Law on the Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control

Government of the Republic of Serbia once again proposed delay in application of the Law on the Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control

The proposed amendments to the Law on Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control (IPPC Law), which was submitted to the National Assembly without any public debate, demonstrate that the Republic of Serbia and the competent Ministry of Environmental Protection do not have the capacity to implement regulations. The Government proposed to postpone the deadline for issuing integrated permits (IPPC permits) ...Read More »

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advisory board

RERI Proudly Announces its Advisory Board

The Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute („RERI“) is pleased to announce its Advisory Board, which will act as an expert body of our organization, and advise RERI on issues of strategic importance, as well as provide support to RERI’s engagement with the academic, civic, and policy-making communities.    We have special honour to welcome the three first members of our new Board: Professors Sanja Bogojevic, Anatole Boute, and Ludwig Kramer, each an expert in Environmental Law and/or Energy ...Read More »

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Bor

The Minister of Environmental Protection is satisfied with the progress of the construction of illegal facilities in Bor

The Minister of Environmental Protection visited the company “Serbia Zijin Copper doo” in Bor on Friday, 3rd of September in order to be convinced of the progress and dynamics of the projects that the company is implementing for the purpose of environmental protection. However, the facilities she visited and in the construction of which she was convinced, do not have a construction permit or environmental impact assessment study approval. ...Read More »

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air pollution

Untrue allegations of Zorana Mihajlović: Emissions of sulfur dioxide from the Kostolac B thermal power plant are almost 12 times higher than the values allowed by the National Emission Reduction Plan

Emissions of sulfur dioxide from the Kostolac B thermal power plant during 2018, 2019 and 2020, exceeded the maximum allowed values prescribed by the National Emission Reduction Plan (NERP). Instead of reducing emissions, TPP Kostolac B in 2020 emitted almost 16,000 tons more sulfur dioxide than in 2019. According to the daily newspaper Politika and the Ministry of Mining and Energy itself, Minister Zorana Mihajlovic said yesterday in Kostolac that “emissions ...Read More »

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Environmental Impact Assessment

The Government of Serbia should urgently withdraw the unconstitutional proposal of amendments to the Law on Mining and Geological Research

The Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute (RERI) demands from the Government of the Republic of Serbia to urgently withdraw the proposed amendments to the Law on Mining and Geological Research from the parliamentary procedure. RERI considers the proposal unconstitutional, because it leaves the possibility for the state to formally suspend the legal order of the ...Read More »

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cable car case

RERI’S LAWSUIT WAS ADOPTED – THE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR THE CABLE CAR WAS ANNULLED

The Administrative Court passed a verdict accepting the lawsuit of RERI and annulling the construction permit for the construction of the cable car on Kalemegdan, issued by the Ministry of Construction, Traffic and Infrastructure on April 1, 2019. The Administrative Court fully accepted the argument of the RERI legal team, stating, inter alia, that the ...Read More »

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Bor

SALAMI SLICING CAN’T PASS after all- Ministry of Environmental Protection rejects Zijin’s request to decide on the need for environmental impact assessment

Based on the objections submitted by the Association of Young Researchers from Bor and the Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute (RERI), the Ministry of Environmental Protection rejected the request to decide on the need for environmental impact assessment of the project of Serbia Zijin Copper doo Bor and indicated to the investor that it is ...Read More »

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linglong

Police Surveillance, Ban on Media Presence and Violation of Citizens’ right to participate in the Public Debate on the Environmental Impact Assessment Study of the Linglong Tire Factory

A public debate on the study on the environmental impact assessment of the project of the Linglong tire factory construction was planned to be held in Novi Sad today at 10 am. However, the public was prevented from participating in the public debate. Citizens who submitted their comments and opinions to the study on the ...Read More »

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