European Commission
Region gets EU support to wrap up just transition plans
12 May 2020 - The European Commission has approved all requests made by 18 member states including Bulgaria, Croatia,...
EU to focus on Green Deal diplomacy; preparing Green Agenda for Western Balkans
26 March 2020 - Participants at the 5th Energy and Climate Committee meeting, organized by the Energy Community Secretariat,...
Environmental organizations ask EU to stop waste burning in coal power plants in Bulgaria
03 March 2020 - Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth, Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata are bringing a legal complaint to...
EU conditions EUR 251 million state aid to coal, power utility CE Oltenia
26 February 2020 - The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to grant a EUR 251 million loan to...
Clean energy potential of coal regions in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Slovenia: EU report
14 February 2020 - In more than half of the 42 coal regions in the European Union, the switch...
EU scolds Croatia for delay in reporting on energy efficiency
14 February 2020 - Downsizing and the faulty database of the former relevant authority in Zagreb blocked the European...
Romania to invest EUR 53 million in charging stations for hybrid, electric vehicles
12 February 2020 - Romania is launching a EUR 53 million state aid scheme to stimulate investments in charging...
Serbian government adopts Chapter 27 negotiating position
23 January 2020 - The Government of Serbia has adopted the negotiating position for Chapter 27 – environment and...
EU approves EUR 128 million for water infrastructure in Croatia
14 January 2020 - The European Commission has approved an investment of EUR 128 million from the cohesion fund...
Treaty reforms to be finalized in first half of 2020 – Energy Community Ministerial Council
17 December 2019 - The negotiations on the Energy Community Treaty reforms are expected to end in the first...
EU approves EUR 57 million Croatian support for HEP District Heating
04 December 2019 - The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Croatian plans to support the...
Bulgaria’s funding for waste incinerator CHP greenlighted by EU
27 November 2019 - The European Commission said on November 25 that it gave the go-ahead for Bulgaria’s proposal...
11 mayors from region join EU-wide declaration on just transition to post-coal era
22 October 2019 - A group of 41 mayors from 10 coal regions in 9 European countries including 11...
Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report
25 September 2019 - The European Commission and the Energy Community need to play a role in ending state...
Greece working on new energy storage support framework
17 September 2019 - Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, is preparing a new energy storage support framework to foster renewable...
Romania, Slovenia among five countries eyeing new European Commission’s energy portfolio
31 July 2019 - Five EU member states, including Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, and Slovenia, are interested in getting...