Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument Mariana ARIAS Institution Building, TAIEX, Twinning DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
1/ MISSION STATEMENT TAIEX SUPPORTS BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES IN: ● UNDERSTANDING● DRAFTING● IMPLEMENTING & ENFORCING EU POLICIES, LEGISLATION, RULES – THE ACQUIS
2/ BENEFICIARIES (ENI/IPA)
3/ FORMS OF ASSISTANCE CLASSIC TAIEX ASSISTANCE DELIVERED THROUGH: COMPLEMENTARY FORMS OF ASSISTANCE: SINGLE OR MULTI-BENEFICIARY WORKSHOPS EXPERT MISSIONS STUDY VISITS
4/ MAIN AREAS COVERED JUSTICE HOME AFFAIRS INTERNAL MARKET CUSTOMS EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL POLICY AGRICULTURE FOOD SAFETY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY TRANSPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS
5/ TAIEX: A SUCCESS STORY ● DEMAND DRIVEN ADAPTED TO YOUR NEEDS ● GAP-FILLING TARGETED AND COMPLEMENTARY TO OTHER EU ASSISTANCE ● QUICK STRAIGHTFORWARD APPLICATION AND FAST DELIVERY ● SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE, LONG TERM EFFECT ● Every year EU Member State public experts reach (exchange expertise with) counterparts in beneficiaries' administrations ● PEER-TO-PEER - MOBILISING EXPERTISE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR - NETWORKING BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND BENEFICIARY OFFICIALS
HOW TO APPLY FOR TAIEX ASSISTANCE u/TMSWebRestrict/applicati onFormhttps://webgate.ec.europa.e u/TMSWebRestrict/applicati onForm 6/ Enter your address – a confirmation will be sent to you with a link via which you can access your e-application
Fill in and submit the e- application HOW TO APPLY FOR TAIEX ASSISTANCE 6/
Beneficiary institution Definition of the content Title, objective, target audience Person submitting the application & person authorising the request Brief summary of the current situation on this topic Details of the contact person appointed KEY INFORMATION NEEDED IN THE APPLICATION
7/ TAIEX CYCLE 4 PLANNING, EXPERT IDENTIFICATION 3 APPROVAL 2 CONSULTATION PROCESS 1 SUBMISSION REQUEST 6 EVALUATION 5 IMPLEMENTATION
Lack of relevant information Audience from private sector Topics fall outside the scope of TAIEX assistance (EU acquis) – ex. training on national legislation Repeated study visits or enrolment of participants not involved in the requested area Area already covered by Twinning or other technical assistance REASONS FOR REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS
STATISTICS 8/
Between January 2014 and October 2015, TAIEX organised more than 40 events in the field of Statistics (Chapter 18 of the acquis) EXAMPLES Multi-country Workshop on Road Freight Statistics, January 2015, Brussels, experts from Sweden, Italy, Luxembourg Multi-Country Workshop on Improving Business Statistics and SME Policy Monitoring, 31 March – 1 April 2015, experts from United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Slovenia Expert Mission on National Education Accounts, 5-9 April 2015, expert from Ireland Study Visit on Trade Data Preparation, 6-7 October 2015, host institution: Statistics Austria TAIEX EVENTS IN THE FIELD OF STATISTICS
NUMBER OF EVENTS ORGANISED PER SECTOR IN 2014
EVENTS BREAKDOWN - ENI SOUTH BENEFICIARIES IN 2014
FEEDBACK AND IMPACT EVALUATION 9/
FEEDBACK OF THE BENEFICIARIES ON THE QUALITY OF THE EXPERTS IN 2014
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