Energy Community warns BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Serbia over coal plant emissions
Four Energy Community contracting parties in the Western Balkans are under pressure to bring air pollution from coal power plants under control
Zijin expanding Serbian mine without comprehensive environmental study
Serbia received a complaint against its decision to allow Zijin to expand a copper mine without a comprehensive environmental impact study
Government is most responsible for air pollution in Serbia
Air pollution reached alarming rates a long time ago and most of the blame is on the hands of the government, according to participants in a discussion about the fight for oxygen in Serbia held within Mikser Festival. They also pointed to irresponsible behavior among industrial producers, but also to the consequences of citizens’ detrimental […]
Public debate on new coal-fired power plant Kolubara B halted
After an hour of heated debate, the public hearing on the draft spatial plan and strategic assessment of the environmental impact of the construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant was halted. The project has so far produced numerous controversies. Non-governmental organization Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute – RERI has announced that the representatives […]
Environmentalists demand from EU to tackle Chinese firms’ violations
Eight organizations urged the EU to do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies. They said the authorities in Brussels and European governments have to tell the most populous nation to stop building new coal power plants in the 27-member bloc and accession countries and to make it respect the law. China’s President Xi […]
Police block access to discussion on Linglong tyre factory in Zrenjanin
Members of environmentalist and activist groups that filed objections to the environmental study for the tyre plant that Linglong is building in Zrenjanin were prevented by the police from entering a public discussion. The local authority in Zrenjanin limited the number of people at a public discussion about the planned tyre factory of China’s Linglong, […]
