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PRIME MINISTRY SECRETARIAT GENERAL FOR EU AFFAIRS. ABSORBING EU FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE CASE OF TURKEY. Ahmet YÜCEL Deputy Secretary General October 19, 2009. DIS Implementation in Turkey - I.
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PRIME MINISTRY SECRETARIAT GENERAL FOR EU AFFAIRS ABSORBING EU FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE CASE OF TURKEY Ahmet YÜCEL Deputy Secretary General October 19, 2009
DIS Implementation in Turkey - I “Decentralised Implementation System - DIS”, in Turkey established with a Prime Ministry Circular dated 18 July 2001 which also defined the roles and responsibilities among institutions within DIS. According to this, there are four main actors : - National Aid Coordinator (NAC) - National Authorizing Officer (NAO) and National Fund (NF) - Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU)
DIS Implementation in Turkey - II To ensure efficient DIS implementation, strategy of the Turkish Govenment was: “EU financial assistanceshould be employed transparently and efficiently witha strong coordination among all stakeholders” Major step was to ensure a strong coordination called Financial Cooperation Committee includingmain institutions. The Committee consists of: -Ministry of Finance -Ministry of Foreign Affairs -Undersecretariat of Treasury -Undersecretariat of State Planning Organisation -Secretariat General for the EU Affairs
Major Challenges of DIS Implementation • Lack of sufficient capacity at Implementing Agency (CFCU) • Inadequate number of Staff • Salary (differentiated remuneration system among staff-same task different remunerations) • Not enough supervision of technical documents and SPOs’ organisations • Lack of sufficient capacity at beneficiary institutions • Poor quality of technical documents (PFs, TOR, TS etc.) • Late submission of project documents for timely programming/tendering • Insufficient implementation and monitoring capacity • Poor understanding of DIS roles and responsibilities • Experienced deficiencies in implementation • Late tendering • Low contracting rate • Shortened durations for implementation of projects –loss of impact
DIS Implementation in Figures Lack of effectiveness in the early years was turned into progress in the absorption capacity when challenges/shortcomings of DIS faced.
From Pre-Accession Funds to IPA: What have been changed? • Transition from pre-accession fund to IPA required comprehensive change in DIS structure which needs a long period for administrative preperation: • Legislative Framework (Framework and financing agreements) • Institutional Framework (DIS and IPA structures, operating structures, co-ordination) • Administrative Capacity (staffing, training) • Programming (Development plans, investment programmes, operational programmes, project pipeline) • Monitoring and Evaluation(MIS) • Financial Management and Control (Setting up implementation system and definition of responsibilities)
From Pre-Accession Funds to IPA: What have been changed? • It is more flexible in terms of reallocation of budgets • Multi Annual Programming • Conferral of Management • More Challenging
Efficiency in IPA • Political Support • Setting up structures timely • Early accreditation • Ovnership • Technical supports to the actors • Strategic approach in the operation programmes • Effective coordination mechanism • Training strategy • Ensuring sustainability of the staff • Public awareness
Factors Absorbing IPA: In General • Strengthened institutional and administrative capacity • Long-term and coherent planning and programming • Mature project pipeline in every sector • Smooth running implementation as possible • Good management • Well organized coordination between the institutions involved • Well established monitoring and evaluation system