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Development Assistance in Moldova

Kaido Sirel

EU Delegation to Moldova

EU Summary

• From Neighbourhood Policy to concrete projects

• Priorities

• Instruments

• Projects

EU Neighbourhood Policy• Key EU foreign policy priority

• Privileged relationship, building upon a mutual commitment to common values

• Working together in supporting partners’ own reform processes (political, economic, social, etc)

• Strategic goal: mutual prosperity, stability, security

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ENPI

EU ENPI

• Bilateral programmes

• Regional programmes

• Inter-regional programmes

• Thematic Budget lines

EU Bilateral National Indicative

Programme• Priorities for MOLDOVA

– Good governance, rule of law, fundamental freedoms• Human rights, Security• Public Administrative reform• Facilitation of new EU-Moldova Agreement

– Social and human development• Social protection• Health system reform

– Trade and sustainable development• Facilitation of FTA• Regional Local development• Environment, Energy

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Priority 1: Establishment of networks Sub-priority 1: TransportSub-priority 2: EnergySub-priority 3: Regional cooperation SME

Priority 2: Environmental protection and forestry

Priority 3: Border security, migration, customs, fight against international crime

Priority 4: Civil society contacts, information and development actions

Priority 5: Landmine cleansing, not exploded war relics, small arms and light arms

REGIONAL PROGRAM EAST :

EU Inter-regional

• Priority Area 1: Promoting reforms through EU• advice and expertise – SIGMA, TAIEX• Priority Area 2: Promoting higher education and student

mobility TEMPUS, Erasmus Mundus• Priority Area 3: Promoting cooperation between local

actors in the EU, and in the partner countries - CIUDAD• Priority Area 4: Promoting the implementation of the

ENP and of the Strategic Partnership with Russia• Priority Area 5: Promoting Investment projects via

Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)

EU Cross-border cooperation (CBC)

• Cross-border cooperation (CBC) at EU external borders covered by ENPI - over €1.1 billion from ENPI and ERDF (2007 to 2013) CBC objectives - Promoting economic and social development - Addressing challenges in environment, public health, the prevention of/fight against organised crime - Ensuring efficient and secure borders - Promoting local cross-border "people to people" activities

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CBC Programs for land borders (9) and sea crossings (3)

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CBC Sea Basin Programs (3)

EU Cross border Cooperation

• CBC Moldova – Romania - Ukraine

(2007-2013) 126 million

• First call launched for 35 million

• Black Sea Programme 26 million

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• Instrument for Nuclear cooperation

• EIDHR (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights)

• 5 thematic programs DCI (Development Cooperation Instrument)

• Rapid reaction mechanism

Additional instruments

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• ”Investing in people” Human and social development

• Protection of the environment and sustainable planning/cultivation of natural resources, energy

• Non-state actors and local authorities in the process of development

• Food security

• Migration and asylum policies

23 calls ranging between 3 to 62 million euro

5 Thematic Programs (DCI)

EU Bilateral Thematic calls

For Moldova :

• EIDHR 2009– Freedom of expression– Anti-torture

• EIDHR 2010 to be launched end of May 2010– Freedom of expression– Anti-torture– Protection of vulnerable groups of peopleGrants between 100.000 to 200.000

• NSA-LA 2009 call to be launched in autumn 2010

EU External windows of the EU

programmes• DG EAC – Call for proposals in the area of Culture, Youth in Action (Voluntary service, exchange mobilities)

PILOT PROJECT: Scholarships for university graduates from European Neighbourhood (EN) to follow Courses in the European Union leading to a Master Degree in European Studies. Application deadline - 4 June 2010.

• DG Regio – Cohesion policy pilots• DG ENTR – SME’s development Facility• …

EU Assistance to Moldova in 2010 Around 100 programmes and projects ongoing or in preparation

in Moldova

4 Budget Support programmes (Social, Health, Water, Rural development)

Technical Assistance (social, health, economy, mobility partnership, water, justice, public administration, etc)

Twinnings (Parliament, Penitentiary, Public Procurement, Intellectual Property, Competition

Thematic Budget lines projects (media, anti-torture, legal protection, elections, etc)

Confidence building measures (Civil Society, Health,,…)

Cross Border Cooperation projects (water, infrastructures, tourism, historic towns, etc)

EU 2010-2013

• 550 million eur response to Moldova pledge in Consultative Group Meeting in Brussels April 2010– Country based support - 339 million

• Sectorial Assistance• Comprehensive Institution Building• Confidence Building measures

– Macro financial assistance – 90 million– Thematic country based calls – Regional programmes– Inter-regional programmes

• Assistance linked with “Rethink Moldova” strategy

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http://www.delmda.ec.europa.eu

http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid

Funding: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/calls/grants_en.html

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