ECEGYPT

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• EC-EGYPT
• CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME

Cairo, 19th June 2007
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EC EGYPT COOPERATION PROGRAMME

• Volume 812 million in grants.
• Furthermore
• -EIB signed loans of approx. 2.3 bn in
  2002-06
• -EU Member States bilateral programmes
• The new National Indicative Programme (NIP)
  foresees EC-Egypt cooperation of 558m in
  2007-10.
• Instruments classical projects (technical
  assistance, supply of equipment, works) and
  budget support.
• Themes support to political governance reform,
  economic reform and social reform.
• End-beneficiaries institutions, business
  community, civil society and population at large.

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• COOPERATION IN SUPPORT of
• POLITICAL and GOVERNANCE REFORM

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POLITICAL REFORM

• Human Rights, Civil Society and Democratisation
  ( 5 m)
• - Objectives support human rights, strengthen
  civil society, promote women's rights.
• Activities establishment of a Complaints
  (Ombudsman) Office at the National Council for
  Human Rights, further support to the Ombudsmans
  Office at the National Council for Women, human
  rights programmes at the Ministry of Interior and
  Ministry of Justice (with UNDP), support for
  capacity upgrading to the General Federation of
  NGOs (with UNDP).
• Also European Initiative for Democracy and Human
  Rights
• Calls for proposals to fund actions by NGOs on
  promotion of culture of human rights and support
  of democratic process (currently 24 projects of
  total volume 4.7m).

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ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

• Twinnings ( 27 m)
• Objectives focused capacity upgrading in the
  Egyptian administration.
• Activities
• Twinnings between European and Egyptian
  administration.
• Already signed in postal services, tourism,
  maritime safety, railways safety.
• In the pipeline General Authority for Investment
  and Free Zones (GAFI), CAPMAS, Occupational
  Health and Safety Agency, Egyptian Accreditation
  Council, Water Regulatory Authority, Egyptian
  Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA),
  Telecommunications Authority, Electricity
  Regulator, Food Safety Agency, Accreditation
  Agency, Civil Aviation Regulator a.o.

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COOPERATION in SUPPORT of ECONOMIC REFORM
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INDUSTRIAL MODERNISATION

• Spinning and Weaving Sector Support Programme (
  80m)
• Objectives Assist the Governments efforts in
  restructuring the public spinning and weaving
  sector.
• Activities
• Improve the regulatory framework to eliminate
  distortion in uses of cotton, revamp management
  of the Holding Company of Textiles and its
  affiliates, support privatisation of affiliates,
  implement labour pools to provide re training of
  redundant staff.

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TRADE FACILITATION

• Trade Enhancement Programme (TEP) -A ( 20 m)
• Objectives Reinforce Egypts capacity in trade.
• Activities
• The programme concentrates on institutional
  capacity and upgrading of human resources of the
  Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry (and
  affiliated agencies) in charge of commercial
  diplomacy (Commercial Representation Services and
  network of commercial attaches in Egypts
  Embassies), EU-Egypt Association Agreement, WTO
  Agreements, export promotion and trade
  facilitation.

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CUSTOMS REFORM

• Trade Enhancement Programme (TEP) C ( 6 m)
• Objectives Make customs formalities more
  predictable and less costly for all operators in
  foreign trade activities.
• Activities
• TA for Customs website, strengthening the use of
  IT solutions and automation in the customs.
• TA for customs valuation, risk management,
  post-clearance control. Also training to customs
  middle management.

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FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM

• Financial and Investment Sector Cooperation
  (FISC)- Financial component ( 15 m)
• Objectives Technical Assistance to financial
  sector reform in line with international best
  practices.
• Activities
• Reinforce Central Banks capacity for banking
  supervision.
• Acquisition/installation of a Real Time Gross
  Settlement payments system at the Central Bank.
• Support the restructuring of two public banks
  (NBE and Bank MISR).
• Support the Egyptian Capital Market Authority
  (with a focus on corporate governance).

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RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT

• Research, Development and Innovation ( 11m)
• Objectives Strengthen link between RD and
  industry and facilitate Egypts participation in
  the European Research Area
• Activities
• Establish an EU-Egypt Innovation Fund ( 6.5m) to
  support applied research with emphasis on
  innovation (in domains like health,
  biotechnology, materials, ICT, water and energy)
• RDI networking with European partners (to benefit
  from opportunities under the European Research
  Area)

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WATER and SANITATION

• Water Sector Reform Programme ( 80 m)
• Objective modernisation of water and sanitation
  policies (strengthening efficiency in use,
  finance planning and monitoring).
• Activities
• Strengthening of transparency in budget
  preparation and execution taking into
  consideration recommendations of Public
  Expenditure Review (PER).
• Integrated water management policy and expansion
  of Public Private Partnerships in water
  management and investment.
• Streamlining the Water Supply Sanitation public
  services through the updating of the national
  master plan on investment and the development of
  a rural sanitation strategy.

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COOPERATION in SUPPORT of SOCIAL REFORM
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HEALTH

• Health Sector Policy Reform Programme ( 88m)
• Objectives Universal coverage of the population
  through a high quality basic benefits package.
• Activities
• Restructuring of the financing of health
  insurance and reform of the concerned
  institutions to ensure sustainability.
• Reform of the role of the Ministry of Health and
  Population to strengthen its supervisory
  capacity.
• Promotion of private sector participation in the
  delivery of health services.

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EDUCATION

• Education Sector Policy Reform Programme ( 120m)
• Objectives Strengthen access, quality and gender
  equality in the education sector.
• Activities
• Strengthening financial transparency
  (recommendations of PER).
• Redefinition of role of Ministry of Education to
  assist decentralisation.
• Roll-out of the school-based paradigm.
• Revamping of the examination system.
• Allow the participation of private sector in
  textbook production.
• Establishment of a Teachers Academy and Reform
  of the Teachers Cadre.
• Reintegration of drop-out girls, street children
  and unreached children.

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING

• Technical Vocational Education and Training
  (TVET) ( 33m)
• Objectives Support a consolidated and
  demand-driven national TVET reform policy.
• Activities
• Identification and establishment of 12
  public/private partnerships in training (already
  launched in garment, engineering, building and
  construction, food, woodworking and furniture
  sectors).
• Capacity building of private and public TVET
  providers participating in the 12 partnerships.
• Drawing of conclusions from the partnerships and
  feeding them into national TVET policy making.
• Strengthening of co-ordination in reform
  initiatives of the Government in TVET.

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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Financial and Investment Sector Cooperation
  (FISC)- Social component (17m)
• Objectives Develop effective financial and
  non-financial services for SMEs.
• Activities
• Access of SMEs and micro entrepreneurs to
  credit-lines.
• Grants to NGOs specialised in micro credit for
  their capacity upgrading.
• Grants to NGOs to provide non-financial services
  to micro entrepreneurs.

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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Children at Risk (20m)
• Objectives Improve the living conditions of
  several categories of children at risk (like
  street children, working children, handicapped
  children).
• Activities
• Calls for proposals to fund actions by NGOs
  specialised in the protection of children at risk
  (street, working, disabled children).
• Provide support to UNDPs FGM (female genitals
  mutilation) Free Village Model.
• Support the Girls Education Initiative of the
  National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
  (NCCM).

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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• South Sinai Regional Development Programme (
  64m)
• Objectives The development of local economy and
  activities and the preservation and support of
  the social, cultural and natural resources of
  South Sinai.
• Activities
• Major infrastructure projects strengthening
  environmental protection and sustainable
  development e.g. water, sanitation.
• Funding of demand driven projects in social and
  local development, cultural heritage and public
  awareness, emanating from civil society and
  stakeholders in South Sinai.