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Information Session 15 March 2007. Multi-annual Strategy Paper 2007-2010 “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in development” Clare Denvir clare.denvir@ec.europa.eu European Commission DG DEV/A2. Context (1): Financial perspectives 2007-13. New External Cooperation Instruments
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Information Session 15 March 2007 Multi-annual Strategy Paper 2007-2010 “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in development” Clare Denvir clare.denvir@ec.europa.eu European Commission DG DEV/A2
Context (1): Financial perspectives 2007-13 New External Cooperation Instruments • Pre-accession (IPA) • Neighbourhood (ENPI) • Human Rights (EIDHR) • Stability • Nuclear safety • Industrialised Countries • Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) • 10th EDF
Context (2): Development Cooperation Instrument Development Cooperation Instrument • Adopted December 2006 • Coverage: • geographic programmes • 5 thematic programmes • Support to sugar production
Context (3): Development Cooperation Instrument Geographic V Thematic • Geographic programmes: • Privileged instrument • Development priorities of country/region • Thematic Programmes: • Specific area of interest, global coverage • Distinctive added value • Subsidiarity: geographic programme not best placed • Multi-regional, cross-cutting actions, no agreement with government, no/suspended CSP …
Thematic Programme “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (1) Main elements of programme • DCI Article 14 - legal base • Successor to NGO co-financing and decentralised cooperation programmes • Eligibility: non-profit making NSA and LA from EU and Partner Countries • At least 85% funding reserved for NSA • Account to be taken of LA contributing capacity
Thematic Programme “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (2) Overarching Objective: Strengthen capacity building of NSA + LA in policy making process Specific Objectives: • Promote inclusive and empowered society in developing countries + regions • Increase awareness of development issues and promote development education in EU + acceding countries • Coordination between stakeholders’ networks, within their organisations and with Community institutions
Multi-annual Programming • Multi-annual Strategy • 4-year + 3-year programming document • operationalises thematic programme: strategic priorities for action, priority countries, implementation modalities… • External consultation August – September 2006 • Commission Proposal February 2007
Multi-annual Strategy (1) Actors • “Right of initiative” principle • Respective added value + comparative advantage (non exhaustive synopsis) • Multi-actor partnerships • Accounting for contributing capacity: co-financing rules
Multi-annual Strategy (2) Priorities 2007-2010 • Objective 1: in-country interventions • Country situations not conducive to NSA/LA involvement • Populations out of reach of main stream services, excluded from policy-making • Multi-country, global interventions
Multi-annual Strategy (3) Priorities 2007-2010 • Objective 2: Awareness raising + DE • MDG agenda, in part. Sub Saharan Africa • Coherence for development • Media and development • Scope enlarged to acceding countries
Multi-annual Strategy (4) Priorities 2007-2010 • Objective 3: NSA/LA networks • Information networks, exchange of best practice between and within organisations • Interaction with EU institutions • Scope enlarged to acceding countries
Multi-annual Strategy (5) Management • EC Delegations (devolution) • In-country interventions • EC Headquarters • Multi-country interventions • Certain country programmes • Awareness raising activities (objective 2) • Coordination activities (objective 3)
Multi-annual Strategy (6) Indicative envelopes by objective • 82%: objective 1 • 15 %: objective 2 • 1%: objective 3 • 2%: management and support measures
Next Steps • Dialogue with EP • Approval by Member States (comitology) • COM decision • Implementation phase (devolution) • External evaluation