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5 hours agoEU gives 32m euros for energy to Western Balkan countries
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Energy efficiency and the fight against climate change are the two objectives of the EU's new 32m-euro budget package for the Western Balkans, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced, during the ministerial energy meeting among the six Balkan states under way in Podgorica. This funding adds to 50 million [...]
This financing adds to the other 50m euros previously granted by the EU to strengthen the region's energy policies.
The “Money is destined for green transition so that the region can be ranked as soon as possible with EU environmental standards and the Paris Agreement”, Hahn explained.
“Western Balkans is a major energy potential, estimated at 2.5 billion euros per year”, the commissioner stressed, encouraging ministers of the six countries to overcome the “political obstacles and bilateral issues”.
