Strengthening institutional capacity to implement the legislation in the field of water management

Skopje, 3rd December, 2015

On December 3, 2015 was held the final event within the project “Technical assistance for strengthening the institutional capacity to harmonize and implement the legislation in the field of water management”. The event was attended by Mr Stevo Temelkovski, the Deputy Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, and HE Aivo Orav, the EU Ambassador in Macedonia.

“This project is an important contribution to the sustainable development of the country. It contributed for the strengthening of the capacities of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, in particular, the Water Sector and other concerned institutions in the field of water management. The project helped for implementation and further transposition of EU water legislation through the preparation of priority laws in the field of water management in accordance with the Water Framework Directive, strengthening the administrative capacity at central level, for the implementation of legislation on water and for making of the management plan for the basin of the river Vardar” said the deputy minister Temelkovski, adding that it is a step forward in the further implementation of WFD and strengthening the process of integration into the European Union.

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