20 November 2017
20.11.2017- The Chief of the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Ilir Morina, in his capacity as the National Contact Point for the European Environment Agency, is staying in Vienna, Austria, where he is participating in a meeting organized by this Agency. The meeting is discussing cooperation between the European Environment Agency and the environmental agencies of the Western Balkan countries and the coordination of activities for the 2018 work program.
Specifically, during this meeting, discussions are taking place on identifying joint projects and priorities within the framework of pre-accession program funds (IPA Program) for the period 2018-2019 and on cooperation in the development of common policies for strategic cooperation in the Western Balkans region.
Other topics of discussion also include the participation of Balkan countries in the activities of the European Network for Monitoring and Observation - EIONET and the EPA Network (the Network of Heads of Environmental Agencies of Europe), as well as the participation and communication for the European Environment Report for the year 2020. Within the framework of this meeting, the National Contact Points for the European Environment Agency from the Western Balkan countries, together with the representatives of the EEA, will also agree on the practical steps for implementing the plans and activities as well as on the organization of visits to the Western Balkan countries during 2018.