Conservation of biodiversity must be a priority of the Energy Community
April 4, 2021
Photo-illustration: PixabaynnThe Energy Community Treaty must comply with the relevant EU directives in order to reduce the impact of …
Očuvanje biološke raznovrsnosti mora biti prioritet Energetske zajednice
April 4, 2021
Ugovor o Energetskoj zajednici mora da se uskladi sa relevantnim EU direktivama kako bi se smanjio uticaj energetskih projekata na biološku …
High time for better biodiversity protection in the Energy Community countries
March 31, 2021
The energy sector damages rivers, lakes and other habitats in the countries participating in the Energy Community Treaty, and the Treaty’s current rules are not sufficient to protect them. Our new analysis shows how the EU’s nature and water Directives can be adapted to help address this problem.
Highway to Hell: It’s Time Bosnia Rethought Corridor Vc
March 31, 2021
Locals in southwest Bosnia are shocked that the new European Corridor has been rerouted without serious consultation – when the impact on …
Thirsty hydropower: misuse of drinking water pipelines has destroyed a river in Bulgaria
March 30, 2021
The Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade was planned to use only the drinking water of the town of Blagoevgrad. Eight years later, it has used more than double the water allowed, leaving the river ‘even without frogs’. Our latest report shows the need for more scrutiny of EIB and EBRD lending through intermediary banks.
Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade (Bulgaria)
March 30, 2021
The Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade in Bulgaria consists of eight small hydropower plants installed on pipelines that supply the town of Blagoevgrad with drinking water. The plants were developed by the private company Blagoevgradska Bistri
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Who gains from extending the FBiH renewables support scheme?
March 29, 2021
This Tuesday, 30 March, lawmakers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) will vote on an amendment to the Law on Renewable Energy. Composed of just one paragraph, the devil is truly in the detail.
Demonstrators demand cleaner skies as Bulgaria presses on with incinerator
March 26, 2021
Close to one hundred people from Sofia and the industrial northern town of Devnya took to the streets of the capital in protest against incineration and the air pollution affecting both towns, where the government pushes ahead with false solutions to the EU’s circular economy agenda.
Zakulisna politična trgovina oddaljuje BiH od članstva v Natu
March 22, 2021
V Federaciji BiH kratijo pravice povratnikov in preminulim pošiljajo odločbe o razlastitvi.
ICT metal mining case study at jadarite mine in Serbia
March 19, 2021
The Government of Serbia promotes Rio Tinto investment as a project of the century, “a project that will put Serbia on the map of high …
