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TABLE 9: Estimated funding needed to achieve compliance with the EU environmental acquis
COUNTRIES ESTIMATED FUNDING TIMELINE REFERENCE
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE
COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU
ENVIRONMENTAL ACQUIS
OF ESTIMATE
Albania EUR 252 million for Until 2013 National Strategy for Development
environmental investments
and water and sanitation
and Integration (March 2008)
Bosnia and EUR 3.8 billion CARDS projects: Federal Environmental
Herzegovina Strategy and Environmental Strategy in RS
Croatia Between EUR 6 and 12 billion Until 2013 CARDS 2004 projects, IPA projects,
EPEEF programmes
FYR EUR 3.13 billion (EUR 2,947 Until 2030 CARDS 2005 project “Environmental
Macedonia million capital costs and Management Strengthening” (Developing
EUR 182.4 million a National Strategy for Environmental
operational costs) Approximation)
Montenegro EUR 32.5 billion 2008–2012 National Programme for Integration
Serbia EUR 652 million (according Full EC SEC(2009)
to estimates during implementation
the preparation of the National of harmonised
Programme for Environmental laws should be
Protection) achieved by the
end of 2012
Kosovo (as EUR 21.5 million 2007–2013 Estimate based on national strategies
defined under and medium-term expenditure
UNSCR 1244) framework
Source: REC survey, 2009
S T R AT E G I C M O V E S
value in 1999 at 5 percent) to be EUR 1.17 billion. A similar study for Latvia shows
capital costs of EUR 237.9 million. The latter study estimates only the impact of the
Hazardous Waste and Waste Landfill Directives, which have the greatest cost impact.
In addition, the implementation of the waste directives will require investments in
human competencies, for example through the training of staff. Without sufficient,
suitably trained staff, systems for waste management planning, regulation and enforcement
cannot be effectively implemented. Adequate budgets therefore need to be
ensured to enable the responsible institutions to perform their functions effectively.
Salaries need to be set at appropriate levels to attract and retain qualified staff (REC
and Umweltbundesamt GmbH, 2008).
Water sector
It will be necessary to upgrade facilities as a result of implementing the water directives.
Finance needs to be raised for capital investment expenditures and recurrent
operational costs. Ultimately, costs should be recovered from water users/polluters,
that is, from consumers (domestic, industrial and agricultural sectors).