20 minutes agoDue to sanctions, EU blocks Kosovo sewage treatment project
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The European Union suspended grants and investments in Kosovo's sewage treatment systems as part of sanctions against Kurti's governance. The measures initiated by the European Union against the Government of Kosovo have begun to directly affect the lives and well-being of citizens, reports the Albanian Post. Sanctions were decided after authorities refused to [...]
The measures initiated by the European Union against the Government of Kosovo have begun to directly affect the lives and well-being of citizens, reports the Albanian Post. Sanctions were decided after authorities refused to defuse tensions with the Serb community in the north, Periscopi broadcasts.
Elez's Council of Israel Chairman Mehmet Ballage said the EU suspended a project to treat sewage, which was supposed to address pollution, including asbestos. The facility to be built in this city would process the sewage that goes to the Lepenc River.
Four sewage treatment projects have been suspended.
Local authority has allocated 15m euros, Ballage said in an interview for Kosovo Press. He added that the Novoberda municipality has prepared a sum equivalent while Obiliki would invest 5m euros in a similar system.
The World Bank and the EU have had to participate with 24m euros in total, Elez Khan's head discovered and said the project is vital for his town. Since it is an international agreement, it must be approved by the government and parliament, Ballage explained.
France and Germany have interrupted several renewable energy projects in Kosovo.
The EU had to pay a grant to the sewage treatment system for Pristina and the municipality around 29 June.
The project was developed by France and Germany were to build the sewer network.
France's Ambassador Olivier Guerot said the effort has been suspended, but would have a positive effect on the quality of life and environment, he stressed.
The financing has also been cut off for Solar4Kosovo.
The paper added, citing German Ambassador Jörn Rohde, that France and Germany also banned several renewable energy projects. In particular, according to local media reports a month ago, Germany suspended grants and loans to Solar4 Kosovo ) a 70MW thermal system and a 100 solar thermal power plant The planned MW in Obilic. The two objects were to help defuel the energy sector.
On the other hand, Kosovo has recently made public calls for funds for energy efficiency measures in the household. The 10m-euro budget for subsidies of 45% for renovation of homes has been taken through the European Union's Instrument for Pre-membership Assistance (IPA). Representatives of the EU also attended the ceremony.
