The shrinking of the Aral Sea has been called “one of the planet’s worst ever environmental disasters”. Is there any hope for its recovery? And is the Caspian Sea set to suffer a similar fate? Stretching across Uzbekistan and...
Tag - Environment & Energy
On the Estonian island of Saaremaa, Christmas trees are being recycled in the most delicious way: a craft gin distillery is using them to make a unique tonic water. When...
OMV Petrom is ramping up exploration in the Romanian Black Sea with a major new investment, but energy companies want new legislation and the reduction of a windfall tax...
Serbia’s increasing reliance on China is a health hazard, say MEPs On the day that Serbia began a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme with the Chinese Sinovac jab...
Good news stories might have been hard to come by in 2020, but in the midst of a challenging and tumultuous year, the European bison (Bison bonasus) has moved from...
With 672.5 billion euros at stake, decisions taken behind closed doors could hinder an efficient green recovery in Central and Eastern Europe, says the World Wildlife...
Australia’s Macquarie gets green light to buy ČEZ’s Romanian assests, as the Czech utility group exits Eastern Europe to concentrate on the domestic market...
Just days after the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline edged closer to completion following the laying of a 2.6 kilometre section of pipes in German territorial...
A new gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea, whose completion had earlier this year looked in jeopardy, may now be completed in the first quarter of...
Like many other sectors of the economy, the mining industry is finally realising that it needs to take a stance on environmental issues. Not only do governments and the...
Central Europe An MEP from Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, which is hostile to LGBT rights, has quit after he was caught attending what Belgian media describe as a...
The Czech Coal Commission is likely to approve a risky, late coal phase out date for the country, sparking protests from environmental pressure groups. The official coal...
