Energy Community: Bosnia-Herzegovina guarantee for Chinese loan for Tuzla 7 is state aid, breaks EU law
March 5, 2019
The Energy Community confirmed today that the loan guarantee the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament wants to approve for the EUR 614 million China Exim Bank loan for the Tuzla 7 coal power plant indeed constitutes state aid according to EU law. The Energy Community had commissioned an expert analysis to look into the issue following a complaint by Aarhus Resource Centre and Bankwatch.
Chronic coal pollution
February 28, 2019
In the Western Balkans there are 16 outdated coal power plants that threaten public health by producing enormous amounts of air pollution, impacting people in the region, the EU and beyond. Every year they cause 3,000 premature deaths, 8,000 cases of b
Balkanske termoelektrane trovači vazduha
February 27, 2019
Evropska energetska zajednica, u saradnji sa koalicijom nevladinih organizacija koje se bore protiv zagađenja, predstavila je ovih dana analizu u kojoj se navodi kako 16 termoelektrana na ugalj u zemljama Zapadnog Balkana zagađuje region i Evropu više nego sve druge evropske elektrane na ugalj, kojih ima 250. Balkanske termoelektrane trovači vazduha
Energetska zajednica ponovo je upozorila delegate u FBiH parlamentu
February 26, 2019
Energetska zajednica zahtijeva da Parlament Federacije BiH odgodi glasanje o nezakonitoj garanciji za blok 7 TE Tuzla Energetska zajednica ponovo je upozorila delegate u FBiH parlamentu
Alarmantan izvještaj: Hrvatsku truju termoelektrane iz BiH i Srbije
February 26, 2019
CLIMATE Action Network (CAN), vodeći europski savez više od 150 nevladinih udruga koje se bave borbom protiv klimatskih promjena, promovirao je nedavno u Bruxellesu u suradnji s još nekoliko organizacija zanimljiv izvještaj o utjecaju termoelektrana na ugljen na Zapadnom Balkanu. Alarmantan izvještaj: Hrvatsku truju termoelektrane iz BiH i Srbije
Bosnia-Herzegovina politicians defy investigation to approve Chinese loan guarantee for coal power plant
February 26, 2019
The Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament looks set to approve a loan guarantee for a EUR 614 million China Exim Bank loan for the Tuzla 7 coal power this Thursday, 28 February, [1], despite an ongoing Energy Community investigation into its compliance with State aid legislation.
România respiră aerul toxic al fostei Iugoslavii
February 20, 2019
În loc să închidă termocentralele locale, politicienii noștri construiesc altele noi. România respiră aerul toxic al fostei Iugoslavii.
Environmentalists seek tougher EU curbs on Balkan coal power plants
February 19, 2019
Environmentalists urged EU policy makers on Tuesday to take a tougher stance on air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans, blaming the fumes for 3,900 deaths across Europe each year. Environmentalists seek tougher EU curbs on Balkan coal power plants.
EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
February 19, 2019
Brussels – Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of the health impacts and costs, according to a new report [1] by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Sandbag, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, CEE Bankwatch Network and Europe Beyond Coal. The European Union (EU) needs to use all of the tools available to improve health, prolong lives, save health costs and increase productivity both in the EU and in the Western Balkan region.
Croatian coal plant must not be resurrected
February 13, 2019
The Plomin 1 coal plant, on Croatia’s Istrian coast, is already 50 years old. In 2017 it closed due to a fire. Yet the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy looks set to allow Plomin 1’s owner, HEP, to bring it back from the dead without even an environmental impact assessment.
