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REC
Decade of REC in Macedonia
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) - Office in Macedonia, marks its 10-year existence and successful work in the field of protection and promotion of the environment. On that occasion, on the Planet Earth Day, 22 April, REC organized a celebration attended by associates, donors, media and other subjects and promoted the CD with the film about REC.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe, that is the Office in Skopje, has been present in the Republic of Macedonia since July 1993, and the Office in Macedonia officially started its work in January 1995.
REC was founded in 1990 by Hungary, The United States of America and the European Commission. Today, REC is legally established on the basis of a Statute signed by the governments of 28 countries and the European Commission and on the basis of an international agreement with the Hungarian Government. REC Main Office is located in Szent Endre, Hungary and it has offices in each of the 16 beneficiary countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic and Turkey. In Macedonia, REC development programmes have a methodological approach that encourages local solution of the local environmental problems and integrated solution of the regional environmental problems.
The REC programmes help and strengthen the knowledge and capacities of individuals and organizations that contribute or implement solutions of the regional environmental problems.
Part of the REC work in Macedonia consists of managing grants, strengthening the capacities of the non-governmental organizations, distributing information, public participation, studies for the influence on the environment (EIA-SEA), preparation and implementation of LEAP, education in the field of environment and contribution to the purer production and energetic efficiency.
REC donors are several European national governments, such as USA, Canada and other intergovernmental and private institutions.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe, the Office in Macedonia is located in "Mitropolit Teodosij Gologanov" Street, 39/2/2 in Skopje. You can contact them on the telephone number 02/3131-904, fax number 02/3128-116 or on their e-mail address rec@rec.org.mk. Their web-site is http://www.rec.org.mk.
D.M.
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