Archive of subject area "Europe enlarged"

Study of the environmental technology sector in Austria (BMVIT-UT)

Analysis and presentation of the rôle of the environmental technology sector as an economic factor in Austria, as exemplified by Austrian front runners (firms) in environmental technology
On behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology.

Study group on exporting Austrian environmental technology (BMWA-UT)

Identifying ways of promoting exports of Austrian environmental technology
On behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Economics and Labour.

Pilot and demonstration project for implementing performance contracting in public buildings in Bratislava and Vienna (CONVIBA)

Spreading performance contracting in Austria and introducing it in Slovakia as a model for energy-efficient renovation of buildings, by means of three pilot projects in Bratislava and one in Vienna.
Supported by the EU programme INTERREG IIIA (Austria – Slovakia), the City of Vienna – MA 34 and Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG.

Investigating the environmental impact of shipping on the Danube and proposing measures to improve its environmental balance sheet (DONUM)

To what extent does shipping freight on the Danube satisfy the criteria of sustainable transport? Compiling a list of measures to extend the positive environmental effects of shipping on the Danube and to restrict the negative ones.
On behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, as part of the pump-priming programme Logistik Austria Plus – programme module “greenlogistics“.

Pilot and demonstration project for decentralised composting as an approach towards sustainable treatment of biowaste in Austria and Slovakia (COMPASK)

Pilot-style introduction of biowaste home composting bio on community level in Slovakia (environs of Bratislava) and working out a basic approach to sustainable biowaste management for Slovac municipalities
Supported by the EU programme INTERREG IIIA (Austria – Slovakia), the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW – Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft), the Province of Lower Austria, the City of Vienna – MA 48, the local authorities’ association for waste treatment in Bruck an der Leitha and the "Eco-Counselling" Vienna (advisory service on environmental issues).

Market research and analysis of potential within the project “University course on renewables in Central and Eastern Europe” (MALEHR)

Analysing the market for renewable sources of energy in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia and identifying the key people and potential students and teachers for the course.
Supported by the EU programme INTERREG IIIA (Austria – Hungary), the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Art and the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology.

Study of markets for environmental technology in South-East Europe: the environmental policies, strategies and programs of BG, RO, HR, MK, SCG, AL and BiH (UP IV), 2005

Analysis of the environmental situation and policy aims of Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the fields of climate protection, energy, waste management, water supply/sewage disposal, air pollution control and funding conservation measures, in order to assess Austrian environmental technology’s market chances
On behalf of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, the AWO initiative „Go International“, the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW – Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt.

Study of markets for environmental technology in Central, Eastern and South-East Europe: the environmental policies, strategies and programs of the EU accession candidates CZ, SK, H, SI, PL, BG and RO, and of HR and SCG (UP III), 2004

Analysis of the environmental situation and policy aims of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro in the fields of climate protection, energy, waste management, water supply/sewage disposal, air pollution control and funding conservation measures, in order to assess Austrian environmental technology’s market chances
On behalf of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH.

Study of the environmental policies, strategies and programs of the EU accession candidates CZ, SK, H, SI, PL (UP II)

Analysis of the environmental situation and aims of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Poland in the fields of climate protection and energy, waste management, water supply/sewage disposal, air pollution control and funding conservation measures
On behalf of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the Österreichische Kontrollbank AG.

Study of grant schemes and ways of funding environmental projects in the EU accession candidate countries Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia

Analysis of ways of financing environmental projects in selected EU accession candidate countries
On behalf of the “Industriellenvereinigung“ (Confederation of Austrian Industry) and the Finanzierungs-Garantiegesellschaft.

Study of environmental data on selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CZ, SK, H, SI, PL, EE) (UP I)

Collecting and presenting environmental data on the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland and Estonia in the fields of climate protection and energy, waste management, water supply/sewage disposal and air pollution control
On behalf of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce.

Study of sewage disposal and treatment in rural areas in Austria

Discussions and analysis to optimise the process of reaching decisions, based on insight into how decision-making is approached and into motives and interests
On behalf of Kommunalkredit Austria and the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW – Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft).

Guest lectures at the Akademia Istrapolitana Nova, Bratislava, course on the environment

Study group “Alternatives to the nuclear power plants in Eastern Europe”

Analysis of the energy situation in Eastern European countries and ways in which Austria could contribute to promoting the alternatives to nuclear power

Building a network with partner organizations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Serbia and Montenegro

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