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Iran to Host Second International Drought Meeting
30 Apr 2013 - 09:54 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (Tehran Times) — The second meeting of the International Drought Initiative (IDI) will be held in Tehran from May 14-16. Representatives from Oman, Egypt, Iraq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Serbia, Germ
Some 2 Million Hungarians Without Clean Water
16 Apr 2013 - 09:46 by Local Press Report
BUDAPEST (DW) — Nearly two million people in Hungary – particularly in the southeast – lack access to clean drinking water. In a number of European countries, the groundwater is contaminated with heavy meta
Romania Completes Its Portion of Danube Flood Risk Maps
12 Oct 2012 - 08:33 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Act Media) — The Romania Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MMP) announced in a specialized conference the completion of the Atlas of the Danube drainage basin flood hazard and flood risk maps, worked out as
Balkans Suffering Worst Drought in 50 Years
30 Aug 2012 - 09:17 by Local Press Report
SREBRENICA (Fresh Plaza) — A long and severe drought, the worst in the past 50 years, is causing serious damage in the Balkans.
Serbian Health Facility Accuse Kosovo Water Company of Cutting Off Supply
23 Jul 2012 - 09:08 by Local Press Report
KOSOVO, GRAČANICA (b92.net (Serbia)) — Kosovo regional water company has cut off water supply to a Čaglavica infirmary which is now unable to treat its patients.
Earthquakes Damage Water Supply System in Central Serbia
24 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, KRALJEVO (ACT Alliance) — Public water supply systems in central Serbia were seriously affected by a series of earthquakes that struck the region at the beginning of November. The International Federation
Drinking Water the Biggest Need in Post-Quake Serbia
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (International Committee of the Red Cross) — The biggest need in areas of Serbia affected by the recent earthquake is drinking water, according to Slobodanka Curie, Europe Zone disaster management coordinator for the Red Cross.
Serbia's Water Shows Low Concentration of Dangerous Substances
20 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (B92.net (Serbia)) — Analysis of water in the Serbian section of the Danube River showed a low concentration of dangerous substances, according to Branislav Gavric of the Republic Hydro-Meteorological Service of Serbia
Banat Region Faces Drinking Water Problems
22 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Blic) — The towns ofKikinda, Zrenjanin, Novi Becej, Secanj and others in the Banat region face perpetual drinking water problems. The water there does not meet either chemical or microbiological terms.
EC to Provide $650 Million USD to Serbia for Danube Strategy
28 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — The European Commission (EC) on July 21 decided to renew Serbia's Danube Tisa-Danube river system and Belgrade wastewater processing strategy within its own Danube Strategy draft, according to
Germany to Support Leskovac Supply Project
26 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Government of Serbia) — Minister for National Investment Plan Verica Kalanovic and German Ambassador to Serbia Wolfram Maas on May 19 announced an assistance project for water supply in Leskovac.
Serbia to Host Conference on Danube Strategy
14 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Radio Srbija (Serbia)) — Serbia will host a European conference on financing of the Danube Strategy on September 24, according to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Delic. Delic noted that the river
Hidroelectrica Asks for Decision From Serbia on Danube Project
9 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Financiarul (Romania)) — Electricity producer Hidroelectrica has asked the Serbian government to say whether or not it will participate directly in construction of a new hydropower plant on the Danube or collect the rights
Serbia, Israel to Cooperate on Irrigation
11 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Fresh Plaza) — The governments of Serbia and Israel signed an agreement last week on cooperation in agriculture. Israeli Minister of Agriculture Shalom Simon said Israel will provide Serbia with
EU Invests $42 Million USD for Ash Disposal
11 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BELGRADE (Emportal (Serbia)) — The European Union invested $42 million USD in a new ash disposal system at TPP Obrenovac. The municipality of Obrenovac, with a population of 70,000, is exposed to major
Grundfos to Open $102 Million USD Factory in Serbia
30 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BJERRINGBRO (Balkans .com Business News) — Denmark's centrifugal pump and water systems manufacturer Grundfos will open a new $102 million USD factory in Serbia. "This represents the biggest greenfield investment in
Germany Gives Serbia $34 Million USD for Supply Project
17 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — Germany will provide more than $34.4 million USD for the second phase of a water supply infrastructure project in Serbia, Serbian Minister for the National Investment Plan Verica
Kragujevac Turns Off Supply to Zastava Car Factory
1 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, KRAGUJEVAC (Balkan Insight) — Kragujevac's water company has cut off supply to Zastava car factory over unpaid water bills. The factory's debt totals some $240,000 USD.
The water shut-off has disrupted car production.
Eastern Serbia Faces Floods
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, STARI KOSTOLAC (B92 (Serbia)) — The Mlava River in eastern Serbia has started to flood the area, breaking embankments in the same location as in previous years. Levels of the river have risen as heavy snowfall starts to melt.
Serbia, Germany Hold Talks on Development Cooperation
22 Oct 2008 - 08:50 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Emportal (Serbia)) — Serbian Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinovic and Leo Kreuz, head of Basic Issues of Cooperation with Central, East and South Europe Directorate at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperati
Half of Serbia Drinks Bad Water Some of the Time
8 Oct 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — Half the population of Serbia occasionally drinks unsafe water, according to Minister for National Investment Plans Verica Kalanovic.
"In Serbia, 50 percent of water from the water supply does
Siemens Shows Interest in Investing in Serbia
8 Oct 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — Siemens is showing interest in investing in wastewater processing in Serbia.
Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining
Serbia to Receive $26 Million USD for Improvement of Water Supply System
1 Oct 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — The German Development Bank (KfW) will finance a project to improve the water supply system in Serbia through a donation worth $26 million USD and a $36 million USD loan, Serbian
Serbia Needs Loans to Implement Key Projects
17 Sep 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BELGRADE (Emportal (Serbia)) — Serbian Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinovic called on MPs to vote for ratification of international agreements that would enable the government to move ahead with key projects.
300 Households Without Water for Nearly a Month
3 Sep 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
KOSOVO, TANJUG (Emportal (Serbia)) — Three hundred households have been without water for 20 days in Susica, Novi Badovac and parts of Gracanica. The Serbian Ministry for Kosovo-Metohija said that it is
Serbian Army, Police, Work to Relieve Shortages
27 Aug 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, CACAK (B92 News (Serbia)) — The Serbian army and police force will join efforts to alleviate water shortages in central and western Serbia. The Serbian Army will send 11 mobile and 15 stationary
Serbian Water Systems Need Overhaul
6 Aug 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — ) Of the 155 controlled water supply systems in Serbia, 16 lack the proper chemical make-up, Tanja Knezevic, director of the Dr. Milan Jovanovic Batut Institute for Public Health told OOSKAnews.
$64 Million USD for Ecka Industrial Zone
22 Jul 2008 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (EuroFundingMag (France)) — Serbia has been allotted $64 million USD for a project to construct an industrial zone at Ecka near the town of Zrenjanin. The project, launched earlier this month, includes building
Vode Vojvodine Water Company Plans $25 Million in Investment
3 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SERBIA, BELGRADE — The Public Water Management Company of the Vojvodina province "Vode Vojvodine" (Vojvodina Waters) plans
Serbia: Science and Technology Agreements Signed With India
26 May 2008 - 23:41 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (B92 News (Serbia)) — — Serbia and India last Friday signed a two-year agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, with research in water resource management, nanotechnology energy efficiency,
Serbia: Water Supply Sector Grew by 19.5 Percent in February
7 Apr 2008 - 23:41 by Local Press Report
SERBIA, BELGRADE (Economy Serbian Business News) — — Serbia's gas and water supply sector grew by 19.5 percent in February 2008, according to the Serbian Statistics Office, which last week released figures on industrial production in the country.
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