Biodiversity is declining and water stress is affecting one third of Europe’s population and territory, while the frequency and magnitude of climate-related disasters are increasing. In short, this is the message from the report Europe’s Environment 2025. Europe’s Environment 2025 is the most comprehensive analysis on the current state and outlook for the continent’s environment, […]
The European Parliament and Council of the European Union agreed, after almost three years of negotiations, on updated rules regarding the pollution of surface and groundwater. However, the co-legislators left a timeline of up to two decades for member states to comply with some of the obligations. The Danish presidency of the Council of the […]
The Center for the Promotion of Sustainable Development and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are organizing the annual WISE Serbia Women’s Network event, which will take place on October 16 at Fabrika Events in Belgrade. The WISE Serbia Women’s Network in sustainable energy, climate action, and environmental protection has been in existence since […]
Albania officially started negotiations with the European Union on the so-called cluster 4, encompassing the green agenda and sustainable connectivity. It is joining Montenegro and Serbia, which haven’t yet closed any of the four chapters in the group: transport policy, energy, trans-European networks, and environment and climate change. The Council of the EU held an accession […]
Companies intend to build wind power plants of 403 MW in total on Sinjajevina mountain, a vast pastureland for which activists and locals have been demanding to be protected. The projects have obtained a green light from the Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro. After the government leased land for wind parks Sinjajevina Part 1 and […]
Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata (For the Earth) said they would file a complaint today with the European Commission over repeated failures by Bulgarian authorities to enforce the European Union’s environmental law at four coal plants. They expressed the view that institutions are prioritizing financial interests over public health and the environment. Environmental organizations Greenpeace […]
Weddings are often associated with celebration, luxury, and significant resource consumption. However, the example of Milica Lukić, a researcher and environmental activist, shows that a celebration of love can be just as festive and emotional while remaining sustainable — without wastefulness or harm to the environment. For many people, a wedding is one of the […]
Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has decided that no environmental impact assessment study is required for the 65.7 MW Deanovec solar power plant project. The investment was initiated by Statkraft, which recently sold its entire business in the country to Resalta. The project is planned on the territory of Ivanić-Grad in Zagreb […]
WISE Serbia, the Network of Women in Sustainable Energy, Climate Action, and Environment, under the auspices of the German development cooperation GIZ, announces the call for nominations for the 2025 Female Leader in Sustainable Energy Award. The call is intended for women who are professionally engaged in the energy and related sectors in the Republic […]
The European Union approved EUR 240 million in non-repayable assistance to Serbia from pre-accession funds for projects worth an overall EUR 325.2 million. The investments, intended for the period through 2032, are for waste and wastewater management, energy efficiency improvement and the transition to renewable energy sources. Serbia and the European Union signed a financing […]