As part of the activities within the project “Citizens as active partner in water policy reform” the following strategic document was prepared “Analysis of the conditions in the water management in Republic of Macedonia and the protection of rights of consumers”. Within the analysis, the main emphasis is focused on the water utilization and water access for consumers – civil sector, as well as their involvement in the creation of water management policies and the policies for formulation of the price for the water services.
The document contains analysis of the existing national regulation in the area of water management, as well as EU legislation and shows the degree of implementation of the national legislation and the condition with transposing the EU Regulation.
Also, the analysis refers to the public’s access to information from the area of environment, specifically the waters and the manner of its participation in the decision making process for water management.
The responsible organs for national and local level have been identified, as the key organs in water management and their responsibilities in accordance with the national legislation.
There is also reference to the financing of water management, i.e. the sources of financing prescribed in the national legislation, and at the end conclusions and recommendations are given from the aspect of participation of the public in the whole process of water management, as well as the rights and obligations of the final beneficiaries of the services – in this specific example the water services.
The document is available in Macedonian, English and Albanian.