THE MINISTRY OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

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• THE MINISTRY OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE
  SLOVAK REPUBLIC

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STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN ENLARGED
EUROPE9. 10. December 2004,
Luxemburg(Compiled by Department of
International Economic Cooperation Division of
ODA, MFA of the Slovak Republic)
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Regarding the fact, that Slovak Republic made its
biggest progress in the establishment of legal
and institutional framework for providing ODA
during the last few months, I would like to draw
your attention on several changes occurred in
this period. Therefore, different parts of the
Country Profile should be corrected/updated as
follows
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Some facts about Slovak ODA

• The Development Policy Framework
• The Legal Framework
• Institutional Set-up
• Objectives and Geographic Focus
• NGO Sector
• Territorial Priorities
• Sectoral Priorities

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Development Policy Framework

• The Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for ODA 2003
  2008, was approved by the government on 6 June
  2003 (decision No. 432). MTS defines main
  objectives, priorities, partners and principles
  of the Slovak development aid. Therefore it is
  the basis for other documents including annual
  national programmes, bilateral agreements with
  development countries, financial guidelines and
  budgets.
• On April 28, 2004 government approved The
  National Program of ODA for 2004 (decision No.
  388), which determines the individual components
  of the ODA budget, allocated budget and
  conditions for providing development assistance.

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The Legal Framework

• Guidelines for the Provision of Official
  Development Assistance, approved by the
  government on 2 July 2003
• (The MFA of the SR has issued these
  guidelines with the objective to determine the
  procedure, define mutual co-operation and
  competencies of individual subjects, line
  ministries and responsible officials for
  providing official development aid. It also
  defines and regulates the rules of managing the
  funds and assets in the process of the ODA
  National Programme implementation).
• Memorandum of Understanding between the
  Government of the Slovak Republic and UNDP
  (signed on August 2003) . . . .

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The Legal Framework

• Financial Memorandum between the Government of
  the Slovak Republic (the Donor) and UNDP (signed
  30 September 2003).
• Agreement between the Government of the Slovak
  Republic and the Council of Ministers of Serbia
  and Montenegro on Development Cooperation (signed
  19 June 2003), February 14 entered into force
  the Financial Memorandum for 2004 was signed on
  November 9, 2004 in Bratislava.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the
  Government of the Slovak Republic and the
  Government of Canada concerning Official
  Development Assistance Program for Central Europe
  (ODACE) (signed 10 July 2003)

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Institutional Set-up

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of SR (MFA)
• Department of International Economic Cooperation
  of MFA of SR (Division of ODA)
• Intergovernmental Steering Committee (ISC)
• Slovak-UNDP Trust Fund (ACU TF) and
  Administrative and Contracting Unit
  Bratislava-Belgrade Fund (ACU BBF)
• The Platform of Non-Governmental Development
  Organizations (NGDO Platform)
• Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA)

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Objectives and Geographic Focus

• Establishment of democracy and the rule of law
• Contribution to their integration in the world
  economy
• Environment protection
• Provision of sustainable development and overall
  growth.

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NGO Sector

• The number of NGOs specialised in development
  issues is bigger than 10.
• The Slovak NGDO Platform has 23 members at
  present.
• (Actual information concerning Platform is
  available at the web
• http//www.mvro.sk/platform_new.php )
• To the most important development NGOs should be
  added also Obcianske oko (Civil Eye), Pontis,
  Integra, Red Cross.

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Territorial Priorities

• 1 Programme country
• Serbia and Montenegro (Memorandum of
  understanding, Country Strategy Paper)
• 12 Projects countries
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kirghizia
• Macedonia
• Mongolia
• Mozambique
• Sudan
• Tajikistan
• Uzbekistan

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Sectoral Priorities of the SR

• Developing democratic institutions and market
  environment
• Infrastructure (including social infrastructure)
• Landscaping, protection of the environment,
  agriculture, food safety and use of raw materials

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The year 2003

• Documents approved by the government
• General Agreement on ODA with Serbia and
  Montenegro (2003)
• General Agreement on ODA with UNDP (2003)
• Established institutions and structures
• ODA separate Division at MFA
• Coordination Committee of the ODA
• NGDO Platform
• / continues/

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MFA / ODA DIVISION
UNDP TRUST FUND 12 project countries (with 3
Calls for Proposal)
BRATISLAVA-BEOGRAD FUND Serbia and
Montenegro (with 2 Calls for Proposal)
NGDO PL.
LINE MIN.
PRIVATE
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Where we are now ?

• Budget for bilateral ODA in 2004
• 60.661 million SKK
• for bilateral aid to Serbia and Montenegro
• 100 million SKK
• for bilateral aid to 12 development
• Countries
• Now in progress more than 50 projects

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Volume of Slovak ODAODA in National budget
()of the Slovak Republic() Please only
reflect amounts/percentages that have been
introduced in official budget planning such as
official policy memoranda presented to Slovak
Parliament
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How to contact us?
All mentioned documents in text are on
http//www.slovakaid.mfa.sk http//www.foreign.g
ov.sk http//www.npoa.sk http//www.undp.sk
http//www.mvro.sk
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THANK YOU
STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN ENLARGED
EUROPE

• zdeno_galbavy_at_foreign.gov.sk