The Network promotes the inclusion of environmental issues in all EU programmes implemented in Italy through technical support, training and exchange of information. It aims at strengthening the relations among authorities responsible for various sectors, improving environmental knowledge, facilitating the integration of environmental aspects and sustainable development with programmes financed by the European Union.
The Network was created by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, that invite individual institutions to participate in the network, including the representations of the individual regions. Its work is based on periodical plenary meetings and work of working groups, and the results of its activities are reported to the committee monitoring the implementation of the National Strategic Reference Framework (the Polish equivalent of this document is the National Cohesion Policy).
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