Serbian MPs vote against lithium mining ban, as Rio Tinto project edges closer
Serbian MPs voted down the enactment of a ban on lithium and boron exploration on Thursday, 10 October. An opposition-tabled House...
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Korean firm to build EUR 16bn Czech nuclear plant
South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) will lead Czechia's largest-ever investment project when the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...
Polish companies, consortiums sign up to operate bottle recycling system
The new Polish deposit container-deposit system will launch in the autumn and be operated by eight enterprises, not six as earlier...
Farmers, green activists protest in Lithuania
Tractors and logging lorries flooded central Vilnius last week, as farmers protested a number of national agricultural policies. Local media reported...
Czech ministries argue over ETS funds to cut climate change
Czechia has to decide soon on reallocating its revenues from emission allowances to reduce or compensate for the consequences of climate...
Budapest holds fourth climate summit
The fourth Budapest Climate Summit on December 4, brought together over 40 speakers from 25 countries to discuss climate change challenges...
EU needs EUR 700bn/year to meet climate goals
Europe will require annual investments of more than EUR 700bn (USD 762.44bn) to meet its energy transition goals to combat climate...
Austria, Estonia, Croatia high on organic farmland rankings
Austria (26%) and Estonia (23%) had the EU’s highest proportions of organic land within their total utilised agricultural area (UAA) in...
Tried and tested, it works – turning diversity into value
Here in Hungary, company cultures that effectively reduce gender discrimination are taking root, helping women to gain access to management positions....
EU finance ministers unite to lower VAT on climate-friendly goods and services
Lower value added tax (VAT) rates may be on the horizon for goods and services linked to mitigating climate change, like...
UN Climate Report Predicts Extreme Weather for Europe
Lots of extreme weather - including an increasing number of heatwaves, floods, etc. - is being forecast for Europe in the...