Information Meeting with the EU Member State Embassies 27 April, 2018

1. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Information Meeting with the EU Member State Embassies 27 April, 2018

2. Structure of the Directorate General for EU Integration

3. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Twinning Principles • Cooperation tool between a Public Administration in Georgia (as a Beneficiary Country) and its peer institution in an EU Member State • Aims at upgrading the Beneficiary Administration • Build around joint EU-Georgia agenda • Support Georgia’s reform attempts • Approximation of Beneficiary Country legislation with EU acquis and transfer of know-how and best administrative practices • Joint commitment of BA and MS to achieve results • High ownership of project partners • Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA): secondment of 12-36 months

4. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Twinning Principles • A Twinning project is NOT designed to provide only advice or other types of classical Technical Assistance. It is a project of administrative co-operation in a specific field • A Twinning project is NOT one-way Assistance from MS to BC. It is a close partnership in which the specific commitment of the beneficiary, who is also the driving force behind the changes targeted

5. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia KEY ACTORS

6. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Twinning Reform • Simplification, flexibility at implementation, speed of contracting and activity start; • Harmonisation across ENI and IPA standardising procedures and processes; • Alignment with NEAR policy developments;

7. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Overview of Changes • EU MS proposal should focus on methodology, administrative model, added value and highlight important issues; • No contact details of BC PL and counterparts; • Include Declaration of availability of the RTA for the period of implementation; • For MS PL a statement should be be signed by the person being authorised to commit the MS administration; • EU MS component leaders designation obligatory; • Curricula to be inserted in the proposal: PL, RTA and component leaders not any more STEs CVs;

8. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Overview of Changes • Contract always prepared by CA maximum 3 months after notification of selection; • Component leaders counterparts names included in the contract; • Work Plan prepared in 4-6 weeks following signature of the contract and arrival of the RTA including Communication and Visibility plan; • Start of Activities: As soon as Initial work plan is ready and agreed by the SCM ;

9. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Benefits • Genuine partnership for longer-term relationships • Hands-on public sector expertise and experience • Very much useful for regulatory dimension • Strategic long-term perspective

10. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Successful Twinning project • Good personal relations between BA and MS • Relevant and recent experience on the side of the MS • Good understanding by MS of background & environment of BA • BA and MS partner share a common understanding of the project • Agreed division of responsibilities between partners • MS partner should not impose a solution

11. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia The Reasons for Fail • Lack of Political will • Lack of human resources in the BA • Professionalism, adequate experience of the MS experts • Poor planning • Poor relationship / cooperation between partners • Non flexibility of partners • Misunderstanding of the expectations

12. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia • Twinning should be initiated by the BA and not MS • No influence from partners side • Twinning Partners should be treated equally • The partners should realise what Twinning implies • The MS should be seen as resource of development and not like label • RTA to belong to project lead organisation General Recommendations

13. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia • Maintain close collaboration during project Implementation • Take into consideration some cultural differences • Make sure that MS and BA have the same understanding of the results and activities • Make sure that partners understand each other correctly General Recommendations

14. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Areas of Intervention in Georgia • Education • Culture • Civil Aviation • Customs/Sanitary-Phyto-Sanitary Border Control • Metrology/Standardisation • Accreditation • Infrastructure • Environment • Environmental Health • Enforcement System • Tourism • Energy • Justice • E-governance • Audit/ Accounting • Taxes • Employment Services • Electronic/Tele Communications • Civil Service • Emergency Managementus • Banking • Trade • Intellectual Property • Procurement • Statistics • Insurance

15. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Twinning in Georgia State of Play

16. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia EU Member States in Twinning Call for Proposals

17. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Twinning Projects Awarded to MS Countries

18. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Project Title: “Development of Incentive Based Regulation for Service Quality and Regulatory Strategy to Support Roll out Smart Metering” Beneficiary: Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) Duration: 21 months Budget : 1,200,000 € Deadline for proposals: 11 June , 2018 Twinning Call for Proposals

19. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Project Title: “Capacity Building of the Civil Service Bureau of Georgia to Implement the Civil Service Reform” Beneficiary: Civil Service Bureau Duration: 21 months Budget : 1,200,000 € Deadline for proposals: 27 June 2018 Twinning Call for Proposals

20. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Upcoming Twinning Projects Project Title : Approximation of Georgian Banking, Securities and Payment Services Legislation to the EU Directives Beneficiary: National Bank of Georgia Duration: 24 months Budget : 1,750,000 Project Title: Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia Beneficiary: National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia - Sakpatenti Duration : 24 months Budget: 1,500,000

21. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Upcoming Twinning Projects Project Title : Strengthening Public Procurement Practices in Georgia Beneficiary: State Procurement Agency Duration: 21 months Budget : 1,400,000 Project Title: Capacity Building on External Sector Statistics (ESS) Beneficiary: GEOSTAT- National Statistics Office of Georgia Duration : 24 months Budget: 1,500,000

22. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Upcoming Twinning Projects Project Title : Capacity Building of Georgian Accreditation System Beneficiary: Georgian Accreditation Centre Duration: 24 months Budget : 1,00,000

23. Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia Thank You for Your Attention