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European Commission
TAIEX Technical Assistance and Information
Exchange Instrument
Ivana Petričević
Zagreb, 20 June 2013
TAIEX Mission Statement
□ to support the 27 beneficiaries in approximation, application and enforcement of EU legislation
□ by exchanging information and best practices with the Member States
European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building
Unit
Beneficiaries
Number of events per IPA beneficiary (2012) – 934
020406080
100120140160180
Alba
nia
Serb
ia
Mon
tene
gro
Icelan
dBi
H
Croat
ia
Turk
ey
Kosov
o*
Mac
edon
ia*
What are the main target groups?
□ Civil servants in public administrations
□ Judiciary and law enforcement authorities
□ Parliaments and civil servants working in Parliaments and Legislative Councils
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Which forms of assistance exist?
□ Seminars/Workshops
□ Expert Missions
□ Study Visits
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Who are the experts?
The experts are almost exclusively Member States' public-sector officials
Commission's and other EU Institutions' officials are sometimes involved
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
How does it work?
□ TAIEX is a demand-driven instrument
□ Requests are submitted by the beneficiaries
□ Costs related to assistance covered by TAIEX
Application forms available via:
http://taiex.ec.europa.eu
What information do we need?
□ EU legislation, policy, recommendations
□ Beneficiary institution identification- details of the contact person
□ Definition of the content - title, objective, target audience/host
□ Summary of the current situation
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
European Commission DG Enlargement Institution
Building Unit
How long does it take ?
TAIEX can deliver assistance quickly
□ 4 to 6 weeks for study visits and expert missions□ 8 weeks for seminars
Please respect the deadlines
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Who decides on the applications?
1. All applications are submitted for opinion to the EU Delegations and the competent Commission services (DG HOME, DG JUST)
2. The Institution Building Unit of DG Enlargement, managing the TAIEX instrument, takes the final decision on the application
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
What happens once the application is approved?
Project Managers take care of TAIEX events:
□ approval of content or request extra information
□ finding/contacting host institution and experts
□ assignment to Service Provider IBF for logistics
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
4 Sectors within TAIEX
1. Justice and Home Affairs 2. Internal Market
3. Agriculture and Food Safety
4. Environment, Transport and Telecommunications
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Sector Justice and Home Affairs
□ Team Leader Ms Kirschbaum
□ Chapter 23 - judiciary and fundamental rights
□ Chapter 24 - justice, freedom and security
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Which topics are covered under JHA?
□ Free access to public information□ Data protection□ Asylum and migration□ Judicial cooperation in criminal and civil law□ Fight against organised crime and terrorism□ Police cooperation□ Fight against corruption, trafficking in human
beings, drugs and money laundering
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Some examples
□ 17 - 19 June: Study visit on processing of personal data in the context of cloud computing (AZOP to Irish Office for Data Protection)
□ 20 - 21 June: Multi-country workshop on the fight against the counterfeiting of Euro Bills (Sarajevo)
□ 8 - 12 July: Study Visit on improving the effectiveness of anti-drugs policies (London)
European Commission DG Enlargement
Institution Building Unit
Main features to remember
□ EU legislation
□ Demand-driven
□ Short-term assistance
□ Timely cooperation
Get in touch with TAIEX
For further information visit the TAIEX website:
http://taiex.ec.europa.eu
European CommissionDirectorate General Enlargement
Institution Building Unit TAIEX Instrument - Justice and Home Affairs
Ivana Petričević
