Information Session 15 March 2007 European Commission – DG DEV

Multi-annual Strategy Paper 2007-2010 “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in development”

Clare Denvir [email protected]

European Commission DG DEV/A2

Context (1):

Financial perspectives 2007-13 European Commission – DG DEV

New External Cooperation Instruments

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pre-accession (IPA) Neighbourhood (ENPI) Human Rights (EIDHR) Stability Nuclear safety Industrialised Countries Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) 10th EDF Slide

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Context (2): Development Cooperation Instrument

European Commission – DG DEV

Development Cooperation Instrument

● Adopted December 2006 ● Coverage: - geographic programmes - 5 thematic programmes - Support to sugar production Slide

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Context (3): Development Cooperation Instrument

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Geographic V Thematic

Geographic programmes: - Privileged instrument - Development priorities of country/region Thematic Programmes: - Specific area of interest, global coverage - Distinctive added value - Subsidiarity: geographic programme not best placed - Multi-regional, cross-cutting actions, no agreement with government, no/suspended CSP … Slide

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Thematic Programme “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (1)

European Commission – DG DEV

Main elements of programme

● ● DCI Article 14 - legal base Successor to NGO co-financing and decentralised cooperation programmes ● Eligibility: non-profit making NSA and LA from EU and Partner Countries ● ● At least 85% funding reserved for NSA Account to be taken of LA contributing capacity Slide

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Thematic Programme “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (2)

European Commission – DG DEV

Overarching Objective:

Strengthen capacity building of NSA + LA in policy making process 1.

Specific Objectives:

Promote inclusive and empowered society in developing countries + regions 2.

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Increase awareness of development issues and promote development education in EU + acceding countries Coordination between stakeholders’ networks, within their organisations and with Community institutions Slide

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Multi-annual Programming

European Commission – DG DEV ● ● Multi-annual Strategy   4-year + 3-year programming document operationalises thematic programme: strategic priorities for action, priority countries, implementation modalities… External consultation August – September 2006 ● Commission Proposal February 2007 Slide

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Multi-annual Strategy (1)

European Commission – DG DEV

Actors

● “Right of initiative” principle ● Respective added value + comparative advantage (non exhaustive synopsis) ● Multi-actor partnerships ● Accounting for contributing capacity: co financing rules Slide

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Multi-annual Strategy (2)

European Commission – DG DEV

Priorities 2007-2010

● Objective 1: in-country interventions - Country situations not conducive to NSA/LA involvement - Populations out of reach of main stream services, excluded from policy-making - Multi-country, global interventions Slide

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Multi-annual Strategy (3)

European Commission – DG DEV Priorities 2007-2010 ● Objective 2: Awareness raising + DE - MDG agenda, in part. Sub Saharan Africa - Coherence for development - Media and development - Scope enlarged to acceding countries Slide

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Multi-annual Strategy (4)

European Commission – DG DEV Priorities 2007-2010 ● Objective 3: NSA/LA networks - Information networks, exchange of best practice between and within organisations - Interaction with EU institutions - Scope enlarged to acceding countries Slide

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Multi-annual Strategy (5)

European Commission – DG DEV

Management

● EC Delegations (devolution) - In-country interventions ● EC Headquarters - Multi-country interventions - Certain country programmes - Awareness raising activities (objective 2) - Coordination activities (objective 3) Slide

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Multi-annual Strategy (6)

European Commission – DG DEV

Indicative envelopes by objective

- 82%: objective 1 - 15 %: objective 2 - 1%: objective 3 - 2%: management and support measures Slide

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Next Steps

European Commission – DG DEV ● Dialogue with EP ● Approval by Member States (comitology) ● COM decision ● Implementation phase (devolution) ● External evaluation Slide

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