Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups

10 July 2019  | Balkan Green News

Eight 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

4 July 2019  | Balkan Insight

Mladen 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

3 July 2019  | Intellinews

Completion 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

3 July 2019  | Balkan Green News

North 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

2 July 2019  | EU Observer

Volkswagen 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

27 June 2019  | Sarajevo Times

CEE 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