Massive Zagreb protest called amid Croatian illegal waste scandal
Thousands of tons of various waste have been illegally buried for years in Gospić. People from all over Croatia are coming to a protest in Zagreb to demand accountability.
Bankwatch: Western Balkans must abandon waste-to-energy incineration
Plans for waste incinerators and co-incineration in the Western Balkans pose high financial and health risks, CEE Bankwatch Network warns
Major industrial polluters in Serbia continue to pollute air, soil, water without control
Around 150 companies, potentially major polluters of water, air, and soil, hadn't obtained an IPPC permit by December 31, 2024
Tens of thousands of tons of waste motor oil unaccounted for in Serbia
Auto repair shops in Serbia, obliged to dispose of waste motor oil, often sell it to individuals who use it for heating
EU reaches water pollution prevention deal but with deadlines of up to 20 years
EU co-legislators agreed to update rules on surface and groundwater pollution, but with a timeline of up to two decades for member states
Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Serbian White Book on Waste-to-Energy presented in Belgrade
The types and composition of generated waste must be determined to be able to manage it, according to the authors of the Serbian White Book on Waste-to-Energy
IED 2.0 allows EU citizens to sue industry over health damage from pollution
The EU's IED 2.0 law on industrial and livestock rearing emission allows people to seek compensation for health damage from illegal pollution