A Unified Portal for Citizen Energy Communities Launched
With amendments to the Energy Law at the end of 2024, the Republic of Serbia formally introduced the possibility of establishing citizen energy communities, building on the prosumer (consumer-producer) model introduced in 2021. This further expanded the framework for collective,…
How to Start a New Life in the Countryside: Garden, Home, and Energy
Political instability, economic uncertainty, and oversaturation with low-quality content—whether in the media or on our plates—are once again raising questions about the meaning and quality of life in the system we know. More and more people want to regain control…
Serbia to Host World Environment Day 2027
Serbia has been selected to host World Environment Day 2027 under the United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP), the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. World Environment Day is observed annually on June 5, beginning in 1973,…
Moldova accelerates energy integration with the EU: from April 1, it opens the gas market to large consumers
Moldova entered 2026 with ongoing energy sector reforms. According to information from the Energy Community Secretariat, in 2025 Moldova was, for the second year in a row, ranked as the leading reformer among the Energy Community Contracting Parties in implementing…
Congo Basin countries present plans to develop carbon markets in the forest sector
Six Congo Basin countries — Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo — have presented strategic plans for carbon markets and climate finance in the forest sector.…
Montenegro One Step Closer to Integration into the European Electricity Market
The Secretariat of the Energy Community announced that on February 15, Montenegro finalized the transposition of the Electricity Integration Package by adopting the last two legal acts – government regulations that define the operational rules of the power system, procedures…
German industry lost 124,000 jobs in 2025: Is the pressure spilling over to Serbia as well?
German industry reduced its workforce by around 124,000 in 2025, according to an analysis by consulting firm EY based on data from the Federal Statistical Office. The study says industrial employment fell by 2.3 percent, down to about 5.38 million…