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REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
MINISTRY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Regional Conference
“THROUGH COOPERATION TOWARDS
INTEGRATION”
Montenegro, 8-9th October 2007
Working Group II
Instrument of Pre Accession and Cross Border Cooperation
Content
• Organization and responsibilities
• Overview of EU funds
– Component I – “Institution Building and
Transition Support”
– Component II – “Cross Border
Cooperation”
• Challenges…
EU Assistance Implementing
Structures
• Delegation of the European Commission
• Central Managing Authority of the EC Assistance
• Ministry of European Integration
• National IPA Coordinator on the Albanian Government’s side
• Department of Donor and Strategy
Coordination
• within the Council of Ministers provides support to the process
through the IPS
IPA Coordinating Structures
Council of Ministers
Department Strategy
and Donor Coordination
European Union
EC
Delegation
in Albania
Ministry of European Integration
IPA Unit
CBC Unit
Line Ministries and other Government Agencies
European
Commission
Member
States
Ministry of European Integration
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Appointed National IPA Coordinator
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Two main Sectors:
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Sector of IPA dealing with Component I
Sector of Regional Cooperation dealing with Component II
Main Tasks
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lead the process of programming EU funds
co-operation with Line Ministries and central institutions to
identify the priorities for funding by IPA Programme and in
consultation with the Department of Strategy and Donor
Coordination shall submit these priorities for approval to the
Strategic Planning Committee
coordinate, monitor and report the implementation of EU
funded projects between the DEC and Line Institutions
Department of Donor and
Strategy Coordination
• The Department is responsible for implementing
the Integrated Planning System (IPS) approved
by the Government in November 2005
• The Department main Tasks are:
– To improve consultation process with donor community
– To align international assistance with national priorities
• The Department coordinates all sources of
Foreign Assistance
• In charge of preparing the Strategic Planning
Committee agenda
European Integration Units
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Establishment of EIU in each Line Ministry was
done by CMD no. 179, dated 22.02.2006
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Under direct supervision and responsibility of the
Secretary General in each Line Ministry
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Role: Coordination and support in implementing
SAA obligations within the Line Ministry,
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contact points for the programming phase
Accommodation of SPO’s upon future
appointments
Overview of EU Financial
Assistance to Albania
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CARDS 2001 – Completed
CARDS 2002 – Completed
CARDS 2003 – Completed
CARDS 2004 – Contracting completed
CARDS 2005 – Implementation has started in 2006,
contracting to be completed Sept.2008
• CARDS 2006 – Approval Procedures have started
• IPA 2007
– Signature of Financial Agreement
• IPA 2008
expected end of 2007
– Under programming phase
Overview of EU Assistance
under IPA
Albania for the period 2007 – 2009 benefits form Component I and II
YEARS
2007
2008
2009
20072009
COMPONENT I
Institution
Building and
Transition
Support
54.3
61.1
70.9
186
COMPONENT
II
Cross-Border
Cooperation
6.7
9.6
10.3
26.6
TOTAL (in
61.0
70.7
81.1
212.6
COMPONENTS
mill Euros)
IPA 2007 projects
• Political requirements (16.5 million Euro)
– Support for PAMECA
– TA to the CFCU
– Implementation of the pre-detention system
• Economic and social requirements (9.5 million Euro)
– Contribution to multibeneficiary programs
– Support to INSTAT
– Support SME policies
• European Standards (28.3 million Euro)
– Rehabilitation of water and sewerage system
– Customs and Taxation Support
Key lessons from IPA 2007
– National Plan for the implementation of the SAA
• Basic document for reporting the accomplishment of
the Albanian obligations in the European Integration
Process
• Basic reference for programming of IPA assistance
– Financial needs from the National Plan
reflected to the MTBP and the annual budget
as part of the Gov’t Integrated Planning System
– Overlapping of CARDS project
– Projects under Component of regional
development
Programming of IPA 2008
The deadline to submit
IPA project fiches is
beginning of February
2008, IPA Committee
June 2008
Revision of
the NPISAA
Submission of
project fiches
Identification of priorities for IPA
2008
Working
groups
After a final
approval of the
potential project
ideas,
beneficiaries will
write the project
fiches
Writing of
project
fiches
Current stage
IPA '08
Discussion
with ECD
Strategic
Planning
Committee
Set up of Internal
working groups /
discussion with Line
Ministries
Approval in
principle in the
SPC / Discussion
with ECD
CBC Component
1. CBC Programmes (bordering countries)
1.1 EU member states
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IPA-Adriatic - ~15 mln Euro 2007-2009
Greece-Albania ~ 4 mln Euro 2007-2009
1.2 Western Balkans
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Albania-Montenegro ~ 2,5 Mln Euro 2007-2009
Macedonia-Albania ~2.7 Mln Euro 2007-2009
Unilateral programme at the regions bordering Kosovo
2007 – 0.5 Mln Euro ( 2.4 Mln Euro 2007-2009)
CBC component (Con’t)
Current status:
• Programming Structures of the CBC Programmes have been
established
• Preparation of the CBC Programme documents
– internal borders: fyRoM-AL, AL-MN, unilateral Programme with Kosova
– external borders: GR-AL, Adriatic
• Submission of the CBC Programmes in the European Commission
Future activities:
• Raise the awareness for participation in CBC Programmes (training
of local stakeholders, in the framework of the launch of proposal)
• Preparation on building the JTSs of the CBC Programmes
CBC Component (Con’t)
2. Transnational Programmes
• Southeast Europe – 0.6 Mln Euro for 2007-2009
• Programme submitted – To be approved by the end of
December 2007
• MED 2007 – no participation for 2007, under
discussion participation for the coming years
3. Interregional Programmes
– No current participation
Community Programmes
• Lead the internal and external consultation and
coordination process (Line Ministries and Stakeholder)
• Preparation and start of the participation procedures
• Expresion of interest for full participation in 2008 in:
- Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
- Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (CIP)
- Europe for Citizens
- Youth in Action
• Close cooperation with line Ministries in
preparatory/information activities
• Support for providing the necessary compatible
framework conditions for the management of CPs
(strengthening administrative capacities)
Challenges ahead
• Enhance capacities to better conduct the
programming process and the monitoring
of project implementation;
• Better coordination with member states
and IFIs;
• Completion of the decentralization
process
Programming and monitoring of
project implementation
• Greater active involvement of the beneficiaries
since the programming phase;
• Enhance administrative capacity to manage the
projects ;
• Conduct independent assessment of the
efficiency of projects that are being implemented
as well as effectiveness (objectives achievement)
Donor coordination
Need for better coordination of donor
assistance:
• improvement of consultation process
with donor community through donor
meetings and working tables;
• alignment of international assistance
with national priorities;
Towards decentralization process
• Council of Ministers Decision on the newly
established IPA implementation structures:
– Appointment of CAO, NAO, PAO
– CFCU – Central Financing and Contracting Unit is
established within the Ministry of Finance
– SPO – Senior Programme Officer to be appointed
within the European Integration Units
• Close cooperation with the MF and transition
from centralized to the DIS:
– establishment of effective and efficient management
of the tendering and contracting procedures, and
– viable technical and financial reporting system
Contact Details
Ministry of European Integration
www.mie.gov.al
• Department of Institutional Support and the Integration Process
• Tel 228645/ fax 256267
• E-mail:
[email protected] (Head of Department)
[email protected] (IPAUnit)
[email protected] (IPA Unit)
[email protected] (CBC Unit)
[email protected] (CBC Unit)