Information session
by the
in Belgrade
Mari Nordmo Loose
Second Secretary
Nela Jovic
Programme Officer
27th of June 2017, Podgorica
Strengthening EU integration
in Serbia and Montenegro
Call for Proposals from Public Institutions and
International Organizations
• Norwegian development
cooperation and support to
Montenegro
• Division of roles
• The Call
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Priorities
Eligibility
Application
Selection
Total Norwegian development cooperation
34.5
Billion Norwegian Kroner
40.0
32.1
35.0
36.6
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
21.8
10.0
5.0
0.0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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Steady increase since 2007
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Cooperation reached 36,6 billion NOK in 2016. In 2016 1,11 % of GNP
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Amount will decrease to 33,8 billion NOK in 2017
2016
Geographical distribution,2013-16, billion NOK
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
2013
2014
Africa
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America
Asia
2015
Europe
Middle East
2016
Global not specified
Global not specified increased substantially, due support of refugees and increased support
through global funds and international organisations
Support to Africa has decreased slightly
Cooperation with Middle East increased, Syria and Iraq
Other regions including EUROPE STABLE
Sectoral distribution trends - GLOBALLY
Big increase to costs in Norway in 2016, due to support of refugees in
their first year in the recipient country (OECD/DAC rules)
2013 – 2016
Increased:
• Education, this governments main priority
• Humanitarian assistance, also main priority, (in reality even higher, as
some humanitarian assistance is recorded as support to education and
health)
Decreased:
• Environment and energy
• Good governance
Stabile:
• Multilateral core support (7 - 8 billion NOK)
Total support to Montenegro in million EUR
2.50
2.24
2.00
2.16
1.71
1.41
1.50
1.00
0.84
0.55
0.50
0.13
0.00
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Norwegian support to Montenegro
Bilateral programme
• For project agreed before 2016:
• Managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, since 2016 Embassy
• Local counterpart – Ministry of Economy of Montenegro
For this call:
• Managed by Embassy
• Local partner - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
Embassy managed grant schemes:
• Embassy Fund (2009-2015)
• Strengthening Civil Society (2015)
Division of roles (MoUs)
EMBASSY
• Follows up ongoing projects (in cooperation with Ministry of
Economy)
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Plans and launches the Call, provides information to applicants
Receives applications, assess applications, makes decisions
Signs grant agreements
(Funding is subject to annual parliamentary appropriation)
• Follows up the agreements (payments, monitoring, reporting,
reviews)
Division of roles (MoUs)
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS of Montenegro
• Consultations and spreading information about the Call
• Advises on eligibility of organisations
• Assures project relevance and alignment with Montenegrin laws and policies
• Assures coordination, complementarity and coherence with other projects
• Assures exemption from paying customs and other duties, sales taxes and VAT
• Ensures that permits and import licences that may be required are granted
• Promptly inform of any circumstances threatening to interfere with
implementation
• Participates in, and is informed of all follow up activities
The Call: Overall goal for the region
• to contribute to development of rule of law and stability through
initiatives that promote:
Stability
Regional cooperation; Transitional justice; Reconciliation
Socio-economic development at country level and in the region
Economic growth and competitiveness;
Environment/climate/energy;
Inclusion of marginalised groups
Good governance
Courts, prosecuting authorities, independent control bodies and
the police; Defence; Civil society and media, Minorities and
marginal groups, The fight against organised crime and corruption
Cross-cutting considerations
& gender equality
Goals important for the region:
• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and
decent work for all
• Goal 9; Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and
foster innovation
• Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
The project must contribute to Montenegrin EU integration process
in one or more of the following chapters:
• Chapter 5: Public procurement
• Chapter 8: Competition policy
• Chapter 23: Judiciary and fundamental rights
• Chapter 24: Justice, freedom and security
• Chapter 27: Environment
• Chapter 32: Financial control
Who can apply?
• Ministries, local governments, public institutions in Serbia and Montenegro and
international organizations. Activities must take place in Serbia and/or in Montenegro.
• A single contract partner who has the legal status of public or international
organisation and who will be responsible for project funds, activities and results.
• Civil Society Organization (CSO) cannot be applicants in this grant scheme, but they
can participate in the project as partners.
• The concrete CSO could be a preselected partner, in case that Serbian/Montenegrin
legislation allows this without public procurement.
• A separate Call for proposals will be made for CSOs in July.
• Commercial organizations are not eligible for
support, but they can participate in the project
costs if their services are procured.
Duration
• Call is open till 1st of July 2017
• Project can last up to 2 years (24 months from signing the
agreement), with possibility of extension
• The support will be reviewed after each year of
implementation, with the possibility for continuation,
depending on successful implementation of the projects and
available funds.
• Project start in October 2017 the earliest
Size
• Grant requested should be above 100.000 EUR
• No upper limits are defined
• No defined budget for the grant scheme
Application
CURRENCY
• Please read the call and all
the attachments
• Only send via email to:
[email protected]
• Embassy will confirm receipt
of complete applications
• All applicants will receive
decision on their application
by e-mail
• Budget, payments and
reporting will be in EUR
• Application and report forms
should have amounts
calculated in NOK
• The total amount in the
Grant Agreement is given in
NOK
• Grant shall be disbursed in
advance instalments
• No need to open a new bank
account when applying
Selection process
• The assessment will be done by the embassy team based
on general criteria of relevance, possible impact,
effectiveness of the proposed model, cost efficiency, and
sustainability.
• The embassy will try to achieve fair sectoral and
geographical distribution of the supported initiatives, but
the main criterion in the selection will be the project
quality
• We will meet shortlisted candidates for further
clarifications and possible modifications
• Names of all grantees will be published on the Embassy’s
web site
What are we looking for?
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Demonstrated contribution to EU negotiation process
Good baseline and risk analysis
Concrete results for the target group
Clear goals what shall be achieved through the grant and logical
approach to how it will be done
Realistic budget and timeline
Good track record
Strong commitment
Prospect for sustainability of the achieved results
Visibility for Norwegian support