1. IPA 2008 – support to environment Brussels, 28th November PEIP Regional Meeting
Joanna Fiedler
European Commission
DG Environment

2. Component III, IV, V for Candidate countries
Structure of IPA
Component I
Component II
Component III
Component IV
Component V
Transition Assistance and Institution Building
Cross-border Co-operation
Regional development
Human resources development
Rural development
Component III, IV, V for Candidate countries

3. Component I Institution building and transition assistance
National programmes (environmental projects)
Regional and horizontal programmes (multi-beneficiary programmes) environmental projects
Status in November – approved by IPA Committee awaiting Commission decision!!!
Presenting an overview of main environmental projects in IPA Component I – details in the Commission Decisions – DG ELARG web site.

4. IPA 2008
~ 60 mln
for env
(Comp I
national)
CARDS
ISPA
PHARE
IPA 2007
~63 mln
for env
(Comp I
national)
IPA 2009

5. NATIONAL PROGRAMMES Albania
Consolidation of the Environmental Monitoring system in Albania (2.0 mln Euro)
Improvement of environmental data quality through expansion and consolidation of a sustainable, integrated and effective environmental monitoring system capable of using the environmental norms and directives of EU as a general reference framework

6. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Strengthening of Bosnia and Herzegovina Environmental Institutions, preparation for pre-accession funds and support to environmental infrastructure development (4 mln Euro)
Component 1 – capacity building on project preparation
Component 2 – support to needed investments project (project preparation actions)

7. Croatia
Enforcement of the new Environmental Protection Act harmonised with EU legislation in cases of criminal offences against the environment (1.045 mln Euro)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Strengthening the central and local level capacities for environmental management (EUR 3.1 mn)
Focus on waste management, IPPC, air quality, EIA

8. Montenegro Upgrading of Environmental Infrastructure (3.5 mnl)
- Construction of the Niksic wastewater treatment plant to standards that meet EU Directives.
- Supervision of the procurement and construction activities.
- Training of operational and maintenance staff. Tariffs will be increased, taking account of affordability, to meet operating and maintenance costs.
Support for Environmental Management (1 mln euro)
- EPA development, polluter register, awareness raising

9. Serbia Hazardous waste management (1.5 mnl euro)
Municipal Infrastructure support programme (45 mnl euro)
(project preparation and implementation)
Assistance in Implementing of Chemical Management System (1.5 mln)
Environmental Protection at Thermal Power Plants (11 mln euro)

10. Kosovo under UNSC 1244/99 Improving Environment (18 mln Euro)
Drinking water supply is improved in Mitrovica and Pristina regions and remaining dumpsites are to be closed.

11. Turkey The REACH Chemicals Project (2.25 mln Euro)
Improving Emissions Control (1.9 mln Euro)
to transpose and implement National Emission Ceilings Directive (2001/81/EC) in Turkey.
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (2.3)
reform of the administrative, legal and technical structures to implement integrated environmental permitting systems/procedures for IPPC installations in Turkey
Mining Waste Management (4 mnl Euro)

12. IPA 2008 Regional Programme
Sava River Basin Management Plan (1.3 mln)
Improve integrated water management of the Save river basin.
Sava River basin Analysis report
Save river basin management plan
Identification of investment projects (to implement the river basin management plan)
Meetings and workshops
Stakeholders dialogue
Guidelines to establish water pricing policies (WFD)

13. IPA 2008 Regional Programme
DABLAS Support and Secretariat Services (0.5 mln)
(PHARE 2006 and IPA 2007)
Facilitate the approximation to the EU acwuis in the field of water
Project pipeline updated
Secretariat meetings
Training, guidelines,
Projects identification, guidelines on preparation

14. Joanna Fiedler Desk Officer
Relations with IFIs
Serbia and Syria
Turkey investments
Coordinator of ISPA/PHARE/CARDS/ IPA
Unit for Enlargement and Neighbouring Countries
European Commission – DG Environment
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