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C H A P T E R 8
P R I O R I T I S AT I O N O F I N F R A S T R U C T U R E P R O J E C T S — T H E P E I P L I S T S
FIGURE 25: Number of priority projects per country in 2007 and in 2009
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25
20
15
10
5
0
S T R AT E G I C M O V E S
Albania Bosnia and
Herzegovina
2007 2009
Source: REC national PEIP lists
Croatia FYR
Macedonia
Kosovo (under
UNSCR 1244)
Montenegro
Serbia
This chapter presents the dynamics and trends of the national PEIP lists in the
period 2007 to 2009 and explains the status of the lists and the reasons for projects
being added or removed. The priority lists can be found in Annex 5.
Project list dynamics
Projects have been classified according to three sectors: waste, water and air.
During the first two programme periods, there was a general decline in the number
of air sector projects. This can be explained by the general assumption that such
investment projects are primarily the responsibility of the industrial sector, where
ownership issues have not been resolved due to the as yet incomplete privatisation
process in the region; and also by the fact that national legislation in relation to
IPPC and air quality has not yet been fully implemented. In most SEE countries,
the relevant ministries and/or funds have project implementation units that usually
specialise in either the waste or water sector, rather than air projects. Moreover,
EU support is significantly stronger in the waste and water sectors, which
belong to the public domain. In rare cases of fully privatised companies, in the form
of multinational company takeovers, new owners implement air quality measures