Support to the update of the National Energy and Climate Plan of North Macedonia Contract related to: Support to the update of the National Energy and Climate Plan of North Macedonia - The EU Integration Facility (EUIF) is a flexible mechanism for financing smaller-scale projects of democratic institutions and public administration in North Macedonia focused on aligning the legislation, standards, methodologies and practices to those of the EU and building a strong implementation capacity in the country. The objectives of the EUIF are:1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To back-up the accession process in its entirety, enhance the alignment with the EU acquis and EU/International standards and the implementation of the legal framework in practice, and increase the public support for the EU accession process;2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To improve the effectiveness and visibility of the EU funds invested in the country, to upscale the sector approach, and ensure that EU funding and policy creates a sustainable and visible development change.The EU Integration Facility will result into a strengthened coordination and management, visibility and transparency of the accession process and higher level of alignment of the national legislation with the EU acquis. The EU investments will improve enforcement capacity of the national institutions to deliver on reforms, accession and the management of the EU funds. This is expected to raise the public support for the reforms and the EU accession path of the country. The EUIF finances capacity building interventions complementing the regular annual and multi-annual programmes, thus bringing the needed element of flexibility in the management of the EU funds in support of the reforms and the EU accession of the country. It allows the Commission to provide fast-track, specific and targeted financial support to North Macedonia for emerging, short-term needs as part of the EU accession process or in case of a crisis situation.&nbsp;