Titlul proiectului subtitlu EU Financing in Environmental Sector during Raluca FRATILA Ministry of Environment and Forests, Managing Authority for SOP Environment - 20 th of January

Titlul proiectului subtitlu SOP Environment – key aspects Financial allocation: 5.6 billion Euro, out of which billion Euro – Community contribution and billion Euro – national contribution Decentralized management - MA/IBs/Beneficiaries Financial support for water/waste/district heating/nature protection/flood protection Main beneficiaries– local authorities Regional projects – water/waste

Titlul proiectului subtitlu SOP Objectives Global objective– protection and improvement of living and environmental standards, aiming in particular at compliance with EU acquis General strategy – 3 main strategic directions: improvement of access to public utilities; improvement of environmental protection  sustainable development strengthening of institutional capacity  development of efficient management structures for environmental services

SOP ENVIRONMENT – PRIORITY AXES Global objective of SOP ENV– împrovement of living and environmental standards, focusing, mainly, on compliance with environmental acquis communautaire Specific objective 1 Improvement of quality and access to water and wastewater infrastructure Specific objective 2 Development of sustainable waste management system Specific objective 3 Reduction of negative environmental impact caused by urban heating plants Priority Axis 1 Extension and modernization of water and wastewater systems Priority Axis 2 Development of integrated waste management systems and rehabilitation of historically contaminated sites Priority Axis 4 Implementation of adequate management systems for nature protection Priority Axis 5 Implementation of adequate infrastructure for natural risk prevention Specific objective 4 Protection and improvement of biodiversity and natural heritages Specific objective 5 Reduction of the incidence of natural disasters affecting the population Priority Axis 3 Reduction of pollution from urban heating systems Approx. Euro 2,776 million (CF) Approx. Euro 883 million (ERDF) Approx. Euro 229 million (CF) Approx. Euro 172 million (ERDF) Approx. Euro 270 million (CF) Priority Axis 6 Technical Assistance Approx. Euro 182 million (ERDF)

Titlul proiectului subtitlu The most demanding environmental sector 19 billion Euro – total estimated investment costs for compliance with EU Directives Approx. 8.6 billion euro needed by 2013, only 4 billion available under SOP Optimisation of investment cost at macro level – a must Regionalisation – part of the solution (economies of scale) Water/waste water sector – top priority

Titlul proiectului subtitlu PRIORITY AXIS 1 Financial allocation: TOTAL billionEuro CF Contribution billion Euro National contribution million Euro Indicative activities  Construction/modernization of water sources intended for drinking water abstraction ;  Construction/rehabilitation of water treatment plants ;  Extension/rehabilitation of water and sewerage networks ;  Construction/upgrading of wastewater treatment plants ;  Construction/rehabilitation of sludge treatment facilities ;  Metering, laboratory equipment, leakage detection equipment, etc;  Technical assistance for project preparation, management and publicity, etc. Beneficiaries – water companies – Regional operators

Titlul proiectului subtitlu Circumstances Need to comply with EU acquis within negotiated transition periods High level investment needs, but available EU funds – limited Reliable water companies only in some large municipalities; not the case in small and medium agglomerations Water sector – not attractive for private business yet Strategy Development of regional projects - grouping of more agglomerations in the same geographical area – aiming to optimize the investment and operational costs IDA, ROC – pre-requisite for EU financing Building on previous experience (MUDP, ISPA, SAMTID) Reliable ROC – key PRIORITY AXIS 1

Titlul proiectului subtitlu Financial allocation: TOTAL billion Euro ERDF contribution million Euro National contribution million Euro Indicative activities Acquisition and installation of selective collection systems ; Construction of sorting, recycling and composting facilities ; Acquisition of waste transport vehicles ; Construction of municipal waste disposal facilities; Recovery of gas from landfills ; Construction of adequate facilities for municipal hazardous waste ; Closure of non-compliant landfills ; Land restoration and cleaning Technical assistance for project preparation, management and publicity, etc. Beneficiaries - County Councils PRIORITY AXIS 2

Titlul proiectului subtitlu PRIORITY AXIS 2 Financing Strategy Integrated waste management projects - to cover urban and rural localities, at county level. Optimization of investment and operation costs. Association of localities in order to improve the waste management infrastructure - pre-requisite for project approval. Analysis of existing contracts – possibilities of amendment or termination

Titlul proiectului subtitlu Financial allocation: TOTAL 458 billion Euro CF contribution 229 million Euro National contribution 229 million Euro Indicative activities  Rehabilitation of boilers and turbines ;  Introduction of BATs for SO2, NOx and dust reduction ;  Introduction of improved metering ;  Rehabilitation of non-compliant slag and ash landfills ;  Rehabilitation of heat distribution networks ;  Technical assistance for project preparation, management and publicity, etc. Beneficiaries - local public authorities (City Halls) in selected municipalities PRIORITY AXIS 3

Titlul proiectului subtitlu Financial allocation: TOTAL 215 billion Euro ERDF contribution 172 million Euro National contribution 43 million Euro Indicative activities  Assistance in the preparation of management plans ;  Institutional capacity building within protected areas ;  Construction and improvement of infrastructure of protected areas;  Monitoring systems for the Natura 2000 sites and protected areas ;  Preparation of information and publicity and awareness raising materials ;  Acquisition of high biodiversity value land. Beneficiaries - administrators of protected areas, National Agency for Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation, EPAs, public authorities, NGOs PRIORITY AXIS 4

Titlul proiectului subtitlu Financial allocation: TOTAL 329 billion Euro ERDF contribution 270 million Euro National contribution 59 million Euro Indicative activities  Infrastructure for flood prevention and reduction of the destructive consequences of floods ;  Development of hazard and flood risk prevention maps ;  Rehabilitation of Black Sea shore affected by erosion ;  Technical assistance for project preparation, management and publicity, etc Beneficiaries - National Administration “Romanian Waters” PRIORITY AXIS 5

Titlul proiectului subtitlu  PA 1 – Water sector: 10 project approved 2 projects under approval 33 projects in preparation  PA 2 – waste management sector: 3 projects approved– valoare aprox. 100 mil. Euro 1 project under approval 35 projects in preparation  PA 3 – district heating sector: 3 projects under approval 5 projects in preparation  PA 4 – nature protection 35 projects approved  PA 5 – floods 4 projects under preparation Project pipeline

Titlul proiectului subtitlu Other financing opportunities National Programme for Rural development Regional Operational Programme CEDB Loan Environmental Fund Other Governmental Programmes

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