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With a revised Action Plan, is the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans finally on track?

6 November, 2025

The European Commission launched the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans in 2020. But five years later, progress is limited. In mid-October, an updated Action Plan was endorsed by Western Balkan leaders. Here we look at whether civil society proposals were taken into account and whether the revised plan can inject new dynamism into the process.

CBAM: Western Balkan governments must act now to avoid ‘perfect storm’ – new report

30 October, 2025

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) takes full effect from 1 January 2026. But Western Balkan governments’ lack of preparation increases the risk of a calamitous and unjust energy transition, finds a new report published today by CEE Bankwatch Network (1).

Preferential status for hydrogen infrastructure could cement Europe’s dependence on fossil gas

29 October, 2025

As the European Commission puts the final touches on a list of priority energy projects brimming with hydrogen infrastructure, both civil society and EU agencies are warning that a hydrogen expansion risks undermining the energy transition.

Romania’s Parliament paves the way for environmental destruction and ‘foreign agent’ repression

20 October, 2025

Romania stands at a dangerous crossroads. Last week, a law initiated by the senator Daniel Zamfir in 2022 and already then rejected by the Senate, passed by a crushing majority (262–33) in the decisive Deputies Chamber.

Expanding the Emerald Network: Progress and gaps in the Western Balkans

9 October, 2025

At the 15th meeting of the Bern Convention’s Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks – held from 7 to 8 October 2025 in Bar, Montenegro – participants reviewed progress towards establishing the Emerald Network of protected areas. As part of the programme, the group visited Lake Skadar, one of Montenegro’s key Emerald sites, acknowledging the government’s efforts to safeguard this unique ecosystem.

With a revised Action Plan, is the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans finally on track?

CBAM: Western Balkan governments must act now to avoid ‘perfect storm’ – new report

Preferential status for hydrogen infrastructure could cement Europe’s dependence on fossil gas

Romania’s Parliament paves the way for environmental destruction and ‘foreign agent’ repression

Expanding the Emerald Network: Progress and gaps in the Western Balkans

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