North Macedonia: Complaint challenges unfair subsidy advantages for hydropower
July 1, 2019
North Macedonia’s renewable energy incentives scheme unfairly advantages small hydropower plants over other energy sources, shows a complaint submitted to the Energy Community [1] today by environmental groups Eko-Svest and CEE Bankwatch Network.
Kosova e Re power purchase agreement challenged at Energy Community
May 14, 2019
Kosovar and international non-governmental organizations have filed an official complaint to the Energy Community’s (EnC) dispute settlement mechanism, challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the planned Kosova e Re coal powe
Kundërshtohet edhe zyrtarisht kontrata e projektit “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova, si dhe ato ndërkombëtare, kanë nisur të hënën një ankesë zyrtare në mekanizimin për zgjidhjen e konflikteve të komunitetit të energjisë, duke sfiduar legjitimitetin e marrëveshjes për blerje të energjisë elektri
Kërkohet përdorimi i mekanizmave ligjorë kundër projektit TC “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Organizata Jo-qeveritare kosovare dhe ndërkombëtare kanë plasuar sot zyrtarisht një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së energjisë p
Termocentrali ‘Kosova e Re’ përplas shoqërinë civile dhe Qeverinë
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova dhe ndërkombëtare kanë nisur të hënën, siç thuhet, një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve, duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së
Legal challenge mounted against Kosovo coal project’s “absurd” contract
May 13, 2019
Prishtina – Kosovar and international non-governmental organisations [1] have today submitted an official complaint to the Energy Community dispute settlement mechanism challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement for the planned Kosova e Re coal power project, which is currently awaiting ratification by the Kosovo parliament. [2]
Energetska zajednica pokrenula postupak protiv BiH zbog garancije za Blok 7
March 27, 2019
Sekretarijat Energetske zajednice jučer poslijepodne je objavio da službeno otvara postupak protiv BiH za rješavanja spora o planiranoj garanciji Federacije BiH za kredit od 614 miliona eura od kineske Eximbank za izgradnju bloka 7 termoelektrane Tuzla. Energetska zajednica pokrenula postupak protiv BiH zbog garancije za Blok 7
Energy Community opens infringement procedure against Bosnia-Herzegovina over illegal Tuzla 7 state aid
March 26, 2019
The Energy Community Secretariat has today announced that it is officially opening a dispute settlement procedure on the planned Federal guarantee for a EUR 614 loan from the China Eximbank to build the Tuzla 7 coal power plant in Bosnia-Herzegovina.[1] The procedure can potentially lead to delays in the EU accession process and temporary suspension of financing by EU banks.
Southeast Europeans ignore EU rules with €2.4bn coal subsidies
March 25, 2019
The EU’s Energy Community neighbours ‘systematically turn a blind eye’ to its state aid rules, a report by the secretariat finds. Southeast Europeans ignore EU rules with €2.4bn coal subsidies
Energy Community: Western Balkan coal subsidies worth over 1.2 billion euros in 2017
March 25, 2019
For immediate release. Energy Community countries propped up coal mining and electricity generation with direct and indirect public subsidies totalling at least 2.4 billion annually, out of which around half were provided by Western Balkan countries, shows a study (1) released today by the Vienna-based Secretariat of the Energy Community Treaty, the international treaty working to integrate the energy markets of the EU with those of its neighbours.
