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F I N A N C I N G E N V I R O N M E N TA L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E I N V E S T M E N T S
FIGURE 17: IPA allocations to SEE countries per component (2007–2012)
EUR
million
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
S T R AT E G I C M O V E S
Croatia FYR Macedonia Albania Bosnia and Kosovo (under
Herzegovina UNSCR 1244)
I – Transition Assistance
and Institution Building
IV – Human Resources
Development
Montenegro
II – Cross-border cooperation III – Regional development
V – Rural Development
Serbia
Source: Multi-annual Indicative Planning Documents 2007–2009 and Multi-annual Indicative Planning Documents 2009–2011: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (as defined under UNCSR 1244), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
To achieve these priorities, the EPOP anticipates investments in a series of “flagship”
projects that have significant environmental benefits. These can be either
large-scale projects (above EUR 10 million) or smaller projects.
In the IPA national programme for all SEE countries under Component I, it is
planned to channel EUR 1 million to Albania, EUR 1.5 million to Bosnia and
Herzegovina, EUR 5 million to Serbia, and EUR 1.225 million to Montenegro to
establish project preparation facilities (PPFs); and EUR 3 million to the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to establish a project preparation and support facility
(PPSF) with the overall objective of improving the planning, programming
and implementation of the IPA and to ensure that the national authorities submit
good-quality project proposals to the European Commission (IPA 2008c).
A total of EUR 25 million will be invested in the creation of the Infrastructure
Preparation Facility in Kosovo (as defined under UNSCR 1244) to support the