1. Multi-Beneficiary IPA programmes
Torbiörn Carlquist, Eurostat
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013

2. IPA 2009 MBP 5 grants successfully implemented
Final reports were sent in Feb./March 2013
Recovery orders MK, RS, TR
Two lots of the service contract implemented
Problems with quality of reports and with delays
Lot 1 (support to AL,BA,ME,XK) finalised
Lot 2 (support to grants) final report still pending
In total, 447 participants from NSIs in activities
34 expert missions to NSIs
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013

3. IPA 2010 MBP Grant to Iceland with 2 Data Collection Projects
Population and housing census
Agriculture statistics
Finalised successfully in spring 2013
Final report submitted July 2013
Payment done
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013

4. IPA 2011 MBP 5 grants under implementation until June 2014
Proceeding according to plan
One service contract under implementation
552 participants from NSIs in activities during first year (Oct 2012-Sep 2013
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013

5. IPA 2012 MBP 4 grant contracts will be signed Oct/Nov 2013
Several rounds of revising the applications July-September 2013
Iceland was initially invited to apply, but due to a Commission decision, this invitation had to be withdrawn
Implementation until November 2015
A service contract is in the process of being awarded Oct 2013
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013

6. Financial overview (EUR1000)
Grants committed spent not spent
IPA
IPA
IPA n.a.
IPA (4913)
Service contracts
IPA
IPA
IPA n.a.
IPA (<4500)
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013

7. Future IPA MBP No IPA 2013 MBP IPA II for the period 2014-2020
IPA 2014 MBP will have to be designed by Eurostat with more result orientation of projects
IPA 2014 MBP funding still under discussion
Tentatively, DCPs will be discussed with thematic units of Eurostat during 4th quarter 2013
Monitoring of results will become more important
PGSC, Skopje Oct 2013