INSTRUMENT for
PRE-ACCESSION
ASSISTANCE –
2014-2020
(IPA II)
Priorities – incl.
cross-border cooperation
INSTRUMENT for
PRE-ACCESSION
ASSISTANCE –
2014-2020
(IPA II)
Supporting candidate countries and potential candidates on their
path towards UNION MEMBERSHIP
 accession as the overriding objective
 more stable high level programming (strategy papers)
 assistance irrespective of the beneficiary's status
INSTRUMENT for
PRE-ACCESSION
ASSISTANCE –
2014-2020
(IPA II)
Driving TRANSFORMATION and anchoring STABILITY though
 democratic and economic reforms
 improving the rule of law and fundamental rights
 building bridges between neighbours
Creating a climate conducive to ECONOMIC GROWTH and
encouraging compliance with EU STANDARDS
… for the benefit of citizens and businesses in both the Enlargement
region and the EU
INSTRUMENT for
PRE-ACCESSION
ASSISTANCE –
2014-2020
(IPA II)
Greater focus on the SECTOR APPROACH
 sector reforms in the perspective of accession
 sector oriented planning and programming
Greater focus on PERFORMANCE
 better quality of indicators
 more stringent monitoring and reporting
IPA II country sectors
Governance & rule of law
Competitiveness & growth
1. Democracy and governance
2. Rule of Law and fundamental
rights
3. Environment and climate
action
4. Transport
5. Energy
6. Competitiveness and
innovation
7. Education, employment and
social policies
8. Agriculture and rural
development
9. Regional cooperation and
territorial cooperation
focus on:
•
public administration reform
•
public finance management
•
economic governance
•
protection of minorities, incl. Roma
•
freedom of the media
•
fight against corruption and
organised crime
•
...
IPA II Multi-Country dimensions
Support to reforms and investments in line with identified key challenges and in
complementarity with assistance provided under the Country Strategy Papers
1
2
3
4
Horizontal support
TAIEX, statistics, civil society & media, Erasmus + incl. youth dimension, advisory functions of
international organisations, etc.
Regional structures and networks
ReSPA (public administration), ECRAN (environment & climate action), SEETO (transport), CEFTA (trade)
and … SWG (rural development)
Regional investment support
WBIF, EDIF, GGF and other blending instruments, Regional housing programme
Territorial cooperation
Cross-border cooperation in Western Balkans, territorial cooperation with Member States, etc.
Thematic priorities for territorial cooperation
promoting employment, labour mobility and
social and cultural inclusion across the border
investing in youth, education and skills
protecting the environment, promoting climate
change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention
and management
promoting local and regional governance
promoting sustainable transport
enhancing competitiveness, business
environment
encouraging tourism and cultural and natural
heritage
strengthening research, technological
development, innovation and ICT
IPAI II REG.
ANNEX III
Types of programmes under IPA II
COUNTRY /
MULTI-COUNTRY
COUNTRY (1)
(Sector) action
programme*
TERRITORIAL COOPERATION
Cross-border cooperation
between IPA II
beneficiaries themselves
and with ENI countries
COUNTRY (2)
Sector Operational
Programme**
Cross-border cooperation
between
IPA II beneficiaries and
Member States
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Rural Development
Programme (RDP)***
Participation in
transnational and
interregional cooperation
MULTI-COUNTRY
action programme
DG NEAR
(*) incl. sector support (fully-flegded or sector-oriented)
and/or stand-alone Actions
(**) Successor to 'IPA I' components III and IV
DG REGIO
DG AGRI
(***) Successor to 'IPA I'
Component V
Territorial cooperation programmes under IPA II
Cross-border cooperation
between IPA II
beneficiaries themselves
and with ENI countries
Cross-border
cooperation between
IPA II beneficiaries and
Member States
Participation in
transnational and
interregional
cooperation (ERDF)
(single) ANNUAL
[direct or indirect
management]
MULTI-ANNUAL
(with split commitments)
[shared management]
MULTI-ANNUAL
(with split commitments)
[shared management]
MULTI-ANNUAL
(combined annual)
[direct or indirect
management]
10 CBC PROGRAMMES
with EU Member States
Possible participation in
4 TRANSNATIONAL
COOPERATION
PROGRAMMES
8 CBC PROGRAMMES at
intra-Western Balkan borders
DG NEAR
DG REGIO
Cross-border cooperation in the Western Balkans
•
Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
•
Serbia - Montenegro
•
Bosnia and Herzegovina –
Montenegro
•
Montenegro – Kosovo*
•
Montenegro – Albania
•
Albania – Kosovo*
•
Kosovo* – the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
•
the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia - Albania
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with
UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
Cross-border cooperation with Member States
Participation in transnational cooperation
OBJECTIVE 2
Promote socioeconomic
development
OBJECTIVE 1
OBJECTIVE 3
Promote good
neighbourly relations
CBC
Western
Balkans
Foster EU
integration
MAIN OBJECTIVES
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries
• CBC programmes prepared for 7 years by the 2 partner
countries
• Maximum of 4 thematic priorities per programme
(based on annex III to IPA II regulation) agreed by the 2
partner countries
• Geographical coverage determined by programme
partners together with EC
PROGRAMMING
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries
CBC PROGRAMMES 2014-2020
BUDGET FOR
OPERATIONS
BUDGET FOR TA
(10% of total)
TOTAL
BUDGET
2014
TURKEY
BUDGET
Albania-Kosovo*
7,56
0,84
8,4
0,84
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro
7,56
0,84
8,4
0,84
the former Yugos. Rep. of Macedonia - Albania
10,71
1,19
11,9
1,19
Kosovo* - the former Yugos. Rep. of Macedonia
7,56
0,84
8,4
0,84
Montenegro - Albania
10,71
1,19
11,9
1,19
Montenegro – Kosovo*
7,56
0,84
8,4
0,84
Serbia - Bosnia and Herzegovina
12,6
1,4
14
1,4
Serbia - Montenegro
7,56
0,84
8,4
0,84
Serbia – Kosovo* (1)
2,16
0,24
2,4
/
Serbia - the former Yugos. Rep. of Macedonia (1)
2,56
0,28
2,8
/
TOTAL
76,5
8,5
85
7,98
(1) from 2017
in EUR millions
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with
UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
in EUR millions
in EUR millions
in EUR millions
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro


the former Yugos. Rep. of Macedonia - Albania



Kosovo* - the former Yugos. Rep. of Macedonia



Montenegro - Albania



Montenegro – Kosovo*



Serbia - Bosnia and Herzegovina



Serbia - Montenegro



(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with
UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
TURKEY


THEMATCIC PRIORITIES

YOUTH,
EDUCATION &
SKILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Albania-Kosovo*
CBC PROGRAMMES 2014-2020
EMPLOYMENT,
MOBILITY &
SOCIAL
INCLUSION
TOURISM,
CULTURAL &
NATURAL
HERITAGE
COMPETITIVENESS,
SMEs, TRADE &
INVESTMENTS
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries
• Call for Proposals:
» more focused: thematically, within themes, target groups
» increase min/max. thresholds
» decrease number of applications and contracts
• Joint Strategic Projects:
» project ideas to be identified during programming and
included in the programme
» selected in the framework of Calls for Proposals
(i.e calls for strategic projects)
IMPLEMENTATION
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries
• Call for Proposals:
» Priorities of the CfP to be agreed by the 2 countries
together (Joint Monitoring Committee) and endorsed by
the EC
» CfP launched by the contracting authority
» Potential beneficiaries prepare project proposals:
-
At least 2 partners, 1 from each participating country
-
Partners shall be established in one of the participating countries
» Selection procedure lasts appox. 6 months
» Only real CBC operations for the benefit of the project
areas are selected for funding
IMPLEMENTATION
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries
CURRENT & UPCOMING CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
• CRO-SER – focus: Floods rehabilitation and prevention
Launched on 27.02.2015 – Deadline: 01.06.2015
Amount: €1.8M (CRO) + €1.8M (BiH)
• SER-BiH – focus: Floods rehabilitation and prevention
Launched on 20.04.2015 – Deadline: 20.07.2015
Amount: €1.8M (SER) + €1.8M (BiH)
• SER-MNE – focus: tbd
To be launched in May/June 2015
Amount: €1.08M (SER) + €1.08M (MNE)
IMPLEMENTATION
CBC between IPA II beneficiaries
CBC and SWG ABD pilot areas
CBC PRIORITIES
• Tourism, Cultural & Natural
Heritage
• Environmental protection
• Employment, mobility and
social inclusion
• Competitiveness, SMEs, Trade
& Investments
• Youth, education & skills
• Etc.
ABD PILOT REGION PRIORITIES
• Regional economy/
development
• Agriculture & rural development
• Tourism
• Environment
• Energy
• Infrastructure
• SMEs & entrepreneurship
• Etc.
The
INSTRUMENT for
PRE-ACCESSION
A S S I S TA N C E –
2014-2020
IPA II priorities – incl.
cross-border cooperation