1. Vera M. Budway-Strobach
Donor Assistance for Supporting Local Democracy in South Eastern Europe
Vera M. Budway-Strobach
Program Manager
PASOS
October 15, 2005

2. Donors’ Assistance Database for 2003 for the Stability Pact Beneficiary Countries on Local Democracy
Donor Assistance Mapping Exercise project on Local Democracy (DAME), undertaken by :
Open Society Institute – Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (OSI-LGI), under the auspices and in close cooperation with
the OECD / Development Assistance Co-operation (OECD/DAC) and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (SP)

3. Local Government Assistance in Perspective
# of Projects
% of all projects
Average budget (USD)
Total budget
(USD) $000
Share in total aid expenditure
Class A
2519
73.5%
1,018,000
2,564,129
75%
Class B
491
14.3%
1,009,000
495,634
14.5%
Class C
415
12.1%
865,000
358,976
10.5%
Total
3,425
100.0%
998,000
3,418,739
100%

4. Recipients of Local Government Related Assistance
Number of Projects
% of All Projects
Average budget, $000
Total budget, $000
Share in total aid expenditure
Albania 99
23.9%
1,126
111,452
31.0%
Bulgaria 34
8.2%
302
10,257
2.9%
Bosnia 51
12.3%
319
16,246
4.5%
Croatia 17
4.1%
2,745
46,666
13.0%
Kosovo 8
1.9%
1,254
10,029
2.8%
Moldova 22
5.3%
1,017
22,376
6.2%
FYR Macedonia 33
8.0%
954
31,482
8.8%
Countries of the former Yugoslavia 10
2.4%
617
6,175
1.7%
Romania 65
15.7%
398
25,871
7.2%
Serbia and Montenegro 76
18.3%
1,032
78,423
21.8%
TOTAL
415
100.0%
865
358,976

5. Share in Total aid expenditure
Donors
Number of Projects
% of all Projects
Average Budget, $000
Total Budget, $000
Share in Total aid expenditure
Austria 31
7.5 %
145
4,481
1.2%
Belgium 24
5.8% 17
407
.1%
Canada 4
1.0%
150
598
.2%
Switzerland 16
3.9%
522
8,346
2.3%
Germany
7.5%
2,625
81,381
22.7%
Denmark 2
.5%
2,278
4,556
1.3%
European Commission 10
2.4%
6,789
67,891
18.9%
Spain 26
6.3%
391
10,174
2.8%
Finland 6
1.4%
156
937
.3%
France
211
2,105
.6%

6. Donors Number of Projects % of all Projects Average Budget, $000
Total Budget, $000
Share in total aid expenditure UK 6
1.4%
164
985
.3%
Greece 84
20.2%
687
57,683
16.1%
IDA 5
1.2%
8,500
42,500
11.8%
Ireland 17
4.1% 40
681
.2%
Italy 43
10.4%
467
20,067
5.6%
Japan
205
3,483
1.0%
The Netherlands 16
3.9%
491
7,853
2.2%
Norway 35
8.4%
349
12,212
3.4%
Sweden 7
1.7%
360
2,519
.7%
USA 25
6.0%
1,205
30,117
Total
415
100.0%
865
358,976

7. Major Fields of Emphasis
Recipient
Largest field
Second largest field
(1) Albania
Secondary education
Primary education
(2) Serbia & Montenegro
Government administration
Waste management/disposal
(3) Croatia
Water supply & sanitation - large systems
Rural development
(4) FYR Macedonia
Social/welfare services
Urban development and management
(5) Romania
Basic health care

8. Largest Receivers in Major Fields
Field of assistance
Largest receiver
Second largest receiver
(1) Water supply & sanitation large systems
Croatia
Albania
(2) Government administration
Serbia and Montenegro
Romania
(3) Social/welfare services
FYR Macedonia
(4) Secondary education
Bulgaria
(5) Primary education
Kosovo

9. Key Conclusions
The amount of specific local government aid in terms of the total amount of donor assistance to the Stability Pact countries is %
The biggest recipients of local government assistance are Albania and Serbia and Montenegro with 31% and 22% of all local govt. assistance,respectively
Croatia, FYRMacedonia, Romania, and Moldova follow, all amounting to between 6% and 13% of all local government assistance
20 donor countries were active in funding local government assistance projects in the region (EC, IFIs counted as separate donors)
There is a large concentration among donors: more than 2/3 of assistance funds were provided by Germany, Greece, EC, and IDA.
More than 1/3 of local government related assistance supported water supply and sanitation projects.
1/5 of aid funds were spent on both education and government/civil society projects. The remaining 1/4 was spent on other fields such as health and population programs

10. Vera M. Budway-Strobach
Donor Assistance for Supporting Local Democracy in South Eastern Europe
Vera M. Budway-Strobach
Program Manager
PASOS
October 15, 2005