ENV.net call for proposals launched for Turkey!

We are very glad to announce a new open call for proposals, titled ‘Local Problems, Local Solutions: Grant Program for Environmental Public Participation’ for Turkey. The  deadline for applications is 18 December 2015 at 17h00 (Turkish time)   The main aim of this call is to make awareness among citizens and influence public sector reform processes on[…..]

United Nations Environmental Conference on Sustainable Development Goals

In September 2015. United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which established a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. A two-day conference on the implementation of the SDGs in Europe and the UNECE region was held on 12-13 November, 2015. in Brussels.  The conference was organised by the United Nations Environment[…..]

Meeting of all FPA Grantees from Macedonia with Mr. Nicola Bertolini

The presence of Mr. Bertolini in Skopje was used also to hold a meeting of all FPA Grantees from Macedonia in order to discuss the activities of the networks (realised, ongoing and forthcoming), but also to talk about the sustainability aspect – what are the plans for continuation of the initiatives after the official conclusion[…..]

Towards the Climate Summit in Paris 2015 – Challenges for the CEI Member States

On November 6, 2015 in Skopje was organised a high-level International ministerial conference “Towards the Climate Summit in Paris in 2015, challenges for the CEI member states.” The Conference where more than 150 high-ranking participants, including 9 delegations at ministerial level of the Member States of the CEI, 16 representatives of embassies in the Republic[…..]

National Roundtable on Cost recovery and CBA in Waste Sector

Representatives of ENV.net team from Macedonia participated in the National Roundtable on Cost recovery and CBA in Waste Sector, held on 27-29 October, 2015 in Skopje. This event was organised by the European Commission’s DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations within the framework of the TAIEX Instrument. The aim of the roundtable was to provide practical[…..]

Round Table Report

On 21st of October, a round table was organized by ATRC in Drenas Municipality. Aim of this table was to discuss the effect of industry in environment with focus on air and water quality. The case that was mainly discussed was factory NewCoFeronikeli. This table was organized in a panel where the participants discussed about[…..]

Contribution to the new draft law on Energy Efficiency in Albania

Legal framework on energy efficiency in Albania is really lacking behind. The Law into force on energy efficiency is really obsolete dating 2002 comprising none of the minimal energy efficiency standards required. For more than 2 years the Ministry of Energy and Industry in collaboration with external experts has started to work on the new[…..]

The ENV.net presents the Monitoring Matrix platform

The development of the Monitoring Matrix on approximation process to EU environmental acquis is an activity implemented within the EU-funded project “Development of the ENV.net in West Balkan and Turkey: giving citizens a voice to influence the environmental process reforms for closer EU integration”. During the first phase of this project, ended on 31st January[…..]

Regional Conference on Environmental Impact Assessment

At the Second Regional Conference on Environmental Impact Assessment, held from 16-19 September, 2015.  in Novi Vinodolski, Croatia, EASD representative and ENV.net Serbia expert represented the study: EU SEVENTH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAM: EIA AND SEA ARE EFFECTIVE TOOLS WHEN CORRECTLY IMPLEMENTED.