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Twinning in PolandUK-Polish twinning conference
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland Warsaw 30.10.2010
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Contents
• Role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the National Contact Point for twinning and TAIEX
• Activities of NCP Office aiming at promotion of twinning assistance
What we have done during the last 12 months What we are going to do
• Polish institutions in twinning projects
• Areas of main interest
• Co-operation with Great Britain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Part 1
Role of MFA as the National Contact Point for twinning and TAIEX
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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About us
PREVIOUSLY (till the 31 December 2009)
Office of the Committee for European Integration
• Administrative Office (approval, monitoring and co-ordination of twinning)
• National Contact Point (NCP) for twinning and TAIEX
NOW (since 1 January 2010)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• National Contact Point (NCP) for twinning and TAIEX
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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About us
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
Brussels;EU Delagations
in IPA/ENPI countries
Polish Embassies in IPA/ENPI countries
Polish Administration
Member States NCPs
NCP in Poland
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What we do
Main tasks of the NCP Office
Coordination and promotion of twinning and TAIEX instruments
• Informing Polish administration on newly circulated twinning fiches and TAIEX events and submission of Polish twinning proposals
• Assisting Polish institutions in the process of preparation of twinning proposals
• Providing training and organising conferences/workshops on twinning and TAIEX issues
• Coming up with practical solutions and guidance (legal, technical) to help Polish institutions interested in becoming donors of twinning assistance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Part 2
Activities of the NCP Office aiming at
promoting twinning assistance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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What we do
Main assignments of the NCP Office during the last 12 months
• Running training for Polish Ambassadors on twinning and TAIEX
• Running training for students of the National School of Public Administration on twinning issues
• Updating of Twinning Manual for Donors (practical guidance for Polish administration)
• Further developing twinning and TAIEX websites (ongoing) - main instrument of communication between NCP and Polish administration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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What we do
Main tasks for the future
• Organizing recurrent meetings with Polish twinning experts
• Tightening cooperation between Polish embassies and NCP
• Evaluating Polish twinnings
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Part 3
Polish twinning projects
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Polish twinnings
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
Polish experience in twinning assistance
• 4 own twinning projects+
• 3 consortia - leading partner+
• 18 consortia - junior partner=
• 25 twinning projects implemented or in the process of implementation
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Polish twinnings
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
Countries where we twin
• Romania 8 (twinnings)• Ukraine 5• Bulgaria 3• Croatia 2• Albania 3• B&H 1• Turkey 1• Jordan 1• Azerbaijan 1
Most frequent Polish twinners• Among ministries - Ministry of Finance• Among central government institutions - Public Procurement Office
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Part 4
Co-operation with Great Britain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Co-operation with UK
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
Twinning with Great Britain
Great Britain - one of the most significant donors of twinning assistance for Poland
------------------------11 Polish-UK consortium proposals (1 is waiting for the beneficiary’s decision)
3 UK-Polish projects implemented
• Romania - Building up the institutional capacity of the new Paying Agency for EAGGF-Guarantee measures and FIFG - Poland junior partner
• Romania - Strengthening the capacity of the National Paying Authority to ensure a sound financial management for the Structural funds and Cohesion Funds - Poland leading partner
• Albania - Developing of public internal financial control - Poland junior partner
Looking forward for more!
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Thank you for your attention
Wojciech Gołębiowski
NCP for Poland; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Department of Implementation of Development Programmes; tel: + 48 22 455 3879; e-mail: [email protected]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Comprehensive Institution Building Programme
(CIB)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Comprehensive Institution Building Programme
• Part of Eastern Partnership• Financed with ENPI funds• 173 MEUR for 2011-2013• Based on IB pre-accession programmes in new MS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Comprehensive Institution Building Programme
Aim: support a limited number of institutions responsible for negotiating and implementing AA and DCFTA
> Belarus not covered by the programme
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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Comprehensive Institution Building Programme
Basic documents:
Framework Document agreed between Partner Country and the EC > Memorandum of Understanding (end 2010?)
Institution Reform Plans prepared by the Partner Country government in cooperation with the EC and other donors (possibly MS)
Projects financed under ENPI
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
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1. Objective and purpose2. Key institutions and persons responsible3. Correspondance with bilateral EU – PC agreements, national strategies etc.4. Background information relevant to the reform5. Expected results and activities6. Assumptions7. Budget and tools for implementation:
- Twinning- Supply contract- Service contract
8. Implementation Schedule9. Annexes
- Logframe- Expected results of IRP
+ division of labour between donors
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
IRP template
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Framework Documents ready and MoU signed > information to MS
Interested MS to contact Head of Delegation in PC > IRP
Forms of involvement: - expert missions and training financed with own funds or
under Taiex- organising secondments to MS institutions with relevant
profile- TWINNING > main tool of CIB implementation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
MS involvement
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Ukraine: SPS, public aid, migration
Georgia: • Accountability oriented institutions (Public Defender’s Office, Chamber of Control,
Parliament, Civil Registry Agency)• Institutions involved in the AA negotiation (PM office, OSMEI, MFA)• Trade related institutions (Geostm, competition authority)
Azerbaijan:
• MFA negotiating AA, • Ministry of Economic Development (trade relations), • Ministry of Justice and specialised agencies: State Migration Services, State Border
Service, Ministry of Interior, and Labour Migration Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection,
• Azerbaijani Diplomatic Academy, Civil Service Commission
Moldova• Public administration reform• Rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms• Institutions responsible for DCFTA negotiation and implementation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland
Areas/Institutions covered by CIB
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Thank you for your attention
Aneta Kędziora
Deputy Director; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Department of Implementation of Development Programmes; tel: + 48 22 455 52 15; e-mail: [email protected]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NCP Office in Poland