TIRANA, July 15 /ATA/ Today marked the inaugural meeting of the Inter-Institutional Working Group tasked with reviewing Albania’s National Strategy and Action Plan for Integrated Waste Management and the National Sectoral Waste Plan.
Minister of the Environment Sofjan Jaupaj said that, “This revised Strategy and National Sectoral Plan aligns our waste sector with EU Waste Framework Directive standards. It paves the way for closing Chapter 27, outlines our 10-year investment roadmap, and secures the funding needed for full implementation”.
According to him, this document will serve as the strategic roadmap for the sector reform until 2035.
“In close cooperation with our international partners and with the commitment of all relevant institutions, we will draft a sustainable, implementable and funded document that will lay the foundations of the circular economy in Albania and guide the development of the waste sector according to the best European standards,” Jaupaj emphasized in a post on social networks.
Minister Jaupaj said that this process requires the cooperation of all institutions, local government, international partners and the private sector.
Juapaj said that, “Our goal is to draft a realistic, implementable and funded strategy that will guide the waste sector reform and accelerate Albania’s path towards the European Union.”
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