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Last update: 20 minutes agoEU Climate Rules Hit the Balkans’ Power Trade: At Serbia’s Belgrade Energy Forum, early CBAM experience is already blamed for thinner electricity market liquidity, bigger price gaps, and less cross-border trading toward the EU—raising questions about whether the carbon border tax is slowing decarbonization instead of speeding it up. Montenegro’s EU Path Gets a Legal Boost: Montenegro’s parliament adopted amendments to its Climate Change and Environmental Impact Assessment laws, tightening greenhouse-gas/removal balancing, improving maritime monitoring, and aligning EIA rules with EU directives—seen as progress toward closing EU accession Chapter 27. Grid Modernization Moves Forward: A Japanese firm, PowerX, signed an MoU with Montenegro’s EPCG to target 500 MWh of battery storage in three years, aiming to stabilize the grid as renewables grow. Health Watch: Europe is monitoring hantavirus concerns after a cruise-related death, even as risk is still rated very low. Local Economy & Infrastructure: Montenegro’s reforms and investment push continue alongside regional energy cooperation talks.
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