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Published September 2018
Author Energy Community Secretariat
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Serbia
on 11 September 2018
Serbia sent the Secretariat a notification according to Article 5 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Exemplary role of public bodies’ buildings).
FYR of Macedonia
on 1 August 2018
The regulator approved the Certification rules for transmission system operation under the Third Energy Package, as one of the first secondary acts required by the new Law.
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Moldova
on 1 August 2018
According to the Law, the Government adopted the decision on the unbundling of Moldelectrica from generation and supply activities.
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FYR of Macedonia
on 24 July 2018
FYR of Macedonia submits the Secretariat its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive.
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Moldova
on 20 July 2018
Moldova becomes first Energy Community Contracting Party to adopt law transposing the Energy Efficiency Directive.
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Kosovo*
on 29 June 2018
Kosovo* submits the Secretariat its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU.
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Spotlight
Under the Western Balkan 6 Initiative, the six Energy Community Contracting Parties in Southeast Europe have strengthened their efforts to develop a regional electricity market in the Western Balkan Region and beyond. Under a process steered by the Energy Community Secretariat, the WB6 countries are removing step-by-step the existing legislative and regulatory barriers and enhancing the institutional structures necessary for the functioning of the market in line with the Energy Community Treaty and relevant EU acquis.
At the same time, the WB6 countries agreed to step up the uptake of measures to render their energy sectors more sustainable via the implementation of the actions under the Energy Community Sustainability Charter.
Read moreUnder the EU4ENERGY Governance Project managed by the Energy Community Secretariat, three Energy Community Member countries – Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, one Observer – Armenia, and two neighbouring countries - Belarus and Armenia are receiving enhanced assistance to reform their legal and regulatory frameworks in line with the Energy Community Treaty and EU best practice.
The Project covers gas, electricity, energy efficiency and renewables issues and aims to improve the investment climate for key energy infrastructure projects. It is part of a wider EU4ENERGY Programme.
Read moreThe Secretariat’s Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre provides high-quality services in negotiation and mediation of investor-state disputes and offers negotiation support to national authorities in their negotiations with private parties. The Centre also facilitates the swift closure of dispute settlement cases under the Energy Community Treaty via tailor-made negotiation and mediation facilities.
A group of experienced negotiators covering a wide-range of expertise supports the work of the Centre.
Read moreAttracting investment in energy infrastructure is one of the key objective of the Energy Community Treaty. The Energy Community Infrastructure Transparency Platform is a tailor-made tool for monitoring the implementation of Projects of Energy Community Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest.
The tool provides basic project data, technical and financial information as well as tracks the projects' overall realisation. The interactive map application provides up-to-date information on the geographic location of each project.
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