EU recycles 44 percent of waste, target is to reach 50
European Union member states recycled 44 percent of municipal solid waste in 2014, bringing them closer to the target of 50 percent by 2020, as set by the EU Waste Framework Directive. The 33 members of the European Environmental Agency (EEA), including Serbia, recycled 34 percent in the same year. The amount of recycled waste […]
Božović: Serbia to recycle 50 percent of municipal solid waste by 2030
Serbia plans to achieve the recycling target of 50 percent of total municipal solid waste by 2030, said the state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and environmental protection Stana Božović. “It is necessary to expand the reach of the municipal waste collection service, especially in the rural areas. In order to achieve this local […]
VIDEO – Perspective: Establishment of Green Fund in Serbia by Filip Radović
Balkan Green Energy News presents the second episode of the Perspective video feature, introduced to provide experts, decision makers, business community and other stakeholders with an opportunity to share with BGEN audience their insights on the important sustainable energy and environmental topics and developments in the Balkan region, Europe and worldwide. In the second episode […]
Serbia expecting call from Brussels to open Chapter 27
Serbia is expecting confirmation from Brussels to open negotiating Chapter 27 on environment, and the first draft of the negotiation platform will be ready in mid-2017, said Stana Božović, state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. “In discussions with senior representatives of the European Commission, the Directorate-General for the Environment and the […]
Intersectoral cooperation in the Drina river basin discussed in Belgrade
The international and domestic experts and stakeholders from the three neighbouring countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia – gathered in Belgrade for the second workshop “Assessing the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus and benefits of transboundary cooperation in the Drina river basin”. The workshop organised jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and […]
EU glass recycling at record levels – FEVE
The recycling of glass has reached new, record levels across the European Union in 2014, according to data published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE). The average rate of glass recycling in all 28 member countries of the European Union (EU) has reached a threshold of 74% for the first time. With 11.6 million […]
Montenegro can have 17,500 new jobs in green economy by 2020
According to UNEP/UNDP report, Montenegro could open 17,500 new jobs in the next few years by investing in green economy, primarily in the tourism and related sectors. Total of 95 percent of new green jobs can be opened as a result of energy efficiency measures in construction and transportation. Green economy concept is already integrated […]
First Serbo-Albanian industrial waste management company to be launched
Ezo grupa, Belgrade company specialized in ecology and environmental protection, and Aleksandar Biberaj, its partner from Albania, signed the Memorandum for Serbo-Albanian joint-venture company for industrial and hazardous waste management and oil sludge recycling in Albania, Serbian media reported. According to document signed in south-east Serbia town of Niš, Serbian company will transfer technology and […]
