EU-Funding in New Member States

• pre-accession-instruments (Phare/Ispa/Sapard) were replaced by EU Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund • Volume: 2004-2006: 22 Billion Euro (7,3 Bill. p.a. vs. 0,5 Bill. previously)

EU-Funds in New MS: Priorities

• • • • • • • • • Transport Infrastructure Energy supply Environmental investments (infrastructure, enterprises) Enterprises, Innovation Starting-up and development of enterprises Tourism Culture and Social Economy Modernization of telecom networks Qualification of employees and entrepreneurs

EU-Funding: Environmental Investments

 Water supply  Waste water treatment  Waste management  Implementation of IPPC-Directive  reducing pollution in power stations  improvement in energy efficiency  Renewable energy

Application for funding

 Authorities or Agencies in Member States    individual application or Calls for proposals Info: http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/index_de.htm

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EU-Funding/Enviroment: South-Eastern Europe

• Romania and Bulgaria:  Phare/ISPA/Sapard  Increase of financial assistance since 2004 Western Balkans:  Countries: Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegowina Albania, Mazedonia  EU-Programme CARDS  Croatia will benefit from pre-accession instruments from 2005

Pre-accession-instruments

• Phare:  „Institution and Capacity Building“  Preparation of Public Administration for EU-entry • Ispa:  Large enviromental projects  Transport Infrastructure • Sapard:  Modernization of Agricultural sector

Pre-accession-instruments: Project examples

• Phare:  Technical assistance for ministries (policy making)  installation of air-quality measuring system  supply of laboratory equipment • Ispa:  Waste water treatment  Landfills • Sapard:  water and waste management, environmentally-friendly production

CARDS

• Political Objective:  Stabilization of Balkan regions  Association to EU • Financial means:  2000-2006: ca. 5 Billion Euro

Priority sectors

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Justice and home affairs:

 reform of the judiciary and police, migration and asylum, integrated border management, the fight against organised crime •

Administrative capacity building:

 public administration reform, taxation and customs •

Economic and social development:

 economic reform, social cohesion, local infrastructure development, education •

Democratic stabilisation:

 civil society development, refugee return, media reform •

Environment and natural resources:

 institution strengthening, monitoring and planning

Cards: Project examples/Environment

 Supply of measuring and calibration equipment  Supply of testing equipment for sanitary border controls  Technical Assistance: Environmental legislation, Spatial planning, Environmental Action plans, Environmental Information Systems  Environmental Managementplan for river basin

Information on Calls for Tenders

• Phare/ISPA/CARDS:  http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl

• Sapard:  Sapard Agencies in recipient countries: http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/external/enlarge/countries/index_de.htm

LIFE Environment

 no R&D funding  no investment programme for existing technology  bridging the gap between development and application (Demonstration projects)

EU-Call for proposals

European R&D programmes

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Eureka:

• innovative product/process/service with high market potential • at least 2 European partners involved • Non-EU-countries eligible (e.g. Russia, Balkans, Israel)

European R&D programmes

6th FTD Framework Programme

- Industrial Technologies/New procedures - Environmental Technology - CRAFT (min. 3 SME commission min. 2 Research Institutes, min. 3 countries) - Collective Research (Associations of enterprises from min. 2 countries commission min. 2 Institutes

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