Poland looks set for a new row with the European Union after a leading government minister declared on May 24 that the country would defy a ruling by the EU’s top...
Tag - Environment & Energy
Social and environmental concerns over a hydroelectric power plant at Namakhvani in Georgia are valid, but there are wider economic and geopolitical considerations at...
Montenegro starts offshore oil exploration, worrying environmentalists and anti-corruption activists
Montenegro is hoping that an exploration project in its territorial waters will confirm the presence of billions of euros worth of oil and gas. Environmentalists and...
Disputes over the control of water resources in eastern Kazakhstan have been inflaming tensions with China. The sad fate of the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in...
A new set of ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting guidelines could strengthen the position of the Polish capital market – already the largest in...
A fine of 3.1 billion US dollars imposed by a court in Kyrgyzstan on the operator of the country’s largest gold mine has raised alarm among those who fear it will...
The wolf is set to become a fully protected species in Slovakia after the country implemented a total ban on hunting. The hunting of wolves will be illegal in Slovakia...
Romania banned the trophy hunting of large carnivores, such as bears and wolves, in 2016. How then, was an Austrian prince allowed to kill Romania’s – and...
Romania has banned the fishing and sale of wild sturgeon indefinitely. But according to the WWF, bans are not enough. Hot on the heels of the release of the World...
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) can lead to greener, more responsible investment. But standards remain irregular: creating common denominators will...
Lithuania needs to prioritise energy efficiency and design a renewable energy strategy, a new International Energy Agency review finds. Lithuania has made impressive...
Serbia could be sitting on as much as 10 per cent of the world’s lithium, increasingly in demand by the manufacturers of batteries for electric cars. But getting...
