29 August 2019
29.08.2019- A high-level delegation from the European Environment Agency, led by the executive director of this agency Hans Bruyninckx, is staying in Kosovo for a visit. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen cooperation between the European Environment Agency and the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, as well as to exchange information and discussions on recent environmental developments in Kosovo and future needs within the framework of this cooperation.
During the stay in Kosovo, the delegation of the European Environment Agency, besides meeting with the Deputy, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxha, and the Director General of AMMK, Ilir Morina, also had a working meeting with the staff of the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, specifically the Reference Centers for cooperation with the European Environmental Information and Observation Network/EIONET, where achievements, challenges, and the perspective of cooperation for the upcoming period were discussed.
The high-level delegation of the European Environment Agency will tomorrow have meetings with other senior representatives from Kosovo institutions and the EU office in Kosovo, as well as visit the premises of the Kosovo Hydrometeorological Institute.
The Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency has been a full member of the European Network for Environmental Information and Observation/EIONET since 2011, and is represented in this network by 23 Reference Centers for specific environmental topics.