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The ‘smart’ transformation of a Black Sea metropolis

25 March, 2020

Burgas has recently been named the ‘Best city to live in Bulgaria’ – which ­may just have something to do with its strategy of transforming itself into a climate-friendly city without leaving any of its residents behind.

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Just Transition Fund needs stronger safeguards on inclusion and decarbonisation

20 March, 2020

Last week, the feedback period on the EU’s proposed regulation for the Just Transition Fund (JTF) closed. CEE Bankwatch Network was among over 150 organisations and individuals that submitted comments.

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ContourGlobal finally quits Kosova e Re coal plant

17 March, 2020

ContourGlobal is quitting the planned 500 MW Kosova e Re lignite power plant project in Kosovo. The company stated that it is now impossible for the project to meet the required milestones, citing, among others, the recent formation of a government led by a Prime Minister publicly opposed to the project. 

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Legal challenge mounted against subsidies for Belgrade waste incinerator

2 March, 2020

Serbia’s Ne Davimo Beograd movement has submitted two complaints to the Energy Community Secretariat, challenging government decisions for the Suez-Itochu consortium’s 340,000 tonnes-per-year municipal waste incinerator in Belgrade (1).

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North Macedonia government contemplates prompt coal exit

24 February, 2020

The government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030.

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