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Bosnia Has the Fifth-Highest Mortality Rate from Air Pollution in the World

Bosnia Has the Fifth-Highest Mortality Rate from Air Pollution in the World

Air pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s cities remains some of the worst in the world. In January in Sarajevo, daily readings of the deadliest pollutant (known as particulate matter 2.5) were above 50µg/m³ over 16 days, several times what the World Health Organization (WHO) deems safe

Romania’s Tax Authority Asks Russian Oil Giant Lukoil to Pay Additional Tax

Romania’s Tax Authority Asks Russian Oil Giant Lukoil to Pay Additional Tax

The Romanian National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) recently issued a tax assessment decision to the Russian oil giant Lukoil, following a tax inspection, requiring it to pay an additional tax in the total amount of over RON 50 million for profits obtained in 2021 from the sale of petroleum products, including exports

ENEL Starts Work on Solar Gigafactory in Sicily

ENEL Starts Work on Solar 'Gigafactory' in Sicily

Enel on Monday inaugurated the worksite to expand its solar-energy gigafactory in the Sicilian city of Catania to take its capacity up from the present 200 megawatts a year to three gigawatts by 2024

Court of Bih Annuls Ruling that State Aid for Coal Plant Tuzla 7 Was Illegal

Court of Bih Annuls Ruling that State Aid for Coal Plant Tuzla 7 Was Illegal

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina annulled the ruling of the State Aid Council of BiH that loan guarantees for the Tuzla 7 coal power plant project were illegal. Government-controlled coal and power producer Elektroprivreda BiH pointed out the verdict voids the initial decision and that the case would be returned to the regulatory body for reconsideration

Seven EU Countries Oppose New EU Funding as Response to U.S. Subsidy Plan - Letter

Seven EU Countries Oppose New EU Funding as Response to U.S. Subsidy Plan - Letter

Plans by the European Commission to create new European Union funding for the green industry are facing mounting opposition. Seven EU countries openly rejected the idea in a letter addressed to the European Commission vice president responsible for trade, Valdis Dombrovskis. The document was signed by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Ireland, Estonia and Slovakia

Bulgartransgaz to Borrow up to 49 mln Euro for Bulgaria-Serbia Gas Link

Bulgartransgaz to Borrow up to 49 mln Euro for Bulgaria-Serbia Gas Link

Public gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz will be able to take out a loan of up to 49 million euro ($53.3 million) from Netherlands-based ING Bank to partially finance the construction of a gas interconnection with Serbia, Bulgaria's caretaker government said on Wednesday