Support for the operation of the Administration for Financing and Promoting Energy Efficiency in Serbia Contract related to: Support for the operation of the Administration for Financing and Promoting Energy Efficiency in Serbia - The Action will promote the green agenda by reinforcing environmental protection, contributing to energy efficiency, accelerating the shift towards a low-carbon and circular economy and improving the transport sector. The Action will have a significant impact on waste management through improving waste management in the Regional Waste Management Centre Novi Sad, and improve the management and negotiation capacity of the Ministry of Environmental Protection.The Action will support the maintenance, efficiency and service delivery of the transport sector, and promote energy efficiency.Legal harmonisation is a long process starting from the transposition of EU legislation into national law to its effective implementation. In this regard, it is necessary to provide support to the harmonisation process with EU legislation and the implementation of reforms and law enforcement.It will be necessary to support all actions contributing to the reform process in the road and rail sector. The most important segments of the reform process relate to strengthening the institutional arrangements in the road and rail sector, as targeted by the Action. In addition, one of the main priorities in the area of transport is to improve coordination and collaborative decision making between all stakeholders. This collaboration will compensate growth in CO2 emissions through the use of repaired material with prior examination of whether it is suitable for further use. Finally, this Action will lead to better transport services (primarily rail passenger) and cost reduction (primarily through monitoring the system of road network maintenance costs and reuse of materials).The Energy sector needs comprehensive political, legislative, infrastructural and structural reforms that are crucial for sustainable economic growth and increased competitiveness of Serbia, especially within the scope of ongoing changes to European energy policy (e. g. the clean energy package). Reforms include building efficient infrastructure to diversify energy sources and supply chains, liberalizing the market and investing in cleaner and more efficient technologies as to provide energy consumption reduction and thereby reduce costs. The objective and priorities also reflect the principles of good governance, in particular those related to sound policy planning, implementation, reporting and evaluation in line with the EU principles of public administration, with a particular focus on public policy management. One of the main priorities in the energy sector is energy efficiency and establishment of sustainable ways of financing energy efficiency projects and strengthening capacities in area of energy efficiency that will be supported through the Action.