Environmental cost evaluation and capital spending programme for implementation of the “acquis communautaire”

January 2001 - December 2003

BENEFICIARY: Ministry for Waters and Environmental Protection, Romania

FUNDING: European Commission

Background :

The Twinning  RO2000/OB-EN 01 dealt with the development of a strategy for compliance with the European environmental legislation, with particular reference to financing mechanisms. Its objectives were:

• Preparation of an integrated financial strategy for comparison with the acquired knowledge on the environment

• Approval and implementation of this strategy.

The strategy included:

• A programme for transposing and implementing the 9 most costly directives regarding the following sectors: water, air, wastes and control of industrial pollution,

• Preliminary cost estimate and financial requirements for implementing these directives,

• Proposals for legislative and/or regulatory texts for the set up and operating of economic instruments.

Services :

Short-term assignments of experts on the following components:

• the “water" component;

• institutional issues in the water sector;

• directive 98/83.