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The EU Twinning Project, Support for the Environmental Sector in Kosovo, Concludes
26 September 2012
26.09.2012 - Today at the Hotel Emerald premises in Pristina, the closing meeting of the EU Twinning Project, Support for the Environmental Sector in Kosovo, was held.
At the meeting attended by the Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Melvin Asin, the Austrian Ambassador to Kosovo, Johann Brieger, the Finnish Ambassador Ms. Anne Meskane, and the Deputy Minister of MESP, Ilir Mirena, it was stated that the twinning project, Support for the Environmental Sector in Kosovo, is concluding its activities by listing a series of achievements and concrete successes. Among the project's accomplishments and results, particular emphasis was placed on those related to the improvement and expansion of the environmental monitoring system, the establishment of the environmental database, the preparation of reliable data for reporting, as well as the enhancement of institutional capacities. The Deputy Minister of MESP, Ilir Mirena, highlighted, among other things, that the successes of this project are especially important in meeting environmental criteria and standards in fulfilling Kosovo's obligations in the European integration process.
The CEO of AMMK, Dr. SC. Ilir Morina, spoke with particular emphasis on the success and achievements in Reporting and cooperation with the European Environment Agency, while Arnulf Schönbauer, Project Leader of the Member State at the Austrian Environment Agency, stated that the project has achieved its objectives and goals in all its components and that in some cases expectations and achievements have been exceeded.
Also present at the meeting were representatives from implementing organizations, the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, the Departments of the MMPH, as well as the Austrian Environment Agency, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and the Center for Environment, Geology, and Meteorology, Latvia.
The EU Twinning Project, managed by the European Union Office in Kosovo, is a cooperation carried out between the State of Kosovo and the EU Member States Austria, Finland, and Latvia, with the general aim of strengthening the environmental sector in Kosovo.
The project began implementation at the end of 2010, lasted 22 months, and its cost was 1.1 million euros. The EU Twinning Project, Support for the Environmental Sector in Kosovo, was the first Twinning project in the field of environmental protection implemented in Kosovo. AMMK hopes to secure support from European Union funds to further continue addressing some of the environmental issues identified during this project.