European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) - Working Together

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EuropeAid

Our Neighbours:Panorama of Regional Programmes and Projects

in the Eastern European Countries



For more information:

EuropeAid:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/regional-cooperation/enpi-east/index_en.htm

ENPI Info Centre: http://www.enpi-info.eu

KQ-81-08-487-EN-C, DOI: 10.2783/21937, ISBN 978-92-79-10435-0



European Neighbourhood

and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)

Working Together



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General Introduction ...........................................................

Border Management ...........................................................

EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM).................................

Support to Integrated Border Management Systems in the South Caucasus (SCIBM) ....

Economy ...............................................................................

East-Invest - Support to the SME sector .................... ..................... ...................... ...............

Energy ..................................................................................Strengthening o the INOGATE Technical Secretariat in support o the Baku Initiative..

Capacity Building or Energy Regulators in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (INOGATE

Energy Ef ciency Investments in Ukraine & Moldova (INOGATE) ................................

Energy Saving in the Building Sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (INOGATE) ..

Harmonisation o Electricity Standards (INOGATE) ......................................................

Harmonisation o Gas and Oil Standards (INOGATE) ....................................................Pre-investment project or the Trans-Caspian-Black Sea Gas Corridor (INOGATE).......

Saety and Security o main Gas Transit Inrastructure (INOGATE) ..............................

Support to Energy Market Integration and Sustainable Energy, SEMISE (INOGATE) ....

Transport .............................................................................

Civil Aviation Saety and Security (TRACECA) ..............................................................

International Logistical Centres (TRACECA) .................................................................

Land Transport Saety and Security (TRACECA) ...........................................................

Maritime Saety – Black Sea and Caspian Sea (TRACECA) .............................................

Motorways o the Seas - Black Sea and Caspian Sea (TRACECA) ....................................



Environment .......................................................................

Civil Protection (PPRD East) ........................................................................................

Co-investment Funding in the Field o Water and Sanitation........................................

Environmental Collaboration or the Black Sea............................................................

Forest Law Enorcement and Governance (FLEG) ........................................................

Support to Kyoto Protocol Implementation, SKPI .......................................................

Sustainable Integrated Land Use o Eurasian steppes ...................................................

Transboundary River Management or the Kura river – Phase II .................................

Water Governance in Western EECCA .........................................................................

Social and Human Dimension ...........................................

CIUDAD – Sustainable Urban Development ................................................................

Eastern Partnership Culture Programme – Part I ........................................................

Erasmus Mundus II – Action 2 Partnerships ................................................................

Regional Inormation & Communication Programme .................................................

Tempus IV - Higher Education .....................................................................................

Multi-country Cooperation Instruments ..........................

Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) .................................................................................

NIF, SIGMA, TAIEX, Twinning ....................................................................................



GENERAL INRODUCION

Regional programmes in the ENPI East

History o relationsSince the EU’s enlargement in 2004 and 2007, anever deeper relationship is being built between theUnion and the countries on its Eastern borders

within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).It engages Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldovaand Ukraine. Te ENP also covers Belarus, whichcan become a ull partner provided it takes concretesteps towards democratisation, respect or humanrights and the rule o law.

Te aim o the ENP is to bring these neighbours

closer to the EU and support their eforts or eco-nomic, social and political reorm. Moreover, sixo them, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, GeorgiaMoldova and Ukraine, participate in one o the EU’snewest external relations initiatives - the EasternPartnership (EaP). Each o them, except Belarus,has a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement(PCA) that serves as a political and legal rame-

work or cooperation. With Russia, the EU has aseparate Strategic Partnership. All these countriesare beneciary o the European Neighbourhoodand Partnership Instrument (ENPI), the nancialtool that turns decisions taken on a political levelinto actions on the ground.

Dialogue between the EU and its Eastern neighbours

is secured through joint institutions set up underthe PCAs, the highest one being the CooperationCouncil. With Russia, it is the Permanent Partner-ship Council. Te ENP has been developed with the objective

o agreements are suggesthey have the capacity tocountries have a Countrycurrent bilateral prioriti

National Indicative Prog Russia has chosen not trelationship with the EUPartnership, which is conevolves along diferent linmon spaces” (Common ESpace on Freedom, Secur

Space on External SecuResearch, Education and Regional cooperatiChallenges aced by thesuch as developing tranmanagement o cross-band the ght against terr

organised crime, have acharacter and can be betoperative efort at region

he choice o regionapriority areas o coopepolicy decisions. he mwith the Eastern partner

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Border Management



Border Management

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Participating Countries: Moldova, Ukraine

Objectiveshe EU Border AssistanceMission to Moldova and

Ukraine (EUBAM) supportsthe two countries to harmonizeand modernize their bordermanagement standards andprocedures in accordancewith European standards.It also aims to enhance theproessional capacities o the

Moldovan and Ukrainian cus-toms and border guard servicesat operational level. In addi-tion, it ofers help to developrisk analysis capacities andto improve cross border co-operation between the borderguard and customs services and

with other law enorcementagencies.

What does it do?EUBAM works with Moldovaand Ukraine on their border

management standards andprocedures, through observ-ing what goes on at the bor-der and providing on-the-jobtraining and advice to borderoicials and study tours. Italso reinorces their capacity to carry out efective border

and customs controls and bor-der surveillance and providesassistance in the prevention o the smuggling o persons andgoods. Over 200 staf memberso the Mission work along 1222km o the Moldovan-Ukrainianborder. Tis includes more than

one hundred customs and bor-der guard experts rom 22 EU

Member StaMoldova andits work, the

uting to the po the ransnthe Republic

Budget € 24 million plus in-kind contribution rom Member States (86 second

imerame 2007-2009

EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldand Ukraine (EUBAM)Enhances the capacities o customs and border guard services, supports to risk analysis capabilities and improves co-operation with other laagencies, through monitoring, training and advice



Bo

Support to Integrated Border ManagSystems in the South Caucasus (SCIBSupports the introduction o European Integrated Border ManagemArmenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and encourages cooperation, thus and increasing security

ObjectivesTe project aims to acilitatethe movement o persons and

goods in the South Caucasusstates o Armenia, Azerbai- jan and Georgia, while at thesame time maintaining secureborders, through enhancinginter-agency, bilateral andregional border managementcooperation both within and

among the countries o theSouth Caucasus region as wellas between the countries, EUMember States and other in-ternational actors.

It is implemented by UNDPin cooperation with the

Lithuanian, Polish, Latvian,Estonian, Czech, border agen-cies, ICMPD, and the Frenchgovernment.

What does it do?Te project encourages closercooperation between both the

agencies within a country, suchas the Border Guards and theCustoms Authorities, as well asthe agencies in neighbouringcountries, based on the premiseo the European Integrated Bor-der Management. Tis leads tomore harmonized procedures

and better inormation owswhich acilitate easier crossingo borders while maintainingsecurity. An o ce is set up ineach country, while there is acentral coordinator in bilisi.In order to acilitate work de-spite political tensions between

Armenia and Azerbaijan, theproject adopted a three levelstructure: common training ac-tivities or all three countries,

bilateral aGeorgia aGeorgia an

dedicated neach coun

It also laucrossing poactivities areas such(train or

mentationexchange s

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Budget €6 million im



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partners to develop a rethemselves and supports

economic and social deve

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countries.

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nership concerns promotsize Enterprises (SME) ac

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Economy

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ObjectivesTe project aims to support theeconomic development o the

region and the improvemento its business environmentthrough building up networksbetween the Eastern partnersthemselves and between themand the EU, in priority sectors,and by developing mechanismsto encourage the lows o

Foreign Direct Investment(FDI).

East-Invest also supportsSmall and Medium sizeEnterprises (SMEs) in theirinternationalisation process,improves their networking

and acilitates their tradedevelopment.

What does it do?Te project seeks to strengthenpublic-private dialogue, by

integrating into the networkingmechanism SMEs, businessacilitators and selected public-sector SME acilitators. It alsosupports the exchange o bestpractices and connectionsbetween the EU and EasternNeighbourhood companies

with the ultimate goal o reaching business cooperationagreements, mutual trade,transer o technology, customsprocedures, product standardsand investments. Te projectofers technical assistance toSMEs and public sector bodies

and implements ve specicinstruments to achieve its

goals, these aAssistance Fechnical A

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Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Mold

East- Invest - Support to the SME sectSupports the economic development and acilitates regional trade throuto the improvement o the business environment, with an emphasinetworking

Budget €7 million imer



Cooperation between the EU and its Eastern Neighbours in th

port eforts to improve the use o the region’s signicant energ

and to address the EU’s growing energy requirements on the o

One o the most important programmes unded in the ramewoeration is INOGAE, which is dedicated to supporting the Baku

international energy cooperation programme brings together

toral states o the Black & Caspian Seas and their neighbouring

to work together towards achieving the ollowing our major o

• Converging energy markets;

• Enhancing energy security;

• Supporting sustainable energy development;• Attracting investment;

INOGAE is a platorm or cooperation o technical experts a

compasses a number o projects including a technical secretaria

harmonisation o gas, oil and electricity standards, saety o ga

to energy market integration and sustainable energy. Some o t

include participation o Central Asian countries.

Te projects funded are:

• Strengthening o the INOGAE echnical Secretariat in s

• Capacity Building or Energy Regulators in Eastern Europ

k ld

Energy

Energy ransport

Environment



Energy

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Website: http://www.inogate.org/inogate programme/inogate projects/ongo

ObjectivesIt aims to pursue and expandthe services provided by the

INOGAE echnical Secre-tariat (IS), with a view toimproving the overall per-ormance o the INOGAEprogramme towards achiev-ing the goals dened under theBaku Initiative – convergingenergy markets, enhancing en-

ergy security, supporting sus-tainable energy development,and attracting investment – aswell as any uture objectivesthat might be set out in thisramework.

What does it do?Te current project builds onthe previous support to the

INOGAE echnical Secre-tariat, located in Kiev witha branch oice in bilisi. Itworks towards a bolsteringo IS communication activi-ties and maintains a detailedwork programme, compilingall INOGAE project actions

or 2009-2010, to be reviewedevery six months.

he echnical Secretariatalso acilitates cooperationbetween INOGAE projects.

It has extentation in INOGroups to in

lators alongother relevantives. It conthe INOGA(www.inoga

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoldKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Budget €2.9 million ime

Strengthening o the INOGATE TechnSecretariat in support o the Baku InitTe INOGAE echnical Secretariat runs the regional co-ordinationthe INOGAE Programme and thus enhances energy cooperation betwlittoral states o the Black and Caspian Seas and their neighbouring c



ObjectivesIt aims to promote and advo-cate good and sound energy

regulatory practices in the Part-ner Countries o the INOGAEProgramme and to harmonisethose practices among them.Te project enables the trans-er o EU best practices andthe strengthening o coop-eration among the countries

involved.

Te project also seeks to edu-cate Partner Countries’ deci-sion makers, at the ministeriallevel, about the purposes andbenets o independent energy regulatory organisations.

What does it do?he project helps governmentsto improve the overall consist-

ency o their energy policiesand to better integrate regula-tory tools into sectoral strate-gies and policies. It urthersthe establishment o a com-mon regulatory environmentand contributes to commonunderstanding o regulatory

and market issues as well aspractices, based on EU prin-ciples. It helps to improveorganisational perormanceo energy regulators, includ-ing better tari practicesconsistent with internationalmethods.

It supportsrying out and impro

tory respohelps chanby educatigroups, na vocacy groacademic ias the pres

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Budget €330.000 im

Capacity building or Energy RegulatEastern Europe and Central Asia (INSupports sound and harmonised energy regulatory practices in the INCountries

Energy



Energy

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ObjectivesTe project aims at openingthe way to sound energy e -

ciency investment projects inUkraine and Moldova throughthe establishment o credit lineswithin appropriate local banks.It encourages spillover efectsin the banking, industry andhousehold sectors.

What does it do?It provides a nancial contri-bution to the EBRD’s lendingacilities that support energy e ciency and renewable energy

investments in Ukraine andMoldova, in the ramework o the EBRD’s Sustainable Energy

Initiative. Tis contributionunds technical assistance thatidenties and brings eligibleprojects to the local interme-diary banks. It also providesproject-collateral incentivepayments to local intermedi-ary banks.

he projects unded underthese acilities aim to reduceenergy dependency and im-prove the security o energy

supply in thcerned by pe ciency, in

small and mand the use oin the industsectors.

Participating Countries: Moldova, Ukraine


Energy Ef ciency Investments in Ukraand Moldova (INOGATE)Supports the European Bank or Reconstruction and DevelopmSustainable Energy Initiative, which establishes sustainable energy fnthrough local fnancial intermediaries



ObjectivesIt aims to help the INOGAEPartner Countries reduce their

dependency on ossil uels, im-prove security o energy supply and contribute more actively toclimate change mitigation. What does it do?he project provides sup-port to the development and

the enorcement o energy

e ciency-related legislation inthe building sector, includingdraing o building standards

and codes, as well as the pro-motion o regional harmonisa-tion o policies and regulatory practices. It identies the limi-tations in awareness o energy e ciency and renewable energy opportunities and the obstaclesto the transer o best practice

and technology. At the same

time, it conbling inveenergy con

by increasiedge in apwell as idento the prepe ciency building sethe need toity in energ

technolog

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Energy Saving Initiative in the Buildi

Sector in Eastern Europe and Central(INOGATE)Supports the INOGAE Partner Countries in ensuring improved coconsumption in the building sector through energy e ciency measurenewable energy

Energy



Energy

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ObjectivesTe project aims to assist thePartner Countries in adopt-

ing international standards,rules and practices ocusingon equipment standards inthe electricity sector. It seeksto help increase inrastructuree ciency, enhance quality andreliability o equipment, ensuresaety in transmission and dis-

tribution and acilitate tradeand investments in moderntechnologies.

What does it do?It develops proposals orharmonisation o one or two

major equipment standardsthroughout the region orwhere appropriate throughsub-regions classied on thebasis o geographic locationor technical state o play. Teselected standard or standardsare used as a case study ol-

lowed closely throughout theprocess in order to maxim-ise “learning-by-doing”. Te

project contring cooperatsation as an

integration within the INOGAE

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoldKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Harmonisation o Electricity Standar(INOGATE)Contributes to improving prospects or energy market integration wand with the EU



ObjectivesTe project aims to assist theadoption o international

standards, rules and practicesin the design, construction,manuacturing, testing, certi-cation, accreditation, opera-tion and maintenance appliedto all components o gas andoil production, transmissionand storage.

What does it do?It contributes to acilitating en-ergy market convergence in the

oil and gas sector in the PartnerCountries through establish-ing a common understandingo the rationale and need toadopt international standards.Te project provides technicalassistance in the harmonisa-tion o codes, standards and

practices industry. Spclude: deve

harmonisarequired leinitiated bties, and crEU standaoil sectors

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Mo

Budget €2.9 million im

Harmonisation o Gas and oil Standa(INOGATE)Oers technical assistance to the Partner Countries to support theinational standards in the oil and gas sector

Energy



gy

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r g y

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ObjectivesTe project aims to supportthe selection o routing and

technical options, based onthe assessment o risks, envi-ronmental and social impact,and respective merits o thetechnical solutions, takinginto account the position o the Partner Countries. It alsoseeks to help clariy the legal

structure and the organisationalramework or gas trade.

What does it do?Te project is the EuropeanCommission’s contribution

to a multi-donor trust undmanaged by the World Bank.It provides, technical and nan-cial studies, consultation withlocal stakeholders’ representa-tives and with stakeholders o other interconnection projects,business development projec-

tions, preparation o legal es-tablishment and management

scenarios, apotential nmajor lendi

Participating Countries: Countries o the Caspian & Black Sea regions

Budget €5 million ime

Pre-investment Project or the Trans-- Black Sea Gas Corridor (INOGATE)Supports the development o a new gas supply route rom the Caspian Sto Central and Western European countries through the Black Sea reg



Website: http://www.inogate.org/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/on

inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ongoing-inogate-projects/saety-and-security-

Participating Countries:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Mol

Budget €1.750.000 million im

Saety and Security o Main Gas Tran

Inrastructure in Eastern Europe andCaucasus (INOGATE)Provides support to the Partner Countries in order to improve the sao their gas network lines

Objectiveshe overall objective o theproject is to support the im-

provement o the security o gassupply to and in the beneciary countries. It aims to achieve thisthrough the implementation o automated security, saety andmaintenance systems or gastransit and internal network lines, and to increase industry

and government involvementin saety o inrastructure.

In addition, the project aimsto supply equipment to put inplace an integrated pilot system

addressing operational andtechnical management o gaspipelines.

What does it do?Te project analyses the key causes o supply disruption onmain transit lines, includingthe annual number o incidentsand accidents per segment. Itprovides a base estimate o

total gas vented by country,and proposes general and spe-cic maintenance and moni-toring schemes, highlightingpriority areas. It also assiststhe establishement o a pilot

system proand technor gas pi

system intsurveillancleast one pimethod adbe replicabregional bcontingencas routine

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Actions in brie

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Website: http://www.inogate.org/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ong

ObjectivesTe project aims to contributeto achieving the goals dened

under the Baku Initiative –converging energy markets,enhancing energy security,supporting sustainable energy development, and attracting investment – as well as any utureobjectives that might be set outin this ramework during the

lietime o the project, with par-ticular ocus on energy marketconvergence, investment acili-tation and the promotion o sustainable energy.

What does it do?Te project has three specicareas o activity. First, it works

with the Partner Countries pro-gressively to remove the obsta-cles that need to be overcometo ensure energy market convergence. Secondly, it supportsenergy investments by estab-lishing links with energy com-panies, lending institutions and

representatives o the businesssector, while ensuring that suchinvestments are in line withsustainable development goals.Tirdly, the project promotesand supports the creation andimplementation o sustainable

energy policienergy e cierenewable e

on reducing vironmentalrelated activ

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the Astana closely work“Capacity BuRegulators iand Central velopment adedicated tr

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoldKyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Support to Energy Market IntegrationSustainable Energy, SEMISE (INOGASupports the convergence o energy markets, regional energy invesdevelopment o sustainable energy policies in the Partner Countries oProgramme



Bolstering transport links is a key priority in the

with its Eastern Neighbours, as it is considered a m

development in the region. Cooperation ocuses o

approximation with EU legal rameworks and stan

rail interoperability, air tra c management and r

Te EU also seeks to support their eforts to tackl

with the rans-European Network axes and the

European transport corridors.

Progressive integration o the transport markets

transport modes and efective implementation o i

well as bringing maritime and aviation security up tothe introduction o EU intermodal concepts such as t

the countries with a coastline, are also key challenge

One o the most important programmes unded in

Regional cooperation is RACECA (ransport C

Asia), which is dedicated to supporting the Baku I

o projects dealing with a number o issues, rom da

tra c ows, to transport saety and the setting up

the projects also relate to and include participation o

Te projects unded are:

• Civil aviation saety and security

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EconomEnergy

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Environment

Transport



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ObjectivesAs part o the RACECA(Transport Corridor Europe

Caucasus Asia) programme,which osters regional trans-port integration between part-ner countries, the project’sobjective is to improve trans-port saety and security envi-ronments in the region, in linewith European civil aviation

standards. In particular, theaim is to provide technicaland capacity-building assist-

ance to beneciary transportadministrations.

What does it do?Te project implements a pro-gramme o training coursesor aviation personnel tostrengthen their technical

skills and Eknowledge A capacity

gramme wiland specic to improve works. Tisenhances tetutional moncompliance regulations

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, UkrKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Civil Aviation Safety and Security (TRImproves aviation saety environments in line with European standarcivil aviation



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ObjectivesTe project tackles in particu-lar the lack o modern logistic

transport centres/nodes andcommon legal ground or itsintegration and development,since technological connectionbetween these centres directly afects the development o tradeand international transport(import, export and transit)

in the Caucasus and Black Searegion countries.

What does it do?Supports the countries develop modern transport, a

logistic inrastructure and acommon legal background,having a positive eect onthe development o trade andinternational transport in theregion. It identies opportu-nities or the development o logistic activities, dras easi-

bility studies with a ocus onpublic-private partnerships ande cient customs services, as

well as spetential intcentres to

RACECAan environetwork ocan be esta value-addidistributicountry caproject sho

demand oport the deows alon

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, UkRomania, urkey closely associated


International Logistical Centres (TRASupports international trade and acilitates the movements o RACECA corridor through improving logistics capabilities, intemultimodal transport

Transport



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ObjectivesAims to improve land trans-

port saety and security regula-tions in the EU neighbouringand Central Asian countriesin line with European stand-ards, through strengtheningthe administrative capacitieso the national authoritiescharged with regulating the

transport saety and security environments and improvingthe knowledge and skills o theindividual staf. Te project alsoraises awareness o transportsaety and security standardsand regulations amongst thewider public.

What does it do?Te project supports the es-

tablishment o Regional Ac-tion Plans in the eld o roadand railway saety and secu-rity, in coordination with theEuropean Commission andits specialised EU agencies,while rules and procedures ortransport over land –especially

in the eld o security, saety and the environment, will bebrought in line with require-ments o international and EUconventions. Te Regulatory Authorities in charge o saety/license and accident investiga-tion, as well as main security

operators acertication

strengtheneor land trantice and minworking timperiods (incluand the useminimal anand common

user charges


Land Transport Saety and Security (TRACECA)Improves transport saety and security in the Eastern neighbour countAsian RACECA Partner countries in line with European standards intransport

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukrstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, Uzbekistan.Bulgaria, Romania, urkey closely associated



ObjectivesTe project aims to assure saeand secure maritime links or

passengers, crews, ships andcargoes; osters higher stand-ards o environmental saety atsea and in the relevant ports;contributes to creating a ully integrated multimodal transportcorridor, and strives to providetransport customers with highly developed supply chains.

More speciically, it seeksto raise technical standardsand help train personnel sothat the Partner Countriescould advance in meeting the

requirements o the IMO (In-ternational Maritime Organiza-tion) Conventions on saety o

navigation, security o trans-port, including passengers andcrews, and the requirements onenvironmental protection. What does it do?Te project ofers technical as-sistance, advice and training toinstitutions and authorities inthe Partner Countries that aretasked with ensuring maritimesaety and environmental pro-tection. It specically targetsseaport authorities, maritimeinspections in charge o saety

o navigatenvironmeties issuing

certiyingo sailorstime educestablishm

It helps asimplementCountries oand relevanassists in ido each coustitutionalessional skthe necess

Participating Countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,


Maritime Saety – Black Sea and Casp(TRACECA)Supports the development o common security management, maritimpollution prevention or the Black Sea and Caspian Sea

Transport



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ObjectivesIt aims at improving transportconnections between the EU

and its Eastern neighbours, aswell as better intermodal reightoperations, through the inte-gration o short sea shippinginto the transport logistics, im-proving port operations andmaking hinterland connectionsmore e cient.

he Motorways o the Seas(MoS) project seeks to developthe potential o maritime in-termodal transport in avouro a sustainable, sae and se-cure development o regionalmarket trades and cohesion. Itshould be achieved through theestablishment o innovative in-termodality services within the

wider geographical region en-compassing the littoral states o the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea,

their neighbours and Europe,as well as between the Partnercountries themselves.

What does it do?Te project promotes the MoSconcept to all involved in thetransport sector and exploresthe existing potential. It alsoosters the development o transport intermodality in theregion, and supports pilot ini-tiatives. Several pilot projectswill be identied, to illustrateconcrete beneits, improveintermodal/maritime trans-port axes and schemes, andincrease the use o maritimeroutes where easible.

hey will smodels or uwith the repl

eatures as ptransport soproject promnections o rail networklogistical plathese connecservices ando transit tima boost to ecdevelopmen

Participating Countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,


Motorways o the Seas - Black Sea andCaspian Sea (TRACECA)Promotes the Motorways o the Sea (MoS) concept and the creation o transportconnections in the wider Black Sea and Caspian Sea region



Objectiveshe project contributes tothe training o well-qualiedand competent sta or thedevelopment o sustainabletransport inrastructure andmodern transport services inthe RACECA countries. It alsoimproves the training capacity o transport higher educationentities in the RACECA CIScountries. It is an essential parto the RACECA (ransportCorridor Europe CaucasusAsia) programme, which ostersregional transport integrationbetween partner countries.

What does it do?It seeks to amiliarise teachingstaf and students in higher edu-cational transport institutes withthe latest transport planningtechniques and tools, as wellas investment appraisal tech-niques including environmen-tal analysis o transport sectorinvestments. ransport train-ing is to be improved throughenhanced pedagogical skills,teaching techniques and cur-ricula development methods,while departments are urtherdeveloped to deliver state-o-the-art training contents.

Te projecin-depth aplishment oadvanced

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, UkKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Strengthening o Transport TrainingCapacity (TRACECA)Contributes to the development o sustainable transport inrastructransport services in the RACECA countries through the training o

Transport



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Website: http://www.traceca-org

ObjectivesTe project aims to acilitate re-gional cooperation in the eldo transport, through capacity building and training measures,the development o transportorecasts and investment ap-praisals in the region coveredby the EU-unded RACECAprogramme. It also promoteseective regional transportdialogue among the PartnerCountries, as well as betweenthem and the EU.

What does it do?Its irst component, raicForecasting and Database, provides and develops measure-ment tools or efective tradeand transport orecasts in theRACECA countries. Te sec-ond component, Interregionalransport Dialogue, ostersregional transport dialoguebetween the EU and the Black Sea/Caspian Sea basin littoralstates and their neighbours. Italso promotes coordination o

regional traand links witnancial Institacilitates tamong EC tand their ctransport poincluding theborhood PolconclusionsGroup or thrans-Euro

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, UkrKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, Uzbekistan


Transport Dialogue and NetworksInteroperability (TRACECA)Facilitates regional cooperation in the feld o transport through capactraining measures, as well as the development o transport orecasts appraisals



Reducing environmental risks and poll

sustainable use o natural resources, ar

EU’s relation with the Eastern partner s

Regional cooperation covers a large n

air and water quality, waste managem

energy e ciency and land use. Te E

2000 the setting up o ‘Regional Envi

Neighbourhood countries and in Rus

regional process o public participati

society’s role in environmental prote

technical assistance is provided to Ea

to help them ulll their global comm

participate in the UN Framework Conv

and the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms.

Projects related to the use and prese

are also implemented and a large pr

Enorcement and Governance (FLEG)

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• Civil Protection (PPRD East)

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EuropeAid Civil Protection (PPRD East)Reinorces the capacity o participating countries or disaster preventioand response, and acilitates cooperation with the EU and amonthemselves


Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoldUkraine

ObjectivesTe Eastern Partnership ag-ship initiative or the Preven-tion, Preparedness & Responseto natural and man-madeDisasters (PPRD East) aimsat contributing towards achiev-ing peace, stability, security andprosperity in the Eastern ENPIregion and at protecting theenvironment, the population,the cultural heritage, the re-sources and the inrastructuresby strengthening the countries’resilience, preparedness andresponse to man-made andnatural disasters. What does it do?It develops and reinorces thecapacity o participating coun-tries or disaster prevention,preparedness and response at

local, national and regionallevel, and develops efectivecooperation between the EUand the Partner countries andamong the Partner countriesthemselves, as a means o po-litical and social stability.

Te project undertakes the re- view o existing resources andavailable mechanisms work-ing on disaster prevention,preparedness and responsein the diferent countries andthe preparation o a regionalRisk Atlas. It l organises train-ing workshops, study visits andexchanges o experts involvedin disaster management, as wellas technical assistance mis-sions in response to specicdemands by the countries’authorities. Further activities

include ullexercises araising or the generalactivities ara multi-discand ocus diferent tobuilding codurban and lawarning systto diferent rnational corbe establish



ObjectivesTe project supports IntegratedWater Resources Management(IWRM), a key goal o the EUWater Initiative launched in2002, through reinorcing thecapacities and commitment o the Partner Countries or ac-tions aimed at improved watergovernance, capacity-buildingand awareness.

It also seeks to improve thePartners’ eiciency o watermanagement through multi-stakeholder dialogue and co-ordination and strengthenscoordination by promotingriver basin approaches andidentiying additional nancialresources and mechanisms toensure sustainable nancing.

What does it do?It supports inancing o in-

and especially at improving thequantity and quality o waterand waste water service delivery in three Partner Countries. Teprojects are:

Mykolaiv municipal waterproject in Ukraine, co-undedwith the European InvestmentBank (EIB), supports the re-habilitation o major sectionso the 1022 km long waterdistribution network. It alsohelps rehabilitate main waterpumping stations, sewer linesand the existing 3-stage mainwater treatment plant and awastewater treatment plant.It provides technical assist-ance or implementation andsupervision.

Lake Sevan Basin Environ-mental project in Armenia,co-unded with the European

improvemreduce the awater lowSevan basinwastewater rehabilitateworks in vLake Sevan

Poti MunicGeorgia, coropean Banand Develosists in impin the City oprimary poa 47 km loreurbish aing urban dsupply andimprove noperationacustomer rAuthoritiecapacity o

Co-investment Funding in the Field oand SanitationSupport to investments in the feld o water supply and sanitation in Aand Ukraine

Budget €10 million (€3m in Ukraine - €7m in Armenia and Georgia) im

Participating Countries: Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine

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Prepares and presents amendments to the Bucharest Con ention at the Black

Website: http

ObjectivesTe project contributes to thesustainable development o theBlack Sea Basin by preventingand reducing the input o pol-lutants through river or directdischarges into the sea, as wellas through sustainable manage-ment and protection o natu-ral resources, including waterresources and biodiversity. Itaims to help control land-basedsources o pollution and pre- vent the dumping o waste andsupports joint action in the caseo accidents. What does it do?It enhances the capacity o the participating countries to

implement and enorce exist-ing, or develop additional,environmental legislation,secondary laws and regula-tions in order to implementthe Bucharest Convention.his involves assessment o the convergence to EU waterrelated legislation, in particularthe Water Framework Directive(WFD), taking into considera-tion the possible impact on theBlack Sea, and the orthcomingEU Marine Strategy.

Te project implements specicactivities included in the yearly work programmes o the Black Sea Commission, in coopera-tion with its Advisory Group,

or pollutionassessment, Zone Manag versity protebiological wtoring o polCoastal Zonethe protectio versity throument o Ma

Pilot projectin Georgia ategrated Coament and mrespectivelyregional coprotection oincreases puand awaren

Participating Countries: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine


Environmental Collaboration or BlacImproves regional cooperation and the national capacity o participto protect the Black Sea Basin, and implements activities decided bCommission



ObjectivesIt aims to tackle the growingproblem o illegal orest activi-ties in the Partner Countriesby promoting legal and sus-tainable orest managementand utilisation practices andseeks to strengthen the ruleo law and to enhance locallivelihoods.

he European Commissiongrant has been provided tothe World Bank through amulti-donor trust und. Teproject’s implementing part-ners are the World Bank, theIUCN (World ConservationUnion) and the WWF (WorldWildlie Fund), ensuring thatthe public and private sectors as

well as civil society are consist-ently included in the project’sactivities. What does it do?Te FLEG project supports theparticipating countries to putin place improved orest gov-ernance arrangements throughthe efective implementationo the main priorities set outin the St Petersburg Ministe-rial Declaration on the Europeand Northern Asia Forest LawEnorcement and Govern-ance process (ENA FLEG).Tese priorities relate to thestrengthening and reorm o the institutions responsible ororest management, reviewingand updating the policy, legal

and instituas well as intries’ capacing laws an

Activities ment o nacapacity buawareness enhancingregional coport to thethe prioritLaw Enorcance. Te pally carry oon illegal governmencrime, as wrelated dev

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MUkraine


Forest Law Enorcement and Govern(FLEG)Supports governments o participating countries, civil society and tin the development o sound and sustainable orest management prthe prevention o illegal orestry activities

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ObjectivesAssists participating countriesin combating climate changeboth by extending the use o mechanisms, such as the CleanDevelopment Mechanism andJoint Implementation that areattached to the Kyoto Protocol,and by supporting the ormu-lation o appropriate mitiga-tion and adaptation strategiesat each country level.

What does it do?Te project ocuses on threeareas. First, it reinorces aware-ness and institutional capacity in relation to climate change ingeneral and to the Kyoto Pro-tocol mechanisms in particular.Second, it strengthens the re-sponsiveness o the economicstakeholders (particularly in-dustry and energy utilities) toclimate change related issues

and it suppounding mecunder the Kcusing partie ciency. Tto ensure thmitigation strategies and implemrequested bcountries.

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoldUkraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekista


Support to Kyoto Protocol Implemen(SKPI)Supports the fght against climate change through the extensionmechanisms o the UNFCCC/Kyoto Protocol as well as the developmenmitigation and adaptation strategies



Website: http://www.stepp

EuropeAid eature story: http://www.enpi-ino.eu/les/eatures/

ObjectivesTe project was developed in2004 and revised in 2006 toassist Moldova, Ukraine andRussia in steppe ecosystem res-toration, conservation and sus-tainable management, based onthe principle that sustainabledevelopment o steppe regionsis only possible when it goeshand in hand with biodiver-sity conservation. It ocuseson the increase o sustainableland, the restoration and useo abandoned and degradedsteppe lands, and improvedmanagement o privatisedareas, as well as mainstream-ing biodiversity concerns and

encouraging trans-boundary cooperation between statesin the management o stepperesources.

What does it do?It seeks to mobilise nancingalternatives or sustainablemanagement, conservationand restoration o steppes, in-cluding carbon sequestrationand greenhouse gas unds andother alternative sources. Teproject’s activities also includepromoting environmentally sound land use amongst arm-ers and agricultural structures,land restoration, implemen-tation o appropriate market

mechanisrestorationas agricultIt also worpromotingable steppement at legthan 40 exo specialisin the projregular mto carry ouanalysis aeld activitawarded anin the envrom the aExpertise’

Participating Countries: Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Budget €2. 4 million im

Sustainable Integrated Land Use o Eurasian steppesPromotes and acilitates the restoration, conservation and sustainao the Eurasian steppes ecosystem

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ObjectivesIt aims to improve the water qual-

ity in the Kura River basin through

trans-boundary cooperation and

implementation o the integrated

water resources management

approach. Te project supports

the development o a common

monitoring and inormation

management system to improve

transboundary cooperation and

enhances the capacities o environ-

mental authorities and monitoring

establishments engaged in long-

term integrated water resources

management in the Kura River

basin.

What does it do?Under component 1 (assessment

and surveys), a report on the base-

line situation in the Kura River

basin was prepared, using exist-

ing data and based on a European

Environment Agency model, It

shows that Armenia and Az-

erbaijan are under severe water

stress, underlining the need or

a transboundary river manage-

ment approach. Under component

2 (monitoring), our joint river

monitoring exercises per year are

carried out, which include joint

sampling and analysis on sites and

parallel analyses in each labora-

tory. Tis builds condence and

improves the capabilities o the

laboratories.

Component 3 (management inor-

mation and methodology) oresees

the development o a common GIS

database platorm or inormation

management and data exchange.

Furthermore, river basin man-

agement plans according to the

methodology o the EU Water

Framework Directive are prepared

or ve smaller pilot sub-basins.

Within component 4 (institutional

capacity and

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Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia


Transboundary River Management oKura river - Phase IIReinorces regional cooperation in monitoring and managing water Kura river basin, through training, capacity strengthening, streamlintion, inormation and know-how exchanges



ObjectivesIt aims at helping to reducepollution, oster air sharingand eective use o scarcewater resources and to im-prove the quality o sharedwater resources, such as trans-boundary rivers. Te projectseeks to improve, implementand enorce water legislationas well as contribute to convergence on EU standards. Te

Western Partner Countries,namely Belarus, Moldova andUkraine, as well as Armenia,Azerbaijan and Georgia in theSouth Caucasus share river ba-sins and waters with the EU,which makes transboundary water management a crucial

issue.

What does it do?Provides support or the contin-ued development o regulatory mechanisms and institutionalprocedures leading to improvedRiver Basin Management Plansand enhanced implementationcapacity. It encourages coop-eration between the PartnerCountries, especially by seek-ing to ensure compatibility o inormation and its exchange.

It also helps speciy what in-ormation is needed and de-termine how it should be used,especially through permittingand control mechanisms.

he project has two dimen-sions. While one ocuses on

country-speciic activities

that promnationally vides or that help eand mutuaapproachement in allIt also contional Poliunder the Eto support iTe accom

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Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Mo

Budget 3 million im

Water Governance in WesternEECCA CountriesAssists Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) Countrstandards to ensure air distribution o water, and supports the develotory mechanisms and institutional procedures or River Basin Mana



Increasing people-to-people contacts betwee

EU and between partner countries themselv

the European Neighbourhood Policy. It is co

level contacts and relationships may be di

countries, due to prevailing political condit

build relationships between state institutions

civil society organisations and individuals. T

term, bottom-up improvement in regional c

Regional cooperation between the EU and it

human and social elds ocuses on ostering

as well as the prevention o drug abuse an

against drug tra cking.

Te Eastern partners also participate in th

programmes, such as EMPUS IV that sup

higher education, promotes cooperation an

and Erasmus Mundus acilitating cooperatio

institutions.

A programme aimed at raising awareness on

between the EU and its Eastern Neighbo

Regional Inormation and Communication

that range rom the training o journalists to p

production as well as the setting up o the EN

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ObjectivesTe programme “Cooperationin Urban Development andDialogue” (CIUDAD) aims to

promote mutual understand-ing, dialogue and cooperationbetween local actors in the EUand in the Partner Countrieso the Eastern and SouthernNeighbourhood (ENPI region)through the provision o ca-pacity building or the mod-

ernisation and strengtheningo local and regional govern-ment. It also seeks to create newpartnerships and strengthen ex-isting ones, among local andregional authorities in the ENPIregion (South-South, East-Eastand South-East partnerships),

leading to long-term benets

extending beyond the lie o the programme.

CIUDAD builds on the work

o previous initiatives suchas the CAS and IBPP pro-grammes unded under theACIS instrument (East);MED’AC and MED-PACprogrammes unded under theMEDA instrument (South),and others.

What does it do?Approximately 20 projects thatreceive co-nancing (grants)ocus on three thematic priorities.hese are: Environmentalsustainability and energy e ciency; Sustainable economic

development and reduction

o social dgovernanceurban develPartnership

consortia oincluding luniversities, working on developmenthe EU ancountries.

A supportingprogramme support to monitors prothe disseminthe projectsCIUDAD, pthe use o e

regional net

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, RAlgeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian errito

Budget €14 milion ime

CIUDAD – Sustainable Urban DeveloAims to help local governments in the ENPI region address urbaproblems in a sustainable manner, promoting cooperation between their EU counterparts

Social and



ObjectivesIt aims at assisting the PartnerCountries in their cultural pol-icy reorm at government level,

as well as capacity building andimproving proessionalism o cultural operators in the East-ern ENP region. It contributesto exchange o inormation andexperience among cultural op-erators at a regional level andwith the EU. Te programme

seeks to support regional initia-tives which demonstrate posi-tive cultural contributions toeconomic development, socialinclusion, conict resolutionand intercultural dialogue.

What does it do? h e p r o g r a m m e h e l p sstrengthen policy-making,project and resource generat-

ing capacities o both the publicsector and cultural operators.It osters dialogue and contrib-utes to the development o co-operation mechanisms withinthe sector across the region.

It also promotes intra-regional

and inter-regional (EU-ENP)cultural initiatives and part-nerships while helping tostrengthen management skillsand networking capacities o the cultural organisations and

operators. Tthers linkagactivities aagendas r

ployment inclusion, eservation, cresolutiondialogue.

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Uk


Eastern Partnership CultureProgramme - Part IStrengthens regional cultural links and dialogue within the ENP Eatween the EU and ENP Eastern countries’ cultural networks and acto




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ObjectivesTe Erasmus Mundus II - Ac-tion 2 Partnerships seeks to pro-

mote better understanding andmutual enrichment between theEU and third countries and inthe medium term strengthenspolitical, cultural, educationaland economic links.

It ollows on rom Erasmus

Mundus – External coopera-tion window. What does it do?It is a cooperation and mo-bility scheme unding part-nerships between EU and

Tird-Countries in the eldo higher education, throughgrants, that is complementary

to other EU-unded highereducation initiatives. Its tar-get groups, comprise studentsand academic staf rom theEU and the Tird-Countries’nationals, with particular at-tention to those in vulnerablesituation (eg. reugees, asylum

seekers).

he programme enhancesthe international coopera-tion capacity o universitiesin third countries, while pro-moting cooperation between

institutionsstudents, espnerable gro

nity to beneculturally aby pursuingin another cmotes EU vait improves and recognitqualication

It was launchin 2006 and through the Education, Culture.


Erasmus Mundus II – Action 2 PartnePromotes cooperation between higher education institutions throupartnerships, mobility and exchanges o students, researchers and aca


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Website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighb

Objectiveshe Programme seeks to increase

public knowledge and awareness

o the EU and its relationship withthe neighbourhood countries and

create a local sense o involvement

and shared ownership. It clariies

policies but also highlights the

development aid implemented by

the EU in the region It acilitates

cooperation between journalists

and media organizations, helpsbuild sustainable communica-

tion networks and assists the

continued development o ree

opinion and reedom o expres-

sion in a bid to contribute to the

creation o an environment con-

ducive to dialogue and mutual

understanding.

It ollows on rom the previous

Regional Inormation and Com-

munication Programme.

What does it do?It ocuses on supporting and work-

ing with journalists and media or-

ganisations building knowledge

on the EU, providing inorma-

tion sources and acilitating the

production o reportages. It ofers

young journalists, in particular,the opportunity to understand the

EU and report its activities that

afect their country, and media

organisations to build regional

channels o communication and

networks. It also improves the

dissemination and impact o in-

ormation and deals with gauging

public opin

hood count

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outlets; ‘Com

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Regional Inormation & CommunicaProgrammeAims at boosting public awareness and understanding o the EU and iENPI area, through support to journalists and media outlets or matas well as training

Participating Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, MoldovaAlgeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian errit




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Objectiveshe rans-European Mobility

Scheme or University Studies

(EMPUS) supports the efort o the Partner Countries to modernize

their higher education systems and

creates opportunities or coopera-

tion among higher education actors

o the EU and the participating

countries through joint projects.

It also enhances understanding

between cultures as it promotesa people-to-people approach

and promotes convergence with

EU developments in higher edu-

cation leading to more jobs and

growth.

It ollows on rom EMPUS III

implemented rom 2000 – 2007.

What does it do?It nances three types o actions:

joint projects, structural measures

and accompanying measures. Te

joint projects are based on multi-

lateral partnerships between higher

education institutions in the EUand the Partner Countries, that de-

velop, modernise and disseminate

new curricula, teaching methods

or materials, boost a quality assur-

ance culture and modernise the

management and governance o

higher education institutions. Te

structural measures contribute tothe development and reorm o

higher education institutions and

systems in Partner Countries, en-

hancing their quality and relevance

and increasing their convergence

with EU developments. Te ac-

companying measures comprise

dissemination and inormationactivities, such as thematic con-

erences, studies, consultation o

stakeholders, etc.

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EuropeAidCross-Border Cooperation (CBC)CBC, a key priority o the ENPI, seeks to reinorce cooperation betweStates and Partner Countries along the external EU borders

Budget €1.1 billion ime

Programmes

1. Land-Border Programmes• Te Kolarctic-Russia Programme (Budget: €28,241 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Regional Council o Lapland, Finland• Te Karelia-Russia Programme (Budget: €23,203 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Council o Oulu Region, Finland • Te South-East Finland-Russia Programme (Budget: €36,185 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Regional Council o South Karelia, Finland• Te Estonia-Latvia-Russia Programme (Budget: €47,775 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Ministry o Regional Development and

ObjectivesCBC aims to promote econo-mic and social developmentin border areas. It strives to

address common challenges,ensure eicient and secureborders and promote people-to-people cooperation. What does it do?CBC provides or a ully ba-lanced partnership: Partner

Countries and EU MemberStates work together within acommon management struc-ture, applying a single set o im-

plementing rules and sharingone single budget. Commonneeds are identied by localpartners on both sides o theborder or activities that aremost relevant to their localsituation. In total, 15 CBCprogrammes (9 land border,

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• Te Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme (Budget: €68,638Joint Managing Authority: Te National Development Agency in Hunga

• Te Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Programme (Budget: €126Joint Managing Authority: Te Ministry o Regional Development and H

2. Sea-Crossing Programmes• Te Spain-Morocco Programme (Budget: €135,231 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Ministry o Economy and Finance, Spain• Te CBC Atlantic Programme (Budget: €27,762 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Ministry o Economy and Finance, Spain• Te Italy-unisia Programme (Budget: €25,191 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Te Region o Sicily, Italy

3. Sea-Basin Programmes • Black Sea Programme (Budget: €17,306 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Te Ministry o Regional Development and H• Te Mediterranean Sea Programme (Budget: €173,607 million)

Joint Managing Authority: Region o Sardinia, Italy • Te Baltic Sea Region Programme (Budget: €22,608 million - ENPI cont

integrated Baltic Sea programme)Joint Managing Authority: Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein, German

ENPI CBC echnical AssistanceTe European Commission provides technical support to the CBC programnancing two projects: Regional Capacity Building Initiative (RCBI) and I

Regional Capacity Building InitiativeProvides technical assistance to support the Partner Countries in the prepmentation o the ENPI CBC programmes. Ensures co-ordination among t

Authorities and acilitates their close work with the European Commission

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• Renders specic advisory services to the programme Joint Managing Author

• Organises seminars or the ENPI CBC community on technical or strategic m• Provides or a virtual platorm where all programmes can regularly discuss p

and nd solutions.• Carries out studies, develops tools and manuals.

hosted by the Ministry o Employment and Economy, in urku, Finland ano uscany in Florence, Italy. urku and Florence are responsible or provid

to the CBC programmes. Te exact geographical coverage o the INERACNorth and INERAC ENPI point South can be consulted on the Interact wProjectsTe Joint Managing Authority (JMA) o each programme regularly launcheproposals, speciying the deadline or submissions and the eligibility criterianamely the eligibility o applicants, the project size, co-operation sectors, et

Te JMA signs one contract per project covering both Member States and Pa

It subsequently monitors the projects with support rom the Joint echnical S(located in the Member State hosting the JMA) and their branch o ces (locatMember States and the Partner Countries). One set o rules applies to the prosides o the EU external border.

INERAC ENPIAims to improve the management and the implementation o the ENPI CBCWorks closely with the Joint Managing Authorities and ensures co-ordinatithemselves and the European Commission.Provides a platorm where all ENPI CBC stakeholders meet to share their ex

good practices. Te INERAC ENPI project is managed by the sel-governBratislava in Slovakia. wo INERAC ENPI points have been set up and a

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Website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/regional-cooperation

Bringing together grant unding rom the European Commission and the E

and loans rom European Public Finance Institutions, the NIF (NeighbourFacility) is an innovative instrument o the ENP, aiming at mobilising addi

inrastructure projects in the Neighbourhood area. Te NIF ocuses on the key

environment and transport while also providing support to SMEs developmen

inrastructures.

Te Commission intends to allocate €700 million to the NIF or the perio

Facility benets also rom nancial contributions by EU Member States whpooled and better streamlined to the benet o partner countries. By encourag

operations, the NIF thus paves the way or concrete donors’ coordination, divi

harmonisation o procedures. In its rst 15 months o operations the NIF has

to projects representing a total investment o about €7.3 billion.

NIF operations constitute a practical lever ocusing on countries with ENP A

with the EU. On a case-by-case basis, other Neighbourhood Countries may

NIF grant support or projects o cross border or regional nature to whic

Neighbouring partners attach particular interest.

SIGMA (Support or Improvement in Governance and Management) is

Commission and OECD initiative. Principally nanced by the EU, it ocuses

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AIEX (echnical Assistance and Inormation Exchange) was introduced to th

2006 to ofer short-term assistance and advice to Partner countries as they implAction Plans. It was initially set up in 1996 to provide short-term, targeted tec

to the candidate countries. It supports Neighbouring countries in the approxima

and enorcement o EU legislation. It is mainly demand driven, channels reque

and contributes to the delivery o appropriate tailor-made expertise to address p

notice. Assistance is given through expert missions, workshops or seminars an

winning is an EC initiative originally designed to help candidate countries acqu

skills and experience to adopt, implement and enorce EU legislation. Since 200

also been available to countries in the ENPI region. On a demand driven base, t

together public sector expertise rom EU Member States and beneciary countr

o enhancing co-operation activities. winning projects are joint projects, sh

partner administrations. Te beneciary country retains ownership.

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European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) - Working Together

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