Start: 26th September 2016 End: 25th June 2018 Department (5%) – MK 12 IPA IB EN 02 16 Spanish Junior Partner:Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP), supported bythe Galician Regional Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructures (XUNTA) Other Organisations: Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health, local authorities and NGOs and others as appropriate - Spanish Junior Project Leader: Mrs Monica Perez Medina, Xunta - Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) in Skopje: Mr Graham Byrne - Local Project Staff: Mrs Ivana Kostoski (RTA Assistant), Mrs Natalija Kunovska-Cingarska (RTA Language Assistant)
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Project Goal
The overall objective of this twinning project is to further approximate and implement the environmental acquis, through strengthening the administrative capacities for environmental management on central and local level in the field of waste management.
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Project Purpose
The specific purpose of the twinning project is to strengthen the administrative capacity and undertake measures for implementation of Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and Special Waste Streams Directives (WEEED, WBAD and PPWD) through further development and implementation of the legislation and provision of trainings.
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Project Location
Skopje, Macedonia
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Project Duration
21 months
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Project Value
€1,010,526.30
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Origin of Funding
Delegation of the European Union to the Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia (95%) and the Macedonian Ministry of Finance, Central Financing and Contracting
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Official Project Partners and associates
UK Lead: Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO), supported by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
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Beneficiary organisations
Beneficiary Counterpart: Macedonian Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MoEPP)
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Key Project staff
- UK Project Leader: Mr Dave Foster, DAERA
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Main Activities
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Expected results
Objective of the project The overall objective of the project is to contribute to sustainable development of the country by strengthening the administrative capacities in the field of water management and to improve water quality by supporting the implementation of the water management related legislation including Directive 2007/60/EC on the assessment and management of flood risks and climate change. The project purpose is to strengthen the administrative capacities in the area of water management by implementing the appropriate EU acquis. In particular the project will assist national authorities in drafting the Vardar River Basin Management Plan and in harmonizing and implementing secondary legislation in the area of water monitoring and water permitting. Project Components The project has five components: Mandatory results Component 1: Component 2: Component 3: Component 4: Component 5: Beneficiary institutions and other parties involved The main Beneficiary is the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MoEPP), represented through the Administration of Environment. Close cooperation, communication and coordination will be required with the following stakeholders: Project Data Budget: 1,200,000 EUR Implementation period: 21 months Project start: 1 May 2017 Main Beneficiary:Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Member State Institutions: Main Partner: Environment Agency Austria(Umweltbundesamt) Junior Partner: Ministry of Environment of theRepublic of Lithuania Junior Partner: National Institute for Public Health andthe Environment from the Netherlands
Recognizing the need to improve the air quality, the European Union together with the beneficiary country institutions, is funding the Twinning Project ‘Further strengthening the capacities for effective implementation of the acquis in the field of air quality’. The project duration is 21 months (May 2015 – January 2017) with a budget of 1.1 million Euros. Further information of the project activities can be found on our web page aqtwinning.moepp.gov.mk
About the project The Twinning Programme Twinning is a European Union instrument for institutional cooperation between Public Administrations of EU Member States (MS) and of beneficiary countries (BC). It was originally designed in 1998 to help candidate countries of the time to acquire the necessary skills and experience to adopt, implement and enforce EU legislation. More specifically, in the IPA region, Twinning aims to provide support for the transposition, implementation and enforcement of the EU legislation (the Union acquis). It builds up capacities of beneficiary countries’ public administrations throughout the accession process, resulting in progressive, positive developments in the region. Project Background: The largest industrial installations account for a considerable share of total emissions of key atmospheric pollutants, and have other important impacts, including emissions into water and soil, generation of waste and the use of energy. The Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU (IED) sets the main principles for permitting and control of installations based on an integrated approach and on best available techniques (BAT). The Directive replaces seven existing Directives relating to industrial installations and stipulates binding requirements for the operation of industrial installations which are stricter than previously applicable under EU legislation. With the new project, Macedonia clearly demonstrates its willingness to legally implement the European environmental standards for industrial installations. The Objective of the project The overall objective is to increase the effectiveness of the country’s preparation for EU accession and to ensure efficiency of EU programmes in the country. The project aims at strengthening the administrative capacity on national level and local level for transposition and implementation of the IED in Macedonia. The project foresees the preparation for development of primary and secondary legislation in accordance with IED, assessment of the economic impact, capacity building on central and on local level and assessment of the equipment necessary for in the implementation of the IED. The project will be implemented during the years 2015 – 2016. Project Components The project has four components: Component 1: Assessment of the economic impact of the implementation of the industrial emissions directive 2010/75/EU to the industrial sector Component 2: Development of primary and secondary environment legislation in accordance with new industrial emissions directive 2010/75/EU Component 3: Strengthening of central and local administrative capacity for implementation of the new Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU Component 4: Preparing priority list of equipment necessary for implementation of new Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU Project data Title: Strengthening the administrative capacities on central and local level for transposition and implementing new Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU Budget: 900.000 Euro Implementation period: 15 Months Start of the Implementation: 1st of October 2015 Main Beneficiary: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Administration of Environment Member State Institutions: Lead Partner Austria: Environment Agency Austria Junior Partner Spain: Galician Regional Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructures and FIAPP