Report European Union Integration at the Local Level Deçan In the meetings we had with the officials of the Municipality of Deçan we were informed that their specifics were almost similar to the ones of other municipalities. An ongoing problem at the Municipality of Deçan is related to the Forestry Inspectorate, where they stated that there were difficulties in implementing the actions foreseen by EPAP on this area. Actions Completed • This municipality has four repatriation cases and has a problem with finding a place to settle them. • The dispute over the sewage water system is a huge impediment to applying for European Commission funds. • The municipality has established the business registration centre within the decentralization process to provide such services to the citizens of the Municipality of Deçan. Junik In the meetings with the municipal officials they stated that the Municipal Assembly of Junik was a rather new municipality established as a pilot municipal unit, and it was evident they have shortcomings in many areas and expect assistance from the central level and also from various organizations active in the municipality. The businesses are not yet being registered in Junik but rather in Prishtina and this poses a problem for the inspectors. They stated that they have difficulties due to lack of inspectors with one inspector covering multiple areas, this has been a result of the lack of municipal finances/budget for hiring more staff. Another problem is the forestry. Waste management is still a problem. In the Municipality of Junik there is a sanitation company from the Municipality of Deçan but the waste is not collected on a regular basis. The river bank of Erenik is still being degraded due to the extraction of gravel. The municipality has no competences for prohibiting the operations of illegal operators in the municipality. 24