This project is funded
by the European Union.
Monitoring of the EU Guidelines for the Support to Civil Society in the
Enlargement Countries 2014-2020
Belgrade, April 28-30, 2015
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Opening remarks
• Oscar Benedict, Deputy Head, Delegation of European Union to
Serbia
• Nicola Bertolini, Head of Sector, Western Balkans Regional
Cooperation and Programmes Unit, Directorate-General for
Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
• Srđan Majstorović, Deputy Director, European Integration Office at
Government of the Republic of Serbia
• Åke Sahlin, Project Director, Technical Assitance for Civil Society
organsiations (TACSO), FCG SIPU International AB
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This project is funded
by the European Union.
Conclusions from the last conference dedicated to the EU Guidelines:
• Refinement of the indicators – then DG NEAR is open to some refinement of indicators if needed;
• Targets – should be further developed throughout the national consultations facilitated by TACSO;
• Traffic lights – should also be further re-assessed though the national consultations facilitated by
TACSO;
• TACSO’s survey (IPSOS) – should go through the national commenting process, and TACSO can
explore the need for additional national presentations of IPSOS’s country reports;
• TACSO should develop briefings deriving from the Baseline reports and country ‘Traffic lights’ for
the Progress reports; and
• Development of the national action plans (governments, CSOs and European Union Delegations
(EUDs)) on how to conduct monitoring, using regional conferences for cross checking from
country to country – process to be facilitated by TACSO.
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Purpose and objectives
Steer the desired changes and processes across the countries in the Western Balkan and
Turkey along the set results and indicators of the Results Framework of the EU Guidelines.
• Revise formulation of some of the indicators/ suggested benchmarks and targets of the
EU Guidelines, preserving the regional perspective of the Guidelines;
• Finalise national targets and benchmarks produced by the national consultations
facilitated by TACSO;
• Draft possible inputs for the country EU Progress Report 2015 in relation to the findings
for 2015 against the EU Guidelines;
• Compare key indicators among countries and identify actions to be undertaken, also with
focus assistance; and
• Review key elements for the possible national monitoring systems of the EU Guidelines.
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Outputs
• Finalised national results frameworks
• Comparison of indicators per country for the entire enlargement
region
• Draft input for the 2015 progress report per country
• Actions to be taken by D7, EUDs, CSOs, TACSO, RCs, Governments
• Overview of main elements of and requirements for the national
monitoring systems for 2015.
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Program
• Day 1 – today
Suggested improvements of the Results Framework (RF)
Clear all other open questions/issues with the RF
• Day 2
Progress Report national inputs
National priority indicators
Possible future TACSO, gov. actions
• Day 3
Monitoring system
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This project is funded
by the European Union.
Conference dynamics
Important process for the reagion
Participate
Discuss
Be constructive
Be open
Turn off gadgets
Enjoy
Contribution rather then
consumption
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This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 1
Improvements of the Results Framework
By Martina Divjak, Head of Advocacy, Centre for information service,
co-operation and development of NGOs, Slovenia
The objective of the session is to reflect on the national consultation
processes and key challenges, and to look into to possible
improvements of the indicators/ benchmarks/ targets
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Session 1 – table discussions
Clearance of all remaining open questions related to the Results
Framework, i.e. Indicators, benchmarks (reference points) and targets
Settings:
• Discussions to take place among participants around the table
• Already placed at mixed groups, each group has colour assigned (same
colour is on the name tag)
• Flip chart markers
• Designate person who will report at the end of the day
• Overview of suggested changes
• List of guiding discussion hints/questions
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Session 1 – table discussions
Discussion hints:
• Briefly introduce to each other, and briefly discuss your role and your
perspective in relation to the EU guidelines and national consultation
(EE ansd Capacities) up to 15’ max in total
• Do the suggested modifications provide solution for the challenges
you had? If not, please propose other solution.
• Have you handled challenges differently than what was presented by
Tina? How?
• Are there still opened questions/ challenges that need to be
addressed?
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Reporting back
• Do you agree with suggested modifications?
FLIPCHART 1 (proposals):
• If not, what would you modified differently?
• What do you think was addressed better during national consultations for
countries seating at your table then what was suggested?
FLIPCHART 2 (open questions):
• What are additional opened questions you were faced with, but were not
addressed by suggested modifications?
We will take notes and try to come up with suggestions on possible actions
during the morning recap tomorrow!
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 1 – table discussions
What we shall do with what was presented?
• Note taker
• Will try to come up with suggestion on possible actions during the
morning recap for tomorrow (April 29)
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 2 – Progress report inputs
• Whole day is dedicated to the session 2
• Has 2 main parts:
1. Opening panel
2. Work in national teams
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by the European Union.
Session 2 – Progress report inputs
Part 1 – Opening panel
• the main objective of the session is to give clear guidelines in relation
to the required structure and content of the inputs for the national
Progress Report
• But also to hear what CSO believes what would be useful actions and
role representatives of national governments can play and why
• What are the good actions governments took along the Guidelines,
and what are the challenges representatives of governments have for
better/full utilisation of the Guidelines
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 2 – Progress report inputs
Part 1 – Opening panel speakers:
• Nicola Bertolini, Head of Sector, Western Balkans Regional
Cooperation and Programmes Unit, Directorate-General for
Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
• Gaby Hagmüller, Team leader/ Social Development, EU Office in
Kosovo/ EU Special representative
• Tanja Hafner Ademi, Executive Director, Balkan Civil Society
Development Network (BCSDN)
• Goran Kučera, Senior Advisor for Civil Society, Ministry of Justice of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 2 – Progress report inputs
Part 2 – Working Groups/national teams:
• The objective of the working groups is to:
• Reflect on the suggested modifications of the indicators/benchmarks
and targets in relation to the outputs from the national consultations
• Define key inputs for the Progress Reports (key items reflecting
progress and challenges since the last Progress Report)
• Identify priority indicators for a country
• Define possible role of relevant government representatives at
national and regional level
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 2 – Progress report inputs
Part 2 – Working Groups/national teams:
Background documents for the working groups:
• Updated traffic lights
• Executive summaries from the BCSDN country reports
• Last year Progress report CSO input
• PPP template for presentations for end of the day
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 2 – Progress report inputs
Part 2 – Working Groups/national teams:
Setting:
• TACSO Resident advisor will be facilitator of your team
• Designate secretary and rapporteur
• Use PPP template for presentation
• All back in the plenary room at 16 with prepared presentations
• RA will take you to the room/corner designated for your respective
country
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Project Implemented by Consortium led by FCG SIPU International AB Sweden
This project is funded
by the European Union.
Session 3 – Elements of the monitoring system
The objective of the session is to identify key elements, challenges and
provisional resources needed for the monitoring system of the EU
Guidelines
Who we have with us as a panelist?
Why them? What is their desired future role?
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