Our Neighbours: Panorama of Regional Programmes and Projects in the Eastern European Countries

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EuropeAid

Our Neighbours:Panorama of Regional Programmes and Projects

in the Eastern European Countries


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For more information:

EuropeAid:

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KQ-81-08-487-EN-C, DOI: 10.2783/21937, ISBN 978-92-79-10435-0
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European Neighbourhood

and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)

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General Introduction ..............................................................................4

Border Management ..............................................................................7

EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM)...............................................................8

Support to Integrated Border Management Systems in the South Caucasus (SCIBM) ..................................9

Economy ................................................................................................11

East-Invest - Support to the SME sector .................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... 12

Energy ...................................................................................................13

Strengthening o the INOGATE Technical Secretariat in support o the Baku Initiative.............................14

Capacity Building or Energy Regulators in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (INOGATE) ........................15

Energy Efciency Investments in Ukraine & Moldova (INOGATE) ............................................................16

Energy Saving in the Building Sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (INOGATE) ..............................17

Harmonisation o Electricity Standards (INOGATE) ..................................................................................18

Harmonisation o Gas and Oil Standards (INOGATE) ................................................................................19

Pre-investment project or the Trans-Caspian-Black Sea Gas Corridor (INOGATE)...................................20

Saety and Security o main Gas Transit Inrastructure (INOGATE) ..........................................................21

Support to Energy Market Integration and Sustainable Energy, SEMISE (INOGATE)................................22

Transport ..............................................................................................23

Civil Aviation Saety and Security (TRACECA) ..........................................................................................24

International Logistical Centres (TRACECA) .............................................................................................25

Land Transport Saety and Security (TRACECA) .......................................................................................26

Maritime Saety Black Sea and Caspian Sea (TRACECA) .........................................................................27

Motorways o the Seas - Black Sea and Caspian Sea (TRACECA) ................................................................28Strengthening o Transport Training Capacity (TRACECA) .......................................................................29

Transport Dialogue and Networks Interoperability (TRACECA) ...............................................................30


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Environment .........................................................................................31

Civil Protection (PPRD East) ......................................................................................................................32

Co-investment Funding in the Field o Water and Sanitation......................................................................33

Environmental Collaboration or the Black Sea..........................................................................................34

Forest Law Enorcement and Governance (FLEG) ......................................................................................35

Support to Kyoto Protocol Implementation, SKPI .....................................................................................36

Sustainable Integrated Land Use o Eurasian steppes .................................................................................37

Transboundary River Management or the Kura river Phase II ...............................................................38

Water Governance in Western EECCA .......................................................................................................39

Social and Human Dimension .............................................................41

CIUDAD Sustainable Urban Development ..............................................................................................42

Eastern Partnership Culture Programme Part I ......................................................................................43

Erasmus Mundus II Action 2 Partnerships ..............................................................................................44

Regional Inormation & Communication Programme ...............................................................................45

Tempus IV - Higher Education ...................................................................................................................46

Multi-country Cooperation Instruments ............................................47

Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) ...............................................................................................................48

NIF, SIGMA, TAIEX, Twinning ..................................................................................................................51


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General IntroductIon

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Hisy isSince the EUs enlargement in 2004 and 2007, anever deeper relationship is being built between theUnion and the countries on its Eastern borderswithin the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).It engages Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldovaand Ukraine. Te ENP also covers Belarus, whichcan become a ull partner provided it takes concretesteps towards democratisation, respect or humanrights and the rule o law.

Te aim o the ENP is to bring these neighbourscloser to the EU and support their eorts or eco-nomic, social and political reorm. Moreover, sixo them, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, GeorgiaMoldova and Ukraine, participate in one o the EUsnewest external relations initiatives - the EasternPartnership (EaP). Each o them, except Belarus,has a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement(PCA) that serves as a political and legal rame-work or cooperation. With Russia, the EU has aseparate Strategic Partnership. All these countries

are beneciary o the European Neighbourhoodand Partnership Instrument (ENPI), the nancialtool that turns decisions taken on a political levelinto actions on the ground.

Dialogue between the EU and its Eastern neighboursis secured through joint institutions set up underthe PCAs, the highest one being the CooperationCouncil. With Russia, it is the Permanent Partner-ship Council.Te ENP has been developed with the objectiveo avoiding the emergence o new dividing linesbetween the enlarged EU and its neighbours andinstead strengthening the prosperity, stability andsecurity o partners and the EU.Te ENP is the rstsingle EU policy embracing its Eastern neighbours,alongside the Southern branch o this same policyor the Mediterranean.

Within the ENP each partner country, except Belarus,has an Action Plan that lays out the strategic reormobjectives. With Ukraine, the EU is negotiating

an Association Agreement that will replace thecurrent PCA. Under the EaP similar upgrading

o agreements are suggested to all partners, whenthey have the capacity to take up the oer. All sixcountries have a Country Strategy Paper outliningcurrent bilateral priorities, and a jointly adoptedNational Indicative Programme (NIP).Russia has chosen not to be part o the ENP. Itsrelationship with the EU is dened as a StrategicPartnership, which is consistent with the ENP butevolves along dierent lines, namely the our com-mon spaces (Common Economic Space; CommonSpace on Freedom, Security and Justice; CommonSpace on External Security; Common Space onResearch, Education and Culture).rgi piChallenges aced by the countries o the region,such as developing trans-national corridors, themanagement o cross-border rivers and basins,and the ght against terrorism and transnationalorganised crime, have an inherent cross-bordercharacter and can be better tackled through a co-

operative eort at regional level.

he choice o regional projects relects thepriority areas o cooperation as deined in EUpolicy decisions. he main co-operation ieldswith the Eastern partners are: ransport; Energy;Sustainable management o natural resources;Border and migration management, the ght againsttransnational organized crime and customs; People-to-people activities; Landmines, explosive remnantso war, small arms and light weapons.

Te projects are unded under the ENPI, whichis the main nancial and cooperation instrumentthrough which assistance is given to countries cov-ered by the ENP and Russia.

Regional co-operation has a strategic impact as itdeals with issues that dierent Eastern Partners havein common. Te Regional Programmes unctionas a orum or dialogue, bringing people rom thePartner Countries to the same table, despite some-times obvious dierences, and helping them engage

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Shared concerns about the condition o water re-sources, or example, have brought together threeSouth Caucasus Partner Countries in an EU-undedproject, rans-Boundary River Management orthe Kura river basin. It aims at improving the waterquality o the Kura river, which unites Georgia,Armenia and Azerbaijan in a unique ecosystemthat spans a vast territory between the Black andCaspian Seas.

Another EU-unded project, Regional Environ-mental Collaboration or the Black Sea, saw Geor-gia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine joining orcesto combat the environmental degradation o theBlack Sea and its main contributing rivers. Amongother outcomes, the project has come up with asubstantial background study that will help createa marine protected area (MAP) in Karkinitsky Baynorth-west o the Crimea.

Other programmes targetting Eastern partnerstates are: the European Initiative or Democracy

and Human Rights (EIDHR), the education pro-grammes EMPUS IV or Higher Education andErasmus Mundus II, as well as the EUs researchprogramme FP7.Te EU seeks to support regional cooperationwith its Eastern neighbours and between them,and helps deal with common challenges througha number o major policy initiatives. Te latest,the Eastern Partnership (EaP) launched in spring2009 oresees stronger political engagement o thePartner Countries with the EU. Te EaP seeks tobolster political and socio-economic reorms in thePartner Countries, acilitating their approximationand convergence towards the EU.

Te Northern Dimension policy is yet anotherimportant regional initiative that brings togetherthe EU, Norway, Iceland and Russia. It addressesenvironmental challenges and promotes economiccooperation and people-to-people contacts in theEuropean North.

In order to address the challenges o the Black Searegion, where several unresolved conicts and thestate o the environment are o acute concern, theEU proposed a policy aimed at enhancing coopera-tion among the littoral states, namely the Black SeaSynergy (BSS). Tis initiative, launched in 2008,involves all the ENP Eastern partners, except Be-larus, as well as Russia and urkey.

Mj Te EU is the regions major donor, with the Eu-ropean Commission providing the lions shareo its regional support through its EuropeAidCo-operation Ofce. For the period 2007-2013the EU Partnership with the Eastern neighboursis being nanced through the ENPI, or which atotal amount o 12 billion is oreseen, o whichapproximately 10 percent is allocated or regionalprojects.

Te ENPI allows every country to articulate itsown ambitions in dialogue with the EU. Some

want to work towards ree trade. Others have di-erent ambitions, or example to work together oninrastructure, environmental or energy relatedissues, create closer cultural relations or chose tostimulate the exchange o students, journalists orother proessionals.

he European Union is committed to takingthis cooperation urther through its RegionalProgrammes and by providing the platorm orcontinuous dialogue.

Tis publication oers an overview o projectsunded, illustrating the depth o this Partnershipand how regional cooperation engages the Neigh-bourhood countries in a constructive dialogue andcontributes towards building an area o peace, se-curity and prosperity.


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Border Management

REGIONAL PROGRAMMES INFO NOTES 20108

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Piipig cis: Moldova, Ukraine

Engagesover200EUBAMstamembers,includingcustomsandborderguardexperts,from22 EU member states, Moldova and Ukraine.

ProvidestrainingforthestaoftheMoldovanandUkrainiancustomsandborderservices. OrganizesstudytourstoEUandthirdcountries. ProvidesexpertiseandadviceonspeciccustomsissuesrelevanttotheTransnistrianregion

o Moldova.

objivshe eu Bo assisnMission o Moov nukin (euBaM) supportsthe two countries to harmonizeand modernize their bordermanagement standards andprocedures in accordancewith European standards.It also aims to enhance theproessional capacities o theMoldovan and Ukrainian cus-toms and border guard services

at operational level. In addi-tion, it oers help to developrisk analysis capacities andto improve cross border co-operation between the borderguard and customs services andwith other law enorcementagencies.

Wh s i ?EUBAM works with Moldovaand Ukraine on their bordermanagement standards andprocedures, through observ-ing what goes on at the bor-der and providing on-the-jobtraining and advice to borderoicials and study tours. Italso reinorces their capacityto carry out eective borderand customs controls and bor-der surveillance and provides

assistance in the prevention othe smuggling o persons andgoods. Over 200 sta memberso the Mission work along 1222km o the Moldovan-Ukrainianborder. Tis includes more thanone hundred customs and bor-der guard experts rom 22 EU

Member States and sta romMoldova and Ukraine. Troughits work, the Mission is contrib-uting to the peaceul settlemento the ransnistrian conict inthe Republic o Moldova.

Bg 24 million plus in-kind contribution rom Member States (86 seconded experts)timm 2007-2009

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Support to Integrated Border ManagementSystems in the South Caucasus (SCIBM)Spps h ii ep Ig B Mgm piips iami, azbij Ggi, gs pi, hs iiig v isig siy

objivsTe project aims to acilitatethe movement o persons andgoods in the South Caucasusstates o Armenia, Azerbai-jan and Georgia, while at thesame time maintaining secureborders, through enhancinginter-agency, bilateral andregional border managementcooperation both within andamong the countries o theSouth Caucasus region as well

as between the countries, EUMember States and other in-ternational actors.

It is implemented by UNDPin cooperation with theLithuanian, Polish, Latvian,Estonian, Czech, border agen-cies, ICMPD, and the Frenchgovernment.

Wh s i ?Te project encourages closercooperation between both theagencies within a country, suchas the Border Guards and theCustoms Authorities, as well asthe agencies in neighbouringcountries, based on the premiseo the European Integrated Bor-der Management. Tis leads tomore harmonized proceduresand better inormation owswhich acilitate easier crossing

o borders while maintainingsecurity. An ofce is set up ineach country, while there is acentral coordinator in bilisi.In order to acilitate work de-spite political tensions betweenArmenia and Azerbaijan, theproject adopted a three levelstructure: common training ac-tivities or all three countries,

bilateral activities betweenGeorgia and Armenia, andGeorgia and Azerbaijan, anddedicated national modules oreach country.

It also launched pilot bordercrossing points that implementactivities on the borders, inareas such as mobile checks(train or erry) and imple-mentation o risk inormationexchange systems.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Bg 6 million timm 20092012

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CarriesoutcommonexecutiveleveltrainingonIntegratedBorderManagement. OrganisesnationalactivitiestohelpdeveloporstrengthenIntegratedBorderManagement

strategies, adapted to the needs o each country. PromotesenhancedbilateralcooperationbetweenGeorgiaandArmeniaandGeorgiaand

Azerbaijan in areas o export/import declarations, risk analysis, primary and secondarycontrol standards, identication o raudulent documents.

Launchespilotbordercrossingpointsthatimplementactivities.


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Te gradual integration o the Neighbourhood

countries into the EU economy is one o the aims

o the Eastern Partnership. Te EU encourages

partners to develop a ree trade network between

themselves and supports programmes addressing

economic and social development, and in particu-lar the sharp economic and social disparities in their

countries.

One o the agship initiatives o the Eastern Part-

nership concerns promoting a Small and Medium

size Enterprises (SME) acility. Tis is also the main

ocus o the EUs Regional Programme that unds

a project aiming to support the economic develop-

ment o the region and improvement o its business

environment through increased networking be-

tween the Eastern partners themselves and between

them and the EU, as well as supporting SMEs.

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East-Invest-SupporttotheSMEsector

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ConsolidatesandestablishesSMEsupportnetworksinEAST-NETandEURONET. OrganisesmatchmakingmeetingsbetweenEUandEasternSMEstoinitiatepartnerships. ProvidestechnicalassistancetoSMEswithinEAST-NETtoenhancetheirnetworkingand

trading competences and opportunities. OerstechnicalassistancetobusinessfacilitatorswithinEAST-NETtobuildtheirabilities

and opportunities in supporting SMEs network.

Publicsectorbodiesareassistedintheireorttocreateamoreconducivebusinessenvironment or SMEs.

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objivsTe project aims to support theeconomic development o theregion and the improvemento its business environmentthrough building up networksbetween the Eastern partnersthemselves and between themand the EU, in priority sectors,and by developing mechanismsto encourage the lows oForeign Direct Investment(FDI).

East-Invest also supportsSmall and Medium sizeEnterprises (SMEs) in theirinternationalisation process,improves their networkingand acilitates their tradedevelopment.

Wh s i ?Te project seeks to strengthenpublic-private dialogue, byintegrating into the networkingmechanism SMEs, businessacilitators and selected public-sector SME acilitators. It alsosupports the exchange o bestpractices and connectionsbetween the EU and EasternNeighbourhood companieswith the ultimate goal oreaching business cooperation

agreements, mutual trade,transer o technology, customsprocedures, product standardsand investments. Te projectoers technical assistance toSMEs and public sector bodiesand implements ve specicinstruments to achieve its

goals, these are: SME echnicalAssistance Facility, rade Fairechnical Assistance Facility,SME Business-to-BusinessFacility, Business Facilitator(operator) echnical AssistanceFacility and InstitutionalExchange Facility.

At the core o East-Invest aretwo business networks, one inthe EU (EURONE) and onein the Eastern Neighbourhood

Region (EAS-NE).

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

East- Invest - Support to the SME sectorSpps h mi vpm iis gi hgh ibig h impvm h bsiss vim, wih mphsis SMes wkig

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Cooperation between the EU and its Eastern Neighbours in the energy sector aims to sup-

port eorts to improve the use o the regions signicant energy resources on the one hand

and to address the EUs growing energy requirements on the other.

One o the most important programmes unded in the ramework o the EUs regional coop-

eration is INOGAE, which is dedicated to supporting the Baku Initiative. Tis overarching

international energy cooperation programme brings together the European Union, the lit-

toral states o the Black & Caspian Seas and their neighbouring countries, which have agreed

to work together towards achieving the ollowing our major objectives:

Convergingenergymarkets;

Enhancingenergysecurity;

Supportingsustainableenergydevelopment;

Attractinginvestment;

INOGAE is a platorm or cooperation o technical experts and policy makers. It also en-

compasses a number o projects including a technical secretariat, and others dealing with the

harmonisation o gas, oil and electricity standards, saety o gas inrastructure and support

to energy market integration and sustainable energy. Some o the projects also relate to and

include participation o Central Asian countries.

Te projects funded are:

StrengtheningoftheINOGATETechnicalSecretariatinsupportoftheBakuInitiative

CapacityBuildingforEnergyRegulatorsinEasternEuropeandCentralAsia

EnergyeciencyinvestmentsinUkraine&Moldova

EnergysavinginitiativeinthebuildingsectorinEasternEuropeandCentralAsia

Harmonisationofelectricitystandards

Harmonisationofgasandoilstandards

Pre-investmentprojectfortheTrans-Caspian-BlackSeaGasCorridor

Safetyandsecurityofmaingastransitinfrastructure

Supporttoenergymarketintegrationandsustainableenergy,SEMISE

INOGAE projects that exclusively relate to Central Asian countries can be ound on the

programmes website http://www.inogate.org/

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CoordinatesandsupportsthenetworkofINOGATECountryCoordinatorsandWorkingGroupmembers, including organisation o their meetings.

Preparesandorganiseseventssuchasworkshops,thematicdiscussionsandhighlevelconferences. MonitorsdevelopmentsintheenergymarketsoftheEUandthePartnerCountries. Undertakesthedisseminationofinformation,promotionandnetworking,includingthemanagement

o the INOGAE web portal, the production o an electronic newsletter, publications and promotionalmaterial and the organisation o inormation events.

ProvidessupporttotheEuropeanCommissionfortheoverallcoordinationanddevelopmentoftheINOGAE Programme.

objivsIt aims to pursue and expandthe services provided by theINOGAE echnical Secre-tariat (IS), with a view toimproving the overall per-ormance o the INOGAEprogramme towards achiev-ing the goals dened under theBaku Initiative convergingenergy markets, enhancing en-ergy security, supporting sus-tainable energy development,

and attracting investment aswell as any uture objectivesthat might be set out in thisramework.

Wh s i ?Te current project builds onthe previous support to theINOGAE echnical Secre-tariat, located in Kiev witha branch oice in bilisi. Itworks towards a bolsteringo IS communication activi-ties and maintains a detailedwork programme, compilingall INOGAE project actionsor 2009-2010, to be reviewedevery six months.

he echnical Secretariatalso acilitates cooperationbetween INOGAE projects.

It has extended the represen-tation in INOGAE WorkingGroups to include energy regu-lators alongside ministry andother relevant state representa-tives. It continues to developthe INOGAE web portal(www.inogate.org).

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Bg 2.9 million timm 2009-2012

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Createsanetworkforinformationexchangeandassistanceamongtheenergyregulators. Transfersinformationandbestpracticesamongenergyregulatorsandministry

representatives. SupportsPartnerCountriesincarryingoutregulatoryreform,includingtheestablishmentof

independent regulatory bodies. Educatesawidertargetaudience,includingconsumers,researchandacademicinstitutions

and the media.

objivsIt aims to promote and advo-cate good and sound energyregulatory practices in the Part-ner Countries o the INOGAEProgramme and to harmonisethose practices among them.Te project enables the trans-er o EU best practices andthe strengthening o coop-eration among the countriesinvolved.

Te project also seeks to edu-cate Partner Countries deci-sion makers, at the ministeriallevel, about the purposes andbenets o independent energyregulatory organisations.

Wh s i ?he project helps governmentsto improve the overall consist-ency o their energy policiesand to better integrate regula-tory tools into sectoral strate-gies and policies. It urthersthe establishment o a com-mon regulatory environmentand contributes to commonunderstanding o regulatoryand market issues as well aspractices, based on EU prin-

ciples. It helps to improveorganisational perormanceo energy regulators, includ-ing better tari practicesconsistent with internationalmethods.

It supports the Partners in car-rying out regulatory reormsand improving their regula-tory responsibilities. It alsohelps change public attitudesby educating secondary targetgroups, namely consumer ad-vocacy groups, research andacademic institutions, as wellas the press.


Bg 330.000 timm 2009-2010

Capacity building or Energy Regulators in

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Makesavailablenancialresourcesfortechnicalassistanceandincentivepaymentsinsupport o energy efciency and renewable energy projects, in the ramework o EBRDsnancing acilities.

Providestechnical,nancial,legalandenvironmentalexpertisetopotentialbeneciaries. Encouragesspillovereectsinthebanking,industryandhouseholdsectors.

Wbsi: http://www.inogate.org/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ongoing-inogate-projects/identication-and-promotion-energy-efcient-40318

objivsTe project aims at openingthe way to sound energy ef-ciency investment projects inUkraine and Moldova throughthe establishment o credit lineswithin appropriate local banks.It encourages spillover eectsin the banking, industry andhousehold sectors.Wh s i ?It provides a nancial contri-

bution to the EBRDs lendingacilities that support energyefciency and renewable energy

investments in Ukraine andMoldova, in the ramework othe EBRDs Sustainable EnergyInitiative. Tis contributionunds technical assistance thatidenties and brings eligibleprojects to the local interme-diary banks. It also providesproject-collateral incentivepayments to local intermedi-ary banks.

he projects unded under

these acilities aim to reduceenergy dependency and im-prove the security o energy

supply in the countries con-cerned by promoting energyefciency, in particular amongsmall and medium enterprises,and the use o renewable energyin the industry and householdsectors.

Piipig cis: Moldova, Ukraine


Energy Efciency Investments in Ukraineand Moldova (INOGATE)Spps h ep Bk rsi dvpm (eBrd)sSsib egy Iiiiv, whih sbishs ssib gy ig iiishgh i imiis


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Helpstodralegislationandcodespromotingenergyeciencyinthebuildingsector. Raisesawarenessofrenewableenergyopportunitiesinthesectorandassiststransferofbest

practice. Identiesandassistsinthepreparationofenergyeciencyinvestments. Buildsupcapacityinbuildingtechnologiesanddesign.

objivsIt aims to help the INOGAEPartner Countries reduce theirdependency on ossil uels, im-prove security o energy supplyand contribute more actively toclimate change mitigation.Wh s i ?he project provides sup-port to the development andthe enorcement o energy

efciency-related legislation inthe building sector, includingdraingofbuildingstandardsand codes, as well as the pro-motion o regional harmonisa-tion o policies and regulatorypractices. It identies the limi-tations in awareness o energyefciency and renewable energyopportunities and the obstaclesto the transer o best practiceand technology. At the same

time, it contributes to an ena-bling investment climate orenergy conservation projects,by increasing bankers knowl-edge in appraising projects aswell as identiying and assistingto the preparation o energyefciency investments in thebuilding sector. It also tacklesthe need to strengthen capac-ity in energy auditing, buildingtechnologies and design.


Bg 5 million timm 2010-2014

Energy Saving Initiative in the BuildingSector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia(INOGATE)Spps h InoGate P cis i sig impv v gysmpi i h biig s hgh gy iy mss h s wb gy


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Carriesoutsurveys,diagnosticstudies,gapanalysesandneedsassessmentstudies. Preparesstrategypapersandactionplans,aswellasahandbookwithstep-by-stepguidance

on the harmonisation process. SupportsPartnerCountrieswithpolicyadviceandothertypesoftechnicalassistanceforthe

adoption o strategies and implementation o action plans. Organisesworkinggroupmeetings,seminars,workshops,roundtablesandstudyvisits. Collectsinformation,producesanddisseminatesmaterial. FacilitatescontactsbetweenstakeholdersfromthePartnerCountriesandpotential

cooperation partners rom EU Member States (such as standardisation bodies), as well asregional or international organisations.

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objivsTe project aims to assist thePartner Countries in adopt-ing international standards,rules and practices ocusingon equipment standards inthe electricity sector. It seeksto help increase inrastructureefciency, enhance quality andreliability o equipment, ensuresaety in transmission and dis-tribution and acilitate tradeand investments in modern

technologies.

Wh s i ?It develops proposals orharmonisation o one or twomajor equipment standardsthroughout the region orwhere appropriate throughsub-regions classied on thebasis o geographic locationor technical state o play. Teselected standard or standardsare used as a case study ol-lowed closely throughout theprocess in order to maxim-

ise learning-by-doing. Te

project contributes to reinorc-ing cooperation on standardi-sation as an element o marketintegration and convergence,within the ramework o theINOGAE Programme.



Harmonisation o Electricity Standards

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Reviewsanddenesstandardsforregionalharmonisationandthedevelopmentofrelevantstrategies and action plans.

DrawsupaninventoryoflocalstandardsandidentiesapplicableEUstandards. EstablishescontactsinPartnerCountries. Organisesinter-regionalmeetings,nationalmeetings,andaninter-regionaltrainingseminar

and study tour.

objivsTe project aims to assist theadoption o internationalstandards, rules and practicesin the design, construction,manuacturing, testing, certi-cation, accreditation, opera-tion and maintenance appliedto all components o gas andoil production, transmissionand storage.

Wh s i ?It contributes to acilitating en-ergy market convergence in theoil and gas sector in the PartnerCountries through establish-ing a common understandingo the rationale and need toadopt international standards.Te project provides technicalassistance in the harmonisa-tion o codes, standards and

practices in the gas and oil in-dustry. Specic activities in-clude: developing a strategy orharmonisation, proposing therequired legal measures to beinitiated by national authori-ties, and creating awareness oEU standards in the gas andoil sectors.



Harmonisation o Gas and oil Standards

(INOGATE)os hi ssis h P cis spp hi pk i-i ss i h i gs s


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Wbsi: http://www.inogate.org/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ongoing-inogate-projects/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ongoing-inogate-projects/saety-and-security-main-gas-transit-07219

Piipig cis:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

Bg 1.750.000 million timm 2007-2009

Saety and Security o Main Gas TransitInrastructure in Eastern Europe and the

Caucasus (INOGATE)Pvis spp h P cis i impv h sy siy hi gs wk is

objivshe overall objective o theproject is to support the im-provement o the security o gassupply to and in the beneciarycountries. It aims to achieve thisthrough the implementation oautomated security, saety andmaintenance systems or gastransit and internal networklines, and to increase industryand government involvementin saety o inrastructure.

In addition, the project aimsto supply equipment to put inplace an integrated pilot system

addressing operational andtechnical management o gaspipelines.

Wh s i ?Te project analyses the keycauses o supply disruption onmain transit lines, includingthe annual number o incidentsand accidents per segment. Itprovides a base estimate ototal gas vented by country,and proposes general and spe-

cic maintenance and moni-toring schemes, highlightingpriority areas. It also assiststhe establishement o a pilot

system providing operationaland technical managementor gas pipelines. his pilotsystem interaces with a pilotsurveillance installation on atleast one pipeline segment. Temethod adopted is meant tobe replicable on a country andregional basis and addressescontingency measures as wellas routine maintenance andscheduling o operations. Teproject also trains key sta in

running these state-o-the-artinrastructure, managementand surveillance systems.

ais i bi

Assessesthefeasibilityofavailablepipelineandsafetyandsecuritysystems(service contract). Conductstrainingsinthestate-of-the-artsafetyandsecuritysystemsandonsharinggaslosses

experiences (service contract). ProvidestechnicalspecicationforthePilotExcellenceSysteminclosecollaborationwiththe

host country(service contract). ReviewsthetechnicalspecicationforthePilotExcellenceSystemforpipelinemonitoring

(service contract). DeliversPilotExcellenceSystem(supply contract). SelectsthehostcountryofthePilotExcellenceSystem(supply contract). StudiestheintegrationofthePilotExcellenceSystemintothespeciedpipeline(both contracts). Facilitatesnancingofenergy-relatedinfrastructureprojects,withaparticularemphasisonenergy

efciency and renewable energy projects, as well as inrastructure o common regional interest.
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Bolstering transport links is a key priority in the EUs regional co-operation

with its Eastern Neighbours, as it is considered a means o achieving economic

development in the region. Cooperation ocuses on the Neighbours gradual

approximation with EU legal rameworks and standards, as well as improvingrail interoperability, air trafc management and road and aviation saety.

Te EU also seeks to support their eorts to tackle challenges such as linking

with the rans-European Network axes and the development o the Pan-

European transport corridors.

Progressive integration o the transport markets, promotion o sustainable

transport modes and eective implementation o international agreements, as

well as bringing maritime and aviation security up to international standards and

the introduction o EU intermodal concepts such as the Motorways o the Seas in

the countries with a coastline, are also key challenges in the Partner Countries.

One o the most important programmes unded in the ramework o the EUs

Regional cooperation is RACECA (ransport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-

Asia), which is dedicated to supporting the Baku Initiative. Tis unds a range

o projects dealing with a number o issues, rom data collection and analysis o

trafc ows, to transport saety and the setting up o logistical centres. Some o

the projects also relate to and include participation o Central Asian countries.

T pjs :

Civilaviationsafetyandsecurity InternationalLogisticalCentres

Landtransportsafetyandsecurity

MaritimesafetyBlackSeaandCaspianSea

MotorwaysoftheseasBlackSeaandCaspianSea

Strengtheningoftransporttrainingcapacity

Transportdialogueandnetworksinteroperability

RACECA projects that exclusively relate to Central Asian countries can be

ound on the programmes website hp://www.-g.g/

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Increasesawarenessandimprovestransportsafetyregulationsandstandards. DevelopsregulatoryframeworksinlinewithEuropeanstandards. Supportsindependentsafetycontrolandcerticationauthorities. Provideson-the-jobtraininginrelevantareas. Developsregionalroadmapsandtwinningprojectsintheeldofcivilaviation. SupportscooperationagreementswithEuropeaninstitutionsandagencies.

Wbsi: http://www.traceca-org.org/

objivsAs part o the RACECA(tnspo coio eopcss asi) programme,which osters regional trans-port integration between part-ner countries, the projectsobjective is to improve trans-port saety and security envi-ronments in the region, in linewith European civil aviation

standards. In particular, theaim is to provide technicaland capacity-building assist-ance to beneciary transportadministrations.

Wh s i ?Te project implements a pro-gramme o training coursesor aviation personnel tostrengthen their technical

skills and English languageknowledge in relevant areas.A capacity-building pro-gramme will be implementedand specic expertise providedto improve regulatory rame-works. Tis programme alsoenhances technical and insti-tutional monitoring systems incompliance with internationalregulations and standards.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Civil Aviation Safety and Security (TRACECA)Impvs vii sy vims i i wih ep ss i h ivi vii
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Supportstheparticipatingcountriesincreatingmodernlogistictransportcentres/nodesanda common legal ground.

Providesfeasibilityorpre-feasibilitystudiesforselectedlogisticcentrestobedevelopedonthe RACECA corridor.

Maintainsawebsiteandcommunicatesactivitiesthroughnewslettersetcandregularlyupdates the RACECA Permanent Secretariat.

Createstheframeworkfortheestablishmentofacommonintegratedfreightplatformforthe

Caucuses region.

Wbsi: http://www.traceca-org.org/deault.php?l=en

objivsTe project tackles in particu-lar the lack o modern logistictransport centres/nodes andcommon legal ground or itsintegration and development,since technological connectionbetween these centres directlyaects the development o tradeand international transport(import, export and transit)in the Caucasus and Black Searegion countries.

Wh s i ?Supports the countries de-velop modern transport, alogistic inrastructure and acommon legal background,having a positive eect onthe development o trade andinternational transport in theregion. It identies opportu-nities or the development ologisticactivities,drasfeasi-bility studies with a ocus onpublic-private partnerships and

efcient customs services, as

well as specications or po-tential international logisticcentres to be built along theRACECA corridor. Createsan environment in which anetwork o logistic centrescan be established so that newvalue-adding activities in thedistribution sector o eachcountry can materialise. Teproject should respond to thedemand o shippers and sup-port the development o trafc

ows along the corridor.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria,Romania, urkey closely associated


International Logistical Centres (TRACECA)Spps ii iis h mvms gs g htraceca i hgh impvig gisis pbiiis, ipbiiy mim sp
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DenesRegionalActionPlansinroadandrailwaysafetyandsecurity. StrengthensawarenessonEuropeanstandardsandsupportsthepartnercountriesin

bringing their rules and procedures in line with the international and EU requirements. Buildsthecapacityofregulatoryauthorities,aswellasmainsecurityoperatorsand

independent certication authorities. Improveslegalstandardsforlandtransportsafetypractice.

Wbsi: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/tender/data/d30/AOF84730.htm

objivsAims to improve land trans-port saety and security regula-tions in the EU neighbouringand Central Asian countriesin line with European stand-ards, through strengtheningthe administrative capacitieso the national authoritiescharged with regulating thetransport saety and securityenvironments and improving

the knowledge and skills o theindividual sta. Te project alsoraises awareness o transportsaety and security standardsand regulations amongst thewider public.

Wh s i ?Te project supports the es-tablishment o Regional Ac-tion Plans in the eld o roadand railway saety and secu-rity, in coordination with theEuropean Commission andits specialised EU agencies,while rules and procedures ortransport over land especiallyin the eld o security, saetyand the environment, will be

brought in line with require-ments o international and EUconventions. Te RegulatoryAuthorities in charge o saety/license and accident investiga-tion, as well as main security

operators and independentcertication authorities, arestrengthened. Legal standardsor land transport saety prac-tice and minimal standards orworking time, driving and restperiods (including enorcementand the use o tachograph),minimal annual vehicle taxesand common rules or tolls anduser charges improved.


Land Transport Saety and Security(TRACECA)Impvs sp sy siy i h es ighb is casi traceca P is i i wih ep ss i h sp

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakh-stan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, Uzbekistan.Bulgaria, Romania, urkey closely associated
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Identiespersonnelqualicationneeds. Developsactionplansforinstitutionalcapacitybuildingandprofessionaltraining. Summarisestheresultsoftheassessmentanddisseminatesthemthroughworkshops. EstablisheseducationandtrainingfacilitiesaccessibletoallPartnerCountries.


objivsTe project aims to assure saeand secure maritime links orpassengers, crews, ships andcargoes; osters higher stand-ards o environmental saety atsea and in the relevant ports;contributes to creating a ullyintegrated multimodal transportcorridor, and strives to providetransport customers with highlydeveloped supply chains.

More speciically, it seeksto raise technical standardsand help train personnel sothat the Partner Countriescould advance in meeting the

requirements o the IMO (In-ternational Maritime Organiza-tion) Conventions on saety onavigation, security o trans-port, including passengers andcrews, and the requirements onenvironmental protection.Wh s i ?Te project oers technical as-sistance, advice and training toinstitutions and authorities inthe Partner Countries that are

tasked with ensuring maritimesaety and environmental pro-tection. It specically targetsseaport authorities, maritimeinspections in charge o saety

o navigation, maritime andenvironmental police, authori-ties issuing seaarers books andcertiying the qualiicationo sailors, as well as mari-time education and trainingestablishments.

It helps assess the state o theimplementation by the PartnerCountries o IMO Conventionsand relevant regulations. It alsoassists in identiying the needs

o each country in terms o in-stitutional capacities and pro-essional skills, and helps attractthe necessary investment.

Piipig cis: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, urkmenistan

Bg 3.5 million timm 20092011

Maritime Saety Black Sea and Caspian Sea

(TRACECA)Spps h vpm mm siy mgm, miim sy shippi pvi h Bk S cspi S


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PromotestheMoSconceptandfostersthedevelopmentoftransportintermodalityinthewider Black Sea and Caspian Sea region.

Implementsprojectsthataimatimprovingintermodalormaritimetransportaxesandschemes, and increasing the use o maritime routes where easible.

DrasaRoadMapforthefuturedevelopmentoftheMoSintheBlackSeaandCaspianSea region.


objivsIt aims at improving transportconnections between the EUand its Eastern neighbours, aswell as better intermodal reightoperations, through the inte-gration o short sea shippinginto the transport logistics, im-proving port operations andmaking hinterland connectionsmore efcient.

he Motorways o the Seas

(MoS) project seeks to developthe potential o maritime in-termodal transport in avouro a sustainable, sae and se-cure development o regionalmarket trades and cohesion. Itshould be achieved through theestablishment o innovative in-termodality services within the

wider geographical region en-compassing the littoral states othe Black Sea, the Caspian Sea,their neighbours and Europe,as well as between the Partnercountries themselves.

Wh s i ?Te project promotes the MoSconcept to all involved in thetransport sector and exploresthe existing potential. It alsoosters the development o

transport intermodality in theregion, and supports pilot ini-tiatives. Several pilot projectswill be identied, to illustrateconcrete beneits, improveintermodal/maritime trans-port axes and schemes, andincrease the use o maritimeroutes where easible.

hey will serve as reerencemodels or uture MoS, startingwith the replication o their besteatures as part o integratedtransport solutions. Te MoSproject promotes eective con-nections o ports to road andrail networks, the creation ologistical platorms acilitatingthese connections, efcient portservices and the minimisationo transit times, through whicha boost to economic and social

development is anticipated.

Piipig cis: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, urkmenistan


Motorways o the Seas - Black Sea and

Caspian Sea (TRACECA)Pms h Mwys h S (MS) p h i b miimspis i h wi Bk S cspi S gi


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EuropeAid

Reviewscoursecontentsandcurriculaforadequatepresentationoftransportplanningtechniques and tools.

Trainsteachingstaofcounterpartinstitutionsontopicssuchastracforecastingandsimulation through regional symposia.

Assistsinintroducingadditionaltopics,coursecontentsandcurriculaintherelevantcounterpart institutions.

Wbsi: http://www.traceca-org.org/docs/main.php?il=lotaprj_ml3_2_ta53&l=en

objivshe project contributes tothe training o well-qualiedand competent sta or thedevelopment o sustainabletransport inrastructure andmodern transport services inthe RACECA countries. It alsoimproves the training capacityo transport higher educationentities in the RACECA CIScountries. It is an essential parto the RACECA (ransport

Corridor Europe CaucasusAsia) programme, which ostersregional transport integrationbetween partner countries.

Wh s i ?It seeks to amiliarise teachingsta and students in higher edu-cational transport institutes withthe latest transport planningtechniques and tools, as wellas investment appraisal tech-niques including environmen-tal analysis o transport sectorinvestments. ransport train-ing is to be improved throughenhanced pedagogical skills,teaching techniques and cur-

ricula development methods,while departments are urtherdeveloped to deliver state-o-the-art training contents.

Te project also elaborates anin-depth appraisal or the estab-lishment o regional links oradvanced transport training.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Strengthening o Transport Training

Capacity (TRACECA)cibs h vpm ssib sp is msp svis i h traceca is hgh h iig s
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Developsacoordinatedstrategybetweencountriestostrengthenregionaltransportcooperation.

ProposesatleasttwobankableTRACECAoriginatedinfrastructureprojectswithcommittedIFI investments und and/or in conjunction with other nancial institutions or co-nancingarrangements.

PreparesanancingandInvestmentManualforoperationaluseandawarenesstrainingbythe RACECA Permanent Secretariat and Partner Countries.

AchieveseectivecommunicationanddisseminationofactivitiesandresultsfortheRACECA programme.

HelpsintroduceaforecastingmodeleasilyuseablebyTRACECAcountries.


objivsTe project aims to acilitate re-gional cooperation in the eldo transport, through capacitybuilding and training measures,the development o transportorecasts and investment ap-praisals in the region coveredby the EU-unded RACECAprogramme. It also promoteseective regional transportdialogue among the PartnerCountries, as well as between

them and the EU.

Wh s i ?Its irst component, raicForecasting and Database, pro-vides and develops measure-ment tools or eective tradeand transport orecasts in theRACECA countries. Te sec-ond component, Interregionalransport Dialogue, ostersregional transport dialoguebetween the EU and the BlackSea/Caspian Sea basin littoralstates and their neighbours. It

also promotes coordination o

regional transport initiativesand links with International Fi-nancial Institutions. Te projectacilitates the coordinationamong EC transport projectsand their cohesion with ECtransport policy instruments,including the European Neigh-borhood Policy (ENP) and theconclusions o the High-LevelGroup or the extension o therans-European Networks.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, Uzbekistan


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reducing environmental risks and pollution and promoting more

sustainable use o natural resources, are undamental goals in the

EUs relation with the Eastern partner states.

Regional cooperation covers a large number o areas including

air and water quality, waste management, nature conservation,

energy efciency and land use. Te EU supported in the early

2000 the setting up o Regional Environmental Centres in the

Neighbourhood countries and in Russia in order to enhance a

regional process o public participation and to strengthen civil

societys role in environmental protection. At the same time,

technical assistance is provided to Eastern Neighbours in order

to help them ulll their global commitments and to help them

participate in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Changeand the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms.

Projects related to the use and preservation o water resources

are also implemented and a large programme on Forest Law

Enorcement and Governance (FLEG) is on-going.

T pjs :

CivilProtection(PPRDEast)

Co-investmentfundingintheeldofwaterandsanitation

EnvironmentalcollaborationfortheBlackSea

ForestLawEnforcementandGovernance(FLEG)

SupporttoKyotoProtocolImplementation(SKPI)

SustainableintegratedlanduseofEurasiansteppes

TransboundaryrivermanagementfortheKuraRiver-PhaseII

WatergovernanceinWesternEECCA

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Civil Protection (PPRD East)ris h piy piipig is iss pvi, ppss sps, iis pi wih h eu mg h ishmsvs


Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia,Ukraine

Increasesknowledgeofriskexposure,preparednessandresponsecapacitiesintheregion. Strengthenspreventionmechanismsatlocal,nationalandregionallevel. Improvesthecapacityforacoordinated,eectiveandecientdisasterresponse. Buildsawarenessamongthepopulationregardingriskexposure,preventionandresponse. EnhancesknowledgeamongAuthoritiesontheEUCivilProtectionMechanism,inviewofa

progressive increase in coordination.

objivsTe Eastern Partnership ag-ship initiative or the Pvn-ion, Ppnss & rsponso n n mn-mdisss (PPrd es) aimsat contributing towards achiev-ing peace, stability, security andprosperity in the Eastern ENPIregion and at protecting theenvironment, the population,the cultural heritage, the re-sources and the inrastructures

by strengthening the countriesresilience, preparedness andresponse to man-made andnatural disasters.Wh s i ?It develops and reinorces thecapacity o participating coun-tries or disaster prevention,preparedness and response at

local, national and regionallevel, and develops eectivecooperation between the EUand the Partner countries andamong the Partner countriesthemselves, as a means o po-litical and social stability.

Te project undertakes the re-view o existing resources andavailable mechanisms work-ing on disaster prevention,preparedness and response

in the dierent countries andthe preparation o a regionalRisk Atlas. It l organises train-ing workshops, study visits andexchanges o experts involvedin disaster management, as wellas technical assistance mis-sions in response to specicdemands by the countriesauthorities. Further activities

include ull-scale simulationexercises and awareness-raising or stakeholders andthe general population. Allactivities are implemented ina multi-disciplinary approachand ocus on a number odierent topics, or examplebuilding codes and legislation,urban and land planning, earlywarning systems, etc., relatingto dierent risks. A network onational correspondents will

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objivsTe project supports IntegratedWater Resources Management(IWRM), a key goal o the EUWater Initiative launched in2002, through reinorcing thecapacities and commitment othe Partner Countries or ac-tions aimed at improved watergovernance, capacity-buildingand awareness.

It also seeks to improve the

Partners eiciency o watermanagement through multi-stakeholder dialogue and co-ordination and strengthenscoordination by promotingriver basin approaches andidentiying additional nancialresources and mechanisms toensure sustainable nancing.

Wh s i ?It supports inancing o in-vestments that aim at increas-ing access to sustainable watersupply and sanitation services,

and especially at improving thequantity and quality o waterand waste water service deliveryin three Partner Countries. Teprojects are:

Mykoiv mniip wpoj in ukin, co-undedwith the European InvestmentBank (EIB), supports the re-habilitation o major sectionso the 1022 km long waterdistribution network. It also

helps rehabilitate main waterpumping stations, sewer linesand the existing 3-stage mainwater treatment plant and awastewater treatment plant.It provides technical assist-ance or implementation andsupervision.

lk Svn Bsin envion-mn poj in amni,co-unded with the EuropeanBank or Reconstruction andDevelopment (EBRD), sup-ports a wastewater treatment

improvement programme toreduce the amount o untreatedwater lowing into the LakeSevan basin. It helps und threewastewater treatment plants andrehabilitate the wastewater net-works in ve towns located nearLake Sevan.

Poi Mniip W poj inGogi, co-unded with the Eu-ropean Bank or Reconstructionand Development (EBRD), as-

sists in improving water servicesin the City o Poti, the countrysprimary port. It helps constructa 47 km long water pipeline;reurbish and extend the exist-ing urban distribution network;supply and install water meters;improve nancial, managerial,operational perormance andcustomer relations o the CityAuthorities, and enhance thecapacity o the City as ownero the water utility to monitorthe quality o the water supplyservices.

Co-investment Funding in the Field o Water

and SanitationSpp ivsms i h w sppy sii i ami, Ggi uki

Bg 10 million (3m in Ukraine - 7m in Armenia and Georgia) timm 2006-2010

Piipig cis: Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine

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Increasesaccesstosustainablewatersupplyandsanitationservices,andimprovesthequantity and quality o water and waste water service.

Helpsconstructandrehabilitatemajorelementsofwatersupplyanddistribution

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PreparesandpresentsamendmentstotheBucharestConventionattheBlackSeaMinisterialConerence.

Submitsproposalstoimprovenationalcapacitiesinimplementingexistingenvironmental(in particular water and marine) legislation, secondary laws and regulations.

Formulatesrecommendationsforthestandardisationofbiologicalmonitoringandavisionor the establishment o marine reserves, to the Black Sea Commission.

ImplementspilotprojectsinGeorgiaandUkraine. Organisesinter-comparisonexercisesonbiologicalmonitoringandcarriesouttraining

programmes on biological monitoring and marine reserve management. FinalisesaregionalIntegratedCoastalZoneManagementstrategyanddevelopsnational

strategies.

HoldsastakeholdersworkshoponIntegratedCoastalZoneManagementinGeorgia,(2007)and a Public Outreach Conerence in Ukraine (2007).

Wbsi: http://www.ecbsea.org/en/

objivsTe project contributes to thesustainable development o theBlack Sea Basin by preventingand reducing the input o pol-lutants through river or directdischarges into the sea, as wellas through sustainable manage-ment and protection o natu-ral resources, including waterresources and biodiversity. Itaims to help control land-basedsources o pollution and pre-

vent the dumping o waste andsupports joint action in the caseo accidents.Wh s i ?It enhances the capacity othe participating countries to

implement and enorce exist-ing, or develop additional,environmental legislation,secondary laws and regula-tions in order to implementthe Bucharest Convention.his involves assessment othe convergence to EU waterrelated legislation, in particularthe Water Framework Directive(WFD), taking into considera-tion the possible impact on theBlack Sea, and the orthcoming

EU Marine Strategy.

Te project implements specicactivities included in the yearlywork programmes o the BlackSea Commission, in coopera-tion with its Advisory Group,

or pollution monitoring andassessment, Integrated CoastalZoneManagementandbiodi-versity protection. It improvesbiological water quality moni-toring o pollution, IntegratedCoastalZoneManagementandthe protection o marine biodi-versity through the establish-ment o Marine Reserves.

Pilot projects are implementedin Georgia and Ukraine on In-

tegratedCoastalZoneManage-ment and marine reserves,respectively. It also acilitatesregional cooperation or theprotection o the Black Sea andincreases public participationand awareness raising.

Piipig cis: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine


Environmental Collaboration or Black SeaImpvs gi pi h i piy piipig is p h Bk S Bsi, impms iviis i by h Bk Scmmissi
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FormscountryteamschargedwithprojectimplementationandNationalFocalPointsappointed by the governments.

Developsnationalactionplansandworkplansandholdsinformationsessionsandworkshops.

Facilitatescapacitybuilding,training,andawarenessraising. Supportstheenhancementofregionalandsub-regionalcollaboration. Carriesoutanalysisonillegalforestactivitiesandgovernmentresponses,andmonitors

related developments. Promotetheinclusionofthepublicandprivatesectors,aswellascivilsociety,inactivities.

objivsIt aims to tackle the growingproblem o illegal orest activi-ties in the Partner Countriesby promoting legal and sus-tainable orest managementand utilisation practices andseeks to strengthen the ruleo law and to enhance locallivelihoods.

he European Commissiongrant has been provided to

the World Bank through amulti-donor trust und. Teprojects implementing part-ners are the World Bank, theIUCN (World ConservationUnion) and the WWF (WorldWildlie Fund), ensuring thatthe public and private sectors as

well as civil society are consist-ently included in the projectsactivities.Wh s i ?Te FLEG project supports theparticipating countries to putin place improved orest gov-ernance arrangements throughthe eective implementationo the main priorities set outin the St Petersburg Ministe-rial Declaration on the Europe

and Northern Asia Forest LawEnorcement and Govern-ance process (ENA FLEG).Tese priorities relate to thestrengthening and reorm othe institutions responsible ororest management, reviewingand updating the policy, legal

and institutional rameworksas well as increasing the coun-tries capacity to enorce exist-ing laws and policies.

Activities cover the develop-ment o national action plans,capacity building and training,awareness raising, assistance inenhancing regional and sub-regional collaboration and sup-port to the implementation othe priority actions on Forest

Law Enorcement and Govern-ance. Te project will addition-ally carry out analytical workon illegal orest activities, andgovernment responses to suchcrime, as well as monitoring orelated developments.

Piipig cis: ami, azbij, Bs, Ggi, Mv, rssi,uki


Forest Law Enorcement and Governance(FLEG)Spps gvms piipig is, ivi siy h piv si h vpm s ssib s mgm pis, iigh pvi ig sy iviis


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Supportstheimplementationofclimatechangestrategies. Buildsawarenessandinstitutionalcapacity,especiallyontheKyotoProtocolmechanisms. HelpsfosterinvestmentsunderthenancingmechanismsrelatedtotheKyotoProtocol Increasesinterestbyindustryandenergyutilitiesinclimatechangeissues.

Wbsi: http://www.inogate.org/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ongoing-inogate-projects/inogate_programme/inogate_projects/ongoing-inogate-projects/support-kyoto-protocol-implementation-skpi

objivsAssists participating countriesin combating climate changeboth by extending the use omechanisms, such as the CleanDevelopment Mechanism andJoint Implementation that areattached to the Kyoto Protocol,and by supporting the ormu-lation o appropriate mitiga-tion and adaptation strategiesat each country level.

Wh s i ?Te project ocuses on threeareas. First, it reinorces aware-ness and institutional capacityin relation to climate change ingeneral and to the Kyoto Pro-tocol mechanisms in particular.Second, it strengthens the re-sponsiveness o the economicstakeholders (particularly in-dustry and energy utilities) toclimate change related issues

and it supports the use o theunding mechanisms availableunder the Kyoto Protocol, o-cusing particularly on energyefciency. Tird, it endeavoursto ensure that climate changemitigation and adaptationstrategies are ormulatedand implemented wheneverrequested by the beneciarycountries.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia,Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ajikistan, urkmenistan, Uzbekistan


Support to Kyoto Protocol Implementation(SKPI)Spps h gh gis im hg hgh h xsi h fxibmhisms h unFccc/Ky P s w s h vpm pppimiigi pi sgis
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Environment


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EuropeAid

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AssistsMoldova,UkraineandRussiainsteppeecosystemrestoration,conservationandsustainable management.

Implementspilotprojectsintheterritoriesofsteppeeco-systemsinthethreecountries,ocusing on their particular geographical concerns.

Involvesover40expertsinprojectactivitiesandregularmeetings. Organisesworkshopsandmeetingsonissuessuchasthepreparationandimplementation

o plans or steppe territories management and methods or quantitative analysis odeposited carbon.

Holdstwoseminars,oneonorganicfarmingandtheotherontherestorationof

steppe pastures.

Wbsi: http://www.steppe.org.ua/eng/index.php

epai sy: http://www.enpi-ino.eu/les/eatures/ukraine_steppes_en.pd

objivsTe project was developed in2004 and revised in 2006 toassist Moldova, Ukraine andRussia in steppe ecosystem res-toration, conservation and sus-tainable management, based onthe principle that sustainabledevelopment o steppe regionsis only possible when it goeshand in hand with biodiver-sity conservation. It ocuseson the increase o sustainable

land, the restoration and useo abandoned and degradedsteppe lands, and improvedmanagement o privatisedareas, as well as mainstream-ing biodiversity concerns and

encouraging trans-boundarycooperation between statesin the management o stepperesources.

Wh s i ?It seeks to mobilise nancingalternatives or sustainablemanagement, conservationand restoration o steppes, in-cluding carbon sequestrationand greenhouse gas unds andother alternative sources. Te

projects activities also includepromoting environmentallysound land use amongst arm-ers and agricultural structures,land restoration, implemen-tation o appropriate market

mechanisms to support therestoration o the steppe as wellas agricultural development.It also works on lobbying andpromoting the issue o sustain-able steppe land use manage-ment at legislative level. Morethan 40 experts with a varietyo specialisations are involvedin the projects activities andregular meetings take placeto carry out expert appraisal,analysis and monitoring o

eld activities. Te project wasawarded an honourable awardin the environment categoryrom the association BritishExpertise (2008).

Piipig cis: Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Bg 2. 4 million timm 2007-2009

Sustainable Integrated Land Use o

Eurasian steppesPms iis h si, svi ssib mgm h esi spps sysm
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ais i bi

Environment


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nvironment

ropeAid

Holdstrainingandworkshopsinmonitoringandriverbasinmanagement. OrganisesstudytourtoEuropeontheimplementationofWaterFrameworkDirective. CarriesoutquarterlymonitoringmissionswithlaboratoriesfromallthreeCaucasus

countries. Preparesabaselinereportandriverbasinmanagementplansforselectedsub-basins TranslatesmajorEUdirectivesandguidelines.

Preparescommunicationandpublicparticipationtools.

Wbsi: http://www.kuraarasbasin.net/

objivsIt aims to improve the water qual-

ity in the Kura River basin through

trans-boundary cooperation and

implementation o the integrated

water resources management

approach. Te project supports

the development o a common

monitoring and inormation

management system to improve

transboundary cooperation and

enhances the capacities o environ-

mental authorities and monitoring

establishments engaged in long-term integrated water resources

management in the Kura River

basin.

Wh s i ?Under component 1 (assessment

and surveys), a report on the base-

line situation in the Kura River

basin was prepared, using exist-

ing data and based on a European

Environment Agency model, It

shows that Armenia and Az-

erbaijan are under severe water

stress, underlining the need or

a transboundary river manage-

ment approach. Under component

2 (monitoring), our joint river

monitoring exercises per year are

carried out, which include joint

sampling and analysis on sites and

parallel analyses in each labora-

tory. Tis builds condence and

improves the capabilities o the

laboratories.

Component 3 (management inor-

mation and methodology) oresees

the development o a common GIS

database platorm or inormation

management and data exchange.

Furthermore, river basin man-

agement plans according to the

methodology o the EU Water

Framework Directive are prepared

or ve smaller pilot sub-basins.

Within component 4 (institutional

capacity and training), a study

tour to Spain and Denmark was

organized or 15 proessionals to

learn about the implementation

o the Water Framework Direc-

tive. Moreover, the directive itsel

as well as key guiding documents

were translated into the three

main Caucasus languages. Under

component 5 (public engagement

and civil society), a video lm, a

booklet and guidelines or pub-

lic participation are prepared to

describe the Kura river basin en-vironmental problems, introduce

the integrated river basin manage-

ment approach and increase civil

society involvement.

Te project is supported by a par-

allel supply o laboratory equip-

ment or biological and chemical

water analysis including the provi-

sion o boats and o-road cars or

sampling in remote regions.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Bg 5.2 million timm 20082011

Transboundary River Management or theKura river - Phase IIris gi pi i miig mgig w ss i hK iv bsi, hgh iig, piy sghig, smiig -i, imi kw-hw xhgs
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Environment


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nvironment

EuropeAid

ais i bi

ProvidestechnicalassistanceinthedevelopmentandimplementationofRiverBasinManagement Plans.

Ensuresafairdistributionofwaterfromtheavailableresourcesbetweenbeneciarycountries and consumers.

Organisesworkshopsandstudyvisitstoeachcountrytocollectdata. Identieslocationsforthepilotprojects-fourinUkraineandtwoineachoftheother

Partner Countries.

Wbsi: http://wgw.org.ua/about.php

objivsIt aims at helping to reducepollution, oster air sharingand eective use o scarcewater resources and to im-prove the quality o sharedwater resources, such as trans-boundary rivers. Te projectseeks to improve, implementand enorce water legislationas well as contribute to con-vergence on EU standards. TeWestern Partner Countries,

namely Belarus, Moldova andUkraine, as well as Armenia,Azerbaijan and Georgia in theSouth Caucasus share river ba-sins and waters with the EU,which makes transboundarywater management a crucialissue.

Wh s i ?Provides support or the contin-ued development o regulatorymechanisms and institutionalprocedures leading to improvedRiver Basin Management Plansand enhanced implementationcapacity. It encourages coop-eration between the PartnerCountries, especially by seek-ing to ensure compatibility oinormation and its exchange.It also helps speciy what in-

ormation is needed and de-termine how it should be used,especially through permittingand control mechanisms.

he project has two dimen-sions. While one ocuses oncountry-speciic activities

that promote good practicenationally, the other pro-vides or regional measuresthat help ensure compatibleand mutually comprehensibleapproaches to water manage-ment in all Partner Countries.It also contributes to the Na-tional Policy Dialogues set upunder the EU Water Initiativeto support individual countries.Te accompanying equipmentpackage helps to reinorce the

permitting and control mecha-nisms and provides the nec-essary inormation on waterquality or setting the appropri-ate quality standards. It pro-vides technical assistance andwill carry out pilot projects inall participating countries.



Water Governance in WesternEECCA Countriesassiss es ep, css c asi (eecca) cis ig wih euss s i isibi w, spps h vpm g-y mhisms isii ps riv Bsi Mgm Ps
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Increasing people-to-people contacts between partner countries and the

EU and between partner countries themselves is an essential objective o

the European Neighbourhood Policy. It is considered that while political

level contacts and relationships may be difcult to build between some

countries,duetoprevailingpoliticalconditions,itisoenpossibleto

build relationships between state institutions represented at expert level,

civil society organisations and individuals. Tis in turn promotes a long-term, bottom-up improvement in regional cooperation.

Regional cooperation between the EU and its Eastern Neighbours in the

human and social elds ocuses on ostering a culture o human rights,

as well as the prevention o drug abuse and contributing to the ght

against drug trafcking.

Te Eastern partners also participate in the international education

programmes, such as EMPUS IV that supports the modernisation o

higher education, promotes cooperation and enhances understanding,and Erasmus Mundus acilitating cooperation between higher education

institutions.

A programme aimed at raising awareness on relations and cooperation

between the EU and its Eastern Neighbours is also in place. Tis

Regional Inormation and Communication Programme unds projects

that range rom the training o journalists to print media and audiovisual

production as well as the setting up o the ENPI Ino Centre.

T pjs :

CIUDADSustainableUrbanDevelopment

EasternPartnershipCultureProgrammePartI

ErasmusMundusIIAction2Partnerships

RegionalInformation&CommunicationProgramme

TempusIV-HigherEducation

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Social and Human Dimension


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ocialandHum

anDimension

ropeAid

ais i bi

Wbsi: coming soon

PromotestheconceptofsustainableurbandevelopmentintheEUandtheENPIregion. CreatessustainablepartnershipsbetweenlocalauthoritiesintheEUandintheENPI

region, as well as between the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood partners (interregionalcooperation).

Strengthensthecapacityoflocalauthoritiesandthecoordinationbetweenlocalandregionallevels o government.

IdentiesandformulatessustainableurbandevelopmentprojectsbylocalauthoritiesintheEU and in the ENPI region, in a suitable ormat to be presented to International FinancialInstitutions or investment.

objivsTe programme Cooperationin Urban Development andDialogue (CIUDAD) aims topromote mutual understand-ing, dialogue and cooperationbetween local actors in the EUand in the Partner Countrieso the Eastern and SouthernNeighbourhood (ENPI region)through the provision o ca-pacity building or the mod-ernisation and strengthening

o local and regional govern-ment. It also seeks to create newpartnerships and strengthen ex-isting ones, among local andregional authorities in the ENPIregion (South-South, East-Eastand South-East partnerships),leading to long-term benets

extending beyond the lie othe programme.

CIUDAD builds on the worko previous initiatives suchas the CAS and IBPP pro-grammes unded under theACIS instrument (East);MEDAC and MED-PACprogrammes unded under theMEDA instrument (South),and others.

Wh s i ?Approximately 20 projects thatreceive co-nancing (grants)ocus on three thematic priorities.hese are: Environmentalsustainability and energyefciency; Sustainable economicdevelopment and reduction

o social disparities; Goodgovernance and sustainableurban development planning.Partnerships are made up oconsortia o organisationsincluding local authorities,universities, NGOs and othersworking on sustainable urbandevelopment issues, both romthe EU and ENPI partnercountries.

A supporting mechanism to the

programme provides technicalsupport to the beneciaries,monitors progress and ensuresthe dissemination o results othe projects and visibility oCIUDAD, primarily throughthe use o existing city andregional networks.

Piipig cis: Armenia, Azerbai

Documents

Our Neighbours: Panorama of Regional Programmes and Projects in the Eastern European Countries