Warsaw buys fleet of electric buses in bid to tackle pollution
Warsaw, Poland – Warsaw municipal authorities announced earlier this week the purchase of 130 electric buses from local company SolarisContinue Reading
Tag: Environment
Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary torpedo EU climate goals
Brussels, Belgium – Poland, joined at the last minute by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia, blockedContinue Reading
Danube is most polluted river in Europe, shows new global study
Budapest, Hungary – A wide-ranging global study has identified the Danube as the river with the highest concentration of antibioticsContinue Reading
Poland and Slovakia failed to curb CO2 emissions last year
Warsaw, Poland – Although overall CO2 emissions decreased in the EU last year, many Central and Eastern European countries continueContinue Reading
Slovakia and Austria clash over nuclear energy
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Monday, Slovakia announced it would delay – once again – the long-awaited plans to expand theContinue Reading
The uncertain future of energy in Central Europe
Within the Visegrad Group – or V4 –, energy security is becoming increasingly complex, with individual countries taking different actionsContinue Reading
Hungary wins European Tree of the Year Award 2019
Pecs, Hungary – You’ve been anxiously waiting for it, and the results are in! The winner of this year’s EuropeanContinue Reading
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia among Europe’s worst recyclers
Brussels, Belgium – A report from the European Commission has scrutinized how EU member states recycle their waste, and theirContinue Reading
Billa Czech Republic bids farewell to plastic bags
Prague, Czech Republic – Billa Czech Republic, one of the main chains of supermarkets established in the country, announced (link in Czech)Continue Reading
Poland’s coal reliance under the spotlight ahead of the COP24 in Katowice
Katowice, Poland – Starting today, the Polish city of Katowice is hosting the largest and most crucial U.N. climate summitContinue Reading
