In the period 11^th – 15^th of July 2016 Dutch expert Mr. Marc du Maine and Italian expert Mr. Romano Ruggeri, within mission 1.3.9, implemented a series of workshops with the following goals:  

• Discuss the possibility of establishment of a Network of Environmental Inspectors, following examples such as EU networks or the Macedonian network of communal inspectors, and what can be its features, tasks and steps to be taken to establish it.
• Show the materials produced in the project to support environmental inspectors, in particular the latest ones (Waste Watch booklet to control waste shipments, small guidance on sampling and control of self-monitoring reports, and of the translation into Macedonian of BAT Chapters of BREF documents for (i) management of tailings and waste-rock in mining activities, (ii) final draft of BREF for intensive rearing for poultry and pigs) (all materials are available in the section “documents and links”).
• Distribute hard copies of some of the materials mentioned, plus the Macedonian or Albanian versions of the Environmental Inspection Manual, and the booklet compiling the 12 sector factsheets produced within the project.
• Discuss what have been the most useful contributions of the project, and what can be topics that could be addressed in follow-up actions or projects.

The 4 regional trainee groups, covering all the country, included central and local environmental inspectors, as well as permit writers.

After preparing the last arrangements on the 11^th of July, the training delivered encompassed 4 days (12^th – 15^th of July), divided as follows:

• 12^th of July: 1-day workshop in Kocani with the group in Northeastern & Eastern regions.
• 13^th of July: 1-day workshop in Negotino with the group in Southeastern & Vardar regions.
• 14^th of July: 1-day workshop in Makedonski Brod with the group in Pelagonia & Southwestern regions.
• 15^th of July: 1-day workshop in Mavrovo with the group in Skopje & Polog regions.

Complementing this discussions a questionnaire was circulated by email, to evaluate the materials of the project and ideas for further topics and materials for follow-up projects.

The feedback received in the questionnaire and in the workshops will be used in remaining Twinning missions and by the RTA and beneficiaries in defining follow-up actions to continue improving environmental enforcement in the country.

Documents:

• Agenda of training mission.
• Materials used in the workshop.
• Conclusions from workshops.
• Report about features and steps to establish a Network of Environmental Inspectors