The Contribution of Hungary Slovakia – Romania - Ukraine ENPI Cross - Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 to the Protection of Environment in Romania – Based on the Results of the First Call for Proposals

摘要

The Hungary Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 is one of the most successful programmes under the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument. Romania as one the participating countries is involved with three counties namely Satu Mare, Maramures and Suceava. The main objective of the Programme is to intensify and deepen the cooperation in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable way between the involved territories. The issues of sustainable development and environmental protection are among the central topics. The first call for proposals was one of the success of the Programme for instance because in this Programme were signed the first grant contracts out of all the 13 ENPI programmes. The results can be only positive, especially in the environmental sector where as we know pollution knows no borders but solutions have to cross them.