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Regional Capacity Building Initiative Supporting Partner Country participation in ENPI CBC Programm es 2007-2013 January 2007-December 2009. Introduction to the CBC component of ENPI Brief outline of Black Sea Basin Programme
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Regional Capacity Building InitiativeSupportingPartner Country participation in ENPI CBC Programmes 2007-2013January 2007-December 2009
Introduction to the CBC component of ENPI Brief outline of Black Sea Basin Programme Information on RCBI project and the support it can provide in Armenia Outline of Presentation
CBC - an important component of ENP 5% of ENPI budget + ERDF funds = €1B for ENPI CBC Supplemented by co-financing Programmes run from 2007 to 2013 Programmes almost finalised, first calls for proposals due second half of 2008 ENPI CBC – An Introduction
Joint development of programmes Joint decisions on how to spend money Joint development and implementation of projects Programmes address local and regional priorities Decentralised management and control by JMA ENPI CBC Participatory, Decentralised
4 Overall Objectives Economic and social development in border regions Addressing common challenges, eg environment, public health Efficient and secure borders Promoting local people-to-people actions ENPI CBC Overall Objectives
In the eligible border regions Regional and local authorities NGOs Regional development agencies Educational and scientific institutions Business associations National bodies’ regional representatives ENPI CBC Eligible Applicants
Black Sea Basin ProgrammeEligible countries and regions • Bulgaria: Severoiztochen, Yugoiztochen • Romania: Sud-Est • Greece: Kentriki Makedonia, Anatoliki Makedonia Thraki • Turkey: Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Kocaeli, Zonguldak, Kastamonu, Samsun, Trabzon • Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova: the whole country • Russia: Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Adygea republic • Ukraine: Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Sevastopol, Zaporosh’ye and Donetsk Oblasts, Crimea Republic, Sevastopol
EC contribution €17m plus co-financing Priotities selected under three objectives Priority 1: Supporting cross border partnerships for economic and social development based on common resources Priority 2: Sharing resources and competencies for environmental protection and conservation Priority 3: Supporting cultural and educational networks for the establishment of a common cultural environment in the Basin Black Sea Basin Programme Budget and Priorities
EU project - January 2007 - December 2009 Supports neighbouring countries to jointly develop and implement 15 cross border programmes Assists 15 neighbouring countries in Eastern Europe and Eastern and Southern Mediterranean RCBI - at a glance
Support to develop Programmes Information materials and events Support to identify and develop projects Assistance in finding partners Training in project management RCBI ENPI CBCEU Technical Assistance
RCBI EastSupport team • Veronica Vann – Team Leader • Karine Leroy – Programme design and implementation • Franck Sottou – Management, audit and control • Anna Ososinska – Information and project development • Country Specific Expert -soon to be appointed • Anatoliy Pavelko – Administration and event organisation (based in Lviv)
RCBIGeneral Email info@rcbi.info RCBI Website www.rcbi.info DG Aidco CBC Team Mailbox EuropeAid-cbc@ec.europa.eu DG Aidco CBC Team Website http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/projects/enpi_cross_border/index_en.htm Contacts and information
The following slides provide additional information not presented due to time constraints
Stakeholder and SEA consultations Financial support to attend programming meetings Training for programme management RCBI Support to Develop Programmes
5-day training at JMA Managing calls for proposals Giving advice on project development Selecting projects Managing finances Ongoing advice and support RCBI Training inProgramme Management
Information events in eligible border regions Posters, and other promotional materials Website with news and informationwww.rcbi.info Information on ENPI CBCfrom RCBI
Project identification and development events Help to find partners - partners database Local ‘drop in’ advice sessions Project management training for partners RCBI Support to Developing projects