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The Instrument for
Pre-accession Assistance
(IPA) 2007-13
An overview
with a focus on
cross-border co-operation
Giannantonio Ballette
European Commission
DG Enlargement - Financial Instruments Directorate
16 June 2006
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External Aid Instruments
2007-13
EU
Candidates/potential cand.
“Ring of Friends”
Rest of the World
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External Aid Instruments
2007-13: COM proposal
Three policy driven/geographical instruments:
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Pre–Accession (IPA)
Neighbourhood and Partnership (ENPI)
Development Co–operation and Economic Co–
operation (DCECI)
Three crisis/global instruments:
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Stability (IfS) [+ Nuclear Safety]
Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) – unchanged
Macro–Financial Assistance – unchanged
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The Instrument for
Pre-accession Assistance - IPA
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An integrated pre-accession instrument to assist
candidate (Croatia, fYRoM, Turkey) and “potential
candidate” countries (Albania; Bosnia and
Herzegovina; Montenegro, Serbia including
Kosovo under UNSCR 1244)
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Replaces Phare, ISPA, SAPARD and Turkey preaccession instruments, as well as the CARDS
instrument
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Financial envelope (2007–13): 10.2 billion € (2004
prices) (European Commission’s original
proposal ~12.9 billion € )
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Structure of the IPA:
5 components
Single framework, differentiated approach
All countries:
I.
Transition Assistance and Institution Building
II.
Cross-Border Co-operation
In addition, for Candidate countries:
III.
Regional Development
IV.
Human Resources Development
V.
Rural Development
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Regulatory framework
IPA
=
Council Framework Regulation
[COM(2004) 627 of 29 Sept. 2004, to be adopted by
Council hopefully before the end of June 2006]
+
Detailed Implementing Regulation
Single implementing regulation, prepared by
Commission, approved by Member States
(comitology)
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A 3–level programming
framework
1.
2.
POLITICAL and FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
“Enlargement Package” including the
Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework (MIFF)
all countries and by component (3 years rolling forwards)
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD)
by country for all relevant components
Comp I
Comp II
National
and
Multi–country
Programmes
Joint
Programming
Documents
3.
Comp III
Operational
Programmes/
Large project
Comp IV
Comp V
Operational
programme
Rural
Development
programme
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The Instrument for
Pre-accession Assistance – IPA
The Cross-Border
Co-operation Component
(CBC)
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IPA (Component II) CBC: Scope
Three strands:
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CBC at land and maritime borders with Member
States (EU external borders)
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CBC at borders among candidates/potential
candidates (essentially Western Balkan “internal”
borders)
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participation of candidates/potential candidates
in the Structural Funds’ transnational (e.g. the
successor of CADSES) and interregional
programmes, and in ENPI Sea basins
programmes, as appropriate
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The new approach for CBC at
EU borders with CC/PCC (1)
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Single instrument, single legal base: IPA CBC
will apply to both sides of the border, on
Member States and on (potential) candidates
eligible territory
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Single budget, with funding coming in a
balanced way from ERDF and IPA, to be spent
on both sides of the border (“common benefit”)
under one set of rules [2007-13 global budget
for CBC at EU-CC/PCC borders: ~ 530 million €]
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Single management structures, where
authorities of both sides are represented
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The new approach for CBC at
EU borders with CC/PCC (2)
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Envisaged solution: Structural Funds rules for
CBC at EU internal borders to apply also at EU
external borders with CC/PCC (future EU
internal borders)
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Adaptations to specific conditions of CBC with
third countries to be kept to a very minimum
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“Safety net” to avoid loss of funds for Member
States
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Eligible Regions
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Same eligibility rules as under the Structural
Funds’ European territorial cooperation
objective
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NUTS level III regions (or equivalent) along land
and maritime borders between Member States
and adjacent (potential) candidates
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Maritime
borders:
regions
along
the
MS–CC/PCC borders separated by max 150 km
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IPA CBC programmes
between MS and CC/PCC (1)
The eligible regions bring in a list of 12 potential
IPA CBC programmes at EU borders:
Italy/Croatia–Bosnia & Herzegovina–Montenegro–
Albania
Slovenia/Croatia Hungary/Croatia
Hungary/Serbia Romania/Serbia
Bulgaria/Serbia Bulgaria/fYRoM
Bulgaria/Turkey Greece/Turkey Greece/Albania
Greece/fYRoM
Cyprus/Turkey
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IPA CBC programmes
between MS and CC/PCC (2)
Please note that:
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CBC between Member States is carried under
the Structural Funds’ European territorial
cooperation objective (not under IPA)
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CBC between candidates/potential candidates
is carried out under a specific strand of IPA
CBC in programmes which do not include
Member States
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Management and control
 The aim: implement programmes under the
Shared management and control system
(Structural Funds rules)
 An agreement among participating countries is
required (regulates procedures for financial
control and audit and for handling the recovery of
funds)
 At start-up, transitional arrangements could
apply (“neighbourhood programmes” approach:
shared mngt on MS side and external aid rules on
CC/PCC side)
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Responsible Authorities
Programme Structures
“Single” Managing Authority, Certifying Authority
(payments), Audit Authority: “normally” located in the
Member States
 Under “transitional arrangements”: Implementing/
Contracting Authority also in CC/PCC
Programme Structures:
 Joint Monitoring/selection Cttee: oversees
implementation; responsible for selecting projects
 Joint Technical Secretariat: day-to-day management
of the programme
 Balanced representation of all participating countries in
programme structures
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Specificities of CBC at EU
external borders under IPA
 On top of the Commission decision approving the
Joint programme (binding on the Member State),
a Financing Agreement between the Commission
and the relevant CC/PCC country is needed
 Programmes will have a financial table covering 3
years (instead of 7 under Structural Funds)
 Public procurements: a single set of rules in the
entire eligible territory (external aid rules OR rules
of the MS where the Management authority is
located)
 Disbursement deadline: n+4
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Programming IPA CBC at borders
between MS and CC/PCC (1)
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Partner countries nominate a drafting team
 Main areas of intervention/priorities are agreed
among partners (to be included in the relevant
IPA Multi–annual Indicative Planning Documents)
 The relevant multi–annual joint programming
document is drafted
 Programme contents:
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SWOT analysis
Strategy
Priorities
Financial provisions
Implementing provisions
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Programming IPA CBC at borders
between MS and CC/PCC (2)
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Partnership principle: regional and local
involvement, with national level
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Programme must have no breakdown of
funding per country
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Draft joint programmes submitted to the
Commission in the last quarter 2006
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Programmes adopted by the Commission in the
first half 2007 (COM decision)
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Financing agreements with third countries
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Broad aims
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Promote good neighbouring relations between
countries/communities
Promote sustainable economic and social
development in the border areas
Address common challenges in environment,
public health, prevention of and fight against
organised crime, …
Ensure efficient and secure borders
Promote legal and administrative cooperation
Promote local "people to people" type actions
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Implementation (1)
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Priorities are implemented through joint crossborder projects led by a single “lead partner”
Projects are usually selected through open call
for proposals
Pre-identification of projects by joint Monitoring
Cttee also possible
Investment projects systematically co-financed by
national funds
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Implementation (2)
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After selection, the Managing authorities signs a
grant contract with the lead partner
Transitional arrangements: separate contracting
authorities in MS and CC/PCC
Eligible beneficiaries:
– Public local/regional authorities
– Civil society, non-governmental bodies,
economic and social actors
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Participation in ERDF transnational
and interregional programmes
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“Entry ticket” concept: IPA can financially
support the participation of (potential)
candidate countries in the relevant ERDF
transnational/interregional programmes, as
appropriate
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The entire territory of Western Balkans and
some NUTS II areas of TR (to be confirmed) are
eligible to the future South–East Europe ERDF
transnational programme
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Coastal NUTS II areas of TR are also eligible to
the ERDF Mediterranean transnational
programme
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Participation in ENPI Sea Basins
programmes
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“Entry ticket” concept: IPA can financially
support the participation of (potential)
candidate countries in the relevant ENPI Sea
basins programmes, as appropriate
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This concerns only Turkey, which coastal NUTS
II regions on the Black Sea and on the
Mediterranean are eligible to the Black Sea and
the Mediterranean ENPI Sea basins
programmes
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Next steps
 Adoption
of the IPA framework Regulation (June?)
 As
soon as IPA framework Regulation is adopted:
 presentation of the MIFF 2007-09 (July?)
 presentation of the IPA implementing rules to the
IPA Committee (Members States) and adoption by
COM (Autumn)
 Strategic
planning (MIPD) per country (adopted in
2nd half 2006)
 IPA
CBC: programming meetings COM/partner
countries on a programme–by-programme basis
(July–September 2006)
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