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The Albania-Kosovo cross-border cooperation program from the EU, ready for ratification in the Assembly

2023-12-18 14:00:04Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The Albania-Kosovo cross-border cooperation program from the EU, ready for

The European Union will finance an amount of 8.4 million euros in the form of a grant for the cross-border cooperation program between Albania and Kosovo. Meanwhile, the two governments will co-finance a total amount of 1,334 million euros.

The agreement for this program has reached the Parliament of Albania for ratification. The priority areas of the program are environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation policies, risk prevention and management, as well as tourism and natural and cultural heritage.

The general objective of the program is to promote good neighborly relations, encourage integration in the European Union and contribute to the social, economic and territorial development of the cross-border area of ​​the program through the improvement of the protection and preservation of environmental resources and the development of sustainable cultural tourism and natural.

The program area covers a population of about 936 thousand inhabitants and a territory of 8 335 square km, with a border line of 114 km. The Albanian areas allowed to benefit from program funds include: Kukës District (municipalities: Kukës, Has and Tropojë), Lezhë District (municipalities: Lezhë, Mirditë and Kurbin). Whereas, from the side of Kosovo, it includes: Southern Economic Region (municipalities: Prizren, Dragash, Rahovec, Suharekë, Malishevë and Mamusha) and Western Economic Region (municipalities: Pejë, Deçan, Gjakovë, Istog, Klinë and Junik).

The ratification of this financial agreement will enable the joint implementation of projects in the future between Albania and Kosovo, thus enabling regional and local actors from both countries to exchange not only knowledge and experiences but also to produce visible results and a measurable effect for the socio-economic-environmental sector and public policies.

The cross-border cooperation program Albania - Kosovo 2021-2027 will be implemented until 2029 and regardless of the relevant years of the program, the operational implementation (contracting) of the annual allocations takes place up to 3 years after the actual year, according to the modality of the European Commission.

It is predicted that for the period 2024 - 2029 our country will benefit an amount of about 4 million euros from the signing of this agreement. The financing ratio of each project financed by this agreement is 85% EU grant and 15% national co-financing, so it is foreseen that the Albanian government must provide an indicative co-financing of about 600,000 euros, spread over years.


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