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General Directorate of European Union and Foreign Relations / Bulletin

AIR QUALITY OF CITIES TO BE

IMPROVED WITH CITYAIR

The Project for Improving Air Quality and Raising Public Awareness in Cities (CityAir), carried out
by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, was introduced in Ankara.
The European Union Delegation to Türkiye, General Directorate of European Union and repre-
sentatives from the Ministry attended the introductory meeting of the project. Presentations
and video screenings of the works were made.

In his closing remarks Mr. Bayer stated that although the EU grant people and citizens for 3 years. Ministry
rate decreased during the IPA II Sector personnel in 31 provinces provided various
during the meeting, Head
Operational Programme for Environment trainings on air pollution and organized
of the Department of EU and Climate Action, which will be comp- workshops.

Investments and Director leted by the end of 2026, they will provi-
de environmental infrastructure services The provinces involved in the project are
ˢ˙ ʼ˃ʴ ͺ˦ˠ˔˜˟ ˅˔˖˜ ʵ˔ˬ˘˥
of EU standards to 3 million more citizens as follows:
reminded that Türkiye, with 15 technical assistance and 21 infrast-
as a candidate country ructure projects. ʴˬ˗ͻˡʟ Denizli, ͺ˭ˠ˜˥ʟ Manisa, ˀ˨ͭ˟˔ʟ ˈΟ˔˞ʟ

for the EU, benefits from Adana, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanma-
Deputy Head of Economic and Social De- ˥˔Οʟ Kilis, Mersin, Osmaniye, Amasya, Ço-
instrument for pre-
velopment Section of the Delegation to rum, Giresun, Ordu, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas,
accession financial Türkiye, Laurent Guirkinger, stated that Tokat, Afyonkarahisar, Aksaray, Antalya,
assistance (IPA) funds since 2002, they provided Türkiye with fi- Burdur, Isparta, Karaman, Kayseri, Konya,
nancial assistance of about EUR 1.5 billion ˁ˘˩Ο˘˛˜˥ ˔ˡ˗ ˁ˜ͭ˗˘ʡ
allocated by the Union to
on environmental and climate issues and
candidate countries. added the following: “We anticipate that a
clean air package of EUR 2.2 billion will be
Mr. Bayer stated that they were responsib- spent by 2030.”
le for environmental and climate priority
Ϣʬ ˠ˜˟˟˜ˢˡ ˖˜˧˜˭˘ˡ˦ ˪˘˥˘ ˣ˥ˢ˩˜˗˘˗
projects carried out with the funds as the The Goal is Fresh Air ˪˜˧˛ ˘ˡ˩˜˥ˢˡˠ˘ˡ˧˔˟ ˔ˡ˗
IPA unit within the Ministry of Environment,
˜ˡ˙˥˔˦˧˥˨˖˧˨˥˔˟ ˦˘˥˩˜˖˘˦ ˢ˙ ʸˈ
Urbanization and Climate Change and Within the scope of the project, which ma-
˦˧˔ˡ˗˔˥˗˦ ˨ˡ˗˘˥ ʼ˃ʴ ʼʡ ˇ˛˘˦˘
added that 2 periods of IPA were comple- inly aims to provide citizens with fresh air,
ted and that there were 30 infrastructure clean air action plans were prepared in 31 ˦˘˥˩˜˖˘˦ ˪˜˟˟ ˕˘ ˣ˥ˢ˩˜˗˘˗ ˨ˣ ˧ˢ
projects and 7 technical assistance proje- provinces. In line with the goal of impro- ʥʠʦ ˠ˜˟˟˜ˢˡ ˠˢ˥˘ ˖˜˧˜˭˘ˡ˦ ˨ˡ˗˘˥
cts amounting to 700 million euros in cost ving public awareness, which is an impor- ʼ˃ʴ ʼʼʡϣ
for the IPA 1 period and that 9 million citi- tant component of the project, it was at-
ʷ˥ʡ ͺ˦ˠ˔˜˟ ˅˔˖˜ ʵ˔ˬ˘˥
zens benefited from environment infrast- tempted to raise awareness by reaching Head of the Department of EU Investments and
ructure services of EU standards. students, health workers, teachers, young Director of IPA

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