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EU Programmes for Armenia EU Programmes for Armenia Transport, Environment and Climate, Energy and Energy Efficiency Andrea BAGGIOLI, Cooperation Officer Connectivity, Agriculture, M&E, Environment and Climate Action Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Armenia High-level awareness-raising meeting in Armenia 25 September 2019 Instruments in support of the Eastern Neighbourhood Policy's implementation •Partnership Priorities, •Regional programmes Single Support •Policy dialogue with the Frameworks and Eastern Partnership, Annual Action Plans thematic actions, •Budget support in implementation of the some countries Northern Dimension and Black Sea Synergy Bilateral Regional cooperation cooperation Other Blending instruments •Neighbourhood •TAIEX Investment •Twinning Facility/Platform •Peer reviews •Participation in multi- •Cross Border donor funds, such as Cooperation E5P or Green for •Horizon 2020 Growth 3 • 17 cities increasing energy efficiency and usage of renewable energy • 6,000 households are receiving support to enhance the energy efficiency • Metsamor NPP is safer and more environment friendly due to €60 million investment • Newly installed LED lighting in Yerevan to improve safety and decrease electricity costs • Newly constructed electrical transmission networks between Armenia and Georgia increases reliability and affordability of electrical supply. • 170km of road between Yerevan and Bavra is reconstructed (part of North – South corridor project (€380.6 million)). • Border crossings points in Bagratashen, Bavra and Gogavan are modernised and access roads in their vicinity reconstructed • Yerevan Metro system has been renovated (€33 million). Works included stock upgrades, track improvements, power supply refurbishment, and fire protection equipment. • 13,000 ha forest sanctuary created in Tavush • Lori & Tavush eco-systems are protected and resilient to climate change • Water quality improved in the Akhurian Basin by combining Akhurian and Metsamor rivers • Air quality monitored and improved in Yerevan • 1.3 million people in Kotayk and Yerevan have improved waste collection and sanitary landfills • 600,000 people from 21 municipalities have access to upgraded water systems • 5 municipalities have enhanced sewage treatment and collection • 1.1 million people in Yerevan have drinking water infrastructure of international quality Ongoing bilateral programmes per Eastern Partnership priority 11 THE COMPREHENSIVE AND ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY AND THEIR MEMBER STATES ROADMAP Deadline for Relation to the Agreement, including Relevant Deadline Provided for by Mode of EU N ON THE IMPLEMENTATION EnvisagedOF THE Measures PROVISONS BEINGImplementati APPLIED PROVISIONALLYCoordinating Body/Responsible Bodies Expected Outcome Directives of Annexes the Agreement Assistance on Air Quality 1. Provisions that shall apply of Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe Proper assessment, prevention and Ministry of Nature reduction of impact of EU4Environment Protection; economic activities in the field of protection Development of a draft law "On Within 4 years following of ambient air. Adoption of national legislation and 94.1 protection of Atmospheric air", in line 2022 the entry into force of designation of competent authorities Reduction of air • with EU Directives the Agreement pollution from volatile Ministry of Health EU High Level Advisor organic compound emissions TAIEX assessment mission 2019 Twinning Proper assessment, Development of a sub-legislative prevention and (regulation) act deriving from the draft Establishment and classification of zones Ministry of Nature reduction of impact of law, which will prescribe the standards EU4Environment and agglomerations Protection; economic activities in for normative and methodological the field of protection assessment and classification of zones Within 7 years following of ambient air. and agglomerations pursuant thereto, 94.2 2025 the entry into force of system for assessing ambient air the Agreement quality in relation to air pollutants, air quality plans for zones and agglomerations where levels of Reduction of air pollutants exceed limit value/target pollution from volatile (ARTICLE 4-5) Ministry of Health EU High Level Advisor value organic compound emissions TAIEX assessment mission 2019 Twinning Establishment of upper and lower Ministry of Nature EU4Environment assessment thresholds and limit values Development of a package of normative Protection; Proper assessment, and methodological documents for prevention and Within 7 years following assessing ambient air quality, reduction of impact of 94.3 2025 the entry into force of determining the critical levels of economic activities in the Agreement (ARTICLE 5-13) pollution of ambient air and the Ministry of Health EU High Level Advisor the field of protection threshold of critical load TAIEX assessment mission of ambient air. 2023 Twinning Establishment of a system for assessing Development of a package of normative Ministry of Nature Proper assessment, ambient air quality in relation to air EU4Environment and methodological documents for Protection; prevention and pollutants Within 8 years following assessing ambient air quality, reduction of impact of 94.5 2026 the entry into force of determining the critical levels of economic activities in the Agreement pollution of ambient air and the the field of protection (ARTICLE 5-6-9) Ministry of Health EU High Level Advisor threshold of critical load of ambient air. TAIEX assessment mission 2024 12 Twinning Establishment of air quality plans for zones and agglomerations where levels of EU4Environment Proper assessment, Development, based on the best pollutants exceed limit value/target value prevention and available technologies, of a package Within 8 years following reduction of impact of normative and methodological Ministry of Nature 94.6 2026the entry into force of of economic documents for elaborating technical Protection the Agreement. activities in the field standards for pollution sources having of protection of a high potential for pollution ambient air. (ARTICLE 23) EU High Level Advisor TAIEX assessment mission 2023 Twinning Establishment of short-term action plans for zones and agglomerations in which Ministry of Nature EU4Environment there is a risk that alert thresholds will be Protection Proper assessment, exceeded Review and revision of existing legal prevention and acts, which will establish short-term Within 8 years following reduction of impact 94.7 action plans for zones and 2026 the entry into force of of economic agglomerations in which there is a risk the Agreement. activities in the field that alert thresholds will be exceeded; of protection of ambient air. (ARTICLE 24) Ministry of Health EU High Level Advisor TAIEX assessment mission 2024 Twinning Establishment of a system to provide EU4Environment information to the public Ensuring availability and accessibility of environmental Establishment of a system to provide information, (ARTICLE 26) information to the public, pursuant to EU High Level Advisor Within 6 years following including information the Draft Law on "Provision of Ministry of Nature 94.8 2024 the entry into force of on ambient air to the environmental information" which Protection the Agreement TAIEX assessment mission public, as well as must be developed pursuant to 2023 establishing clear measure 51. procedures for provision of information. Twinning 13 14 STRONGER CONNECTIVITY Deliverable 15: Deliverable 16: Deliverable 13: Energy efficiency, Deliverable 14: Environment and Transport renewables and Energy supply climate change connectivity climate change adaptation mitigation Efficiency and Extension of TEN-T Investment grants for Water resources transparency of core networks energy efficiency management energy markets Governance of Sustainable Energy Update and review of Green economy and transport and logistics and Climate Action key priority projects green infrastructure systems Plans Common Aviation Area Moldova-Romania gas SME support for Better environmental Agreements interconnection sustainable efficiency governance Climate policies, National road safety Southern Gas Corridor Climate adaptation financing, and action plans operational planning emissions MRV Ongoing projects: Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP), Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) 16 1. EU Regional Support to Transport Project: Supporting the implementation of Project: 'Maritime safety, security and marine aviation agreements in the EaP environmental protection in the Black and Caspian Sea Regions' Duration: 2016-2020 Implementing body: European Aviation Safety Duration: 2016-2021 Agency (EASA) Implementing Body: European Maritime Safety Beneficiaries: All EaP countries and 4 Central Agency (EMSA) Asian countries Beneficiaries: AZ,GE,MD,UA and IR, KZ,TR,TM Budget: EUR 5 m Budget: EUR 4 m Project: Technical Support to the Eastern Partnership Transport Panel and Road Safety WGs Duration: 2017-2019 Implementing Body: World Bank Beneficiaries: All EaP Countries Budget: EUR 1 m • EaP Priority 1: Economic Development and Market Opportunities • EU Annual Action Programme 2018 (AAP18) – Sub- component Green Agriculture, EU contribution: EUR 9.7 million • Sector-wide and specific policies, regulations and instruments for green agriculture have been developed / enhanced • Increased capacities of the public sector and
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