Template Speakers

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IPA and Research Support for research capacity
in the enlargement countries
Brdo, 6th March 2008
Tania Friederichs DG RTD International
Cooperation tania.friederichs_at_ec.europa.eu
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IPA (Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance)

• An integrated pre-accession instrument to assist
  candidate (Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of
  Macedonia, Turkey) and potential candidate
  countries (Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Montenegro, Serbia including Kosovo under UNSCR
  1244)
• Financial envelope (200713) 11.5 billion
  (current prices)
• 5 components planning and programming

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Structure of the IPA 5 components

• Single framework, differentiated approach
• All countries
• Transition Assistance and Institution Building
• Cross-Border Co-operation
• In addition, for Candidate countries
• Regional Development
• Human Resources Development
• Rural Development

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Scope of Assistance (1)

• Strengthening of democratic institutions
• Promotion and protection of human rights and
  fundamental freedoms
• Public administration reform
• Economic reform
• Development of civil society
• Social inclusion
• Reconciliation and reconstruction
• Cross-border cooperation

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Scope of Assistance (2)

• In addition,
• for Candidates
• Adoption and implementation of the acquis
  communautaire
• Preparation for the implementation and management
  of the Communitys common agricultural and
  cohesion policies
• for Potential Candidates
• Progressive alignment with the acquis
  communautaire
• Social, economic and territorial development

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A 3level implementation framework

• Political and Financial Framework enlargement
  package comprising a Multi- annual Indicative
  Financial Framework (MIFF), per country and per
  component, 3year rolling forward
• Strategic planning Multi-annual Indicative
  Planning Documents (MIPD), per country and for
  all components
• Specific programming documents (annual/multiannua
  l) by country and by component

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Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD)
(2)

• Translates orientations established in
  Accession/European Partnership, NPAA, Regular
  Reports and negotiations framework into specific
  priorities
• Priorities to be coherent with national
  territorial/sectoral strategies
• It presents broad indicative financial
  allocations for the main areas of intervention
  within each component

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IPA/RESEARCH (1)

• Component I/National
• - Administration reform Ministry of Sciences
  National Contact points
• - Economic reform through research capacity
  entrepreneurship high tech SMEs
• - Cross-border cooperation network of centres
  of excellence
• - Adoption/alignment acquis design integrated
  research policy (see recommendations under
  Accession/Partnership Agreement)
• - Social, economic and territorial development
  infrastructure
• Component I/Regional (2008 - 1mio)
• - regional trans-institutional ST networking
  and co-operation (summer schools exchange of
  researchers)
• - stimulate research cooperation at regional
  level

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IPA/RESEARCH (2)

• Component II
• - Cross-border cooperation networking research
  centres can stimulate cross-border cooperation
• Component III/Regional development
• - for candidate countries
• - assistance to prepare for implementation SF
• - use for Lisbon objectives
• Component IV/Human resources development
• - for candidate countries
• - assist to implement social funds
• - use for training entrepreneurs
  scientists/teachers

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The Message

• Be creative in planning and programming
• Research capacity economic development
• Requires support for infrastructure and human
  resources

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Conclusions

• Do not ask what IPA can do for you but ask what
  you can do for IPA
• Organise workshop to examine synergy between IPA
  research/FP7

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Useful links

• DG Enlargement, financial assistance
• http//ec.europa.eu/enlargement/financial_assistan
  ce/index_en.htm
• EC Delegations in (potential) candidate
  countries
• http//ec.europa.eu/enlargement/press_corner/links
  _en.htmdel_ec_cc