This document summarizes the key discussion points and next steps from the first steering committee meeting of the European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership on May 16th, 2017 in Brussels. It outlines the timeline and process for finalizing the initiative's inception report by the end of June 2017, including opportunities for comments and reviews. It also reviews the status of registering the initiative's projects in the partner countries and outlines the proposed agenda for upcoming technical missions and meetings between May and July 2017 to support the initiative's first project year activities. The next steering committee meeting is proposed to take place in Georgia in February or March 2018 to review progress.

1. EUROPEAN UNION WATER INITIATIVE PLUSEUROPEAN UNION WATER INITIATIVE PLUS
FOR THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIPFOR THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
FIRST STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGFIRST STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
1616THTH
MAY 2017, BRUSSELSMAY 2017, BRUSSELS
ITEM8: NEXT STEPSITEM8: NEXT STEPS

2.  National priority statements
 Clarifications, discussions in various Missions
 NPD meetings (summary workplan & martix)
 Detailed input/clarification prior to this SCM
• In written form as statements to workplan and martix
• In written form to Draft Inception Report
 Results of this SCM
 Feedback from EaP EU Delegations and
the European Commission
Input / guidance to develop the workplans
Draft Inception Report

3. Suggested timing
Comments by National Partners 26th May
Comments by EU Delegations & DGs 26th May
Comments by the European Commission (EC); consolidated 9th June
Update of the Inception Report – Final Inception Report End of June
Final Review and acknowledgement by National Focal Points 1st week July
Finalizing the Inception Report

4.  Regional Level Arrangement
• SCM (DoA, IR)
• European Commission
• Trans boundary working groups (tbd)
• Regional Offices (DoA, IR)
 National Level Arrangements
• NPDs (DoA, IR)
• NESBs (DoA, IR)
• EU Delegations
• Permanent representatives in EaP Countries (DoA, IR)
• Key-expert structure for main thematic areas (IR)
• Project Registration (DoA, IR)
Organization and Steering Structure
DoA - Description of Action
IR - Inception Report

5. Sub-Regional Office East
31 - A Pushkinska Str., apt.2,
Kyiv,
Ukraine
Sub-Regional Office Caucasus
5, Marjanishvili Street, Room # 404,
0102 Tbilisi,
Georgia
Sub-Regional Offices East and Caucasus

6. Country Representatives Result 1 Country Representatives Result 2 & 3
The Country Representatives of UNECE and
OECD are contracted;
(pls. see the IR)
The tender process (PRAG 3.4.2) for Country
Representatives of the EU Member State
Consortium is ongoing.
(21.04.17: Information/email to EaP NFP and EC)
The first three steps of the procedure are
completed and shortlisted candidates are
invited to tender.
Permanent country representatives

7. AM AZ BY GE MD UA
EU Del.
addressed a
request to
the Ministry
of Economy;
waiting for
new
Government
Confirmation
expected
May-June
Required
documents in
preparation /
translation
Completed Application
completed;
Confirmation
expected
April-June
Required
documents in
preparation /
translation
Status of Project Registration

8. AM AZ BY GE MD UA
Result 1
• September…December 2017 National Policy Dialogue Steering Committee meetings in each country
• 10-11 July 2017 (TBC) bilateral meeting on Neman transboundary agreement (Belarus-Lithuania)
• 20 July 2017 (TBC) bilateral meeting on transboundary Kura agreement (Azerbaijan-Georgia)
Laboratory
19.-23.6.
21.-25-8.
29.5.-2.6.
3.-7.7.
26.-30.6.
24.-29.7.
26.-30.6.
24.-29.7.
29.5.-2.6.
3.-7.7.
19.–23.6.
17.–21.7.
Monitoring (GW, SW, Coastal)
21.-25.8 11.-15.6.
linked costal
24.-28.7 6.-10.6
linked costal
Sept.? 19.-23-6.
RBMP
29.5-2.6 26.-30.6 19.-21.7 10.-15.07 6.-9.06 17.-21.7
Data Management
Communication
26.-30.6 19.-21.7 10.-15.07 17.-18.7
Next Steps – upcoming Missions (May-July)

9.  Completion of the first project year (Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2017)
• First annual EUWI+ progress report: expected by end of October
 Second SCM
Timing: February / March 2018 ?
Place: Proposal is Georgia
Next EUWI+ SCM

10.  Please help us to improve the efficiency & effectivity of our
project meetings:
SCM
 Please think about:
Preparation,
The Meeting itself,
(Post processing)
Opportunities of improvement

11. A.O.B.