Actual Progress Achieved in Implementation of Projects 2016 i SWISS - LATVIAN COOPERATION PROGRAMME Latvia, 7 - 9 September 2016

Financial progress by priority sectors   Priority sector Project Grant Completion date Allocation, million CHF Utilised vs committed till 30.06.2016 Reimbursements vs commitment till 31.07.2016. 1.Security, stability and support for reforms School busses project 13,77 100% Jun 2011 Courts project 8 99,5% Dec 2013 Fire safety project 2,38 93,6% May 2015 Youth centres’ project 4 83,8% 76,2% Mar 2017 2.Environment and infrastructure Sarkandaugava’s project 13 73,8% 65,9% Feb 2017 3.Promotion of the Private Sector Micro lending programme 7,92 Jan 2015 Financial reporting project 1,53 80% 79% Jun 2016 4.Human and Social Development Swiss researchers’ project 0,22 97,3% Sep 2015 Scholarship fund/ CRUS 2,1* 97 Mar 2016 5.Special allocations PPF 0,14 NGO fund 3,5 95,2% Apr 2013 TAF 0,13 87% 83,9% Jun 2017 Total 12 56,7 91,6% 89% *Excluding CRUS management and evaluation committee costs 2018.11.27.

Scholarship Fund - Completed in March 2016 Specific objective Promoted economic growth and enhanced employment conditions 27 (out of 65 received) fellowships (41%) in 6 open calls were approved 32 short term visits took place Research fields like: - Engineering Sciences; - Environmental Sciences; - Legal and Social Sciences; - Physics and Biology 50 international research publications, incl. 30 together with Swiss researchers 7 higher education and research institutions from Latvia and 16 - from Switzerland were involved

Youth Initiatives Project - Ongoing till March 2017 (Progress) Specific objectives Promoted economic growth and enhanced employment conditions Enhanced social security Enhanced security and safety Overall achievement Access to youth activities and social networking by already opened 22 (out of 25 – initial plan was 17) youth centres is provided Minimized regional disparities of human capital already by organized 161 (out of 160) trainings and 11 (out of 13) events in total at least 4,5 thsd. youth and persons involved in youth work 15 (out of 15) methodological materials are developed youth centers already working youth centres to be opened by the end of December 2016

Youth Centers' Project (Plan I) Publicity - Opening events of 3 youth centres: in Balvi – 30.09.2016 in Valka – December 2016 in Skrunda– December 2016 Possible start of Saulkrasti multifunctional youth initiative centre’s renovation – September 2016 Visit to Switzerland for persons involved in youth work at Multifunctional Youth Initiative Centres – November 2016 Signing agreements with 25 municipalities for additional inventory purchase – IV Quarter 2016 2018.11.27.

Youth Centers' Project (Plan II) In total 21 trainings for youth and persons involved in youth work –September 2016 - March 2017 Regional conference in Riga region about social media`s role in youth work – October 2016 National forum in Jurmala about the recognition of acquired competences in non-formal education and their use in labour market – November 2016; Production of 2 methodic materials – September/ October 2016 Project Final evaluation – III Quarter 2016 – I Quarter 2017 Closing publicity event – March 2017 2018.11.27.

Sarkandaugava’s Project - ongoing till February 2017 (Progress) Reduced pollution inflow in the Daugava River and people protected from hazardous pollution by pumped out 995 tons (111%) in the Site I/II and 521 tons (97%) in the Site III of floating oil products in groundwater Waterproof barrier (328 meters) including drainage installed 6`008 tons of polluted ground are excavated and transported to landfill Specific objective Preserved environment

Sarkandaugava’s Project (Plan) Extending of project till 13 June 2017 Due to savings: additional remediation works will be performed in all 3 sites; planed to install additional 35 meters of Waterproof barrier (already installed 328 metres); Procurement for the Assessment of the legal environment of the remediation of the polluted sites and suggestions for its improvements Closing publicity event – May 2017 2018.11.27.

Financial Reporting Project - ongoing till June 2017 (Progress) Specific objective Promoted economic growth and enhanced employment conditions 17 seminars were delivered to 621 participants from various Latvian institutions by the World Bank and Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance activities: IT system for Latvian medium and small size commercial companies of sworn auditors is developed and operational from September 2015 IT Software system for the oversight of the sworn auditors (Database) – contract signed in July 2016 and planned to be delivered till the end April 2017. 1 training for tax inspectors World Bank activities: all planned 4 final reports about tax, accounting and audit reporting delivered to Ministry of Finance; and 1 study visit «Law to implement Base Erosion and Profit Shifting - related transfer pricing requirements» to Vienna organized  

Financial Reporting Project (Plan) Additional capacity building activities for Ministry of Finance and Latvian Association of Sworn Auditors IV Quarter 2016 – I Quarter 2017: 5 guidelines for Ministry of Finance, auditors, local municipalities, micro companies; Methodology for evaluating shadow economy; Updated sworn auditors qualification examination programs; Developed training programm for sworn auditor qualification exams. Seminar on Risk based Tax Assessment (a study trip to Netherlands) – September 2016 Closing publicity event – May 2017 2018.11.27.

Reimbursement Plan September 2016 – June 2017 Projects in implementation CHF % of committed grant Sarkandaugava 4 437 808 34,1 Youth centres 950 879 23,8 Financial reporting 322 580 21 TAF 21 310 16,1 Total 5 732 577 10* * % of total committed grant 2018.11.27.

Publicity/Swissness The Switzerland’s high level delegation visited company Ltd.» KnK Coating» in April 2016 which received loan under the Microlending Programme in Latvia.

Publicity/Swissness – Modernization of Courts Project Court Administration on 23 October 2015 in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) was awarded with a special “Crystal Scales of Justice” prize for installed court’s recordings/ hearing equipments in Modernization of Courts project. The event was organized by the Council of Europe, rewarding innovative judicial practices applied by European judicial institutions

Publicity Closing Event (1) Public activities planned: planting trees, flower bed making, cleaning up of some territory Time: the best time for tree planting - beginning of May 2017 Location: Park in Riga/territory like Riga Botanical Garden Participants from Swiss Embassy, Swiss partners, NCU, Executing Agencies and neighbour countries Planned entertaining activities while working to show Swiss culture, Swiss - Latvian cooperation Symbolic plaque /corner stone could be placed near to indicate financial support of the Swiss Programme and this event

Publicity Closing Event (2) This public event will match with The Big Cleanup Over All Latvia, where Latvian citizens voluntary clean up their surroundings making Latvia cleaner and greener Other activities planned: to create infographics on the Swiss Programme, showing financial support and the most important results achieved: for different purposes, including communication with journalists, at the events and on social media; for national and regional media to show the results of the Swiss Contribution

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