Montenegro adopts the Law on Protection from the Negative Impact of Climate Change
At its 139th session, held on October 17 in Pljevlja and chaired by President Dusko Markovic, the Government of Montenegro adopted the Law on Protection from the Negative Impact of Climate Change.
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Published September 2019
Author Miljević, Mumović, Kopač
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Montenegro
on 17 October 2019
At its 139th session, the Law on Protection from the Negative Impact of Climate Change.
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Ukraine
on 7 October 2019
North Macedonia
on 4 October 2019
The Мinistry of Economy submitted the third Annual Report Under the Energy Efficiency Directive
Kosovo*
on 2 October 2019
The Energy Efficiency Agency submitted the third Annual Progress Report as required by the Directive 2012/27/EU on Energy Efficiency together with final drafts of the 4th NEEAP and National plan for increasing the number of nearly zero-energy buildings.
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North Macedonia
on 1 October 2019
The Macedonian Electricity Market Operator (MEMO), established in October 2018, obtained the license and became operational.
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Ukraine
on 18 September 2019
The Government of Ukraine adopted a new Resolution, which changed the existing gas ownership unbundling model defined on 1 July 2016 to an independent system operator.
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Serbia
on 12 September 2019
Decree on Defining the Programme of Measures when the Energy Security of Supply is Endangered – Emergency Response Plan (OJ RS No. 63/19) entered into force.
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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.
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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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