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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...
EU refers Bulgaria to court for high values of SO2 caused by coal-fired power plants
31 July 2019 - The European Commission has decided to refer Bulgaria and Spain to the Court of Justice...
Most Read in June: Siemens Gamesa’s ETES, Montenegro goes coal-free for 10 days, EC Albania report
01 July 2019 - Even though it was published in late June, the news about Siemens Gamesa’s breakthrough electrothermal...
Wizz Air says greenest airline in EU amid growing rumors of new carbon tax
19 June 2019 - Wizz Air has announced it operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger among all...
European Commission: Turkey makes good progress on renewables, energy efficiency
17 June 2019 - Turkey is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest...
European Commission: Montenegro should step up enforcement of laws in environmental protection, climate change
14 June 2019 - Montenegro has made some progress in harmonizing its legislation with the EU in the field...
European Commission: North Macedonia moderately aligned on energy, makes limited progress in environment-related laws
13 June 2019 - North Macedonia remains moderately aligned with the EU acquis in the field of energy, while...
European Commission: Kosovo* continues to rely on lignite, some progress seen on renewables
12 June 2019 - Kosovo* has some level of preparation in the field of energy, but continues to rely...
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
03 June 2019 - Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest...
EU Commission: Serbia makes limited progress on energy, climate change yet to receive adequate attention
29 May 2019 - Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment...
Voting begins for EUSEW 2019 Citizens’ Award
15 May 2019 - Voting has begun to decide which of the 12 finalists in the EU Sustainable Energy...
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovenia fail to submit air pollution reduction plans to EC
08 May 2019 - Half of the European Union’s 28 member states, including Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia,...