Natasa Kovacevic
Oil Exploration off Montenegro Triggers Fears for Environment, Tourism
Projections suggest Montenegro might have enough oil and gas out at sea to cover its own needs. It signed a concession contract in 2016 and officials say the first exploratory drilling might take up to six months.
But local residents and environmental activists are worried.
"There is no vision," said Natasa Kovacevic of the NGO Green Home.
Montenegro Activists Oppose Oil Drilling, Fearing Impact on Nature
An oil and gas exploration platform in the Black Sea. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
A consortium of Italy's Eni and Russia's Novatek plans on March 25 to start exploratory oil and gas drilling offshore from Montenegro under a concession contract signed in 2016.
Balkan Addiction to Coal Worries Poznan Summit Panel
There will be no backtracking on environmental standards in the EU integration process of Western Balkan countries, Johannes Hahn, outgoing Enlargement Commissioner, warned on Thursday, speaking to a panel about the environment held during the West Balkans Summit in Poznan.
Montenegrin Activists Urge End to Hydropower Plant Construction
Environmental activists in Montenegro have submitted a petition to parliament calling for a moratorium on the construction of small hydro-power plants due to the impact on rivers and water supply.