1. Multi-beneficiary IPA programmes in the enlargement countries
MGSC March 2017 Point 5.1 of the Agenda

2. Contents Multi-beneficiary programmes' principles MBP IPA 2014
Future multi-beneficiary IPA programmes

3. 1. MBP principles
1st aim: methodology/output alignment + ESS integration
Main focus on common needs in the region (+ ad-hoc's)
Service contract – grants are run in paralel
Support for experts' – beneficiaries' work + traineeships, participation in meetings and events (WGs etc.)
Novelty: increased focus on delivery of compliant data

4. 2. MBP IPA 2014
Duration of implementation: 23 months
Grant agreements: to
Service contract: to
Extension for some projects till
Total amount: 7.8 M€ (SC = 5.3 M€/grants = 2.5 M€)
Total projects: nearly 25
Slight shift in the scope of pilot projects towards full-scale surveys

5. 3. MBP IPA 2015
Duration of implementation: (28-31) months
Grant agreements: to
Service contract: to
Longer duration for some projects till
Total amount: 15.9 M€ (SC =9.85 M€/grants = 5.95 M€)
Total projects: nearly 35
Increasing weight given to concrete data production + delivery to Eurostat

6. 4. Future MB IPA programmes
MBP IPA 2017: 14 M€ (2 M€ reduction)
Implementation: early 2019 to early/mid 2021
More support to less "statistical" projects, leading to delivery of concrete data (+ ad-hoc)
Consultation beneficiaries and Eurostat's expert units is ongoing

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