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Government of Serbia signs MoU with EU backing Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project
19 July 2024 - Serbia and the EU have signed the MoU on strategic partnership in the sectors of sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles
Analysis of EU’s Western Balkans decarbonization policy: decarbonization to remain disorderly if nothing changes
24 November 2023 - The policy paper 'Chaotic and fake decarbonization of power sectors in the Western Balkans' is based on a survey of more than 100 experts from the region
Construction waste ends up in illegal landfills even though 70% can be recycled
27 October 2023 - Croatia generates 1.7 million tons of construction waste per year but it is often difficult for its recyclers to obtain it as a raw material
EU’s Clean Transition Dialogue on hydrogen: 67 GW of electrolyzers in pipeline
11 October 2023 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič have kicked off the first of a series of Clean Transition Dialogues
Montenegrin Power Exchange on road to single European market
25 September 2023 - MEPX is working to fulfill the conditions for obtaining the NEMO status, CEO Matija Medojević told Balkan Green Energy News in an interview
BiH’s NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed
28 April 2023 - The draft national energy and climate plan of BiH was presented for the first time at the Energy Summit 2023 in Neum
Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
18 May 2022 - Countries are doing so in order to accelerate decarbonization, but also to avoid paying the carbon border tax announced by the EU
EU to allow Western Balkans to take part in joint gas purchases
29 March 2022 - Western Balkan countries will be able to join the European Union's platform for voluntary joint purchasing of gas and hydrogen.
EU sanctions against Russia threaten Serbia’s oil supply; gas deliveries secured
23 March 2022 - The European Union adopted the fourth package of sanctions against Russia due to its military intervention in Ukraine
EU intends to ban integrated batteries in phones, electronic devices
12 February 2022 - Although batteries are an essential tool in the energy transition, they also have huge hidden costs and environmental impact
26 MEPs warn of “impending environmental damage” of Chinese industrial projects in Serbia
20 January 2021 - A group of 26 MEPs warn of the “impending environmental damage” of Chinese companies’ industrial projects in Serbia.
Region must take energy transition planning back into its own hands
14 April 2020 - The European Union and the Energy Community are preparing big decisions for the energy sector...