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North Macedonia’s Go-Slow on Greener Energy is Costing Lives

6 April, 2022

The REK Bitola mining and energy complex in North Macedonia is one of Europe’s most lethal polluters – but, despite local protests, and clear evidence of its harm, the authorities have yet to act.

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Activists call on EU to stop promoting fossil gas dependence in the Western Balkans

5 April, 2022

36 civil society organisations have today sent a joint letter to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling on the EU to stop promoting the use of fossil gas in the Western Balkans.

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Bulgaria’s energy transition without Russian fossil gas and new nuclear capacity

4 April, 2022

It’s never been clearer that Bulgaria’s dependence on Russian energy needs to be cut right now.

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Business with Russia: multilateral banks must rethink their approach to Russian exposure

1 April, 2022

The EBRD, EIB, and most other multilateral banks have taken decisive steps to cut financing for Russia and Belarus. Still, they might end up supporting the countries indirectly through banking groups present in the countries.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina illegally extends lifetimes of deadly coal plants

25 March, 2022

Yesterday the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliament voted to extend the lifetime of the antiquated Tuzla 4 and Kakanj 5 coal units, in clear breach of the Energy Community Treaty. The move condemns the public to yet more lethal air pollution.

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