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Annual Implementation Report 2021: Modest Reform Gains as Energy Community Embarks on the Energy Transition
The Energy Community Secretariat’s Report published today reveals that the Energy Community Contracting Parties have made progress in reforming their energy and climate sectors. In fact, the average implementation score increased from...
The Protection of the Oceans and Seas is Indispensable for the Planet
At the beginning of May 2021, the preparation started for the 15th gathering of the states that signed the UN Convention on Biological Diversity CBD. The main topic was the development of...
Secretariat Welcomes Start of Implementation of Day-Ahead Market in Montenegro
The Secretariat welcomes the start of the implementation of a day-ahead market in Montenegro. BELEN, the power exchange company of Montenegro responsible for the establishment of a national day-ahead market, signed today...
Serbia isn’t Rich in Waters
Serbia is the poorest country in the Balkans in autochthonous surface water (runoff module q=5.7 l.s-1.km-2) and is among the most impoverished region in Europe. Neighboring countries have significantly higher runoff module...
Launch of the Western Balkans Coal Regions in Transition Public Perception Survey
The World Bank’s Energy & Extractives Global Practice, together with the Energy Community Secretariat, launched on 11 October the Western Balkans Coal Regions in Transition Public Perception Survey, to be conducted across the coal...
EBRD to Acquire Stake in Bulgaria’s Euroins Insurance Group
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Bulgaria’s Euroins Insurance Group (EIG), one of the largest independent non-life insurance groups in central,...
Živinice joins the Clean Air Regions Initiative
The municipality of Živinice (Bosnia and Herzegovina) signed the declaration on the Clean Air Regions Initiative, raising the number of participants to ten.
Mayors of ambitious municipalities signed the Clean Air Regions Declaration...
Western Balkan municipalities kick off the development of Local Air Quality Plans
After launching the Clean Air Regions Initiative (CARI) at the Just Transition Forum on 30 June 2021, representatives of the participating municipalities have come together for the first two-day workshop to kick...
The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Shar Mountain National Park Approved
The creation of Shar Mountain National Park in North Macedonia means the final puzzle piece for one of the largest transboundary protected areas in Europe is now in place. With the approval...
Decarbonisation of energy systems still at an early stage in Western Balkans
The Western Balkan 6 parties are progressing with the implementation of actions agreed by the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda, but their efforts are yet to deliver tangible results in terms...
Albania Launches First Tender for Wind Power
Albania has launched its first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power plants. Individual projects with a capacity of between 10 MW and 75 MW can apply. Several projects will be chosen; total...
Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Opposed By 4 Conservation Groups
With 4 conservation and public accountability groups filing for a preliminary injunction in the Federal District Court in Reno, the construction of the Thacker Pass lithium mine has taken center stage. The motion for...
The First Glass Packaging Containers on the Streets in Sombor
The citizens of Sombor and the surrounding areas can start recycling glass, with the first 70 packaging waste containers being placed on the streets, and another 80 containers expected in the weeks...
Secretariat Welcomes European Parliament’s Resolutions on Enlargement Progress Reports
The European Parliament has recently adopted resolutions on the 2019-2020 Commission enlargement progress reports on Albania, Kosovo*, North Macedonia and Serbia. On the basis of the Secretariat’s expert input in the drafting...
MT-KOMEX – Bringing Smart and Easy EV Charging to the Western Balkans
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Sustainable transport is slowly but surely gaining ground also in the Western Balkan region. Belgrade-based company MT-KOMEX is building electric vehicle charging network in the region. Thanks to the partnership with Virta,...
Secretariat Initiates Dispute Settlement Procedures Against Four Contracting Parties in Relation to NERPs
Secretariat launched dispute settlement procedures against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia and Serbia for not meeting their NERP ceilings for the reporting years 2018 and 2019. NERPs (National Emission Reduction Plans)...