Green Caucus established in Assembly of Kosovo*
The informal Green Caucus has been recently established in the Assembly of Kosovo*. The constitution of the Green Caucus is result of the previous devoted work of its parliamentarians on both regional and national level on the topics of energy efficiency and climate protection supported by the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – […]
Albanian, Montenegrin MPs gather in Tirana to discuss sustainable urban mobility planning
The Albanian capital Tirana, a city of half a million, on April 23 hosted a workshop on sustainable urban mobility, which has a pivotal role in fighting climate change. The workshop brought together MPs and parliamentary staff from Albania and Montenegro, building on the previous regional exchange events supported by the GIZ Open Regional Fund […]
Sustainable urban mobility discussed in the Serbian Parliament
What some countries took decades to achieve in terms of sustainable urban mobility planning, Slovenia managed in only 10 years. Its capital Ljubljana is one of good practice examples presented to Serbian Members of Parliament and other stakeholders at an informative session organized by the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency […]
GIZ ORF-EE signs MoU on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan with City of Sarajevo and Canton Sarajevo
The City of Sarajevo, the Ministry of Transport of Canton Sarajevo and the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), formalizing their collaboration and implementation of the ORF-EE project on sustainable urban mobility. The […]
Parliamentary Hearing on Amendments to the Law on Efficient Use of Energy held in Podgorica
Supporting the coming together of parliamentarians from Montenegro, representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the School of Political Studies, the Union of Municipalities and of two NGOs at the Parliamentary Hearing in Podgorica on 25 March, the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in partnership with the School […]
ORF-EE signs MoU with Energy Community and GIZ CDCP III project on support to EnC Contracting Parties for development of National Energy and Climate Plans
The Energy Community (EnC) held its third Technical Working Group Meeting on Energy and Climate in Vienna. The meeting, among others, was dedicated to the discussion on defining the methodology for calculating 2030 targets for the Energy Community. On the occasion, an interim report was presented by a team of researchers from the Technische Universität […]
MPs of North Macedonia discussing tasks and challenges under chapters 15 and 27 of EU law
Bringing together parliamentarians of the Republic of North Macedonia, representatives of the Ministry for Economy and Ministry of Environment, the Secretariat for European Affairs and the NGO sector, the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) in collaboration with its partner Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM), held a Parliamentary Hearing […]
MVP Plus Kick-off Work-shop in Podgorica
The GIZ ORF-EE held its MVP Plus Kick-off Work-shop in Podgorica, Montenegro from 26 to 27 February, 2019. The event provided an opportunity for a detailed presentation of the new ORF-EE project ‘Strengthening the Cooperation Between National and Local Level in South-East Europe for Sustainable Development of Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Measures’ (MVP Plus) […]