IPA II – Financial
Perspective
2014-2020
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European Union Delegation
11.04.2013, Skopje
What is Sector Approach?
Sector Approach is a way of working together between:
 government
 donors
 other key stakeholders.
It is a process aiming at broadening government and national
ownership over public sector policy and resource allocation
decisions within the sector, increasing the coherence between policy,
spending and results, and reducing transaction costs.
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What does Sector Wide Approach entail?
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A shift from stand alone projects to contribution to the
development and implementation of a coherent, nationally
owned programme in a given area/sector.
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There is no single definition of the policy area that can be
considered a sector, nor is there an exhaustive list of possible
sectors.
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A sector is a defined policy area under the responsibility of a
line minister (following DG ELARG guidelines).
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Contrast between Sector Based Approach and Conventional
Project Approach
Uncoordinated project approach
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narrow focus on projects & narrowly
defined objectives
bilateral negotiations and agreements
donor-recipient relationships with
unbalanced power
parallel
implementation
arrangements
short-term disbursement and success
of projects
blueprint approach
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Sector Wide Approach
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country holistic view on entire sector
external partners' coordination and
collective dialogue
partnerships with mutual trust and
shared accountability
increased use of local procedures
long
term
capacity/system
development in sector
process oriented approach through
learning by doing.
Sector Wide Approach main principles
Sector Budget
and Medium
Term
perspective
Institution
Capacity
Economic
Context
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Sector and
donor
coordination
Sector policy
strategy
Performance
monitoring
system
Public Financial
Framework
What are relevant aspects of Sector Wide Approach
in the context of IPA?
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The sector needs to be relevant in terms of preparation for EU accession. (N.B.: a
sector is not the equivalent of a negotiation chapter. One and the same negotiation
chapter can be relevant for different sectors and several chapters can be relevant for the
same sector.)
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International and Bilateral Donors are to be consulted before the Sector Policy
Document is agreed, a look at the list of sectors covered by these other donors is helpful
(but should not determine the selection of supported sectors).
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"Institution building" or "alignment on the acquis" are not sectors as such but
specific objectives which can be relevant for almost all sectors (except the sectors for
which no further reforms are deemed necessary).
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Objectives of IPA II (Article 2 para.1)
 Support for political reforms
 Support for economic, social and territorial development and
reforms, with a view to a sustainable, smart and inclusive
growth
 Strengthening of the ability to fulfil the obligations stemming
from membership (progressive alignment with and
implementation of the acquis and EU structural, cohesion,
agricultural and rural development funds and policies)
 Regional integration and territorial cooperation involving
beneficiary countries, Member States (as well as third
countries under the European Neighbourhood Instrument, as
appropriate)
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Guiding principles for designing IPA II
 Reinforced link between the financial assistance and the
policy agenda
 Contribute to the objectives of the EU 2020 Agenda
 Good governance and capacity building remain core
themes of financial assistance
 More attention to socio-economic development and
lasting impact
 Stronger ownership of the reform agenda and related
financial assistance
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Important issues for IPA 2
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Have a common understanding on the sector based
approach
Comprehensive and inclusive multi-level sector
policy dialogue is the most important element
A more differentiated approach with regards to the
preparation for the absorption of EU cohesion funds
More focused support on selected sectors
A more differentiated approach with regards to
implementation modalities
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IPA II: Structure of documents
IPA REGULATION
COMMON
IMPLEMENTING
REGULATION
IPA IMPLEMENTING REGULATION
IPA COMMON STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Strategy Papers
(Country / Multi-Country)
Programmes
(Country / Multi-country / CBC)
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Individual
or Special
measures
Country Strategic Framework
• The CSF will follow the example of the structural funds and cover all
countries and all policy areas, to achieve better alignment of the
financial assistance and the enlargement policy.
• The CSF would be a EC owned document.
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Country Strategy Paper (CSP)
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The CSP would be more strategic and focused, based on a thorough
needs assessment, preparing the country for accession.
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The identified priorities must be set in a time frame of seven years, and
must be compliant and relevant, since there would be only one mid-term
review.
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The Country Strategy Papers should be built around the four specific
objectives develop for each of these objectives the three main
considerations for financial assistance, i.e. the specific needs of the
country concerned, its (current and to be developed) capacities and the
impact on the state of preparedness for accession to be achieved by the
end of the planning period in 2020.
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CSP _ What does it mean for EU priorities, IPA and
the country?
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An overall objective defined for the period 2014-2020
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several Sector Programme for an IPA beneficiary should identify
what is needed to modernize a sector and align it to EU standards;
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It should be based on a countries national strategies, development
plans, and be underpinned by the EU’s overall enlargement policy
as well as by the Accession Partnership and the SAA;
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Should allow for EU integration priorities and IPA funds to be
strategically planned and sequenced at an early stage.
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Indicative amount for 2014-2020: EUR 600 million
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Indicative list of sectors (1)
Policy Area A) Transition process and institution building
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Sector: Public Administration Reforms
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Sector: Justice Home Affairs and Fundamental Rights
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Subsector: Justice and Judiciary
Subsector: Home Affairs
Subsector: Human and Fundamental Rights
Sector: Private Sector Development
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Subsector: PAR
Subsector: Public Financial Management
Subsector: Business Environment and SME’s
Subsector: Competitiveness, Innovation, R&D
Subsector: Access to Finance
Subsector: Industrial and Business Infrastructure policy
“Non Sector”: EU Integration Facility
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Support for ad-hoc Acquis needs
Support for participation in UPA’s
Indicative allocation for period 2014-2020: EUR 120-150 million
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Indicative list of sectors (2)
Policy Area B) Regional development
• Sector: Transport and Energy
– Subsector: Roads
– Subsector: Railways
– Subsector: Energy Infrastructure
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Sector: Environment and Climate Change
– Subsector: Water
– Subsector: Waste
– Subsector: Air
– Subsector: Climate Change
– Subsector: Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
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Sector: Balanced local economic and regional development
Indicative allocation for period 2014-2020: EUR 150-180 million
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Indicative list of sectors (3)
Policy Area C) Employment, social policies and human resources development
– Subsector: Employment and employability
– Subsector: Social Policies and Social Inclusion
– Subsector: HRD
Indicative allocation for period 2014-2020: EUR 90-100 million
Policy Area D) Agriculture and Rural Development
– IPARD Programme
– Acquis support
Indicative allocation for period 2014-2020: EUR 80 - 90 million
Policy Area C) Regional and Territorial Cooperation
– Subsector: CBC
Indicative allocation for period 2014-2020: EUR 30 million
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Time Line for adoption of key documents
 2013 February-May: Support in facilitating the drafting process of the CSP and
wider stakeholder consultations:
 Government WG’s input by 19th of April 2013
 Government input by 30th of April 2013
 CSO/EUD input by 30th of April 2013
 MS, IFIs, NMS, IOs input in May 2013
 Consultation with regions and municipalities on 13-18 May 2013
 EC would present the first official draft of the document in June 2013 for wider
consultations
 IPA 2014 annual programme to be adopted in parallel
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