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IPA Components III, IV and V:IPA Components III, IV and V: Conditions for successful preparation and
absorption of assistance
Joint presentation by respective units in DGs AGRI, EMPL and REGIO
• IPA framework: Structures and programming for Components III IV and VComponents III, IV and V
• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of fundsow to e su e a good abso pt o o u ds• State of play in preparations for implementation
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IPA framework
I. Transition Assistance and Institution Building
II Cross-Border Cooperation
Candidate and potential candidate countriesII. Cross Border Cooperation
III. Regional Development
IV. Human Resources Development Only candidate V. Rural Development (IPARD)
ycountries
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IPA framework
Main IPA objectivesj
Progressive alignment with the standards and policies of the EU: Cohesion policy Common Agricultural PolicyEU: Cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy
Prepare countries to implement and manage Community funds:• European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund,
European Social Fund• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Strengthening public management capacities
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IPA framework
IPA “side effect” - Strengthening public management g g p gcapacities
Guiding countries in creating modern public managementGuiding countries in creating modern public management structures, based on the principles of good governance:
• Openness (transparency)• Participation (partnership)• Accountability• Effectiveness• Effectiveness • Coherence
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IPA framework
Structures and authorities to be in place:
• National IPA Co-ordinator [NIPAC] (CI-V)• Strategic co-ordinator (CIII-IV)g ( )• Competent Accrediting Officer [CAO] (CI-V)• National Authorising Officer [NAO] (CI-V)• A National Fund [NF] (CI-V)• An Operating Structure [OS] (for each Component/Programme)• Audit Authority [AA] (CI-V)Audit Authority [AA] (CI V)• End recipients (CIII-V) – line ministry; water, rail or road
company; regional waste operator; municipality; SME; farmer
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Example - IPARD structures
European CommissionCompetent Accrediting
Audit Authority
IPA Monitoring Committee
gOfficer
National IPA Coordinator
National Authorising OfficerIPARD
Monitoring
Committee
reporting
audit, controlmanagement and
IPARD Agency Delegated BodiesManaging Authority
National Fundg
Committeeg
control system (MCS)
F I N A L B E N E F I C I A R I E S T h i l B di
Internal Audit Regional Offices
F I N A L B E N E F I C I A R I E S Technical Bodies
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Example - Component III+IV Multi-annual
Pre-accession Partnership (Political Framework)
Strategic Frameworkprogrammes should be established:
(Political Framework)
Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework
National development plans and programmes
(national development priorities)
Relevant National Sectoral
Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion
Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document(all IPA components)
Relevant Community policies Relevant National Sectoral Strategies
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Strategic Coherence Framework(IPA Regional Development and Human Resources
Development components)
Multi-annual Operational Programmes
Main steps to implementation of IPA CIII-V
Receiving of a "Candidate Country" status
Adoption of Multi-annual Programmes
Framework (and Sectoral) Agreements
N ti l dit ti f ti t tNational accreditation of operating structures
Accreditation and conferral of management decisiong
Multi-annual Financing Agreement
Preparation takes from 2 to 3.5 years
Conferral granted
Programme implementation starts
16
Months
34 66 9
Starting preparation
Becoming a candidate country
1 2 3
Yearscandidate country Years
• IPA framework: Structures and programming for Components III, IV and V
• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of funds
St t f l i ti f i l t ti• State of play in preparations for implementation
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Essentials for the progress
Strategic aspects:Strategic aspects:
• Clear and shared political vision for the sectors concerned, reflecting consensus on where the country wants to be within areflecting consensus on where the country wants to be within a set time horizon
• Clear and approved strategy for getting there (environment; ater sector; transport infrastr ct re; r ral de elopment)water sector; transport infrastructure; rural development)
• Identification of investments needed to implement the strategy• Overall - ownership of programming, preparation and p p g g p p
implementation by beneficiary country
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Essentials for the progress
Institutional aspects:Institutional aspects:
• Commitment by all at all time during planning and implementationimplementation
• Central coordination and leadership• Institution building at central level (staffing, relevant
t i t i i i t l d ) d hi icompetencies, training, internal procedures) and ownership in core and line ministries
• Partnership with relevant stakeholders: administration bodies, regions, municipalities, economic and social partners, NGOs
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Essentials for the progress
In summary - …to make a good progress:
• National legal and institutional structures must be in• National legal and institutional structures must be in place
• More importantly - political back-up and commitmentp y p p• Which leads to allocation of appropriate human and
financial resources
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Essentials for the progress
With the political backing and commitment:
• Strategic decisions on the programming would be taken more easily and effectivelyand effectively
• Sufficient resources would be allocated• Countries would take less time to set-up the necessary legal and
i i i l f k f i l i f A Cinstitutional framework for implementation of IPA CIII-V• Hence, upon gaining a status of a Candidate Country would
experience lesser delays in absorption of the funds
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• IPA framework: Structures and programming for Components III, IV and V
• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of funds• State of play in preparations for implementation
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Absorption of funds
• Well defined programmes, well functioning structures, trained staff in place
• Early start of project preparation• Strong awareness of stakeholders and beneficiaries• Availability of co-financing
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Absorption of funds
Strong awareness of stakeholders and beneficiaries:
• Early involvement of relevant stakeholders - raising their interest and keeping them informed from the very beginning
• Strong project preparation is essential - hands-onStrong project preparation is essential - hands-on advice to the prospective beneficiaries from the early stages of preparation; on how to prepare projects; how t k j t hi h ld b t d!to make projects which would be accepted!
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Absorption of funds
A il bilit f fi iAvailability of co-financing:
• Timely setting aside of financial resources in the budgets of public bodiesbudgets of public bodies
• Good credit system, loan accessibility. State y yguarantee fund?
• To involve the financial sector from early stages. Close interaction between the Government and aClose interaction between the Government and a banking sector
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• IPA framework: Structures and programming for Components III, IV and V
• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of funds
State of pla in preparations for implementation• State of play in preparations for implementation
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State of play 2009 - Candidate Countries
AbsorptionFinancing Agreements
Conferral of Management
Programmes
IV
IIIHR
IIIMK
V
V
IV
IV
IIITR
V
State of play
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244)
• Applications for EU accession received from Albania and Montenegro. Serbia – expected shortly
• “IPA kick-off meetings” held in BiH, Montenegro and Serbiag , g• Strategies and timeframes for preparation• Institutional and management capacity building to start
implementation of IPARD – IPA Component Iimplementation of IPARD IPA Component I
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Closing remarksClosing remarks
Involvement of donors in successful preparation and absorption of assistance for IPA Components III, IV and V:absorption of assistance for IPA Components III, IV and V:
• Facilitate programming?• Institutional building?• Institutional building?• Capacity building of stakeholders and prospective
beneficiaries?• Developing credit systems?
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