The ministers of environment of Bulgaria and Serbia signed an Agreement for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the transborder context

06 May, 2022 | 18:40

 

Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov was on an official visit to Belgrade, the Republic of Serbia, where he met with the Minister of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Irena Vujovic. 

The two ministers signed a bilateral Agreement on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the transborder context. The agreement aims to regulate the terms and conditions for conducting procedures and public consultations, including public hearings on the territories of both countries, the procedure for exchanging documentation and its public disclosure, as well as providing it in the official languages ​​of both parties.

The two approved the Biennial Program for the period 2022-2023 for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two ministries and for cooperation in the field of environmental protection, signed on January 22, 2019 in Dimitrovgrad, Republic of Serbia.

During the bilateral talks, the ministers discussed current issues in the field of environment and water and expressed readiness for fruitful future cooperation.