Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
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
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
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
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
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
The European Union and the Energy Community are preparing big decisions for the energy sector of the region, decisions that the region itself knows very little about. This, according to Professor Mirza Kušljugić of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tuzla, means that the region has handed the strategic planning of its […]
REPCONS: Western Balkan countries responsible for defining energy transition models, experts should lend support
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia need to be more active in defining their energy transition models, a task that lies ahead of all the other countries of the region as well. Defining energy transition models goes hand in hand with energy goals, and the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix is […]
Serbia gets the Cadastre of Mining Waste with EU help
Serbia got its Cadastre of Mining Waste in an eponymous project implemented by the Ministry of Mining and Energy with the European Union’s financial support. The project worth EUR 2.1 million, which lasted from February 2017 to January 2020, has contributed to the further development and improvement of the system for responsible and sustainable mining […]