Secretariat for European Integration Milica Scepovic, advisor

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Montenegro
Secretariat for European Integration
Milica Scepovic, advisor Ivan
Lazarevic, advisorWarsaw, 12th of December 2008
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Organizational Structure

• - Secretariat for European Integration
• Sector for EU accession,
• Sector for Coordination of Donor Assistance,
• Sector for Cross Border Cooperation and
• Sector for Communication and ICT

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EU accession proces

• Stabilization and Association Agreement between
  the EC and MNE was signed on 15th October 2007 in
  Luxemburg and
• Interim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related
  Issues was signed, and it is being successfully
  implemented from 1st January 2008
• National Programme for Integration, adopted on
  5th of june 2008

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EU accession processMonitoring Mechanisms

• Common EC Montenegro bodies
• Interim Committee
• - first meeting held in Brussels, on 22
  January
• - Rules of Procedure adopted
• - five interim Sub-committees established
• All SC have held first meetings, with the common
  conclusion on successful implementation of IA
• Enhanced Permanent Dialogue Meetings Sector and
  Plenary
• Condensed agenda for the first half of 2009

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EU accession process Coordination Structures

• Collegium for European Integrations, political
  body chaired by the Prime Minister,
• Commission for European Integrations, expert body
  chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister for European
  Integrations, and
• Seven groups for European Integrations, basic
  operational coordination bodies chaired by Deputy
  Ministers,
• SEI as coordinator of the entire process
• EI units in all ministries

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Parliament
Parliamentary Committee for International
Cooperation and European Integrations

Government
National Council for European Integrations
Collegium for European Integrations
Deputy Prime Minister For European Integrations
MFA
MNE Mission in Brussels
Expert support
SEI
Commission for European Integrations
STRUCNA POMOC
PROCESS OWNERSHIP
Technical Assistance
Training IT Translation
Groups (Sub-Committees)
Group Leaders
"BOTTOM-UP" INITIATIVE
Ministries
Local Partners CBOM, Universities, business
associations, trade unions, NGOs ...
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National Program for Integration NPI

• GoM adopted NPI on 5 June 2008, following broad
  public debate process
• NPI comprehensive strategic plan and five-year
  legislation harmonization, administrative
  capacities strengthening, including also number
  of employees, as well as financial requirements
  from the budget and from the EU support
• NPI key Governments document until 2012

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NPI Objectives

• Defining strategic development objectives, as
  well as relevant policies, reforms and measures
  needed for the realization of these objectives
• Establishment of detailed plan for legislation
  harmonization and development of institutional
  capacities
• Defining human and budget resources, as well as
  envisaging foreign support needed for achievement
  of planned tasks

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Results already achieved

• Decentralization within the State Administration
  almost 400 persons were involved in the NPI
  development
• Improved co-ordination of activities within state
  administration
• Improved approach to planning of legislation,
  employment and financial requirements in a short
  and medium term
• State administration is better prepared for the
  EC Questionnaire
• Increased awareness that European integrations
  are not only business of SEI, but of all state
  administration institutions

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Donor Coordination Activities

• Sector for Donor Coordination
• Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance IPA
• Bilateral Donors

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Donor Coordination ActivitiesIPA

• Law on Ratification of Framework Agreement
  between the Government of Montenegro and the
  Commission of the European Communities on the
  Rules for Cooperation concerning EC-Financial
  Assistance to Montenegro in the Framework of the
  Implementation of the Assistance under the
  Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) put
  into force on 18th of January 2008
• Centralized implementation system
• Programming of annual IPA programmes (IPA 2007
  signed financial proposal, IPA 2008 aproved,
  draft of IPA 2009 programme)
• Main steps in aim of introduction of
  Decentralized Implementation System in MNE

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Polish Assistance

• Previous activities
• Several seminars, workshops and internships
  (CFCU, ARMA, agriculture, etc)
• Experts mission on structural funds
• Future cooperation
• Donor coordination
• Preparation for structural funds/IPA
• Agriculture

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Secretariat for European Integration Sector for
Coordination of Donor Assistance Stanka
Dragojevica 2, Podgorica Tel [phone]
318 Fax [phone] www.vlada.gov.me www.se
i.vlada.gov.me E-mail sei_at_gov.me Milica.scepovic
_at_gov.me Ivan.lazarevic_at_gov.me