfurization systems has begun at thermal power plant (TPP) Termoelektrana Nikola...
Applications for EUSEW 2019 Sustainable Energy Awards due by February 4
08 January 2019 - Nominations for this year’s edition of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards can be submitted online...
EU concludes political talks on clean energy package, to cut subsidies for most polluting coal power plants as early as 2025
19 December 2018 - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and EU member states have reached a provisional agreement...
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
11 December 2018 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the...
Montenegro opens chapter 27 of EU accession talks
11 December 2018 - Montenegro has opened chapter 27 of EU membership negotiations, which deals with the environment and...
EP approves 2030 target of 32% for renewables, 32.5% for energy efficiency, 35% for CO2 emissions cuts for trucks
15 November 2018 - The European Parliament (EP) has approved a binding 2030 target for renewables of 32% and...
Serbia’s budget fund for energy efficiency to quadruple to over EUR 4 million in 2019 – minister
08 November 2018 - Serbia’s budget fund for improving energy efficiency in 2019 will be worth RSD 500 million...
EU approves EUR 243 million package for birds, bats, other projects to protect nature, environment
01 November 2018 - The European Commission has approved an investment package of EUR 243 million from the EU...