In May 2000, the European Commission (EC) launched an ambitious
programme to reform the management of the external community aid
in favour of beneficiary countries. New resources amounting to
more than € 9,000 million were allocated, making the European
Union the world's largest aid donor. Italy contributes approximately
12.5% of this amount, equivalent to € 1,300 million annually.
The reform objectives are intended to:
• improve the quality of projects and programmes;
• reduce the implementation time;
• ensure the financial, technical and contractual management
procedures in conformity with the best international norms and
practices;
• increase the impact and visibility of the EC assistance.
In order to implement this new policy, the EU has planned to
"deconcentrate", that is, to transfer, the management
of projects and programmes to EU delegations in beneficiary countries.
The new programming will be concentrated on Country/Regional Strategy
papers defining the “strategic framework” for EU activities.
This is the first time the EU has defined a coherent and strategic
framework of priorities developed in collaboration with local
governments, EU Member States and other bilateral and multilateral
donors and, where possible, representatives from civil society.
The co-operation is implemented through specific programmes designed
according to the different geographic areas: ALA for Latin America
and Asia; EDF for Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific; MEDA
for the southern shore of the Mediterranean; PHARE for acceding
countries; CARDS for the Balkans; and TACIS for Eastern Europe
and Central Asia.
Specific committees of the Commission and the Member States discuss
the entire programming.
As far as PHARE, SAPARD and ISPA are concerned, the instrument
is intended to facilitate the accession process for EU candidate
countries and the programming is therefore different from other
programmes.
Both public and private actors may participate in the international
co-operation programmes through international calls for proposal
or calls for tender. The relevant information is available on
the Commission site.
New regulations directing the Commission's future strategies
for External Relations are under discussion.
Further information is available on the following sites:
External relations-strategy documents:
http://
www.europa.eu.int/comm/exsternal_relations/sp/index.htm
http://
europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/gestion/pg/a02_fr.doc
La programmazione
per le relazioni esterne della Commissione Europea (file.zip)
PROGRAMMA ALA
FED per i Paesi ACP
PROGRAMMA MEDA II
PROGRAMMI COMUNITARI VERSO I PAESI DELL'EUROPA CENTRO-ORIENTALE
E ASIA CENTRALE
Programma CARDS
Programmma TACIS
Programma PHARE (Strumento di pre-adesione)
Programma SAPARD (Programma Speciale
di Adesione per l'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale)
ISPA
http://europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/index_en.htm
