Director Dr' Marcus CORNARO European Commission Europe, Southern Mediterranean, Middle East and Neig

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Director Dr. Marcus CORNARO European
Commission Europe, Southern Mediterranean,
Middle East and Neighbourhood PolicyBrussels,
22nd May 2008

• EuropeAid assistance in the Neighbouring Countries

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The European Neighbourhood
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Buiding on existing frameworks

• Existing agreements (Association Agreements,
  Partnership and Co-operation Agreements,
  EuroMediterranean Partnership)
• Established instruments (Association and
  Co-operation Councils, Committees,
  sub-Committees)
• Bringing lessons learned e.g. prioritisation
  sequencing

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Areas of cooperation
?Dialogue and Reform ?Legislative
approximation ?Institution building
Objectives ? Equitable social and economic
development ? Protection of human rights and
freedoms ? Rule of law and good governance ?
Contribution to MDG
Sectors ? energy ? telecommunications ?
transport ? Justice, Freedom, Security ?
environment ? higher education
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Allocation mechanism
Based on the needs and characteristics of the
partner country ? The level of ambition of the
partnership ? The progress towards meeting
agreed objectives ? The partners capacity to
manage and absorb assistance.
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Programmes for Neighbourhood

• Bilateral
• Reinforced with partnership countries
• Development co-operation with others
• Nuclear safety instruments
• Regional Programmes East and South
• Interregional Instruments
• Cross Border Co-operation
• Neighbourhood Investment Facility
• Twinning and TAIEX

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Budget total period
Total ENPI 11 bio 2007-2013, (ca. 30 above
TACIS and MEDA average) This translates into 1,
6 bio per annum, of which in 2008 400 mio
for East 700 mio for South 300 mio for
Palestine 100 mio for CBC Programmes In
addition 100 mio for nuclear safety 100 mio
for Irak, Yemen and Iran (from DCI
Instrument) Plus thematic budget lines
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Budget Ventilation 2008 (1)
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Budget ventilation (2)
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Interregional Instruments

• Cross Border Co-operation
• Neighbourhood Investment Facility
• Twinning and TAIEX

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CBC (1) overall objectives

• Promote economic and social development
• Address common challenges
• Ensure efficient and secure borders
• Foster people to people co-operation

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CBC (2) funding and principles

• 15 ENPI/CBC Programmes identified
• Over 1.1 billion to finance CBC 2007 to 2013
• Equal participation in programming
• and decision making structures MS/PC
• One set of rules applied on both sides of the
  borders
• Russian co-financing ( 120 mio)

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Neighborhood Investment Facility (NIF)
Objectives

• Mobilise additional funding. Grant resources of
  EC and MS to be used to leverage loan financing.
• Finance larger operations, and bring greater
  visibility for the European dimension of external
  cooperation.
• Capitalise on European Public Financial
  Institutions

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NIF types of operations

• Investment co-financing
• Loan guarantee cost financing
• Interest rate subsidy
• Technical assistance
• Risk capital operations

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NIF sectors covered

• Transport
• Energy
• Social
• Environment with a particular focus on climate
  change,
• Private sector (in particular SMEs).

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NIF Source of funding and Eligible Donors

• Eligible Donors for Direct Contribution
• Member States, the Commission and the ENP partner
  countries
• On a case by case basis, other donors (after
  unanimous decision)

EC Budget Contribution
Two sources of funding
Direct Contribution
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Twinning and TAIEX

• The Twinning instrument builds on the political
  relations and the level of economical integration
  (more or less advanced), granted according to the
  partners degree of ambition.
• The ENP, though different from the enlargement,
  does not prejudge the future evolution of their
  relationship with the EU (accession).

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Summary

• Range of new instruments, including those
  developed in enlargement context
• Substantial increase in funding and innovative
  facilities
• Encouraging bilateral differentiation, but
  reinforcing common instruments and principles