Successful Programming and Identification of EU Assistance for (Potential) Candidates and Neighbourhood Countries (IPA/ENPI)

7-8/Oct/2010 • Maastricht • Fee: € 795 • Special discount available

Introduction

Programme

Practical Information

Project Leader

Wolfgang Koeth

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For more information about the activity, please contact:

Mariëlle Beckers

m.beckers

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+31 43 3296 237

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Target Group
This seminar is intended for government officials who are involved in programming and identification of EU assistance programmes (with a special focus on IPA/ENPI). Participation is also open for staff of international organisations, consultancies, or other persons with an interest in the subject.

Description
When it comes to programming and identification IPA/ENPI assistance, the priorities of the administrations in the beneficiary countries and of the EU (delegations and headquarters level) do not always match. Often, beneficiary’s administrations are not able to convince the EU Delegation about the appropriateness of the measures they are proposing; instead, the EU often impose its own priorities, which, due to lacking ownership, have often less than the optimal impact. This seminar will therefore analyze the internal decision making process within the EU (Headquarters and Delegations) and look at the basic parameters and driving forces on the EU’s side behind this process.

Method
A combination of presentations, practical exercises (role plays) and interactive discussions facilitated by (former) European Commission staff and Civil Society representatives involved into programming of EU assistance. Personalized feedback on practical exercises will be provided to the participants.

Objective
The seminar aims at empowering civil servants in order to successfully lobby their country’s own priorities in the programming exercise. By looking at the programming and identification exercises with the eyes of the European Union, participants will learn to “decode” messages from the EU and turn this knowledge into their favour.

Language
The seminar will be held in English.

Thursday 7 October

Registration of the participants

Welcome and Introduction to the seminar
Wolfgang Koeth, Senior Lecturer, EIPA, former Deputy Head of the EU Liaison Office Pristina/Kosovo, former Project Manager at the EC Delegation Vilnius/Lithuania
Eric Tonon, IMG Permanent Representative in Brussels, former Team Leader of an EC funded project in Azerbaijan, former EC Delegation Project Manager

Introduction to the EU Financial Instruments
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
In this session, the different EU financial instruments that are available in the (potential) candidates and the Neighbourhood countries (IPA, ENPI, IfS, EIDHR) will be analyzed. We look at how they link to the overall policy agenda, their target groups, their stakeholders and their modalities for implementation including the question of national co-financing.

Programming of EU assistance after Lisbon
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
This session will give an update of the mechanisms and actors in the programming and identification processes.

The role of Civil Society in programming EU assistance
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
The need of involving Civil Society into the programming exercise has been repeatedly highlighted by the European Commission. Getting civil society organisations as a partner can thus be a winwin situation for all sides. This session will analyse how to create a partnership between NGOs and government institutions in order to enhance the success of project proposals

Practical exercise: The first steps - analysing the Policy Documents and drafting of concept notes
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
In this exercise, participants will analyse the policy documents that serve as a base for programming assistance (MTEF, Accession Partnership, European Partnership,PCA, CSP, NIP) and draft an Annual Action Programme notes for the national IPA/ENPI programme.

Lunch

Practical exercise: inter-ministerial co-operation and co-financing
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
In this role-play participants will assume the role of EU focal points of different line ministries in the beneficiary country and draw up, under the supervision of the relevant coordination body, a list of project proposals to be submitted to the European Union Delegation. They also will agree on the national co-financing.

Practical exercise: drafting the Logical Framework (Logframe) of the Twinning Fiche
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
In this practical exercise participants will draft the Logical Framework of the Twinning Fiche to be presented to the EU Delegation.

Guided walking tour of the historic centre of Maastricht

Dinner

Friday 8 October

Practical exercise: drafting the Logical Framework (Logframe) and the Twinning fiche (cont)
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon

Simulation of Twinning Workshop at the EU Delegation – Presentation of the logframe of Twinning Fiche
Wolfgang Koeth and Eric Tonon
In this simulation game, participants will present their Twinning Fiches/Logical Frameworks and defend their proposals at a programming workshop to a fictional EU Delegation

Feedback and Evaluation

Lunch

End of seminar

Programme & Walking Tour of Maastricht
The seminar will commence on Thursday 7 October at 09.00 and finish on Friday 8 October at 14.00. A guided walking tour in the historic centre of Maastricht is foreseen for those interested on Thursday at 17.00. The tour takes about 1.5 hours.

Seminar venue
The seminar will take place at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296.222, fax: +31.43.3296.296.

Working language
The seminar will be conducted in English.

Fee
The participation fee for each seminar is € 795 and includes participation in the seminar, documentation, 2 lunches, 1 dinner, refreshments and the guided walking tour. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.

EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK) as well as civil servants working for an EU institution or agency. If you are eligible for a discount, please tick the box in the registration form. Please note that reductions cannot be accumulated. For more information, please visit EIPA’s website: www.eipa.eu (FAQspecial discounts).

Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a block booking at:
Hotel Townhouse (http://www.townhousehotels.nl) at a rate of € 83.50,- p.p.p.n.
This price includes breakfast and tourist tax.
Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.

Meals
The lunches will be served at the Institute’s restaurant. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so this can be arranged.

Registration
Kindly complete the registration form and submit it before 16 September 2010. Your name and address will be part of EIPA’s database for our mailing purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box in the registration form.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee. For administrative reasons you will be charged € 150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.

Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to 2 weeks before the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, hotel, etc.). For EIPA’s cancellation policy, please visit our website www.eipa.eu (legal notice).

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