Kancelarija za evropske integracije Dinamika programiranja za IPA II 2016 godinu.

1. Serbian European Integration Office
Programming of IPA 2016
dynamics, approach and challenges
Belgrade, 10 November 2015

2. Framework for programming, institutional
framework and responsibilities and dynamics

3. IPA II Programming process
Covers planning, identifying and prioritising needs within individual sectors
and sub-sectors and their translating into viable actions and activities.
The main guiding principles in the programming process are:
o Strengthening policy and institutional coherence
o Ensuring transparency and participation
o Multi-annual (mid-term) planning
o Moving towards Sector approach
Two main steps:
o Multi-annual planning and prioritization
o Selection and formulation of annual actions

4. Principles for IPA 2016
 Strategic relevance/ Maturity/ Focusing
 Results orientation and effectiveness on sector level
 Link with other sources (WBIF, MC IPA, etc)
 Link with EU accession process (Screening process, Action Plans)
Considerations:
 Ongoing IPA projects (no extensions of existing Financing Agreements)
 Sector Budget Support
 Implementation mode (direct/ indirect)
 EU Integration Facility
 PPF Assistance in programming

5. Enlargement Package, Screening
Reports, Indicative Country
/Multi-Country Strategy Paper
Relevant sector and multi-sector
strategies , NAD, NPAA (including
Action Plans per negotiation chapters)
Sector Planning Document (SPD)
(Draft) Action Programme (AP)
Financing Proposal
Commission Implementing
Decision
Financing Agreement
IPA framework for programming
Annexed: AP

6. Key stakeholders in programming - main roles and
responsibilities (1)
NIPAC / NIPAC TS
• The role of the National IPA Coordinator (NIPAC) is performed by the Minister in charge
of European integration
• Department for planning, programming, monitoring and reporting on EU funds and
development assistance of the SEIO has been designated for the NIPAC Technical
Secretariat (NIPAC TS)/Body for Coordination of Programming, Monitoring and
Evaluation (BCPME)
• The department also performs coordination of other development assistance in Serbia.
The central role and responsibility of the NIPAC/NIPAC TS is coordination of the
entire programming process of the IPA II assistance and acting as a central focal
point for communication with the EC / EUD regarding the IPA funds.

7. Key stakeholders in programming - main roles and
responsibilities (2)
AUTHORIZED APPLICANTS
line ministries and special organizations, Government services, independent national
institutions the National Parliament and the National Bank of Serbia.
• Participating in planning and identifying goals and priorities for financing from IPA II
assistance
• Proposing activities and actions in the process of preparation of SPDs
• Technical preparation of the draft ADs
• Submitting to the NIPAC TS draft and final versions of the ADs
• Participating in the work of the SWGs
• Taking care that actions to be financed are not overlapping with conducted actions in
order to ensure synergy of actions and activities that are financed from public funds and
funds from other development partners
With regards to the independent national institutions, responsible directly to the National
Assembly and the institutions representing judicial authority, their potential proposals of
actions/activities are discussed and prepared in direct consultations with NIPAC/NIPAC
TS.

8. Key stakeholders in programming - main roles and
responsibilities (3)
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS (e.g. AP
Vojvodina, City of Belgrade, SKGO)
Their role primarily includes collaboration and active participation with authorised applicants
in planning and identifying goals and priorities for financing from IPA II assistance. NIPAC TS
ensures appropriate participation of civil society organisations in the programming process
through SECO consultation mechanism.
REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS / DONOR COMMUNITY
Participate in the programming process by providing data on expected aid in the next three
year period, as well as on procedures, regulations and priority fields of intervention.
Beside consultations with representatives from donor community, their coordination is also
secured through the mechanism of SWGs.

9. Sector Working Groups (SWG) for programming and
cooordinaton of IPA and other development assistance
o Key mechanism for programming of IPA assistance
o Main forum for organizing the stakeholders participation
o Established by the NIPAC
o Regulated by the Rules of Procedures for Sector Working Groups (scope of
activity, membership, chair, secretariat, reporting and work dynamics )
o NIPAC TS (SEIO) provides the Secretariat of each SWG and it is responsible for
ensuring the efficient functioning and coordination of their activities.
o Certain groups of stakeholders are the permanent members, while others are
invited to delegate their representatives to take part at the consultations and
meetings.

10. SEIO
Central unit for programming and
coordination of IPA funds and
development assistance and the
NIPAC Technical Secretariat
SWG for
Justice
SWG for
Home
Affairs
SWG for
PAR
SWG for
COMP
SWG for
HRSD
SWG for
Energy
SWG for
Transpor
t
SWG for
ENV and
climate
change
SWG for AGRI
and Rural
Development
WG for CSOs,
media and
culture
Each SWG:
oChaired by the Deputy Director – Coordinator for IPA funds of the SEIO or person authorised by
him/her;
oMembers: Head of the NIPAC TS or other representative of the NIPAC TS and the relevant
representatives from the Authorised applicants
oParticipate in the SWG upon request and when needed: (NAO) or other appointed
representative of NAO (NF and the NAO SO), CFCU, CSOs (through the SECO mechanism) and
other relevant national stakeholders (APV, City of Belgrade, SKGO), EC/EUD and other
development partners, IFIs
.

11. Multi-annual planning and prioritization
Sector Planning Documents
 Sector Context - Sector Approach Roadmap (SPD annex)- content and
objective
 Performance award, performance measurement (progress against indicators,
absorption of funds, sector approach introduction?)
 Sector Approach Criteria:
 Sector policy and strategy
 Institutional set up and capacity
 Sector and donor coordination
 Sector monitoring- Performance Measurement Framework
 Sector budget- Mid-term Expenditure Framework

12. Plan for preparation of IPA 2016 Action Documents (1)
BASIS: Conducted multi-annual planning and prioritization - resulted in revised
SPDs 2015-2017 for all nine sectors
PREPARATORY PHASE Oct ‘15
• Preparation, finalization and consolidation of the Plan for
programming of IPA 2016
By end Oct ‘15
• First EC programming mission to discuss about actions
and activites in SPDs and identify possible sectors/sub-
sectors for the SBS
12-14 Oct ‘15
• Organisation of the programme workhop with authorised
applicants to launch the start of IPA 2016 programming
26 Oct ‘15

13. DEVELOPMENT PHASE Nov ’15 - April‘16
• Preparation of first draft of IPA 2016 ADs and their
submission to the NIPAC TS
By 20 Nov ‘15
• Submission of the first draft of IPA 2016 ADs to EUD/EC 27 Nov ‘15
• Second EC programming mission to discuss about the
activites in the Action Documents
2nd week of Dec‘15
• Organisation of SWG meetings with CSOs, other
national stakeholders, EUD, other development
partners and IFIs
3rd week of Dec‘15
• Submission of comments to NIPAC TS from all SWGs
participants
4th week of Dec‘15
Road-map for preparation of IPA 2016 Action Documents (2)

14. DEVELOPMENT PHASE Nov ’15 - April‘16
• Improvement of the ADs and creation of the 2nd draft
of IPA 2016 ADs and their submission to the EUD/EC
3rd week of Jan‘16
• Organization of National Investment Committee
meeting
4th week of Jan‘16
• EUD/EC assessment of the 2nd draft of IPA 2016 ADs
and submission of comments to the NIPAC TS
2nd week of Feb‘16
• Improvement of the ADs and creation of the final draft
of IPA 2016 ADs
4th week of Feb‘16
• Submission of the final draft of IPA 2016 ADs to
EUD/EC/CSOs/other development partners along with
the invitation for SWG meetings
4th week of Feb‘16
Road-map for preparation of IPA 2016 Action Documents (3)

15. DEVELOPMENT PHASE Nov ’15 - April‘16
• Organisation of SWG meetings with CSOs, other
national stakeholders, EUD, other development
partners and IFIs
1st - 2nd week of
March‘16
• Submission of comments from all SWGs participants 3rd - 4th week of
March‘16
• Finalization of IPA 2016 AD (close cooperation with
EUD)
April‘16
• IPA committee adopts IPA 2016 Action Programme for
Serbia
May-June ‘16
Road-map for preparation of IPA 2016 Action Documents (4)

16. Road-map for IPA 2016 Sector Budget Support
• Sectors /sub-sector proposed for IPA 2016: Justice, Home Affairs and
Education
• Two main phases:
• Precise milestones in preparaton of SRC to be defined in accordance with the
schedule of the FAST committee meetings
Scoping phase – to decide the sectors /sub-sector which will
use a SBS as a modality of assistance delivery and the volume
of the assistance
1st week of Nov ‘15
Development phase – creation of a Sector Reform Contract
(SRC)
According to Road-
map for preparation
of ADs

17. Thank you for your attention