Economic Cooperation Projects Facility

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• Economic Co-operation Projects Facility
• Asia Invest
• Asia Pro Eco
• Asia ITC

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EU-Thailand Economic Co-operation Small
Projects Facility
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EU-Thailand Economic Co-operation Small
Projects Facility

• Designed to enhance the relationship between EU
  and Thailand on trade, investment and related
  areas in order to strengthen the economic
  partnership.
• Funds granted to successful applicants under
  competitive Calls for Proposals

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Areas eligible for funding

• EU legislation on bilateral trade and investment
• EU trade policy issues (WTO Doha)
• Mutual market access
• Quality improvement for enhanced market access
• Facilitating relations between EU and Thail RD
  organisations

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What activities can be funded?

• training, educational and capacity building
• studies
• media events and products
• business-related research
• conferences, seminars and workshops (excluding
  individual scholarships)
• others that promote the image of the EU and
  Thailand as models or examples of best or unique
  practice.

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Eligible Applicants

• Only Thailand-based
• non-profit making
• governmental, NGO, local authorities, business
  associations, universities
• Others such as think-tanks.

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EC Grants to projects

• Total Available 4 million
• Grants size 30,000 200,000
• Cofinancing Max EC contribution 75 of eligible
  costs

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Implementation

• Projects to be selected through Call for
  Proposals mechanism
• Minimum one call per year 2004/ 05/ 06
• Normal project duration - one year
• See EC SPF Flyer for further information

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Asia-InvestPhase II 2003-2007
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Asia-Invest Phase II 2003-2007

• Business co-operation between the EU and Asia
• Increase awareness of business potential
• Facilitate opportunities for partnerships between
  SMEs,
• Reinforce business intermediaries
• Enhance Asian private sector development and its
  internationalisation
• Improve the local business environment
• Strengthen mutual trade and investment flow

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Asia-Invest Phase II 2003-2007

• Seven Instruments
• Asia Venture Small scale business missions
• Asia-Interprise Medium scale events
• Asia Partenariat Large scale events
• Asia-Invest Technical Assistance
• Asia-Invest Trade and Investment Facilitation
  Studies
• Asia-Invest Alliance
• Asia-Invest Forum

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Asia-Invest Phase II 2003-2007

• Workplan 2004
• Call for Proposals for Grants (Interprise,
  Technical Assistance, Venture, Alliance)
  7.500.000 Euro (60 projects)
• There will be one call for proposals in 2004 with
  2 deadlines in late April and early October
• Call for Proposals for PARTENARIAT events
  (grants) (Thailand 2005)
• Tender for Services (Studies and Forum)

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EU-Asia Pro Eco
Europe-Asia Partnerships for Environment
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EU-Asia Pro Eco

• Strengthen the environmental dialogue between
  Europe and Asia
• Europe-Asia partnerships to share strategies,
  technologies and know-how
• EC budget 31.5 million over five years
  (2003-2007)
• Up-coming deadlines 3 May and 4 October 2004

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Asia Pro Eco - Principal Objectives

• Increase environmental quality and health
  conditions
• Promote sustainable investment and trade between
  EU and Asia
• Improve environmental performance in Asian
  economic sectors

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Asia Pro Eco - Focus

• Asia Pro Eco focuses on
• energy
• air pollution and climate change
• water management
• waste management
• sustainable development

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Asia Pro Eco supported activities

• Diagnostic Studies
• Technology Partnerships
• Demonstration Activities
• Operational and Practical Dialogue

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Eligible Applicants

• Non-profit-making organisations
• Chambers of Commerce
• Industrial or Environment Associations
• National, regional or local authorities
• NGOs
• Research Institutes or Universities

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Projects in Thailand

• Examples
• Advancing Environmental Management, German-Thai
  Chamber of Commerce
• Management Pesticides in Vegetable Systems in SE
  Asia, AIT

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For More Information..

• Asia Pro Eco website
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-
  pro-eco/index_en.htm
• Dates of Calls for Proposals deadlines (May
  Oct 2004)
• Guidelines and Application Forms
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Partner Search Database
• Asia Pro Eco Information and Briefing Sessions
• Asia Pro Eco Update

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EU-Asia ITC Phase II
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EU-Asia ITC Phase II

• Objective Foster EU-Asia partnership in ICT
• 10 million available for 2004 (for estimated
  50 projects)
• 6 Areas of Activity (Agriculture, Education,
  Environment, Health, Transport, and eGovernance)
• Co-financing
• More information at
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-
  itc/cf/index.cfm