Cooperation with Southern neighbours

The Possibilities under the European

Neighbourhood Instrument for Environment and Climate Change

Ajuts europeus per a projectes ambientals i d'energia: Life i Eni

15 July 2014

European Neighbourhood Policy

• Created in 2004 it aims at strengthening the prosperity, stability and security of all. It is based on the values of democracy, rule of law and respect of human rights.

• Two branches:

• Eastern Partnership

• Euro-Mediterranean Partnership- Union for the Mediterranean

• Funding Instrument

• European Neighborhood Instrument (ENI)

• €15.4 billion (2014-2020)

Why cooperating with our Southern Neighbours on Environment

• The Mediterranean Sea

• Implementation of MSFD requires action from all riparian countries

• Migratory species

• Migratory routes from the EU to Africa

• Illegal hunting and poaching of birds (Egypt, Libya, Lebanon)

• Promotion of peace

• Environment is sometimes the only area where cooperation is possible

ENI: Types of interventions

Regional envelopes

• One for the South and another for the East

• About 10-20% of the total envelope

• Projects centrally managed by DEVCO covering all countries in a sub-region and addressing common challenges.

• Priorities and projects defined, designed and monitored with the line-DGs

ENI: types of intervention-ENI South

Indicative allocation 2014-2020 €674,000,000- €824,000,

000

Indicative allocation for the 1st period (2014-2017)

€371,000,000-€453,000,000

Building a partnership for liberty, democracy and security 20%

Building a partnership for inclusive and sustainable economic development 20%

Building a partnership between the people 25%

Support regional and sub-regional institutional cooperation 15%

Complementary support 20%

ENI South – Environmental regional programmes

• Support to H2020 three pillars

• Capacity Building: €4 million

• SEIS II (EEA): €4 million

• MeHSIP II (EIB): €6 million

• Support SCP

• SWITCH-MED: €24 million

• Support Marine Protected Areas

• MPAs-II: €3 million

• Support water management

• SWIM II: €15 million

ENI: types of intervention-ENI East

Indicative allocation 2014-2020

Indicative allocation for 2014-2017

€741,000,000 -

€906,000,000

€418,000,000 -

€511,000,000

Including Eastern Partnership including Flagship

Initiatives

75%

Regional cooperation frameworks 10%

Energy and transport initiatives involving the

wider region

5%

Horizontal and sectoral support to regional

cooperation

10%

ENI: Types of intervention

Bilateral assistance • One per country: Single Support Frameworks (SSFs) • About 70-75% of the total envelope • Mainly negotiated by the EU Delegations with the

countries, for either two or four years • Managed by the EU delegation • Environment will probably be recognised as a priority

in almost all southern countries but Algeria

ENI: Types of intervention ENI-wide programmes: managed centrally by the Commission - €3,084,000,000 to € 3,455,000,000 (2014-2020)

• Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF):

• support for investment projects to leverage funds from European financial institutions

• €595 million for 2014-2017) • Environment is a priority;

• TAIEX-SYGMA: to provide capacity building activities on demand

from the partner countries (€37 million); • Cross-border Cooperation: it includes a series of programmes

between EU and ENP countries. Environment is a priority (€489-598 million for 2014-2020)

• Erasmus+ Mundus:€400 million for 2014-2017.

More information available at

http://www.enpi-info.eu/main.php?id_type=2&id=402#SixENItargets

http://eeas.europa.eu/enp/how-is-it-financed/index_en.htm

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