European Commission European Commission DG ENLARGEMENT DG ENLARGEMENT D.4 D.4 Institution Building Unit (IBU): Institution Building Unit (IBU): TAIEX Instrument TAIEX Instrument EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
TAIEX Background • Created in 1996 • Managed by the European Commission – DG Enlargement, Institution Building Unit (D5) • The Institution Building Unit is responsible for the main technical assistance instruments of DG Enlargement: TAIEX: short term technical assistance (two weeks maximum) TWINNING & TWINNING LIGHTS: long term technical assistance ( 6 months up to one year) SIGMA: support to public administration by enhancing capacity to implement EU policies and the acquis communautaire in co-operation with the OECD • EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
Mission statement To provide institution building support by improving administrative capacity in all areas of the EU acquis communautaire in order to support the alignment, application and enforcement of the acquis communautaire in the beneficiary countries EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
18 Beneficiary countries (20 beneficiary administrations) • New Member States: – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia • Candidate Countries: – Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey & Croatia • Western Balkans: – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) • Turkish Cypriot community of northern Cyprus • European Neighbourhood Policy: – Possible extension of TAIEX instrument area of activity in 2006 to Eastern European Countries, the Middle East and the Magreb countries) EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
Multiple forms of assistance • Seminars – Single / Multi-country • Peer Reviews for Candidate countries – Monitoring of progress to refine strategies • Assessment Missions – Identify needs and elaborate strategies • Expert missions/ Study Visits • Regional Training Programme – Train the trainers – Train the trainers EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
Beneficiary organisations • Central Administrations • Public Agencies • Judiciary/Law Enforcement • Regional/Local Authorities • Private Sector Associations • Social Partners EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
Benefits of working with TAIEX • Sharing best practices in all sectors of the acquis • Reinforced cooperation by your country with the New Member States, Candidate Countries & the Western Balkans • Interesting professional and personal experience • Financial compensation • Short term assignments EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
TAIEX activity overview 2002-2004 2002 2003 2004 Events 802 1008 1103 Participants 18 600 22 774 28 727 Speakers 3314 4187 4822 EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
Workshops extractive industry (with DG ENTR involvement) • EU legislation and best practices in the field of Land restoration for the extractive industry, Geological Survey of Slovenia & Ministry of Environment, 3-4 February 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia • EU legislation and initiatives to Sustainable development in the industrial minerals sector, Polish Geological Institute, 15-17 September 2004, Lodz, Poland • Responsible Mining in Romania, Ministry for Environment, 13-14 April 2005, Bucharest, Romania EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
Workshops extractive industry (with DG ENTR involvement) • EU legislation and initiatives regarding Access to mineral resources in the extractive industry sector, Polish Geological Institute, 13-15 June 2005, Krakow, Poland • EU legislation and initiatives regarding Training and mobility of professionals in the field of geology, European Federation of Geologists, 26-27 October 2005, Brussels, Belgium • Mining - Health, Safety and Environmental regulatory issues in the European Union, Hungarian Mining Bureau & University of Miskolc, 21-23 November 2005, Miskolc, Hungary EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Rue de la Loi – Wetstraat 200 B1049 – Brussels Telephone: switchboard (+32-2) 299 11 11 secretariat 296 09 72, Fax: 296 68 40 e-mail: elarg-taiex@cec.eu.int EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (07/11/2005)
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