Ana Colovic Lesoska: environmental campaigner from North Macedonia – Geographical Magazine
Geographical | July 16, 2019Ana led a seven year campaign to cut off funding for two hydropower plants inside Mavrovo National Park in North Macedonia protecting the habitat of the lynx Source: Ana Colovic Lesoska: environmental campaigner from North Macedonia – Geographical Maga
European Investment Bank: the EU’s hidden giant | Financial Times
| July 15, 2019Safely hidden in the woods of Luxembourg sits one of the world’s biggest and most peculiar banks. It issues more bonds than JPMorgan but is not supervised by any external regulator. As an EU institution, it spearheaded a €500bn plan to boost investment
‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign asks international banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia | MENAFN.COM
MENAFN | July 12, 2019(MENAFN – Trend News Agency) Baku, Azerbaijan, July 12By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:Representatives from the ‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign s Source: ‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign asks international banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia | MENAFN.COM
Slovakia’s €3 billion fund to move from coal | Article | KHL
KHL | July 10, 2019Government approves local community’s transition plan in line with EU’s 2050 carbon neutral goal Source: Slovakia’s €3 billion fund to move from coal | Article | KHL
Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
Balkan Green News | July 10, 2019Eight civil society organisations last week submitted proposals for a revamp of Serbia’s renewables support scheme to the Ministry of Energy and Mining. Source: Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
Balkan Activists Plan Week of Protests Against Hydro-Power | Balkan Insight
Balkan Insight | July 4, 2019Mladen Lakic Source: Balkan Activists Plan Week of Protests Against Hydro-Power | Balkan Insight
bne IntelliNews – TANAP pipeline comes online, a major piece in Europe’s energy puzzle
Intellinews | July 3, 2019Completion of the TANAP pipeline brings completion of the Southern Gas Corridor that will diversify Europe’s gas supplies away from Russia closer to reality — at a time when Russia is building its own new pipeline infrastructure. Source: bne IntelliNew
Complaint submitted against North Macedonia over small hydropower
Balkan Green News | July 3, 2019North Macedonia’s incentives system subjects solar photovoltaic (PV) producers and most wind producers, but not small hydropower plants, to auctions. Source: Complaint submitted against North Macedonia over small hydropower
EIB blames Ombudsman for not helping redact VW report
EU Observer | July 2, 2019Volkswagen Group duped the European Investment Bank, from which it borrowed €400m, by not disclosing it was cheating on emissions tests. Requests by EUobserver to see the anti-fraud report however have been consistently rejected. Source: EIB blames Omb
Pollution caused 136 Premature Deaths in adults in Tuzla in 2018 – Sarajevo Times
Sarajevo Times | June 27, 2019CEE Bankwatch Network and the Center for Ecology and Energy have therefore undertaken independent monitoring in Tuzla of coarse dust particles known as PM10. “Together with the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), we have also calculated the health
