1. Multi-beneficiary IPA programmes
MGSC March 2014
Point 9.2 of the Agenda
Torbiörn Carlquist / Rima Gerdziunaite

2. Principles for IPA and statistical cooperation
Objective: Improve availability and quality of official statistics in the enlargement countries
Annual IPA programmes
Pilot projects in selected statistical domains
Technical assistance such as training or meetings
Grants to NSIs to increase ownership and learn to manage EU funds
Service contracts (private experts)

3. IPA 2011 Total value 8,200,000 EUR 20 different pilot projects
Service contract will end in June 2014
Implementation has been successful
Grants to HR, IS, MK, RS, TR
Implementation will end August 2014
The grant to Statistics Iceland has to be terminated prematurely in spring 2014
First point: Mention Countries
Third point: Inclusion of EECCA countries and the cooperation between Eurostat and UNECE increased number of activities included for the enlargement countries, as well as information from EECCA countries.

4. Service contract IPA 2011 (Oct 2012 – Jan 2014)
Activities
No. of activities
No. of participants
Working Groups, seminars etc.
120
388
ESTP Training courses 10 19
GOPA Training courses 6 86
Other training courses (Astra training) 1
Pilot project workshops 15
207
Study visits 5 28
Traineeships
3 rounds 20
TOTAL /
754
Ad hoc consultancies
17 missions
102,5 working days

5. IPA 2012
Total value 9,300,000 EUR
Combines amounts from IPA 2012 and 2013
Grants and service contract signed Nov 2013
Iceland has no grant, despite it was planned
Implementation until November 2015
18 pilot projects

6. IPA II ( )
EU has new multi-annual financial framework for
IPA Regulation will be adopted in 2014 (IPA II)
Support to statistics in 7 countries will continue
Strategy for statistical cooperation as basis for programming (see point 3.1, doc MGSC 2014/04)
Monitoring with the help of indicators (see point 3.2, doc MGSC 2014/05)

7. 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
Project fiche will be prepared during 2014
Tentative start of implementation in autumn 2015