Twinning Implementation in the European Neighbourhood Policy context

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Twinning Implementation in the European
Neighbourhood Policy context

• Institution Building Days
• Brussels, 22 - 23 May 2008
• Jorge de la Caballeria
• Head of Unit
• EuropeAid A6

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The European Neigbourhood Policy -countries
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European Neigbourhood Policy ENP/ENPI

• The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a
  broad political strategy with the ambitious
  objective of strengthening the prosperity,
  stability and security of Europe's neighbourhood
  in order to avoid any dividing lines between the
  enlarged EU and its direct neighbours.
• The European Neighbourhood and Partnership
  Instrument (ENPI) is the financial instrument
  which supports the ENP through concrete
  assistance actions.
• Article 15 2a) Regulation (CE) Nº 1638/2006 of
  the Parliament and the Council, 24 October 2006

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ENPI - Financial allocations

• ENPI funds almost 12 bn for 2007-2013 (32
  increase in real terms)
• 90 bilateral actions and for regional actions
  involving two or more partner countries.
• 10 joint activities, i.e. cross-border
  co-operation (CBC) and the Neighbourhood
  Investment Facility.

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ENP objectives

• The main EU foreign policy priority and a
  privileged partnership. Objectives
• To promote prosperity by supporting our
  neighbours economic reform processes and
  offering significant economic integration
• To advance freedom and democracy by deepening
  political cooperation, on the basis of shared
  values and common interests
• To promote security and stability by working
  with together to address development,
  environment, non-proliferation and
  counter-terrorism issues.

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ENP functionning

• The EU and each ENP partner reach agreement on
  reform objectives across a wide range of fields
  within certain common areas or priorities -
  Action Plan
• The EU provides financial and technical
  assistance to support the implementation of these
  objectives, in support of partners own efforts -
  Progress Report
• Implementation is promoted and monitored by
  various means, including joint bodies between the
  EU and the partner country Sector sub-Committees

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ENP - Action Plans (AP)

• Negotiated with and tailor-made for each country,
  based on the countrys needs and capacities, as
  well as their and the EUs interests.
• The AP define short and medium-term (3-5 years)
  priorities
• Political dialogue and reform
• Economic and social cooperation and development
• Trade-related issues, market and regulatory
  reform
• Cooperation in Justice, Freedom and Security
  issues
• Sectoral issues transport, energy, information
  society, environment, research and development
• Human Dimension people-to-people contacts, civil
  society, education, public health

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ENP some innovative features

• Cross Border Cooperation joint programmes
  between regions of Member States and partner
  countries sharing a common border.
• NIF grant support to lending operations of
  eligible Public European Financial Institutions,
  mainly infrastructure projects (energy,
  transport, social and environment) but also
  private sector.
• Governance Facility additional resources to
  partners which have shown the will to carry
  forward essential reforms related to improving
  good governance.
• Twinning and TAIEX cooperation tools between a
  public administration in partner countries and
  the equivalent institution in an EU Member State

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ENP - Institutional Twinning Political context

• Like the Action Plans, the Twinning instrument,
  will rely on the political relations and the
  level of economical integration (more or less
  advanced), granted according to the partners
  degree of ambition and share our common values.
• The ENP, though different from the enlargement,
  it does not prejudge the future evolution of
  their relationship with the EU (accession).

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Institutional Twinning - evolution

• DG ELARG
• Since 1998, PHARE programme Central and Eastern
  European countries (EU MS since 2004 and 2007)
• Since 2002, CARDS programme Western Balkans
• DG EUROPEAID
• Since 2004, MEDA programme Mediterranean
  countries
• Since 2005, TACIS programme New Independent
  States
• Since 2007, a single Partnership, the ENP,
  perspectives in the South and East countries

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Twinning ENP vs IPA

• Identical principles in both regions
• Same Rules  Common Twinning Manual
• Link with cooperation sectors foreseen in the
  bilateral agreements with the EU
  (Adhesion/Neighbourhood)
• Public expertise
• Compulsory results Public administration reform
• Fundamental differences with IPA Twinning
• Demand driven
• No accession perspectives to the EU
• Voluntary approximation to the EU Acquis
• IPA is managed by DG ELARG, ENPI is managed by
  EuropeAid AIDCO

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PAOs / AOs rol

• Central point of communication between
• the Commission and the Beneficiary
  Administrations
• the MS Adm. and the Beneficiary Adm.
• Drafts Framework contract TORs.
• Quality control of twinning fiches and contracts.
• Monitors Twinning project implementation
  (operational/financial).
• Confirms and makes sure the Beneficiary's
  commitment and contribution to the Twinning
  project.
• Participation in Association Agreements and
  Partnership and Cooperation Agreements
  Sub-committees.

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Twinning - Descentralised vs Centralised
management
Centralised East - European Commission (Delegatio
ns)
Decentralised South - Programme Administration
Office
European Commission Headquarters (AIDCO A6)
approval of project fiches and contracts, overall
ENPI/MS coordination, homogenuous application of
procedures/Manual, coordination with Line DGs,
backstopping for PAOs/Delegations.
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Twinning in the European Neighbourhood Policy
context

• Facts figures
• (update 22nd May 2008)

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Twinning projects under preparation or published
per country (2005-2008)
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Twinning projects launched per country
(2005-2008)
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Twinning projects - per sector (2005-2008)
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MS proposals in Twinninig CfP
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EU MS Selected
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EU MS participation per geographical zones
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Twinning increasing attention
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Exponential increase of launched Twinning
projects, 2005-2008
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More information

• http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/
  
• index_en.htm
• http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/
  
• overview/twinning_en.htm
• Europeaid-A6-twinning-operations_at_ec.europa.eu
• AIDCO A6 Secretariat 32 2 29 55924 / 53287