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Balkan governments unprepared for new EU pollution rules
Blog entry | August 17, 2017

New EU rules entering into force today, to limit pollution from power plants, will also apply in most Western Balkan countries. But the region’s governments are so far acting like they don’t exist.

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[Campaign update] EU urged to act on Western Balkans smog after alarming pollution levels were found
Blog entry | June 26, 2017

Results of more than half a year of independent air pollution monitoring in the Balkans have been launched today. During a conference at the European Parliament, MEPs, European Commission and Energy Community representatives, NGOs and citizens groups called for urgent action on air pollution in the Western Balkans.

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Western Balkans holds breath for better air quality
Blog entry | June 26, 2017

In the Western Balkans, air pollution can be a fatal problem, made worse by some of those countries’ energy policies. Ioana Ciuta sheds light on the region’s developing crisis, which is claiming lives at an alarming rate.

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What will it take to make Balkan leaders realise new coal plants are a liability, not a gold mine?
Blog entry | June 16, 2017

Almost all the countries in the Balkan region are planning to build new coal power plants, but there has been virtually no mention of the need for them to comply with new pollution standards.

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People's movements and civil society dismayed at AIIB Energy Sector Strategy
Press release | June 16, 2017

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA. Grassroots movements, non-government organizations and civil society networks across Asia and the rest of the world expressed “strong disappointment and disagreement” today to the Energy Sector Strategy of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is holding its 2nd Annual Board of Governors Meeting in Jeju, South Korea.

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