1. The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the ENPI financial instrument
Jakub Urbanik
DG External Relations European Commission

2. Different neighbours of the EU, different relations
EFTA/EEA: Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland – multi- and bilateral accords
Candidate Countries: Croatia, Turkey, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia + “Potential candidates”: Iceland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo
Russian Federation - Strategic Partnership
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP):
an EU offer of privileged partnership to 16 partners

3. Belarus
Ukraine
Moldova
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
OPT
Israel
Jordan
Syria

4. What is the ENP? Key EU “foreign” policy priority
Privileged relationship, building upon a mutual commitment to common values
… supporting partners’ own reform processes (political, economic, social, etc.) by working together (joint ownership)
Based on EU model/some similarities to the ELARG approach, but the reforms are not imposed nor obligatory
Strategic goal: mutual prosperity, stability and security around EU

5. Our ENP partners The category of immediate neighbours of the EU
to the South and to the East…
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Tunisia and Ukraine
with a legal base (PCA/AA) and an ENP Action Plan agreed
Algeria (Association Agreement in force since 2005)
Libya (negotiations started on a basic agreement
in November 2008)
Belarus, Syria (no agreements in force yet)

6. How does it work? Building upon and strengthening existing relations
Principle of differentiation: progress is rewarded
Using relevant EU experience in how to support transition and reforms
Gradual approximation with the acquis communautaire in selected relevant areas
ENP Action Plans: Country-specific, tailor-made political documents
Jointly defined reform agenda
Short & medium-term priorities (3-5 years horizon)

7. ENP Action Plans with the 12 partners
Similar chapters in all Action Plans but content specific to each partner:
Political dialogue and reform
Sound macro-economic management, economic and social cooperation and development
Trade related issues, market and regulatory reform
Co-operation on Justice, Freedom and Security
Sector policies: Transport, energy, information society, environment, research and development
Human dimension: People-to-people contacts, civil society, education, public health
Future model under review

8. Progress Reports
Yearly exercise assessing progress in key reform areas per country
Despite difficult context ENP is working:
Political cooperation was strengthened
Economic integration and trade exchanges boosted
Visa facilitation and fight against illegal migration
Cooperation on justice and fight against corruption has increased
Transport links and energy cooperation are strengthened
Internal reforms strengthened
Deficiencies however exist in e.g. good governance, democratisation, human rights issues  work in progress
Political cooperation was stregthened:
Eastern ENP partners aligned with tha vast majority on CFSP declarations, EU played a crucial role in agreeing cease-fire in Georgia, supporting stabilisation in Lebanon
Economic integration and trade exchanges boosted:
Ukraine joined WTO and is negotiating a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Area
Egypt, Israel – negotiations on agricultural and fisheries products concluded, ongoing talks with Morocco and Tunisia
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia - negotiations on liberalisations of services and establishment
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Ukraine – exports to the EU rose by double digits
Visa facilitation and fight against illegal migration:
Ukraine, Moldova – readmission/visa facilitation agreements since beginning 2008
Visa dialogue with Ukraine aims at establishing a visa free regime
Moldova and Georgia – “mobility partnerships” – addressing legal cross-border travel
Tunisia – adopted new biometric passports and upgraded its equipement and infrastructure

9. EC financial support 2007-2013 European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
€11.2 billion for the period
Flexible, policy-driven instrument supporting agreed
priorities in the ENP Action Plans
Bilateral and regional assistance, CBC programmes
Modern methods of financial assistance
Technical assistance: institutional capacity-building
+ increased EIB lending mandate: €12.4 bn
€8.7 billion for Mediterranean
€3.7 billion for Eastern Europe / Southern Caucasus / Russia

10. The programming process
Strategy Papers
Multi-annual Indicative Programmes
Action Programmes
► Analysis of the situation
► Response strategy
►Priority sectors
► 7 years
► revised at mid-term
►annual
► describe projects
identified for
financing
► define the
budget per
project
►lead to EC
decision &
commitments
of funds
►normally attached
to Strategy Papers
► set global and per priority allocations
► cover 3 – 4
years
* There is a specific strategy paper fro CBC.

11. Bilateral ENPI allocations
Allocations according to:
needs and characteristics of the partner country
level of ambition of the partnership
progress towards meeting agreed objectives
partner’s capacity to manage and absorb assistance

12. Main types of measures Sectoral or general budget support
Technical assistance
Targeted administrative measures: twinning
Investments and investment related activities
Debt relief programmes
Micro projects
Food security measures
Contributions to the EIB or other financial intermediaries
for loan financing, equity investments, guarantee or investment funds

13. Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC)

14. The evolution of ENPI CBC at the external borders of the EU
CBC is a priority of the new Instrument for the Neighbourhood countries (ENPI)
It is based on previous experiences under INTERREG, Tacis, Meda, Phare and the Neighbourhood Programmes
Innovations of ENPI CBC from 2007: seven-year programming period, single budget, common legal framework and implementation rules on both sides of the border (Member State/
partner country)

15. What is ENPI Cross Border Co-operation?
The aim of the ENPI CBC programmes is to support cross border co-operation projects between the Member States and the partner countries along the external borders of the European Union.
15 ENPI CBC programmes listed in the ENPI CBC Strategy Paper
Over 1.1 billion € financial allocation for the period 2007 – 2013, coming from the ENPI
and the ERDF

16. CBC overall objectives set out in the Strategy Paper
Promoting economic and social development of the border regions
Addressing their common challenges (environment, heath, crime)
Ensuring efficient and secure borders
Promoting direct people to people co-operation
 These objectives should be addressed in each programme as prepared by its stakeholders

18. Who are the beneficiaries?
Governmental bodies
Partner countries, their regions and their institutions
Decentralized bodies in the partner countries
Local authorities and administrations
Joint bodies of partner countries and the Community
Public or semipublic bodies
Non-state actors
NGOs
Trade associations
Women and youth organizations
Cross-border associations
Cultural, research and scientific organizations
Organizations representing economic and social interests
Beneficiaries of ENPI – further specification will be decided by the programme partners (Monitoring Committee) in the specific call for proposals according to priorities and measures

19. ENPI CBC Programmes in the region Poland-Belarus-Ukraine
Total allocation: million EUR
Managing Authority: Ministry of Regional Development
of Poland
Priorities of the programme:
Increasing competitiveness of the border area:
Better conditions for entrepreneurship; tourism
development and improving access to the region.
2. Improving the quality of life:
Natural environment protection in the borderland
and efficient and secure borders.
3. Networking and people-to-people cooperation:
Regional and local cross-border cooperation
capacity building and local communities’ initiatives.

20. ENPI CBC Programmes in the region Poland-Lithuania-Russia
Total allocation ( ): million EUR
Managing Authority: Ministry of Regional Development
Priorities of the programme:
Contributing to solving common problems and
challenges: Sustainable use of environment;Accessibility
improvement
2. Pursuing social, economic and spatial development:
tourism; improvement of social conditions, governance
and educational opportunities; competitiveness of SMEs,
labour market
Horizontal priority: people-to-people cooperation

21. Leveraging more funding
Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF):
€700 million from ENPI + MS contributions
Leveraging loan resources from European Development Banks
NIF has provided € 170 million so far for 25 projects in the East and the South
Priority sectors include energy, transport and environment sectors, as well as SME development and financial/social sector

22. DCI Thematic Programmes
Nearly EUR 500 Million included in the global DCI Thematic Programmes, with ENPI “ring-fenced” allocations
Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development
Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, including Energy (ENRTP)
Migration and Asylum
Food Security
Investing in People
European Instrument for Democacy and Human Rights (EIDHR)

23. ENP and regional initiatives
Northern Dimension
External dimension of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea
Black Sea Synergy (2007)
Coordinated action in the key sectors: transport, environment, energy – through Partnerships
Union for the Mediterranean (2008)
July all Member States of the EU and the non-EU Mediterranean coastal states; Upgrading the Barcelona process
Eastern Partnership (2009)
launched in May 2009 in Prague; EU and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine
Responds to the aspirations of partners to come
closer to the EU; Additional funding of EUR 350
million

24. Possible local/regional cooperation in the EaP
Strengthening of the Partner countries participation in the INTERREG territorial cooperation programmes (Central
Europe and South- East Europe programmes), incl. developing direct contacts between the EU and Partner countries’s regions
Widening of the current CBC programmes to the
borders between the Partner countries (bilateral/regional)
Regional development of the Partners:
- pilot projects inspired by EU regional development programmes
- mini programmes involving several regional administrations
Cooperation through the Committee of the Regions, which is invited to establish an Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Local and Regional Assembly and participates in the work of the thematic platforms

25. (AS ALWAYS) MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE…
Outlook/Challenges
Can the EU muster enough coherence and engagement to effectively help Partners address:
Economic and financial crisis
Conflicts and instability
Immigration pressures
Radicalisation and authoritarianism
Expectations and hopes/fears (of both sides)
Proper development of the local dimension
(AS ALWAYS) MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE…

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