Air quality has improved significantly since the regime, primarily owing to changes in industrial emissions.  Caused by residential heating, the level of SO2 emissions also decreased. Major positive developments have taken place in the cities which in the nineties were simply referred to as the “Dirty Dozen”. Conversely, no substantial change can be observed in terms of the NOx and dust levels generated by transportation.

One can say that the drinking water supply and sewer networks are completely laid out nationally. In the case of the latter, a number of unsustainable solutions were adopted with often unnecessary and excessive technical content. The road infrastructure developed a lot, but only in respect of the highways. The quality of lower level roads is poor, making the access to small municipalities difficult on a national level. The railway infrastructure is developing much more slowly; the tracks are in poor condition. The suburban transport vehicle stock has improved significantly.