Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area
The Albanian Government and the National Spatial Plan have identified the Tiranë-Durrës area, as one of the most important economic areas of the country, and of the Balkan region. To ensure a sustainable territorial and urban development of this area, the Ministry of Urban Development in cooperation with the National Territorial Planning Agency has taken the initiative to draft a Cross-sectoral Integrated Plan for the economic area Tiranë – Durrës. The metropolitan region under study includes territories administered by 5 municipalities: Tiranë, Durrës, Vorë, Shijak, Kamëz.
The Albanian Government and the National Spatial Plan have identified the Tiranë-Durrës area, as one of the most important economic areas of the country, and of the Balkan region. To ensure a sustainable territorial and urban development of this area, the Ministry of Urban Development in cooperation with the National Territorial Planning Agency has taken the initiative to draft a Cross-sectoral Integrated Plan for the economic area Tiranë – Durrës. The metropolitan region under study includes territories administered by 5 municipalities: Tiranë, Durrës, Vorë, Shijak, Kamëz.
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Article 15, paragraph 3: the Council <strong>of</strong><br />
Ministers shall, by means <strong>of</strong> a by-law,<br />
determine the content, structure and<br />
procedure for drafting, implementing /<br />
detailing and monitoring the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the plans.<br />
Article 12 <strong>of</strong> DCM No.671, dated 29/07/2015,<br />
paragraph 1: the authority responsible to draft<br />
the planning document shall be responsible<br />
for monitoring its implementation, according<br />
to the respective action plan, approved as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the planning document.<br />
Article 12, paragraph 2: the process <strong>of</strong> the<br />
planning documents implementation shall also<br />
be monitored by the Agency in coordination<br />
with the authorities responsible for planning.<br />
Article 21, paragraph 1: the GNP document<br />
shall contain, at least: f) the indicators to<br />
monitor the implementation <strong>of</strong> the GNP.<br />
Article 25, paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> the DCM No. 671,<br />
dated 29/07/2015: the monitoring <strong>of</strong> the<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> GNP shall be carried out<br />
by the responsible authorities in the process<br />
<strong>of</strong> drafting the plan, in line with paragraph<br />
3 <strong>of</strong> Article 6; paragraph 1 (d) <strong>of</strong> Article 8;<br />
paragraph 3 (b) <strong>of</strong> Article 9 and paragraph 1<br />
(c), (g) <strong>of</strong> Article 10 <strong>of</strong> the Law.<br />
Article 8, paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> the Law No.<br />
107/2014: the Ministry, in line with the<br />
provisions <strong>of</strong> this law, shall be responsible for:<br />
d) the coordination <strong>of</strong> the objectives <strong>of</strong> central<br />
planning authorities in the General National<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> and detailed plans for areas <strong>of</strong> national<br />
importance.<br />
Article 25, paragraph 3 <strong>of</strong> the DCM No. 671,<br />
dated 29/07/2015: the General National <strong>Plan</strong><br />
shall be implemented through the national<br />
sectorial plans, detailed plans for areas <strong>of</strong><br />
national importance, general local plans,<br />
strategic investments and development pilot<br />
projects, under its action plan.<br />
Article 28, paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> the DCM No.671,<br />
dated 29/07/2015: the document <strong>of</strong> the<br />
National <strong>Sectorial</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> shall contain at<br />
least: gj) the indicators to monitor the<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> the NSP.<br />
Article 32 <strong>of</strong> the DCM No.671, dated<br />
29/07/2015: “On the approval <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Territorial <strong>Plan</strong>ning Regulation”, paragraph<br />
1: the monitoring <strong>of</strong> the NSP implementation<br />
shall be carried out by the authority<br />
responsible for drafting the plan, in line with<br />
paragraph 1(c) and (g) <strong>of</strong> Article 10 <strong>of</strong> the law.<br />
Article 10 <strong>of</strong> the Law No.107/2014, paragraph<br />
1(c). The Ministries shall be responsible:<br />
c) to take measures on the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the national planning and development<br />
documents;<br />
g) to prepare in an annual basis, the<br />
Monitoring Report on the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the goals and objectives stipulated in the<br />
General National <strong>Plan</strong> and detailed plans for<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> national importance, <strong>of</strong> the area <strong>of</strong><br />
responsibility, and to submit it to the NTPA…]<br />
Article 32, paragraph 2: the monitoring <strong>of</strong> the<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> the plan shall be carried<br />
out based on the action plan and monitoring<br />
indicators document, approved as an integral<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the planning document.<br />
Article 32, paragraph 3: the National <strong>Sectorial</strong><br />
<strong>Plan</strong> shall be implemented through the<br />
sectorial plans at regional level, local plans<br />
and local sectorial plans, as well as pilot<br />
projects and capital/strategic investments<br />
under the action plan and its regulation”.<br />
7.2 Monitoring indicators<br />
The <strong>Integrated</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>-sectorial <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<br />
economic area <strong>Tirana</strong>-<strong>Durres</strong> is a dynamic<br />
plan, which does not end with the closure<br />
<strong>of</strong> the planning process, but is a continuous<br />
process until the conclusion <strong>of</strong> the period<br />
that the plan is active. Through monitoring it<br />
is possible to check the compliance between<br />
the objectives and projects stated in the plan<br />
with their implementation, as well as the<br />
identification <strong>of</strong> positive and negative factors<br />
affecting the process <strong>of</strong> implementation.<br />
It is necessary to establish mechanisms for:<br />
- monitoring progress and changes in the<br />
region;<br />
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