Fact-Finding Missions Brussels, 16 June 2011 Paolo M. Gozzi Coordination of Twinning and SIGMA European Commission, DG Enlargement – Institution Building Unit

2 When it all started… Requested by MS at the last Institution Building Days Guidelines issued in October2010

3 The Twinning Coordination Teams Task Ensure: Clear procedures Transparency Equal opportunities for all MS Sharing of Information

4 Key elements Initiative of one MS, but all NCPs informed At least 21 days before deadline for proposals Agenda and list of participants shared in advance with all NCPs Any MS free to join or to submit questions Conclusions shared with all NCPs Not later than 11 days before deadline for proposals Exclusion the potential RTA

5 So far in the IPA environment: Three Fact-Finding Missions KS 10 IB EN 01 at French initiative (Austria joined the mission). MN 10 IB AG 01 at Austrian-French-Czech initiative AL 09 IB OT 01 at French initiative

Thats all for now. Thank you.

7 Twinning and SIGMA Co-ordination Team DG Enlargement Unit D.2: Institution Building Unit Andrew RASBASH Head of Unit Holger SCHROEDER Deputy Head of Unit Twinning Coordination Team: Paolo GOZZI Team Leader Jordi RODRÍGUEZ RUIZ Twinning Margriet KEIJZER SIGMA Twinning Team Secretariat: Birgit PERSSON Marc PATUZZO Twinning website does-it-work/technical- assistance/twinning_en.htm Mail