1. Multi-Beneficiary IPA programmes
Torbiörn Carlquist, Eurostat
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2. Principles for IPA and statistical cooperation
Objective: to support the process of harmonisation with EU standards in statistics and to take forward the integration of National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) into the European Statistical System
Annual IPA programmes
Instruments for implementation: service contracts and grants
Grants to NSIs to increase ownership and build their capacity to manage EU funds
Service contracts involve private experts and allow for regional activities
Main activities of technical assistance: pilot projects, participation in Eurostat working groups, in ESS meetings, trainings, traineeships, study visits and consultancies.
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3. IPA 2011 Total value 8,200,000 EUR 20 different pilot projects
Service contract ended in June 2014
Implementation has been successful
Grants to HR, IS, MK, RS, TR
Grants' implementation ended August 2014
Final reports expected by the end of November 2014
The grant to Statistics Iceland has to be terminated prematurely in June 2014
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4. Service contract IPA 2011 PGSC, Antalya Oct 2014
* Grant beneficiaries under IPA 2011 were invited to pilot project workshops and training courses organised by the consultant, but need to finance the costs for their travel, accommodation, daily allowance, etc. from their respective grants.
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5. IPA 2012
Total value 9,300,000 EUR
Combines amounts from IPA 2012 and 2013
4 grant contracts and 1 service contract signed Nov 2013
Iceland has no grant, despite it was planned
Implementation until November 2015
18 pilot projects
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6. IPA 2012 Activities in the following statistical domains:
National accounts methodology
Regional gross value added
Regional household accounts
LUCAS
Agri-monetary statistics
Annual crop statistics
Animal production statistics
Structure of earnings survey (SES)
Social Protection statistics (ESSPROS)
Education statistics – implementation of ISCED 2011
Research and development statistics and CIS
Environmental accounts
Short-term business statistics (STS)
International trade in goods statistics
International trade in services statistics
Income and living condition statistics (SILC)
Price statistics (PPPs)
Price statistics (HICP)
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7. FUTURE IPA No IPA 2013 MBP IPA II for the period 2014-2020
Future IPA programmes will have to be designed by Eurostat with better result-oriented projects
The focus on measuring of results
Pre-defined, clear, transparent, country specific and measurable indicators
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8. IPA II ( )
EU new Multi-annual Financial Framework for
IPA II Regulation 231/2014 adopted in March 2014
Support to statistics in 7 countries will continue
Strategy for statistical cooperation with the enlargement countries as basis for programming
Monitoring of results with the help of indicators
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9. IPA 2014 The design phase has started at Eurostat
Eurostat production units provided ideas for pilot projects to be supported
Discussion with enlargement countries on 28/02/2014 on their proposals for pilot projects
Project fiche prepared in May 2014 and sent to DG ELARG; expected Commission Decision end of 2014
IPA 2014 funding for statistics will be 8M€
Tentative start of implementation in autumn 2015
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10. Financial overview (EUR1000)
Grants committed spent not spent
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