On October 11-14, Boris Levitanus, PhD, and Alyona Tarkinskaya, teachers in the Chair of Civil and Labor Law, the Faculty of Law at RANEPA St. Petersburg, visited the Institute for Political Studies (IPS) in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, for open lectures and academic meetings with a focus on green agenda, ESG transformation, and the legal regulation of energy sector.

Prospects for achieving carbon neutrality, drawing on examples from various countries, contemporary global environmental catastrophes as well as the legal aspects of supporting green energy and ESG principles, were addressed by RANEPA St. Petersburg experts.

The lectures sparked intense interest by Serbian colleagues, particularly in issues concerning the state’s role in regulating the environmental aspects of economic activity, as well as the remediation of the aftermath of environmental incidents.

The cooperation between our universities has been developing, a scheduled follow-up visit is expected by the end of 2026.