1. General Assembly Sofia - 23rd June 2009 WORKSHOP European and International Co-operative Development EU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans Marc Nöel Cooperatives Europe asbl ◊ Co-operative House Europe ◊ Ave Milcamps 105 ◊ 1030 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 743 10 33 ◊ www.coopseurope.coop ◊ office@coopseurope.coop

2. COOPERATIVESEUROPE EU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans The Instruments Geographical coverage IfS INSC ENPI EIDHR DCI Hum. aid IPA EDF General coverage ICI

3. COOPERATIVESEUROPEEU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans The Instruments Geographical coverage Pre-accession: IPA Neighbourhood: ENPI Development: DCI and EDF Industrialised countries: ICI General coverage Thematic programmes: included in DCI Human rights: EIDHR Stability: IfS Nuclear safety: INSC Humanitarian aid and Macro-financial aid

4. COOPERATIVESEUROPE EU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA: Pre-Accession Instrument Region: candidate countries and potential candidate countries Funding: €1.6 billion per year Replaces: Phare, Ispa, Sapard, Cards and Turkey pre-accession Regulations Candidate countries Potential candidates

5. COOPERATIVESEUROPE EU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA: Pre-Accession Instrument 5 components Transition Assistance & Institution Building Cross-Border Co-operation RegionalDevelopment Candidate countries Human Resources Development Potential candidates Rural Development

6. COOPERATIVESEUROPEEU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA: Pre-Accession Instrument Contracting organized by EC services in Brussels EC delegations Candidate countries Potential candidates

7. COOPERATIVESEUROPE EU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA: Pre-Accession Instrument Programmes on the ground technicalassistance institutionalbuilding Candidate countries Potential candidates

8. COOPERATIVESEUROPEEU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA – Example ComprehensiveRural Developmentin MontenegroThroughRehabilitationof the Co-operativeSystem

9. COOPERATIVESEUROPEEU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA – Example ComprehensiveRural Developmentin MontenegroThroughRehabilitationof the Co-operativeSystem The Partners CooperativesEurope COSV Euricse Cecop UCM MAFWM

10. COOPERATIVESEUROPEEU Policy, Strategy and Programs in the Balkans IPA – Example ComprehensiveRural Developmentin MontenegroThroughRehabilitationof the Co-operativeSystem How itwasintroduced 1. Preparatorywork 2. Memorandum of Understanding 3. Strategic Table 4. FeasibilityStudy 5. Long-termStrategy

11. Cooperatives EuropeEuropean Region of the ICA Cooperatives Europe asbl Co-operative House Europe 105 – Avenue Milcamps 1030 – Brussels t. +32 (0)2 743 10 33 Marc Noël m.noel@coopseurope.coop