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Activity under preparation Expenditure Verifications of 5 ENI East Contracts (Group ENI EAST 2024 & EBRD EAST 2023) Contract related to: Expenditure Verifications of 5 ENI East Contracts (Group ENI EAST 2024 & EBRD EAST 2023) - The East Global Allocation for 2023-2024 is a support measure giving the European Commission the possibility to fund measures and small-scale activities in a flexible and agile way. The aim is to strengthen the means of implementation for sustainable development in line with the objectives of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), within the framework of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) ¿ Global Europe - as well as its operational and policy priorities. The action contributes to SDG 17 to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
Budgetary commitment in order to pay interest on late payment in relation to contract 300007351 Contract related to: Budgetary commitment in order to pay interest on late payment in relation to contract 300007351 - Support measure giving the European Commission a possibility to fund activities, including small-scale activities, in line with the objectives of the Eastern dimension of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)
Covenant of Mayors Eastern Partnership Phase III <p>The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is to enable local authorities in EaP countries to develop and implement sustainable energy and climate actions, therefore significantly contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, increasing generation of renewable energy, and adaptation to climate change.</p>
Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (EDIF) - Guarantee Facility (GF) II <p>Replenishment of the existing EDIF Guarantee Facility (GF) of the Western Balkan Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility. Under the present Agreement, the EIF is going to continue managing the Guarantee Facility component of WB EDIF. This is the second replenishment of the GF.</p>
European Union for Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea - EU4EMBLAS This Action aims to support selected members of the Black Sea Synergy to align their policies and actions with the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MFSD). The contract will enable further action for improving environmental monitoring systems and will build upon work under previous phases of EMBLAS. Special focus will be put on helping Georgia and Ukraine to strengthen their laboratory capacity for marine environment monitoring.
Activity under preparation Support to Roma entrepreneurship Phase III (REDI) Activity still under preparation: Support to Roma entrepreneurship Phase III (REDI)-Contract related to: Support to Roma entrepreneurship Phase III (REDI) -
Regional Training and Support Programme to improve Quality and Professionalism in Journalism (2017MCP) Multi-country Action Programme for 2017 - part NEAR-Regional Training and Support Programme to improve Quality and Professionalism in Journalism (2017MCP)
EU4Environment - Governance and Regional Dialogue - Results 3 and 5 The EU4Environment Action aims to bring a higher level of environmental well-being for citizens in the Eastern Neighbourhood while also helping the six partner countries to grasp opportunities of greener economic growth and preserve their natural capital. The OECD will take responsibility for Results 3 and 5 that have the objective of promoting better environmental governance and ensuring faster policy diffusion regionally, coherence and coordination, and Action visibility.
Activity under preparation Commission Decision on the annual operational expenditures to finance evaluation and monitoring activities of external assistance granted by the Union in beneficiaries of pre-accession assistance and the neighbourhood region for 2021 This work programme sets out the implementation measures of the operational expenditures to finance evaluation and monitoring of external assistance activities , planned under the 2021 allocation from lines 14.020112  and 14.200404 of the general budget of the European Union to the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement (DG NEAR), for a total amount of EUR 6,200,000  subject to the availability of the requisite appropriations on the budget line concerned.
EU for Rule of Law, Security and Reconciliation (2024MCP) The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to: Strengthen the rule of law and security in the Western Balkans through enhancing the fight against organised crime, corruption and terrorism and to foster cohesion and resilience by continued support to addressing the legacy of the past and bringing justice to victims of the wars of the 1990s.The action aims to increase the engagement of EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies, such as the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in line with their respective mandates. It will also rely on the specific expertise of international partners, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in relevant areas. The action will also reinforce the institutional capacities of the beneficiaries¿ judicial sectors to respond effectively to organised crime and corruption cases. In particular, the action will provide a diagnostic of systemic challenges and gaps and formulate relevant and targeted recommendations for each beneficiary. In doing so, the action is expected to contribute to an improved track record of the prosecution and adjudication of organised crime, money laundering and corruption cases. The action will also strengthen criminal accountability and the rights of victims of the 1990s conflicts in the former Yugoslavia via the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). The action is expected to contribute to the overall objective of IPA III Window 1 to strengthen the rule of law, democracy, respect of human rights and international law, civil society and security as well as to improve border management and also to the overall objective of IPA III Window 2 to is to foster cohesion and resilience by continued support to addressing the legacy of the past and bringing justice to victims of the wars of the 1990s on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.
Green for Growth Fund (GGF) - Subscription to Shares <p>EU investment in additional South East Europe shares to be issued by the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), supporting investments in energy efficiency and renewables in the Western Balkans 6 (EUR 20 million).</p>
Fiscal Reforms in Southeast Europe. PHASE III: January 2023-December 2026. (SEE III) <p><strong>The proposed 4-year capacity development (CD) program (SEE III) will build on the achievements of previous phases (SEE I and SEE II)</strong>. The program will support the consolidation of ongoing reform progress and further advance reforms to develop transparent, effective, and resilient institutions in key areas of tax policy (TP), RA and PFM. </p><p>The short-term focus aims to provide critically required technical expertise to reinforce the recovery from the multipronged, post-pandemic impact and from spillover effects. Consolidating fiscal risk management practices, enhancing the efficiency of public investments, improving revenue efficiency by eliminating unproductive tax incentives, addressing structural issues to raise revenues in an equitable manner, strengthening taxpayer compliance, and enhancing core RA functions are key, including to fully recover from the pandemic. </p><p>The medium-term priorities will be shaped by: (i) the need to achieve fiscal consolidation and (ii) the enabling role of fiscal institutions to support impactful recovery programs. </p><p><strong>The program will also expand to incorporate CD in emerging areas. </strong>Priority will be given to familiarizing authorities with good practices and supporting reforms in the areas of TP, climate, digitalization, and gender inclusion.</p>
Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) Action Programme 2018-2020 under the IPA II Multi-country envelope - 2018 Allocation TAIEX IPA II Programme for 2018-2020 (2018 allocation)-Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) Action Programme 2018-2020 under the IPA II Multi-country envelope - 2018 Allocation
Multi-beneficiary Programme under IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2011 Multi-beneficiary Programme under IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2011 - Multi-beneficiary Programme under IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2011
NDICI East Global Allocation 2021-2022 The East Global Allocation for 2021-2022 is a support measure giving the European Commission the possibility to fund measures and small-scale activities in a flexible way. The aim is to strengthen the means of implementation for sustainable development in line with the objectives of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) of the European Neighbourhood Policy, within the framework of the Neighbourhood, Development and Page 4 of 15 International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) ¿ Global Europe - as well as its operational and policy priorities. The action contributes to SDG 17 to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development.&nbsp;The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to 1. Strengthen the management, implementation and follow-up of external actions in the framework of the EaP objectives and priorities. 2. Enhance the information, communication and visibility activities towards awareness and understanding of the ENP
Dummy contract - late interest payment for the contract 417-366 Contract related to: Dummy contract - late interest payment for the contract 417-366 - Multiannual civil society programme in the Eastern Neighbourhood 2019-2020 - budget 2020
Support Measure for Technical Assistance for Cross-Border Cooperation Programmes between IPA II beneficiaries  - 2020SM Support Measure for Technical Assistance for Cross-Border Cooperation Programmes between IPA II beneficiaries under IPA II 2020
Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Turkey 2023 <p>This action will enable the fifth edition of the EU Roma Integration Award in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The focus of the 2023 award will be the green economy and digital agenda, which are key areas for the future approaches in improving the position of vulnerable Roma women and men in the region.&nbsp;</p>
Multi-country Action Programme for 2016 - part NEAR Multi-country Action Programme for 2016 - part NEAR - Multi-country Action Programme for 2016 - part NEAR
Enterprise Expansion Fund (ENEF) II Technical Assistance & the Star Venture Programme under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (WB EDIF) <p>The action is implemented under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility ( WB EDIF). The programme will have 2 main goals: 1) to support the deployment of the second phase of the Enterprise Expansion Fund (an equity fund for the Western Balkans) and more precisely the Fund adviser's capacity; 2) provide assistance for the development of local start-up ecosystem via capacity building for start-ups, incubators and accelerators.</p>
2023-Expenditure Verification of one twinning and three grant contracts <p>The Expenditure Verifier is expected</p><p class="ql-align-justify">- To carry out the agreed-upon procedures listed in Annex 2 and</p><p class="ql-align-justify">- &nbsp;&nbsp;To issue reports based on the template in Annex 3 which will support the Contracting Authority's conclusions on the eligibility of the reported expenditure and the related follow-up.</p><p>The expenditure verification will be performed as a desk review and fieldwork at the location indicated in Annex 1.</p><p><br></p><p>For Entities 2, 3 and 4, there is additional specific objective in the form of agreed-upon procedures on which the Expenditure Verifier is expected to perform a verification are:</p><p>¿&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The expenditure verifier should select a representative sample with value of minimum 65% of all transactions reported with the Final financial report, with minimum 10% sampled from each budget heading, sub-heading and budget line. If the error rate found is higher than 10% from sampled amount, the Auditor shall extend the verification procedures until the sample value is 85%.</p><p>¿&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The auditor should check whether there are other projects implemented by the same Entity and financed by EC or other Donors, which projects overlap with the period of implementation of the verified contract. The auditor should check the potential double funding of expenditures reported.</p>
Multi-beneficiary Programme under IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2013 - part subdelegated to DG MOVE Multi-beneficiary Programme under IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2013 - part subdelegated to DG MOVE - Multi-beneficiary Programme under IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2013 - part subdelegated to DG MOVE
Infrastructure Project Facility (IPF) 12 <p>To provide technical assistance for the successful preparation and implementation of priority projects in the Digital Future, Clean Energy, Environment &amp; Climate Change, Social and Sustainable Transport sectors in the Western Balkans, submitted to the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) for funding, screened by its Project Financiers Group and approved by its Operational Board.</p>
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility 2019 - 2020 Multiannual civil society programme in the Eastern Neighbourhood 2019-2020 - budget 2020
Enterprise Expansion Fund II under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility <p>This contract represents the EU contribution of EUR 19 million into the equity Enterprise Expansion Fund II. The fund will invest in companies with the aim to improve their governance, social and environmental impact. The action is linked to CN 430-066 which includes EUR 11 million technical assistance for the deployment of the fund and capacity building activities for start-ups.</p>
EU4Digital Facility: supporting digital economy and society in the Eastern Partnership - phase II The overall objective of this project is to extend the benefits of the Digital Single Market to Eastern partner countries and promote the development of resilient digital economies and societies.
Contribution Arrangement with respect to the European Western Balkans Joint Fund under the Western Balkans Investment Framework - Allocation 2021-2022 for Digital, Energy, Environment and Social infrastructure sectors <p>EU contribution to finance investment grants in Digital, Energy, Environment and Social Infrastructure sectors</p>
European Union for Environment: Water Resources and Environmental Data The programme will focus on: accounting of natural assets and their preservation through environmental assessments, as well as sound management of water assets as a critical element for economic and environmental resilience in the partner countries.
EU4 Security: Support for enhancing the fight against the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the Western Balkans  - 2020MCP - part 2 Multi-country Action Programme for the year 2020  part 2 under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II)
EU4 Good Governance: Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA) in the Western Balkans and Turkey <p>This action contributes to strengthening public administrations in the Western Balkans and Turkey in line with the Principles of Public Administration, with the objective of enhancing integrity, predictability, accountability, legality and transparency of public administrations and improving policy outcomes and services to citizens and businesses in order to support socio-economic development.</p>
Western Balkans Partnership Against Crime and Terrorism - WB PACT II Contract related to: Western Balkans Partnership Against Crime and Terrorism - WB PACT II - The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to: Strengthen the rule of law and security in the Western Balkans through enhancing the fight against organised crime, corruption and terrorism and to foster cohesion and resilience by continued support to addressing the legacy of the past and bringing justice to victims of the wars of the 1990s.The action aims to increase the engagement of EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies, such as the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in line with their respective mandates. It will also rely on the specific expertise of international partners, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in relevant areas. The action will also reinforce the institutional capacities of the beneficiaries¿ judicial sectors to respond effectively to organised crime and corruption cases. In particular, the action will provide a diagnostic of systemic challenges and gaps and formulate relevant and targeted recommendations for each beneficiary. In doing so, the action is expected to contribute to an improved track record of the prosecution and adjudication of organised crime, money laundering and corruption cases. The action will also strengthen criminal accountability and the rights of victims of the 1990s conflicts in the former Yugoslavia via the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). The action is expected to contribute to the overall objective of IPA III Window 1 to strengthen the rule of law, democracy, respect of human rights and international law, civil society and security as well as to improve border management and also to the overall objective of IPA III Window 2 to is to foster cohesion and resilience by continued support to addressing the legacy of the past and bringing justice to victims of the wars of the 1990s on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.
IPA Multi-beneficiary Programme 2 2009 - part managed by DG ELARG - Migration and socio-economic development in the Western Balkans Total EU contribution of EUR 133.500.000 is split as follows:IPA/2009/021-373 (ELARG) EUR 106.100.000; IPA/2009/021-704 (TAXUD) EUR 500.000; IPA 2009/021-705 (ESTAT) EUR 5.400.000; SI2.537815 (EACEA) EUR 21.500.000
EU support to the development of a Common Regional Market (CRM) <p>This Action will support the socio-economic growth in the Western Balkans (WB) with an overall objective of boosting economic and investment, strengthening the region¿s competitiveness in the European and global marketplace, facilitating the region¿s efforts in the implementation of EU acquis to accelerate the EU accession process, supporting the digital and green transition as constituent part of the accession process, and fostering good neighbourly relations among Action¿s beneficiaries and other relevant stakeholders included in the implementation of the activities. As a specific objective, the implementation of the EU four freedoms constitutes one of the fundaments of this Action Grant, which is to be achieved through the implementation of the Common Regional Market (CRM) and Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB), as specified in this Action Grant. This Action also foresees featuring more prominently gender aspects, particularly women economic empowerment as a core value of the EU and one of the universal recognised human rights as a cross-cutting element in all below-mentioned agendas under CRM and GAWB, but particularly under industrial development and innovation area. This specific objective of the Action will aim to bring more spotlight onto strengthening and promoting economic rights and empowerment of girls and women in business and education trajectories, in particular.</p>
Justice Dashboard EaP <p>The overall objective is to support the EaP countries in their efforts to achieve an effective, systematic and data-based monitoring and evaluation of the results of the judicial reform efforts. Annual collection and processing of data will be carried out on the functioning of the judicial systems, including prosecution services. This evaluation tool will use key performance indicators concerning the accountability, quality and efficiency of the judicial systems and prosecution services.</p>
4th EU Contribution to the Regional Housing Programme Fund <p>4th EU Contribution to the multi-donor Regional Housing Programme Fund for the provision of sustainable housing solutions to refugeees and IDPs from the Western Balkans conflict</p>
Reporting Digital Rights and Freedoms <p><strong>Overall Objective:</strong> Contribute to enhancing knowledge and skills of media and civil society to methodically decipher intersections between digital rights violations and disinformation, assert the right to information and respond to abuses in the digital sphere.</p><p><strong>Specific Objectives: </strong>1) Increased efforts to determine patterns in digital freedoms violations in the targeted region that will serve as a basis for developing protection and prevention mechanisms, policy recommendations and legal framework improvements; 2) Better informed societies on current digital freedom violations and awareness raised on critical threats in digital ecosystems; 3) Enhanced digital safety and increased media and civil society capacities to respond to digital threats through training, workshops and grants; 4) Increased citizen engagement in internet governance through specialised software, an engaged citizen reporting tool, meet-ups and conferences.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
Multi-country Action Programme 2019 Multi-country Action Programme 2019 - Multi-country Action Programme 2019-Multi-country Action Programme 2019
Multi-Beneficiary Programme 1 under the IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2009 - Regional Programme for refugee return and provision of durable solutions for refugees and Internally displaced Persons in the Wes Multi-Beneficiary Programme 1 under the IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component for the year 2009