Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia becomes first Contracting Party to support the High Ambition Coalition in global climate negotiations
Yesterday, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia supported the High Ambition Coalition, signing up to the "Statement on Stepping up Climate Ambition".
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Read moreGeorgian Deputy Minister of Economy visits Energy Community Secretariat
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Published 31 October 2018
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Albania
on 14 November 2018
Albania successfully completes the first-ever renewable energy support auction in the Energy Community.
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Serbia
on 9 November 2018
Serbia submits its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive to the Secretariat.
Montenegro
on 9 November 2018
Montenegro submits its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive to the Secretariat.
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Kosovo*
on 7 November 2018
Law on Energy Efficiency transposing Directive 2012/27/EU on Energy Efficiency was adopted by the Parliament of Kosovo*.
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Bosnia Herzegovina
on 1 November 2018
Bosnia Herzegovina submits its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive to the Secretariat.
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Ukraine
on 1 October 2018
The Ministry drafts a Law on emergency oil stocks and sends its to the Secretariat for compliance review.
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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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