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• HOSGELDiNiZ !

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  Presentation to the Press,
IstanbulFebruary 27, 2007 Dr. Holger
SchröderHead of Financial Cooperation,
Coordination and Investment Section Delegation
of the European Commission to Turkey
EU- Pre-Accession Assistance How does it work?
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All projects have a single objective
Preparation for EU membership

• Stable institutions guaranteeing democracy, the
  rule of law, and respect for human rights
• Functioning market economy and capacity to cope
  with competition in the EU
• Adoption and implementation of EU legislation
• Civil Society Dialogue between EU and Turkey
• Preparation for managing EU structural funds

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EU financial support for Turkey is increasing
rapidly
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The EU supports reforms and development in key
sectors
Ongoing Projects
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Projects benefit both the
administration and directly Turkish
citizens

• Large range of beneficiaries
• Ministries and other governmental organizations
  advice and training on how to apply EU
  legislation
• Municipalities/Provinces infrastructure
  investment projects, such as solid waste and
  waste water treatment
  plants, or transport infrastructure
• Civil society (social partners, NGOs) gender,
  environment, human rights, media,
  culture, etc.
• Small and medium size enterprises support in
  raising their competitiveness
• Unemployed and vulnerable groups especially youth
  and women to improve their
  skills, receiving training to find jobs, active
  employment or social
  inclusion measures
• School children better classrooms and improved
  education curricula
• Farmers in poor areas raising agricultural
  productivity
• Large range of locations
• Central and regional administration
• Special focus on poorer regions

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What counts is what is being
achieved with the projects 10 examples

• Active Labour Market Strategy Programme Grants
  Programme
• Restoration of Ekmekçizade Caravanserai
• Support to Enhancing the Safety of Maritime
  Transport
• Eradicating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in
  Turkey
• Izmit Handicapped Production Centre
• Establishment of European-Turkish Business
  Development Centres
• Sanliurfa Drinking Water Project
• Support to Quality Infrastructure Programme
• Strengthening the Accountability, Efficiency and
  Effectiveness of the Turkish National Police
• Maternal Mortality Study under the Reproductive
  Health Programme in Turkey

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1.) Active Labour Market Strategy
Programme Grants Programme
Budget            50 M Beneficiary    
Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) Project
duration October 2003-June 2006 According to
the preliminary results of the impact assessment
of the grant scheme, so far, 34 of the final
beneficiaries of the scheme who were unem-ployed
were able to find jobs or establish their own
businesses.
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2.) Restoration of Ekmekçizade Caravanserai
Budget 3.3 M Beneficiary The State
Planning Organi- sation at central level and
the Special Provincial Adminis- tration of
Edirne at local level Project duration April
2006-end Sept 2007 Once restored to its former
glory, the caravanserai will take on a new lease
of life as a venue for events that will foster
closer ties between Edirne and its neighbours on
the Bulgarian side of the border.
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3.) Support to Enhancing the Safety
of Maritime Transport
Budget 2.7 M Beneficiary Undersecretariat
of Maritime Affairs Project duration
2003-2005 The safety record of Turkeys
commercial maritime fleet has sharply improved.
Turkish vessels are now less often detained in EU
ports. This will ultimately help to increase the
market share of the Turkish fleet.
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4.) Eradicating the Worst Forms of Child
Labour in Turkey
Budget 5.3 M Beneficiary Ministry of
Labour and Social Security, Child Labour Unit
Project duration December 2005-November 2007
Project offices have opened in 7 pilot
provinces (Kastamonu, Çankiri, Sinop, Ordu,
Elazig, Erzurum, Van). The project monitors
school attendance and provides transitional
courses to support school classes, sports
activities, music, painting, drama, chess,
computer, reading-writing courses for almost 2700
working children.
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5.) Izmit Handicapped Production Centre
Budget 1.3 M Beneficiary The Foundation of
the Bizimköy Handicapped Production
Centre Project duration December 2004-Dec
2005 230 job opportunities for handicapped are
created.
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6.) Establishment of European-
Turkish Business Development Centres
Budget            18.6 M Beneficiary    
TOBB and local chambers (Kocaeli, Gaziantep,
Izmir) Project duration March 2002- June
2006 The centres provide advisory services and
training on business management and help Small
and Medium Size Enterprises to internationalize.
9.500 entrepreneurs have participated in various
start-up programmes. For every Euro spent for the
project, Business Development Centres have
managed to provide an economic impact of nearly
Euro 3.5.
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7.) Sanliurfa Drinking Water Project
Budget           21.3 M Beneficiary    
Sanliurfa Municipality Project duration 2002
2006 The facilities will be able to provide
clean water for almost 1.5 million people the
projected population of the city in 2020. Water
related diseases will decrease and a more
efficient use will be made of scarce water
resources.
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8.) Support to Quality Infrastructure
Programme
Budget 13.0 M Beneficiary Undersecretariat
of Foreign Trade and Turkish Society for
Quality-KalDer Project duration 2002
2007 The project, in the long run, is expected
to contribute to an increase in the export of
industrial and processed agricultural products
from Turkey as well as increasing the overall
trade volume between EU and Turkey. The motto is
tested once and accepted everywhere.
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9.) Strengthening the Accountability,
Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Turkish
National Police
Budget 2.6 M Beneficiary Turkish National
Police Project duration February 2005-February
2007 The project is implemented in partnership
with the Spanish Ministry of Interior. About
3000 police officers have been trained on
issues such as human rights and community
policing. A code of ethics for police officers
was developed.
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10.) Maternal Mortality Study under the
Reproductive Health Programme in Turkey
Budget 1.5 M Beneficiary Ministry of Health
Project duration October 2004-December 2006
The Maternal Mortality Ratio is the most
important indicator for the level of maternal
mortality in a country. Maternal mortality ratio
for Turkey is 28.5 per 100,000 live births, with
the lowest level in West Anatolia (7.4) and the
highest in Northeast Anatolia and East Black Sea
(68.3).
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A spirit of partnership is guiding EU-Turkey
financial cooperation
The Programming Cycle
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EU and Turkey decide jointly which projects
should be financed

• Programming
• Turkish government institutions submit project
  ideas to the EU Secretariat General (EUSG)
• The EUSG and the EC Directorate General for
  Enlargement jointly select projects to be further
  developed
• The Turkish government institutions develop
  detailed project proposals.
• The Turkish government and the European
  Commission then allocate funds for these
  projects.

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Contractors are selected on a competitive basis
The best wins!

• Implementation
• There are four types of tendering procedures-
  Services- Works- Supplies- Grants and Twinning
• Procurement, contracting and payments are done by
  an institution of the Turkish government CFCU
  (Central Financing and Contracting Unit)
• The process is supervised by the Undersecretariat
  of the Treasury and the EC Delegation

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The EU has decided on funds for Turkey
from 2007-2010 under the new Instrument for
Pre-Accession (M)
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Opportunities to receive a grant under EU-Turkey
financial assistance exist under the following
calls for proposals in 2007
Launching Date Spring 2007
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Opportunities to receive a grant under EU-Turkey
financial assistance exist under the following
calls for proposals in 2007
Launching Date Spring 2007
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Opportunities to receive a grant under EU-Turkey
financial assistance exist under the following
calls for proposals in 2007
Launching Date Fall 2007
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To find further information please consult the
following publications and websites

• Publications
• EU Funded Programmes in Turkey
• Websites
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/
• http//www.deltur.cec.eu.int/
• http//www.cfcu.gov.tr/

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