Twinning in Poland UK-Polish twinning conference

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Warsaw 30.10.2010 Twinning in PolandUK-Polish twinning conference

2. Contents Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland • Role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairsas the National Contact Point for twinning and TAIEX • Activities of NCP Office aiming at promotion of twinning assistance • What we have done during the last 12 months • What we are going to do • Polish institutions in twinning projects • Areas of main interest • Co-operation with Great Britain

3. Part 1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Role of MFAas the National Contact Point for twinning and TAIEX

4. About us Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland • PREVIOUSLY (till the 31 December 2009) • Office of the Committee for European Integration • Administrative Office (approval, monitoring and co-ordination of twinning) • National Contact Point (NCP) for twinning and TAIEX • NOW (since 1 January 2010) • Ministry of Foreign Affairs • National Contact Point (NCP) for twinningand TAIEX

5. About us Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 5

6. What we do Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland • Main tasks of the NCP Office • Coordination and promotion of twinning and TAIEX instruments • Informing Polish administration on newly circulated twinning fiches and TAIEX events and submission of Polish twinning proposals • Assisting Polish institutions in the process of preparation of twinning proposals • Providing training and organising conferences/workshops on twinning and TAIEX issues • Coming up with practical solutions and guidance (legal, technical) to help Polish institutions interested in becoming donors of twinning assistance 6

7. Part 2 Activities of the NCP Office aiming at promoting twinning assistance Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 7

8. What we do Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland • Main assignments of the NCP Office during the last 12 months • Running training for Polish Ambassadors on twinning and TAIEX • Running training for students of the National School of Public Administration on twinning issues • Updating ofTwinning Manual for Donors (practical guidance for Polish administration) • Further developing twinning and TAIEX websites (ongoing) - main instrument of communication between NCP and Polish administration 8

9. What we do Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland • Main tasks for the future • Organizing recurrent meetings with Polish twinning experts • Tightening cooperation between Polish embassies and NCP • Evaluating Polish twinnings 9

10. Part 3 Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Polish twinning projects

11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Polish twinnings Polish experience in twinning assistance • 4 own twinning projects + • 3 consortia - leading partner + • 18 consortia - junior partner = • 25 twinning projects implemented or in the process of implementation

12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Polish twinnings Countries where we twin • Romania8 (twinnings) • Ukraine5 • Bulgaria3 • Croatia2 • Albania 3 • B&H1 • Turkey1 • Jordan 1 • Azerbaijan 1 Most frequent Polish twinners • Among ministries - Ministry of Finance • Among central government institutions - Public Procurement Office 12

13. Part 4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Co-operation with Great Britain 13

14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Co-operation with UK Twinning with Great Britain Great Britain - one of the most significant donors of twinning assistance for Poland ------------------------ 11Polish-UK consortium proposals (1 is waiting for the beneficiary’s decision) 3 UK-Polish projects implemented • Romania -Building up the institutional capacity of the new Paying Agency for EAGGF-Guarantee measures and FIFG - Poland junior partner • Romania-Strengthening the capacity of the National Paying Authority to ensure a sound financial management for the Structural funds and Cohesion Funds-Poland leading partner • Albania - Developing of public internal financial control - Poland junior partner Looking forward for more! 14

15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Thank you for your attention Wojciech Gołębiowski NCP for Poland;  Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Department of Implementation of Development Programmes; tel:  + 48 22 455 3879; e-mail: wojciech.golebiowski@msz.gov.pl

16. Comprehensive Institution Building Programme (CIB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 16

17. Comprehensive Institution Building Programme Part of Eastern Partnership Financed with ENPI funds 173 MEUR for 2011-2013 Based on IB pre-accession programmes in new MS Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 17

18. Comprehensive Institution Building Programme Aim: support a limited number of institutions responsible for negotiating and implementing AA and DCFTA > Belarus not covered by the programme Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 18

19. Comprehensive Institution Building Programme Basic documents: Framework Document agreed between Partner Country and the EC > Memorandum of Understanding (end 2010?) Institution Reform Plans prepared by the Partner Country government in cooperation with the EC and other donors (possibly MS) Projects financed under ENPI Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 19

20. Objective and purpose Key institutions and persons responsible Correspondance with bilateral EU – PC agreements, national strategies etc. Background information relevant to the reform Expected results and activities Assumptions Budget and tools for implementation: Twinning Supply contract Service contract Implementation Schedule Annexes Logframe Expected results of IRP + division of labour between donors Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland IRP template 20

21. Framework Documents ready and MoU signed > information to MS Interested MS to contact Head of Delegation in PC > IRP Forms of involvement: expert missions and training financed with own funds or under Taiex organising secondments to MS institutions with relevant profile TWINNING > main tool of CIB implementation Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland MS involvement 21

22. Ukraine: SPS, public aid, migration Georgia: Accountability oriented institutions (Public Defender’s Office, Chamber of Control, Parliament, Civil Registry Agency) Institutions involved in the AA negotiation (PM office, OSMEI, MFA) Trade related institutions (Geostm, competition authority) Azerbaijan: MFA negotiating AA, Ministry of Economic Development (trade relations), Ministry of Justice and specialised agencies: State Migration Services, State Border Service, Ministry of Interior, and Labour Migration Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Azerbaijani Diplomatic Academy, Civil Service Commission Moldova Public administration reform Rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms Institutions responsible for DCFTA negotiation and implementation Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland Areas/Institutions covered by CIB 22

23. Thank you for your attention Aneta Kędziora Deputy Director;  Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Department of Implementation of Development Programmes; tel:  + 48 22 455 52 15; e-mail: aneta.kedziora@msz.gov.pl Ministry of Foreign Affairs NCP Office in Poland 23