Energy communities: A brief explainer for managing authorities in central and eastern Europe
May 4, 2022
This briefing from Bankwatch and REScoop.eu explains the concept of energy communities and their wide range of benefits. It gives an insight into how their development can be supported at the national and local levels and why Member States should make use of the variety of EU funding streams to support energy communities. It also highlights EU legal definitions and suggests concrete recommendations on how to support them and overcome existing challenges.
Pole als neuer Direktor der Energiegemeinschaft sorgt für Kritik
November 26, 2021
Dem Slowenen Janez Kopač folgt der Pole Artur Lorkowski als Direktor der Energiegemeinschaft für den Westbalkan nach. Manche sehen darin …
Energetska zajednica: očuvanje okoliša i biološke raznolikosti pretvorilo se u „mrtvo slovo na papiru“
April 21, 2021
Hrvatska, Albanija, Bugarska, Bosna i Hercegovina, Sjeverna Makedonija, Crna Gora, Rumunjska i Srbija potpisnice su ugovora o osnivanju …
NGOs expect Energy Community infringement procedure on Montenegrin coal plant
April 19, 2021
Montenegro has recently confirmed that its highly polluting Pljevlja coal plant has exceeded its allowed operating hours under the Energy Community Treaty, yet no moves have been made to close the plant. This threatens to create a worrying precedent if not tackled.
La conservación de la biodiversidad debe ser una prioridad de la Comunidad de la Energía
April 4, 2021
Foto-ilustración: PixabaynEl Tratado de la Comunidad de la Energía debe cumplir con las directivas pertinentes de la UE para reducir el …
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 …
Енергетската заедница отвора спор против Македонија поради загадувањето со јаглен
March 24, 2021
Станува збор за загадувањето кое главно доаѓа од РЕК Битола и РЕК Осломеј, бидејќи другите енергетски објекти во земјава, како топланите во …
EC must heed Ombudsman’s warning on gas gaffe beyond the EU
December 16, 2020
Every two years, under the TEN-E Regulation, the European Commission selects a list of energy infrastructure projects as so-called Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), which receive privileged access to public financing.
New Gas Projects in the Western Balkans – A Move in The wrong Direction
May 5, 2020
Additional investment in gas infrastructure, even when it is only for diversification of supply sources, is more likely to serve as a direction from investments in renewable energy, energy savings and solutions such as heat pumps rather than supporting
