European Green Deal
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,...
Delaying coal phaseout would be expensive for Bulgaria, Romania and Greece
06 May 2020 - The drop in market prices of power amid the coronavirus crisis opens the way for...
5 ways lobbyists are using COVID-19 to weaken EU environmental laws
22 April 2020 - Are EU environmental laws and the European Green Deal really at stake because of the...
Siemens, Uniper exploring green hydrogen use in gas infrastructure
10 April 2020 - Siemens and Uniper broadened cooperation with so-called brownfield transformation, aimed at decarbonizing energy facilities with...
Croatian Parliament adopts Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
09 April 2020 - The Croatian Parliament has adopted the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the period until 2040...
EU calls for proposals for this year’s LIFE program of over EUR 450 million
07 April 2020 - Public institutions, businesses and non-governmental organizations can qualify their environmental and climate projects and help...
EU heads promise to stick with sustainability in COVID-19 recovery
31 March 2020 - Members of the European Council added a reference to the green transition to the draft...
Air pollution sharply falls worldwide on COVID-19 lockdowns
27 March 2020 - Concentrations of nitrogen oxides have gone down by as much as one half in some...
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,...
European Green Deal suffers delays over COVID-19 impact: report
19 March 2020 - Unnamed officials from Brussels claim pushing back the agenda by a few weeks because of...
European Commission proposes Climate Law to make 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding
05 March 2020 - The European Commission has proposed a European Climate Law with the aim of making the...
Bulgaria to continue to use coal power plants at least until 2030
27 February 2020 - Bulgaria will continue to use its coal power plants in the following decade and further...
EU wind power growth must double to match Green Deal terms: report
19 February 2020 - Turkey was first in the region last year in new and cumulative capacity, the size...
UPDATE: Romania’s CE Oltenia to close four units in coal power plants by 2025
29 January 2020 - In order to compensate for the capacities, the company plans to construct gas-fired and renewable energy units.
EU lifts green investment target by EUR 260 billion per year by 2030
16 January 2020 - The Sustainable Europe Investment Plan will mobilize at least EUR 1 trillion in the next...