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The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument

DG RELEX UNIT ER-D-1 European Neighbourhood Policy Coordination – General Coordination

1. Origins of the ENPI Regulation 1.1. EC External assistance: Responding to the call for simplification …

From 2007 Before 2007 More than 30 instrument s for delivering external relations assistance

Policy driven instruments:

► ► ► ► Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) Economic Cooperation Instrument (ECI) ► ► ► Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation Human Rights Instrument

Crisis response instruments:

Humanitarian Aid Instrument ► ► Macro-financial Assistance Instrument for Stability

4. EC financial support 4.1. European Community funding: global amount Current funding (2000-2006) Future funding (2007-2013)

EC budget: ► Total: €8.3b

► MEDA €5.2bn ► TACIS €3.1bn

► nearly €15bn result: nearly € 45% increase nominal terms and Commission proposal: ► real terms End 12 bn, in 32% in ► M€ ENPI and 0.8 11.18

4. EU financial Support 4.2. The European Investment Bank: A new mandate for the ENP and for Russia Current EIB lending (2000–2006) :

► € 6.5 bn Mediterranean, € 0.6 bn Eastern Europe

Future EIB lending (2007-2013):

► EIB external mandate currently under discussion. Will be approved before the end of 2006. ► Commission proposal for the new mandate would include very substantial increase for 2007-2013. Ceiling for external lending mandate would increase for ENPI to € 12.4 bn. (Mediterranean: € 8.7 bn / East: € 3.7 bn) ► Closer cooperation with EBRD and other International Financial Institutions (such as the World Bank) is foreseen.

2. The ENPI regulation: Main features 2.3. Types of programmes Country and multi-country programmes Minimum 95.0% (over

€

10.6 bn) Cross-border cooperation programmes Up to 5.0% (almost

€

550 million)

2. The ENPI regulation: Main features 2.4. The programming process Strategy Papers

► Analysis of the situation ► Response strategy ► Priority sectors ► 7 years ► revised at mid-term

Multi-annual Indicative Programmes Action Progr./Joint CBC Progr.

► normally attached to Strategy Papers ► set global and per priority allocations ► cover 3 – 4 years ► annual ► describe projects identified for ► define the budget per ► lead to EC decision & commitments of funds

2. Country and Multi-Country Programmes

► 17 ENP Countries  15 Country Programmes (all except Lybia and Palestine); ► 3 Multi- Country Programmes: Regional east, Regional South and Inter-regional; ► Environement: Multi-Country Programmes (East Forestry and South) + Country Programmes (e.g. UA, Jordan, Egypt);

2. Country and Multi-Country Programmes

Cross-Border Cooperation The history

     Difficult implementation of CBC on external borders Need for improved co-ordination pointed out by Court of Auditors in 2000 Requests by Member States to revamp the system Neighbourhood programmes first step Communications in 2003 and ENP strategy in 2004

ENPI CBC a new concept

    Territorial co-operation in a foreign policy context Legal provisions in the ENPI regulation Principles:  Common benefit to all participants   Partnerships and joint management Complementarity to other initiatives  Co-financing from partners Programme financing from ERDF and External Relations budget

Programme definition and financing

Eligible border regions along the EU’s external land borders, short sea crossings and sea basins on NUTS II or III level  Starting point Neighbourhood Programmes, additional simplifications  Adjoining regions may be included when duly motivated Financial allocations agreed in Council group for Structural Funds  Overall matching ERDF and External relations  Basis in population

Development of the CBC programmes

Local partners set priorities based on needs analysis in the geographical area Focus on the four key objectives:    Promote economic and social development Address common challenges Ensure efficient and secure borders  People to people co-operation Programme adopted by Commission Decision Financing agreements with partner country(ies) and the Joint Managing Authority

2. The ENPI Regulation: Main features 2.8. Focus on innovation: CBC’s 9 land border and 3 sea crossing programmes

2. The ENPI Regulation: Main features 2.9. Focus on innovation: CBC’s 3 sea basin programmes

3. Thematic Programmes

► Instrument; ► Established under the Development Co-operation Covering also ENPI Countries; ► 5 Programmes: Environment, Migration and Asylum, Investing in People, Food Security, Local Actors in Development

3. Thematic Programme: for Environment and Sustainable management of Natural Resources including Energy

► 6 Priroties: MDG, Implementation of EU Initiative, Improving expertise for integration and coherence, Stregthening environmental Governance and EU leadership, Support for Sustainable energy options in partner countries and regions, Global Energy Efficency Fund; ► ► In ENP Countries focus on implementation of international commitments and Energy Efficency/Renewable.

Total Budget 2007-10: 404.9 M€ of which 29 for ENP Countries