Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.
Water rationing looms as Danube remains at critical lows
The drop in water flow in the Danube is breaking multi-decade records, so water restrictions in Serbia may be imminent, hydrologist Dejan Vladiković warned
Brent oil on track for highest-ever monthly jump in March
The Middle East war shook the oil market, with the benchmark Brent crude oil price spiking more than 55% since the end of February
Threat of mass exodus as desalination plants targeted in Gulf countries, Iran
The Iran war could heavily disrupt the water supply in the region, and desalination plants in particular, alongside environmental disasters
Nearly 2,500 kilometers of pristine Balkan rivers lost since 2012
The first comparable regional assessment in over a decade documents the deterioration of Europe's last wild rivers
Water shortages in Southeastern Europe point to desalination as strategic approach
Turkey got its first floating desalination facility, running on wind and solar power, while other Balkan countries are examining such options
Council of Europe urges North Macedonia to improve environment, protect Romas from disproportionate risks
North Macedonia should bridge the gap between commitments and reality on human rights of Romas and environmental protection, the Council of Europe said
Vjosa campaign declares victory against small hydropower plants on Shushica river
A court in Albania scrapped the project for small hydropower plants on the Shushica upon a complaint by locals and environmentalists
