01 March 2016
01.03.2016 - The CEO of AMMK, Dr. Sc. Ilir Morina, held a meeting today with the program manager of GIZ for the support of municipal services, Mr. Kai Hofmann. During this meeting, a cooperation agreement was also signed through which the GIZ program for the support of municipal services will support the publication of the 2015 Environmental Status Report, a report that is prepared and published by AMMK.
The meeting also discussed the possibilities of cooperation in other projects. Special emphasis was placed on the discussion of cooperation in the project for assessing the situation regarding the spread of illegal waste dumps in the municipalities of Kosovo and their documentation through a mapping system. The CEO of AMMK and the GIZ representative also discussed the possibilities of building the capacities of Kosovo municipalities for data collection, processing, and reporting, and their inclusion within the framework of the waste management information system. Another topic of discussion was the possibilities of applying the packaging tax system, regarding which a team of German experts is expected to visit Kosovo to assess the situation and possibilities.
On this occasion, the CEO of AMMK, Mr. Morina, thanked Mr. Hofmann for the continuous support that GIZ (German International Cooperation) has provided to AMMK, through the support of activities, while the representatives from GIZ expressed their satisfaction with the partnership with AMMK in implementing concrete projects in the environmental sector.