Financial Instruments and Tools Multi-Country Cooperation and Thematic programmes are other funding channels designed as part of the EU’s effort to support change in the Neighbourhood Partnership countries.
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Regional Cooperation contributes to:
Cross Border Cooperation (CBC)
Reinforce regional integration
Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)
Promote the sharing of experiences and the transfer of expertise
Support for the Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA) Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX)
Set and promote best practice
Twinning
Define common thematic strategies and action plans
Erasmus Mundus II and Tempus IV
Carry out together concrete projects
Cooperation in Urban Development and Dialogue (CIUDAD) Other funding Instruments available for neighbouring countries European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Create networks of people and organisations Reinforce capacities of national and local authorities Advance the strengthening of civil society
European Neighbourood Partnership Instrument
EuropeAid
EASTERN NEIGHBOURS
Regional cooperation
Food Security Investing in People Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Cooperation (INSC) Instrument for Stability (IfS) Migration and Asylum Non-State Actors (NSA)
European Commission EuropeAid Cooperation Office Centralised operations for Europe, the Mediterranean and Middle East, B-1049 Brussels http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/regional-cooperation/enpi-east/index_en.htm
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Interregional ENPI Programmes
Aims
Realised by the regional Information and Communication Programme With the support of the ENPI Info Centre: www.enpi-info.eu
Major donor The EU is the region’s major donor, with the European Commission providing the lion’s share of its regional support through its EuropeAid Co-operation Office. For the period 2007-2013, the EU Partnership with the Eastern neighbours is being financed through the ENPI, for which a total amount of €12 billion is foreseen, of which approximately 10 percent is allocated for regional projects. The ENP allows every country to articulate its own ambitions in dialogue with the EU. Some want to work towards free trade. Others have different ambitions, for example to work together on infrastructure, environmental or energy related issues, create closer cultural relations or chose to stimulate the exchange of students, journalists or other professionals. The European Union is committed to taking this cooperation further through its Regional Programmes and by providing the platform for continuous dialogue.
ENPI
Regional cooperation Challenges faced by the countries of the region, such as developing transnational corridors, the management of crossborder rivers and basins, and the fight against terrorism and transnational organised crime, have an inherent cross-border character and can be better tackled through a cooperative effort at regional level. Thus, the EU funds regional cooperation. The choice of regional projects reflects the defined priority areas, which are: Transport; Energy; Sustainable management of natural resources; Border and migration management, the fight against transnational organized crime and customs; People-to-people activities; Landmines, explosive remnants of war, small arms and light weapons.
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ince the EU’s enlargement in 2004 and 2007 an ever deeper relationship is being built between the Union and the countries on its Eastern borders, within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The aim of the ENP is to bring these neighbours closer to the EU and support their efforts for economic, social and political reform. The ENP has been developed with the objective of avoiding the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours, and instead strengthening the prosperity, stability and security of partners and the EU. It is the first single EU policy embracing its Eastern neighbours.
Regional cooperation has a strategic impact, as it deals with issues that different Eastern Partners have in common. The Regional Programmes function as a forum for dialogue, bringing people from the Partner Countries to the same table, despite sometimes obvious differences, helping them to engage in discussion, and exchange views and experiences.
All Eastern Partners, and Russia, are beneficiaries of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), the financial tool that turns decisions taken on a political level into actions on the ground.
Local Authorities in Development
The EU seeks to support regional cooperation with its Eastern neighbours and between them, and helps them to deal with common challenges through a number of major policy initiatives. The latest, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) launched in spring 2009, foresees stronger political engagement of the Partner Countries with the EU. The EaP seeks to bolster political and socio-economic reforms in the Partner Countries, facilitating their approximation and convergence towards the EU.
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ENP countries Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine.
“ Regional Cooperation builds bridges between the EU and its Eastern Partners graphic design Studio Scibilia printed by Grafiche Veneziane – Venice, Italy
through the funding of multi-country programmes and projects that contribute towards creating an area of peace, security and shared prosperity.
If we look back to these years of cooperation and what we have achieved, I think we have good reasons to be proud. Despite certain obstacles and setbacks, we have built up over the years a robust partnership, I should even say a friendship that is built on mutual trust, frankness and our willingness to discuss all issues, however difficult and sensitive. Cooperation is, indeed, a win-win process for the EU and our partners. Štefan Füle, Commissioner for
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Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy