Germany faces increasing internal and external pressure to halt Nord Stream 2, but analysts suggest that cancelling the controversial project could unleash an avalanche...
Tag - Environment & Energy
The air in much of emerging Europe is endangering the health of its citizens. Air pollution remains a major issue for countries in emerging Europe, according to the...
The leader of Poland’s Green party Małgorzata Tracz speaks to Emerging Europe about how better, not more government could boost the country’s energy...
Writing on the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk quipped that my fellow Istanbulites treat their streets as if they were their own...
Environmental groups have welcomed Hungary’s move to exit coal by 2025, but have reservations over its plans for a gas-fired power plant. Hungary announced this...
Across the globe, countries with a wealth of natural resources are broadly authoritarian and corrupt. Central Asia is no exception. The Caspian Sea region is one of the...
Czechia will take Poland to the European Court of Justice for illegal mining activities close to the border between the two countries. It is the first time in EU history...
The Danube, as well as the Rioni river in Georgia, are the only two rivers remaining in Europe where migrating sturgeons reproduce naturally. The world’s dazzlingly...
Romania’s government has given in – at least for now – to the demands of the country’s miners, who are again threatening civil unrest, this time urged...
Batteries for electric vehicles look set to be become one of Poland’s most important export industries, as Northvolt joins LG Chem, LK Group in Umicore in opening...
It’s been a good year for Russia’s Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel), despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and a diesel fuel leakage accident in May...
There is a noticeable disconnect between the dire warnings emanating from Lithuania and the EU’s own tone in discussing its engagement with Minsk on a newly minted...
The Western Balkans have been afflicted by poor air quality for decades. Now, the region is facing a problem with the quality of its water supply too. It’s no...