Division Chapter 27: Environment

Continue legislative alignment with the acquis, in particular in the fields of air quality, waste management and water quality, and improve significantly implementation of legislation and environmental monitoring.

Strengthen the Environmental Inspectorate and other enforcement bodies, establish a credible enforcement record and ensure that fines and other sanctions are effectively applied and have a dissuasive effect.

Strengthen administrative capacity at national and local levels and improve coordination between administrative bodies in charge of environment-related issues.

Prepare strategic plans, including financial strategies, and prepare a national waste management strategy and waste management plan.

Develop an environmental investment strategy based on estimates of the cost of alignment.

Integrate environmental protection requirements into other sectoral policies, in particular by developing environmental impact assessments.

Increase investments in environmental infrastructure, with particular emphasis on waste water collection and treatment, drinking water supply, tackling air pollution and waste management.