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Public participation in ENP implementation: Ukraine

Learn about the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and its goals, monitoring in Eastern Europe, and experiences of public participation in ENP and ENPI implementation in Ukraine. Explore strategies for strengthening civil society engagement and improving transparency in the planning and monitoring processes.

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Public participation in ENP implementation: Ukraine

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  1. Public participation in ENP implementation: Ukraine 5th meeting of TF on PPIF, Geneva, June 29, 2010 by Andriy Andrusevych andriy.andrusevych@rac.org.ua, www.rac.org.ua

  2. Content • What is ENP • Monitoring ENP in Eastern Europe • PP and AtoI experiences in ENP implementation towards Ukraine • What is ENPI • PP and AtoI experiences in ENPI implementation in Ukraine

  3. European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) • EU foreign policy instrument towards all neighboring countries. • ENP goals: • To strengthen security; • To avoid the emergence of new dividing lines; • To cooperate in the field of policy, security, economy and culture. • Eastern Partnership and Mediterranean Union • New basic (association) agreements are negotiated

  4. Action Plan – main instrument for ENP implementation • agreed between the EU and national governments of the neighbouring countries • sets reform agenda for a neighbouring country in broad public policy areas (governance, democracy, transport, energy, environment) • annual implementation plans

  5. Strengthening civil society participation in the European Neighborhood Policy • Regional monitoring project by “Society and Environment” (2008-2009) • Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine • Country assessments of AP’s implementation: Environmental dimension

  6. EU-Ukraine: Access to Information • Old agreements(Action Plans): • Country implementation reports not available • Draft annual measures were not available • Consultations on implementation reports by EC in 2007 and 2008 • New agreements: • No access provided to draft and final text of the Association Agenda (2009), including in national language • No access to draft Association Agreement – a basic new treaty negotiated between Ukraine and EU

  7. EU-Ukraine: Public participation • Old agreements: • No opportunity to comment on draft annual measures • No opportunity to comment on draft annual implementation report • ENP conference – good effort, improper procedures • New agreements • No opportunity provided to comment on draft Association Agenda • No opportunity available now to comment on draft Association Agreement • No opportunity to participate in negotiations process • Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum provides good example and hopes for improvement if a mechanism for PP is developed

  8. What is an ENPI? • A new framework for planning and delivering EU assistance • To make EU assistance more effective • To support the ENP priorities • To promote cooperation between EU member states and partner (neighbor) countries

  9. What is an ENPI?Financial envelope • Country and multi-country programmes • Minimum 95.0% (over €10.6 bn) • Cross-border cooperation programmes • Up to 5.0% (almost €550 million) • EU support to Ukraine in 2002-2008 • app. €9.2 million for environmental field v. €747.1 milliontotal • or 1% spent on environmental protection

  10. Strategy Papers Indicative Programmes ActionProgr./CBC Joint Progr. What is an ENPI?Programming process ►annual ► describe projects identified for financing ► define the budget per project ►lead to EC decision & commitments of funds ►normally attached to Strategy Papers ► set global and per priority allocations ► cover 3 – 4 years ►Analysis of the situation ► Response strategy ►Priority sectors ► 7 years ► revised at mid-term

  11. Countryprogram for Ukraine:lessons & concerns • Access to information • No official translation of ENPI Regulation • No access to draft NIP, annual action programs • Limited to access to programming documents adopted • No access to implementation data/reports • Public participation • Opportunities in mid-term review of CSP by EC (2008) • Public consultation process for NIP 2011-2013 (2009) by ECD • No opportunities for annual action programs • No opportunity to monitor • General issue: no PP in programming process

  12. Conclusions • There is a need for dialogue between EU, Ukraine and NGOs (applicable to other Eastern ENP countries) • Consultation procedures need to be developed covering adoption, implementation and monitoring of ENP • Transparency of ENPI planning, implementation and monitoring • Increasing awareness on ENP/ENPI

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