In 2012, Five Countries from the Europe Region Update their Country Programme Frameworks (CPF)

Albania, which has been a Member State of the Agency since 1957, signed its new CPF on the 29^th of March 2012 for the period of 2012-2017.

Priority Areas:

• Sustainable energy development;
• Human health;
• Local development and environment;
• Governmental and regulatory frameworks for safety and legal framework.

Latvia, which has been a Member State of the Agency since 1997, signed its new CPF on the 18^th of September 2012 for the period 2013-2018.

Priority Areas:

• Strengthening of the regulatory infrastructure;
• Management of radioactive waste;
• Nuclear security;
• Safety culture;
• Human health.

Lithuania, which has been a Member State of the Agency since 1993, signed its new CPF on the 26^th of November 2012 for the period 2012-2017.

Priority Areas:

• Sustainable energy development, including the management and disposal of nuclear waste and decommissioning;
• Human health;
• Governmental and regulatory frameworks for safety and legal framework.

Malta, which has been a Member State of the Agency since 1977, signed its new CPF on the 14^th of December 2012 for the period 2012-2017.

Priority Areas:

• Cultural heritage and environment;
• Human health;
• Governmental and regulatory frameworks for safety (with a focus on medical, occupational and public exposure) and legal framework.

The Republic of Moldova, which has been a Member State of the Agency since 1996, signed its new CPF on the 16^th of November 2012 for the period 2012-2017.

Priority Areas:

• To develop and maintain Moldovan human resources for nuclear and isotope technologies;
• To improve Moldovan's capacity on polyvalent environmental monitoring (radioactive waste management, radon mapping, searching for orphan sources and nuclear attributions);
• To increase and diversify access to radiation and nuclear technologies in the Republic of Moldova;
• To strengthen the domestic regulatory infrastructure and its capacity in respect of IAEA standards and the addressed present and future challenges;
• To upgrade radio-diagnostic and radiotherapy techniques through the transfer of a new generation of relevant nuclear technology and knowledge in medicine.