The EU Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (2020), the EU zero pollution strategy (2021), and the planned opening of EU membership negotiations require a continued and extended EU support to Albania on integrated water management and wastewater treatment, in order to substantially increase the transposition and implementation of the EU water “Acquis” and of national water policies.
Since 2018 the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) has implemented the EU and ADC co-financed action “EU Support to Integrated Water Management” (EUSIWM) as delegated cooperation with the EU (under IPA II/2018). Fresh Thoughts provided technical advice and assistance for the preparation of the Description of the Action for aligning Albania with the EU water acquis under the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance 3.