EU

European Commission Cooperation and Development

assistance in Moldova

Kaido Sirel

Head of Operations

EU Delegation to Moldova

EU Summary

EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Directorate-General", DG DEVCO

• Trends of the EU assistance to Moldova

• Sources

• Priorities

• Projects

EU Trends

• From TACIS to ENPI and further

• Increase of commitments

• Per capita 2nd in ENP

• % of State Budget

EU Sources• ENPI

– Bilateral programmes– Regional programmes (ENPI East)– Inter-regional programmes– Cross-border cooperation programmes

• Macro-financial assistance• Development Cooperation Instrument - Thematic

Budgets – bilateral, regional, global• External programmes from Relex family and

line-DG’s• Internal EU programmes opened and to be

opened to Moldova.

EU

E uropeanN eighbourhood andP artnershipI nstrument

ENPI

EU ENPI Bilateral National Indicative

Programme 2007-2013• Priorities for MOLDOVA (273,14 MEUR)

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

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

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

Confidence Building Measures

EU

Democracy, Good Governance and StabilityHuman Rights (CoE Facility)IBMEUBAMResponse to the Natural and man made disasters

Economic DevelopmentSME Development (SME Facility, EBRD TAM-BAS extension)Territorial Cooperation – CBC between ENPI East countries, Cohesion Transport - TRACECA

Climate Change, Energy and EnvironmentClimate changeEnergy (INOGATE)Environmental GovernanceEnvironmental Protection and Natural Resources (Bucharest Convention)

Advancing Integration with the EU and Regional Co-operationEastern Partnership meetings and pilot projectsBlack Sea Synergy, Northern DimensionYouth and Culture

Regional allocations for Info Communication and PCM

REGIONAL PROGRAMME EAST :

EU Inter-regional

Priority Area 1: Promoting reform through European 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 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

EU Cross Border Cooperation

• CBC Moldova – Romania - Ukraine

(2007-2013) 126 million euro

– First call launched for 35 million euro

• Black Sea Programme 26 million euro

• CBC South East Europe – 5 projects to Moldova in first call, second call ongoing

EU

• ”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 Global Thematic Programmes

EU Bilateral Thematic calls• EIDHR 2009

– Freedom of mass media– Anti-torture

• EIDHR 2010 – Mass media– Anti-torture– Protection of vulnerable groups of peopleGrants between 100.000 to 150.000

• Non State Actors (NSA) 2010 call launched. Deadline 17 January 2011– Building up capacity of CSO with focus on sustainable

development and poverty reduction– Democratic participation (elections, monitoring, etc)Grants between 75.000 – 100.000

• 2011 EIDHR, NSA and Local Actors (LA) calls

EU

• Governance Facility (DEVCO/RELEX)

• Instrument for Nuclear cooperation (DEVCO)

• DG ECHO – Humanitarian aid

• Instrument for Stability / Rapid reaction mechanism (DG Relex)

• Cohesion Pilots (DG Regio)

• DG ENTR SME programme

• 7th Framework Programme for Research

• New EU Internal Programmes to be opened to MD

External programmes from other RELEX family DGs and line -DGs

EU EU Internal programmes to be

opened to Moldova• Customs 2013 -• Competiveness and Innovation Framework

Programme (CIP) -• Intelligent Energy Europe -• Entrepreneurship and Innovation; -• ICT Policy Support -• Consumer Policy -• SESAR (Air Traffic) -• Public Health -

EU Additional Strategies/Initiatives• Mobility Partnership - pilot case for whole ENPI East region in Moldova

• Eastern Partnership– Comprehensive Institution Building – Top-up of Regional programmes– Top-up of Bilateral assistance, also to Moldova

• Black Sea Synergy (ENPI East + Russia + Turkey)– Energy– Transport– EnvironmentExisting funding will be used for the implementation of the Strategy objectives.

• Danube Strategy– connecting the Danube Region - transport, energy, culture, tourism; – protecting the environment; – building prosperity - research, education and information technologies, competitiveness– strengthening the Danube Region - the institutional capacity and cooperation, to tackle

security and organized crime. Existing funding will be used for the implementation of the Strategy objectives.

EU State of Affairs 2010 Around 140 programmes and projects ongoing or in preparation in

Moldova

Phasing out of TACIS and TACIS CBC, Lower Danube Programmes

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, migration, energy, environment, etc)

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

Macro-Financial Assistance

NIF bilateral – Roads, Water, Health, Air Logistics, Airport, Trolleybuses, - in pipeline wine sector, roads,

EU Budget Support• ENPI 2007 Sector Budget Support (SBS) in Social area –

21 M EUR, including 1 M EUR TA component

• ENPI 2008 SBS Health sector - 46,6 M EUR, including 4,6 M EUR TA component

• ENPI 2009 SBS Water and sanitation sector – 50 M EUR, including 8 M EUR TA component and delegated cooperation (ADA)

• ENPI 2010 SBS Economic Stimulation in Rural Areas – 45 M EUR, including 3 M EUR TA component

• ENPI 2011 SBS Energy – programme and TA component amounts to be decided during formulation stage

EU Twinnings

• - Annual envelope of 5-7 MEUR (3 new Twinnings per year)• - Requests from state institutions can cover all aspects of EU

approximation process where there is EU acquis (preferable the areas negotiated in the AA and DCFTA)

State of affairs:2 ongoing Twinnings - Parliament (FR, HU) Penitentiary system (D, NL)2 Twinnings just signed in Procurement (RO), and Intellectual Property

Rights (DK, RO).Competition and State Aid to start early in 2011 (LV, A, RO) and 4 in the

call for proposals stage (regional development, public internal financial control, accreditation of product conformity assessment and market surveillance).

5 (+1) more Twinning fiches in preparation

EU Comprehensive Institution Building

EaP framework jointly developed and implemented with the partner country to ensure effective institution

building of a limited number of core institutions which are central to the preparation and implementation of

future AAs and DCFTAs.

Key principles • ‘Agreement driven’• Focus on a limited number of ‘core’ institutions• Comprehensive• Based on a clear commitment of partner countries• Open to other donors’ support (funding & technical

expertise)

EU CIBIndicative list of Beneficiary Institutions

• Public Administration Reform:• - State Chancellery• - Public Procurement Agency

• Ministry of Finance

• Ensuring rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms• - General Prosecutor's Office• - Ministry of Internal Affairs• - Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption

• Preparing Moldova in view of future DCFTA• - Ministry of Economy• - Ministry of Agriculture

• Ministry of Health (Public Health Service in charge of non-animal food products)• - Inspectorate for Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance and Seed Control• - Sanitary-Veterinary and Animal origin Food Safety Agency• - Agency for Protection of Competition• - Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova

EU Macro-Financial Assistance

2007-2008: 45 M EUR grant, paid in 3 tranches 2010 – 2011: 90 M EUR grant, to be paid in at least 3

tranches – support provided as response to financial crisis.

Conditions:• Public expenditure management and fiscal reform: • Enterprise restructuring and business environment: • Financial sector reform:• Specific sector issues:

EU Neighbourhood Investment Facility

• Modernisation of the Republican Clinical Hospital – The project aims to improve the efficiency of health assistance

20.5 MEUR CEB Chisinau 3 MEUR NIF• Airport Modernisation Project

– rehabilitation and upgrades of the airport, and its further commercialisation 46.25 MEUR EBRD (EIB) 1.75 MEUR NIF

• Road Rehabilitation project – to halt the deterioration of the road network and to ensure that

key road links are maintained. 92.5 MEUR EBRD (EIB) 12 MEUR NIF

• Feasibility Study for the Improvement of Water and Sanitation System in Chisinau The study is the basis for a large investment programme aimed at the improvement of water supply and sewage collection and treatment in Chisinau. 59 MEUR EBRD (EIB and KfW) 3 MEUR NIF

EU NIF pipeline

• Water Utilities Development Programme – targeting six selected municipal utilities, focuses on

the improvement of the water supply and wastewater treatment services through the expansion of water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure outside the Chisinau. 31.5 MEUR EBRD (EIB) 10 MEUR NIF

• Chisinau Transport Project – improving public transport services in the city of

Chisinau. Upgrading Chisinau’s trolleybus fleet, it will have a strong positive impact on the environment and also improve social services and social infrastructures primarily benefiting the lower-income population of the capital.15.45 MEUR EBRD (EIB) 3 MEUR NIF

EU NIF pipeline

• Moldova Roads Rehabilitation III Project - to halt the deterioration of the road network in the Republic of Moldova and to ensure that key road links are maintained.

• Filière-du-vin Upgrading - to increase sector revenues without increasing wine production volumes, but by developing higher value wines. It will further stabilise the existing industry and put it onto a more financially viable footing and diversify client markets

EU NIF regional• Regional Energy Efficiency Programme in the Corporate Sector

This Technical Assistance aims at improving energy efficiency and energy savings in the corporate sector in a number of countries of the Eastern Neighbourhood.302 MEUR EBRD 2 MEUR NIF

• European Neighbourhood Fund (ENBF) The Fund aims at improving access to finance by Micro and Small Enterprises in the Eastern Neighbourhood region, thus providing stimulus to growth and employment in the private sector. 70 MEUR KfW (OeEB) 10 MEUR NIF

• Financial Sector Institution Building and Crisis Response This Technical Assistance aims at restoring access to credit by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the Eastern neighbourhood region and Russia by providing assistance to banks which have been particularly affected by the financial crisis. 12 MEUR EBRD

• Eastern Partnership - SME Finance Facility. The Facility aims at offering a wide range of financial services and products to SMEs and financial intermediaries throughout the region, increasing the availability of long-term funding to the SME sector and helping the economies to recover from the economic and financial crisis. €300 M EIB, EBRD (KfW) 15 MEUR NIF

EU ENPI Bilateral Programming

2010-2013 for MOLDOVA• Action Plan 2010 (66 MEUR) Rural

Development Budget Support, Twinning, Energy Biomass TA– Programme to start now

• AP 2011 (78 MEUR), Energy Budget Support, Confidence Building measures, Twinning, Justice TA– II QSG in December, Programme to start from

mid 2011• AP 2012 (94 MEUR)

– Assessment mission ongoing. Programme to start mid 2012

• AP 2013 (100,4 MEUR)

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