28 March 2014
28.03.2014 - The Chief of the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Ilir Morina, participated in the 69th meeting of the Management Board of the European Environment Agency, which was held in Zagreb from 24 to 26 March.
At this meeting, organized by the Croatian Environmental Agency, a special invitation was addressed to the countries of the Western Balkans with the aim of involving them more actively in the activities of the European Environment Agency and in deepening cooperation with European environmental networks.
Among other things, this meeting also discussed the possibility of creating a network of Environmental Agencies of the Western Balkan countries, which would help in the faster integration of the region into the work of the European Environment Agency and in benefiting from IPA funds.
This meeting was a good opportunity to exchange experiences and to raise the level of cooperation with other environmental agencies in the region, especially in the process of reporting and involvement in the activities of the European Environment Agency.
During the stay in Zagreb, the CEO of AMMK also held a meeting with the Ambassador of Kosovo to Croatia, Ms. Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, with whom the assistance that the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo could provide in implementing environmental projects with Croatian state institutions was discussed.