EuropeAid Co-operation Office
EuropeAid
Development Education
Vienna, 9/10/2006
Joseph Schermesser
Almudena Morante Méndez
EuropeAid Co-operation Office
European Commission
Programme
I. Co-financing of Operations with NGOs
 Main Characteristics
 Basic Principles
 Types of Action
 Budget 2005/2006
 Calls for Proposals 2005
II. Education for Development
III. Co-financing of Operations with NGOs
 Trends and Challenges
EuropeAid
I. Co-financing of operations with European
Development NGOs
EuropeAid
Main Characteristics
• Legal basis: Council Regulation 1658/98
• Established in 1976 with an envelope of 2,5 M€ to reach 200 M€ in
the last 5 years (210 m€ in 2006)
• 3 main objectives:
(1) to meet the basic needs of disadvantaged people in developing
countries through co-financing of actions with European NGOs
(2) to inform and raise public awareness in Europe of
development problems (Development Education - ED) through
co-financing of actions with European NGOs
(3) to reinforce the cooperation and coordination between NGOs
from the Member States and between NGOs from the Member
States and the Community Institutions
I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOs
Basic principles
EuropeAid
 Accessible exclusively to European NGOs (ENGO)
 ENGO have the exclusive right of initiative to identify projects
 Development Education - since 1979 budget line co-finances projects
in Europe to raise the awareness of European citizens to
development issues (takes normally 10% of budget line)
I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOs
Main types of Action:
I.
Actions in Developing Countries (PVD)
II.
Actions to raise awareness of Development issues in Europe
(ED)
EuropeAid
I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOs
Budget 2005/2006
Instrument
Allocation Allocation
Allocation
BUDGET 2005
BUDGET
BUDGET
(EURO)
2005
2006 (EURO)
(EURO)
21.02.03 PVD
21.02.03
155.275.000,0
21.02.03
PVD BG
0
155.275.000,00
21.000.000,00
177.000.000,00
21.02.03
21.02.03 ED
BG
21.000.000,00
“Targeted” projects
21.02.03
(e.g. TRIALOG, DEEP)
ED
23.000.000,00
957.000,00
30.000.000,00
TOTAL
200.233.000,00
“Targeted”
projects
957.000,00
23.000.000,00
+/- 3.600.000,00
200.233.000,0
TOTAL
0
210.600.000,00
Allocation BUDGET 2006
(EURO)
177.000.000,00
______
30.000.000,00
+/- 3.600.000,00
210.600.000,00
EuropeAid
I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOs
Calls for Proposals 2005
1) Actions in Developing Countries (PVD)
Overall indicative amount:
EUR 155.275.000
Deadline for receipt of Applications:
8 March 2006
Proposals received:
1000 approx.
2) Actions to raise awareness of European Citizens to
development issues (ED)
Overall indicative amount:
EUR 23 mill
Deadline for receipt of applications:
23 March 2006
Proposals received:
196
Proposals selected for T&F evaluation:
170
Estimated number of contracts:
38 approx.
Minimum score needed:
82,25
EuropeAid
II. Education for Development
EuropeAid
Priority to Actions that:
(i)
Aim to highlight the interdependence of the EU and
developing countries,
(ii) Seek to mobilize support for more equitable North-South
relations,
(iii) Encourage co-operation between NGOs,
(iv) Enable partners in the developing countries to play an active
part,
(v) Ensure an enlarged-EU dimension by involving NGOs from
new MS, including actions that facilitate exchanges of
experiences and networking between NGOs from the 15 MS
and the new 10 MS.
II. Education for Development
New Member States
(i)
EuropeAid
Support to TRIALOG for 6 years, DEEP, CONCORD
(ii) Depending on number and QUALITY, an indicative
percentage of 20% of total available budget will be allocated
to applicants originating from new MS,
(iii) Minimum EC grant amount € 15.000 (NO Proposals received)
(iv) Percentage of EC contribution: 85% if ALL activ. take place in
new MS, AND applicant from new MS
(v) Simplification of criteria for consortium members (no need of
an audit report…),
(vi) Capacity Building Actions:
•
Useful instrument for NGOs of new MS,
•
Before, applicant needed 2 contracts during last 5 years.
Now, only technical capacity of NGO will be checked,
•
Only ONE Application form.
ED Call for Proposals 2005
Number of contracts (per country) PROVISIONAL
DATA
COUNTRY
Austria
Belgium
Czech Rep.
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
The Netherlands
Portugal
Slovenia
Sweden
United Kingdom
TOTAL
NATIONAL
CONSORTIA
EU
NMS
MEMBERS OF
A
CONSORTIUM
5
1
4
PL - LT
1
1
1
4
6 (*)
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
6
4
2
4 or 5
1
1
1
6
1
3 or 4
1
1
1
5
1
38
15
23
TOTAL Nr OF
CONTRACTS
(*) 2 of them are "capacity building packages" with NMS
HU
CZ
PARTNERS
FROM NMS
HU - SI - LV
PL - CZ - SK
MT
PL - CZ
CZ – 2HU 2PL – LT
2PL – EE LV
2PL
SK
LV
5
22
EuropeAid
ED Call for Proposals 2005
Number of contracts, New Member States
PROVISIONAL DATA
NEW MEMBER
STATES
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
TOTAL
HOW MANY
TIMES AS AN
APPLICANT?
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
HOW MANY TIMES
IN A CONSORTIUM?
2
5
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
EuropeAid
HOW MANY
TIMES AS A
PARTNER?
3
0
1
3
3
1
1
8
1
1
22
ED Calls for Proposals 2004 - 2005
Number of contracts, New Member States
NEW MEMBER STATES
HOW MANY TIMES AS AN
APPLICANT?
HOW MANY TIMES IN A
CONSORTIUM?
EuropeAid
HOW MANY TIMES AS A
PARTNER?
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
Czech Republic
0
1
3
1
7
3
Cyprus
0
0
0
0
0
Estonia
0
0
0
3
1
Hungary
0
0
1
2
3
Latvia
0
0
0
0
3
Lithuania
0
0
1
1
1
Malta
0
0
0
4
1
Poland
0
0
1
2
8
Slovakia
0
0
1
5
1
Slovenia
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
5
25
22
TOTAL
1
1
1
6
Co-financing of operations with NGOs
Trends and Challenges
EuropeAid
New Thematic programme under Financial Perspectives 2007-2013:
 EC Communication on the thematic programme:
« Non-State Actors & Local Authorities in Development »
 Successor to Co-financing w/ NGOs and Decentralised Co-operation
budget lines
 Same type of activities
 Actors with direct access to funding: European NGOs, local NGOs,
other CSO, local authorities