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MACEDONIA NEWSLETTER GENNAIO 2019 Agenzia ICE Skopje Sezione per la promozione degli scambi dell'Ambasciata d'Italia Via Makedonija 33, Risticeva Palata apt. 6, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia T +389 2 3296256, +389 2 3296261 F +389 2 3296260 E-mail: [email protected] Centro Assistenza Balcani E-mail: [email protected] Newsletter Macedonia Gennaio 2019 SOMMARIO Notizie .................................................................................................. 4 Eventi promozionali ICE Skopje ................................................................ 8 Gare d’appalto internazionali ..................................................................... 9 Desk Balcani Skopje ............................................................................... 43 2 Newsletter Macedonia Gennaio 2019 SCHEDA PAESE Forma di governo: Repubblica parlamentare Superficie: 25.713 kmq Abitanti: 2.08 milioni Capitale: Skopje Lingua: Macedone; altre lingue: albanese, serbo, turco, romani Religione: Ortodossa 64,7%, Musulmana 33,3%, altre religioni 2% Moneta: Denaro macedone (61,4 MKD = 1 EUR) Membro di: BERS, CEFTA, CEI, FAO, FMI, IAEA, ILO, IPU, ITUC, ONU, PFP, UPU, WHO, WTO. Paese candidato all'adesione all’UE e alla NATO. 3 Newsletter Macedonia Gennaio 2019 NOTIZIE Le notizie riportate sono state pubblicate da ICE Skopje nel Notiziario web giornaliero sul sito ICE, dove informazioni su economia, commercio, affari, opportunità, ecc., vengono caricate in tempo reale dalla rete estera dell'ICE-Agenzia. Il notiziario è consultabile on-line, nell'elenco e con la funzione Ricerca notizie. Con la funzione Creare il proprio notiziario si può sottoscrivere la ricezione automatica di notizie sulla propria casella di posta elettronica, filtrate per area geografica e settore. PUBBLICATO UN NUOVO BANDO PER CONTRIBUTI DEL PROGRAMMA IPARD II Il 26 dicembre 2018 l’agenzia nazionale per il sostegno finanziario dello sviluppo rurale e dell’agricoltura ha pubblicato il terzo bando per la presentazione delle domande per usufruire dei contributi nell’ambito del Programma IPARD II. In questo bando sono stati messi a disposizione 11.880.000 euro per il rimborso del 60% del valore delle spese eleggibili sostenute per investimenti in beni strumentali per le aziende agricole, previa approvazione del progetto di investimento da parte dell’Agenzia. La percentuale rimborsata può raggiungere il 65% per domande presentate da agricoltori giovani (18-40 anni di età) e il 70% per aziende agricole in zone di montagna. La pubblicazione in lingua macedone è disponibile a questo link. La scadenza per la presentazione delle domande è il 9 febbraio 2019. A DISPOSIZIONE NUOVI 22 SITI PER PICCOLE CENTRALI IDROELETTRICHE Il Ministero dell’Ambiente ha pubblicato il bando di gara per l’assegnazione delle concessioni per l’utilizzo delle risorse idriche per la produzione di energia elettrica. Sono a disposizione 22 siti per la costruzione di piccole centrali idroelettriche in concessione per 23 anni. Gli investitori interessati devono presentare le loro offerte entro il 20 febbraio 2019. La selezione sarà eseguita secondo la formula in cui le variabili principali sono la capacità minima installata e il compenso da corrispondere allo stato. Maggiori informazioni in lingua macedone sono disponibili al seguente link 4 Newsletter Macedonia Gennaio 2019 PROGRAMMA DEL GOVERNO SULLE PRIORITÀ STRATEGICHE PER IL 2019 Il Governo macedone ha approvato la bozza di programma per la realizzazione delle priorità strategiche nel 2019. Le priorità riguardano lo sviluppo economico, la crescita dell’occupazione e del tenore di vita dei cittadini, il percorso verso l’UE e la NATO, la lotta indiscriminata alla criminalità e alla corruzione e il rafforzamento dello stato di diritto mediante la costruzione di istituzioni indipendenti e un sistema efficiente di amministrazione locale. Secondo il comunicato stampa diramato dal governo, le priorità strategiche comprendono anche la riforma del sistema scolastico e investimenti in innovazione tecnologica e IT, le attività finalizzate alla riduzione dell'inquinamento dell’aria, la riforma del sistema giudiziario, la piena attuazione dell'accordo quadro di Ohrid e la costruzione di una società civile e di coesione etnica secondo i principi della tolleranza e del rispetto reciproci PRESENTATA AL PUBBLICO LA STRATEGIA NAZIONALE PER I TRASPORTI Il collegamento ferroviario dalla stazione centrale all’aeroporto di Skopje è solo uno dei progetti contemplati nella Strategia nazionale per i trasporti per il periodo 2018-2030, approvata il 28 dicembre dal Governo e presentata in conferenza stampa il 18 gennaio dal Ministro Sugareski e i suoi collaboratori. Il documento strategico comprende un piano di attuazione con oltre 100 attività e un budget stimato di circa 4,2 miliardi di euro, da realizzare entro il 2030. La strategia si basa su quattro obiettivi da raggiungere entro il 2030: la riduzione del 50% degli incidenti mortali, la riduzione del 18,6% delle emissioni di gas serra, il miglioramento della sostenibilità economica del settore a livello nazionale e il completamento dell'infrastruttura stradale e ferroviaria della rete complessiva Seeto. Tra i progetti relativi alla rete stradale ci sono anche la costruzione delle autostrade Skopje-Blace, Gostivar-Kicevo, Kicevo-Ohrid, Kriva Palanka-Deve Bair e Strumica - confine con la Bulgaria. Il documento strategico prevede inoltre la ricostruzione della rete stradale lungo il Corridoio X e il potenziamento delle strade regionali Kumanovo-Stracin e Struga-Kjafasan. Si prevede anche il completamento della bretella X- d, ovvero il collegamento stradale da Negotino fino Medzitlija, al confine con la Grecia. Quanto alla rete ferroviaria, la strategia prevede che entro il 2030 debba essere messo in funzione il collegamento ferroviario con la Bulgaria e completata la costruzione del collegamento con l’Albania, per il quale è prevista la nuova linea ferroviaria da Kicevo a Lin. La strategia nazionale prevede anche attività per la ricostruzione della linea ferroviaria da Skopje al valico di frontiera di Blace, al confine con il Kosovo. Tra i progetti da attuare entro il 2030 vi è anche lo sviluppo del trasporto urbano sostenibile ed ecologico e la costruzione di un nodo multimodale nella periferia di Skopje. 5 Newsletter Macedonia Gennaio 2019 SKOPJE: SMART LIGHTING, PRIMO PASSO VERSO LA SMART CITY La citta di Skopje intende introdurre una piattaforma per smart city e il primo progetto sarà l’acquisto e l’implementazione di un sistema di smart lighting. La piattaforma smart city consentirà raccolta, la trasmissione e l’elaborazione di dati inerenti al funzionamento della città, tra cui l’illuminazione, i parcheggi, il sistema di monitoraggio della qualità dell’aria, il monitoraggio del consumo dell’acqua ed altro. Il sistema di smart lighting, la prima iniziativa nell’ambito di questo progetto, prevede l’installazione di 9.286 lampade LED, che porterebbero ad un risparmio di energia elettrica fino al 70% rispetto al sistema attualmente utilizzato. La Città di Skopje ha pubblicato un invito al dialogo tecnico al quale le aziende del settore possono partecipare con osservazioni e proposte tecniche. In base alle informazioni raccolte, seguirà la gara per selezionare l’azienda che si occuperà dell’introduzione della piattaforma e dello smart lighting. Il costo stimato del progetto è di circa 5 milioni di euro e sarà finanziato dal budget della città. SKOPJE AVRÀ UN NUOVO PARCO SUL FIUME VARDAR Il comune di Karposh, uno dei comuni centrali nella città di Skopje, ha informato di voler avviare nel 2019 il progetto per la creazione di un nuovo parco sui terreni in disuso lungo il fiume Vardar. Il valore di questo progetto ammonta a circa 900.000 euro e inizialmente sarà finanziato con fondi propri del comune e con un contributo UE, mentre nella seconda fase sarà necessario provvedere ad ulteriori finanziamenti. I lavori, che dovrebbero essere completati entro il 2020, prevedono la creazione di nuove aree verdi, aree per la ricreazione e campi sportivi e un passaggio pedonale sopraelevato. NUOVA MINIERA DI LIGNITE PER LA CENTRALE TERMOLETTRICA DI BITOLA Nelle prossime settimane ELEM pubblicherà una gara per la progettazione delle attività relative allo sfruttamento del giacimento di lignite Zivojno e il relativo studio sull’impatto ambientale. Secondo i dati della società statale ELEM, questo giacimento, situato a 20 km dalla miniera Suvodol, nei pressi della frontiera con la Grecia, dispone di circa 21 milioni di tonnellate di lignite sfruttabili (oltre 100 milioni di tonnellate di riserve geologiche totali). Con una produzione annua di circa un milione di tonnellate di lignite, questa minierà può garantire il funzionamento continuo della centrale termoelettrica REK Bitola. Secondo le stime, il progetto per l’attivazione della nuova minierà costerà circa100 milioni di euro. 6 Newsletter Macedonia Gennaio 2019 A TETOVO SI INVESTE NELLO SMALTIMENTO DELLE ACQUE Si prevede per aprile 2019 la pubblicazione della gara d’appalto per la costruzione dell’impianto di depurazione delle acque reflue e per l’ampliamento della rete fognaria nel comune di Tetovo. Il progetto, finanziato nell’ambito del programma IPA2, prevede la costruzione di tre principali sistemi di raccolta per una lunghezza complessiva di 19 km e la costruzione di una rete secondaria per le acque nere per oltre 32 km. Questo progetto è di importanza cruciale non solo per questa zona, che da molti anni non vede importanti investimenti in questo settore, ma anche per le altre città
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