TAIEX Institution Building support for Agriculture and Rural Development by Twinning and TAIEX Institution Building Unit DG Enlargement
Our Mission Statement Support beneficiary countries in understanding, transposing, implementing and applying EU policies, legislation, rules the acquis
Institution Building Support TWINNING and TAIEX gives you access to expertise of the institutions from the EU Member States
Strengths - Access to experts with practical experience - Independent and neutral advice - Expertise not available by other means - Relatively low financial interest by public institutions - Establishment of a sustainable network partners in the future - Stronger ownership by the beneficiaries common results
Weaknesses - Experts are often not used to consult others - Limited regional experience - Proposing the model they know.. For Twinning - Selection of partners is sometimes made for political and not technical reasons - Increased complexity through MS consortia 5
Total No. of Twinning AGRI Twinning 0 0 00 Average share % 80 60 0 0 0 Croatia Turkey Serbia Bosnia Herzegovina the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Albania Kosovo* Montenegro 6
AGRI TWINNING PROJECTS Current -Beneficiaries 8 6 0 8 6 0 7 00-00 005-007 008-00 VET PHYTO FOOD SAFETY FISHERIES AGRI 7
AGRI TWINNING PROJECTS -Beneficiaries (00-00 decisions) 6 0 8 6 VET PHYTO FOOD SAFETY FISHERIES 0 7 6 Turkey Croatia Serbia Kosovo* Montenegro Bosnia Herzegovina the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia AGRI 8
TAIEX Flexible Available on a short notice Demand driven Shares experience 9
TAIEX Events 005-0 Total and 000 690 89 85 778 500 8 5 000 05 07 TOTAL 500 0 00 005 006 007 008 009 00 0 0
TAIEX EVENTS per -Beneficiaries (008-0) 00 000 800 600 996 68 657 60 Average share of AGRI events from the Total is % 00 0 8 69 00 0 06 Turkey 56 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5 6 9 8 Croatia Kosovo Multicountry Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 6 7 59 7 Albania Montenegro Total TAIEX events AGRI Events
TAIEX activities 0-0 Agriculture and Food Safety 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 Chapter Fisheries Chapter Food Safety* Chapter Agriculture 0 5 5 9 50 7 60 7 0 0 0 0 0: confirmed and planned activites status October 0
TAIEX activities 0 agriculture and food safety Phytosanitary 59 (5%) Fisheries, 7, (%) Agriculture and rural development, 5 (5%) Food safety, 9 (%) 0: confirmed and planned activites status September 0 Veterinary, 8 (%)
Main forms of TAIEX assistance Seminars/Workshops (single or multi-beneficiary) Expert Missions Study Visits
0 AGRI TAIEX activities () 0-0 per type of event 00 6 80 60 7 7 Multi-country Workshop Study Visit 0 0 6 9 Expert Mission 0 9 0 0 0 0: confirmed activites status November 0 5
AGRI TAIEX activities per beneficiary (0-0) Croatia 5 Turkey 9 5 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8 0 Serbia 9 9 5 Montenegro 7 Kosovo 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Albania 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0: confirmed and planned activites status October 0 6
AGRI TAIEX activities per topic () 0-0 Rural development incl. RD Other Common Market Organisation Paying agency Fisheries Other market issues Wine FADN CAP 6 5 5 6 8 0 9 8 9 9 0 0 0 Advisory 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 7
Destination of AGRI TAIEX study visits () 0-0 France Hungary Poland Slovenia Spain Italy Estonia Czech Republic Croatia Austria Slovak Republic Germany Bulgaria Belgium Romania Portugal Lithuania Denmark The Netherlands Suomi Finland Latvia Éire Ireland 9 0 6 8 0 6 8 8 0 0 0
Slovenia Germany Italy Belgium France United Kingdom Poland Spain Romania Austria The Netherlands Éire Ireland Bulgaria Suomi Finland Hungary Greece Denmark Sweden Slovak Republic Lithuania Czech Republic Portugal Latvia Estonia Malta Cyprus ORIGIN OF TAIEX Experts 0 Agriculture and Food Safety total 8 0 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 50 60 6 50 9 56
TAIEX Support in Field of Rural Development
Past TAIEX events on Rural Development 0 Type Title Beneficiary Workshop Multi-Country - Seminar on Rural Credits Multicountry Expert Mission Expert Mission on Leader Croatia Workshop Workshop Workshop on RD: lessons learned and prospects for the next programming period Multi country - Workshop on LEADER Approach - Legal Basis, Structure of LAGs, Successful examples, Policy Implementation Multicountry Multicountry Study Visit Study Visit on EAFRD measures and IT application used for Croatia administrative controls Expert Mission Expert Mission on Credit policy in agriculture and rural areas former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Study Visit Study Visit on Credit policy in agriculture and rural areas former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Study Visit Study Visit on the implementation of the LEADER approach, Croatia organization and management of LAGs Workshop Workshop on Agriculture and rural development Bosnia and Herzegovina Workshop Workshop on the administrative and on-the-spot controls for Multicountry RD investment Study Visit Study Visit on Managing Authority role within EAFRD Croatia
Past TAIEX events on Rural Development 0 Type Title Beneficiary Workshop Multi-country workshop on Rural Development (RD) post-0 Multicountry Workshop Multi-beneficiary workshop on administrative and on-the-spot controls for Multicountry RD investment measures Study Visit Study Visit on LEADER Turkey Study Visit Study visit on improving the quality of life in rural areas Kosovo Workshop Workshop on RD Programme (measures and applications) Turkey Expert Mission Expert mission on monitoring, evaluation and reporting Turkey Expert Mission Expert mission on acquisition of skills for the preparation of annual implementation reports of RD former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey Study Visit Study visit on publicity activities for the implementation of rural development programs Study Visit Study Visit on best practices on the implementation of LEADER approach former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Study Visit Study visit on practices for 'on the spot controls' before payments of RD Turkey funds Study Visit Study Visit on practices for 'on the spot controls' before contracting of RD Turkey support measures Expert Mission Expert mission on improvement and development of rural infrastructure former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Past TAIEX events on Rural Development 0 / Type Title Beneficiary Study Visit Study visit on examination and analysis of on the spot control practices Turkey over the Technical Assistance Measure Study Visit Study visit on evaluation's methodology and selection processes of project Turkey applications in the framework of RD Workshop Workshop on LEADER in pre-and post-accession programmes Croatia Workshop Workshop on LEADER in pre-and post-accession programmes Croatia Study Visit Study visit on Leader serving innovation and local governance Croatia Workshop Workshop on RD Measures - Meat Production and Processing Turkey Workshop Workshop on RD Measures - Fruits and Vegetables Turkey Workshop Workshop on RD Measures - Milk Production Turkey Workshop Workshop on Rural Development-Less Favorable Areas (LFA) Bosnia and Herzegovina Workshop Workshop on RD Measures - Milk Processing Turkey Workshop Workshop on RD Measures - Rural Tourism Turkey Workshop Workshop on Rural Development measures for II / RD 0-00 Multicountry Workshop Workshop on EU agricultural policies and diversification of the rural Serbia economy in protected natural areas Study Visit Study Visit on best practices in diversification and development of rural former Yugoslav Republic economic activities of Macedonia Study Visit Study visit on monitoring and evaluation of a national Rural Development Croatia Programme Study Visit Multi Country - Study Visit on LEADER Multicountry Study Visit Study visit on quality of life in rural areas and diversification of rural Croatia Expert Mission economy Expert mission on the rural development measure - preservation of local animal breeds and autochtonous agriculture plant varieties Croatia
Past TAIEX events on Rural Development 0 / Type Title Beneficiary Workshop Expert Mission Expert Mission Expert Mission Expert Mission Expert Mission Study Visit Workshop on Indicator Plan and Evaluation plan for Rural Development Programme (RDP) 0-00 of Croatia Expert mission on rural development (RD) focusing on the technical assistance measure Expert Mission on rural development - programming and programme modification Expert mission on the rural development measure for the preservation of plant varieties Expert Mission on implementing /RD governance Croatia Turkey Turkey Croatia former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Expert Mission on Less Favoured Areas - LFA designation Kosovo Study Visit on Rural Development focusing on the programming of the Technical Assistance measure Workshop Streamlining the implementation of rural development measures (RD) 0-00 Croatia Multicountry Expert Expert Mission on Less Favoured Areas - LFA designation Kosovo Mission Workshop Multi Country Workshop on Rural Networks Multicountry Expert Expert Mission on Less Favoured Areas - LFA designation Kosovo Mission Workshop Workshop on the role of innovation brokers in agriculture Moldova ENPI-EAST
TAIEX support per type of event in field of Rural Development 0-0 6 0 8 6 5 6 8 8 Workshop Expert Mission Study visit Multi country workshop 0 0 0 0
TAIEX assistance per beneficiary in field of Rural Development (0-0) Multicountry event Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 9 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 Kosovo* 0 0 Moldova Serbia Turkey 6 9 0 6 8 0 6
Future TAIEX Support in Field of Rural Development
Planned Rural Development TAIEX events in 0 Type Title Beneficiary Study Visit Expert Mission Expert Mission Workshop Workshop Study Visit Workshop Study visit on rural development measures (RD) supporting the management of soil and water Expert Mission on Staff appraisal in the frame of individual performance management 8 Expert Mission on Evaluation and result analysis of the RD programme. Workshop on Promoting the National Rural Development Programme (RDP) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) Workshop on Practice of forming a rural development politicy on the base of communities Study visit on rural development focusing on the control of certain Axis measures Multi Country Workshop on Empowering Rural Stakeholders Turkey Turkey former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Croatia 8 Workshop Workshop on improving the capacity of fund accounting Turkey Ukraine ENPI- EAST Croatia Multicountry
AGRI TAIEX Programming for 0 = adding the missing pieces! Link stronger to priorities and other support! Identify relevant fields! Consider more complementary events to existing support! Consider a sequence of events for important fields! Intensify the consultation with all stakeholders - 9
TAIEX programs for 0-7 priority fields per sub sector with up to four TAIEX events pre-approved Number of requests for pre-approved activities: 8 beneficiaries, subsectors, priority fields, events per field = 8 events in 0 Idea to reduce it as a result of the consultation to 00 0
Programming is complementary to the demand driven element of TAIEX There are needs which can not be programmed We provide the necessary Technical Assistance independent from the program! Just request our support! -
How to request TAIEX Support?
Activation Primarily generated by the beneficiary countries => demand driven Suggestions from Commission services are also considered.
How long does it take? TAIEX can quickly deliver the requested assistance From the submission of the application, a minimum of: 6-8 weeks for the dispatching of an expert and 0 weeks for the organisation of a seminar
How to apply?
Who decides? All applications are submitted for opinion to the: TAIEX National Contact Points (NCP), the EU Delegation, and the competent Commission services (eg: DG SANCO, DEVCO, AGRI ) The European Commission takes the final decision
Reasons for rejection of applications Lack of relevant information Audience from private sector only Topics fall outside the scope of TAIEX assistance Repeated study visits or enrolment of participants not involved in the requested area Area already covered by Twinning or other technical assistance
Management and Team Leaders Head of Unit: Mr. Adriano Zilhão Deputy Head of Unit: Mr. Michael Voegele Team leader Internal Market: Mr. Lazar Todorov Team leader JSF: Ms. C. Kirschbaum Team leader ETT: Mr. J.M. Gobeaux Team leader Agriculture: Mr. Dieter Goertz Team leader IT and Comm: Mr Paolo Gozzi
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Judit Török Telephone: + 9 5 9 e-mail: elarg-taiex@ec.europa.eu Website: http://taiex.ec.europa.eu