A roundtable for competent authorities responsible for issuing integrated permits and waste management installations that are required to obtain an integrated permit was held in Belgrade on November 17, 2023. The training and roundtable were organised by the Ministry of Environmental Protection with the support of the project “EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia” and in collaboration with the IED Serbia project.
The participants had the opportunity to learn more about the procedures for issuing integrated permits and the legal framework of the Republic of Serbia in this area. They were also informed about the planned amendments to the Rulebook on the content and layout of the integrated permit and the Rulebook on the content, form and manner of filing the application for integrated permit, with a special focus on the new application form for landfills. Representatives of the project “EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia” provided information on how participants could secure co-financing through the Challenge Call for decarbonization and green industry.
Following the presentation of the Regional Landfill Subotica, which obtained an integrated permit, a roundtable was held dedicated to the challenges and obstacles in the process of issuing integrated permits, as well as proposals for their resolution and overcoming. Representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and experts from both projects responded to numerous questions from participants in the room and those following the event online.