November 27, 2020 | Read more The strategy is one of the pillars of the European Green Deal and an additional strategic support for the green recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 19, 2020 | Read more Romania’s Minister of Economy, Energy and the Business Environment finally confirmed that no new coal unit will be built in the country.
November 9, 2020 | Read more With the EU actively debating the reshaping of its development role in the context of the current global health and economic challenges and the ‘Finance in Common’ summit kicking off today, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is looking to take center stage as the new ‘EU Development Bank’.
November 3, 2020 | Read more Artist and social activist Nada Krstajic tells the story of how growing up in heavily polluted Obrenovac inspired a public art installation to raise awareness about the dangerous air residents of Belgrade breathe due to the city’s proximity to coal-fired power plants.
October 29, 2020 | Read more Two weeks ago, the European Commission published its first report on the State of the Energy Union after the adoption of the European Green Deal.
October 22, 2020 | Read more The Czech government is planning to use money from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to finance the transition of coal units to gas and subsidise large energy companies owned by the state or Czech billionaires, according to a 40-page document authored by the Czech Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of Environment, which was just leaked to Czech media.
October 22, 2020 | Read more NGOs submit a complaint to the Bern Convention against Bosnia and Herzegovina for permitting dam-building on the pristine upper Neretva. A related complaint was submitted to the Energy Community Secretariat in August.
October 21, 2020 | Read more 65 runners from 13 countries and three continents will race in Sunday’s inaugural Lung Run, a first-of-its-kind trail marathon that will measure air pollution from coal power plants in the Balkans and beyond.
October 20, 2020 | Read more The Environment Committee paves the way for a green and sustainable recovery by applying stricter criteria for all new investments in fossil fuels.
October 19, 2020 | Read more Ukraine’s air pollution problem is not receiving the attention it deserves, neither at the national nor at international levels. The authorities are dragging their feet on both monitoring air quality and emissions reductions measures, and the international community allows continuous delays and deadline extensions for Ukraine’s major polluters, which impact the air quality throughout Europe.
Media contact
Ido Liven
GPG key fingerprint:
076A A233 5D6B AFD5 7812 F059 2743 DA35 C687 253F
Stay informed
Receive our monthly overviews of the latest developments on the ground.
