Rev. October Key terms in relation to twinning: Forkortelser og udtryk

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1 Rev. October 2007 Key terms in relation to twinning: Forkortelser og udtryk Forkortelse Betydning Danske bemærkninger AA The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements are the main contractual agreements between the European Community and its Mediterranean partners. The AAs contain clauses dealing with fundamental principles, such as respect for human rights, political dialogue, the free movement of goods, economic cooperation, cooperation in social and cultural affairs, financial cooperation and institutional provisions. These are the standard clauses each agreement naturally also covers the particular features of the relations between the European Union and each of its partners. Absorption capacity The ability of a national administration to plan for and implement external assistance Accession Partnership Document agreed by the Council setting out the Union s view of priorities in accession preparations in the short and medium term for candidate countries Acquis communautaire EU s samlede love og bestemmelser som medlemslandene skal indføre i deres nationale lovgivning AO AWP BC Backlog CARDS The administrative office (AO) is a body within the administration of the beneficiary country, which has been designated to retain the overall procedural, financial and contractual management of the Twinning projects. The actual scope of its responsibilities varies depending upon the geographical area and the applicable management system (See PAO for ENPI Countries) Annual work plan. In the South, the AWP is the annual programming documents containing the budgetary envelopes of the projects to be implemented. AWP s are approved each year, between the beneficiary country and the European Commission Beneficiary Country (beneficiary of twinning projects under IPA and ENPI) The aggregate commitments under Phare or for an individual country not yet contracted CARDS (Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation) is the main means of assistance to support the Stabilisation and Association Process countries. CARDS was adopted in Council Regulation (EEC) 2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 Kandidatlandene skal opfylde alle bestemmelser Afløst af IPA i 2007 Centralisation The European Commission is the Contracting Authority and takes decisions for and on

2 behalf of the beneficiary country. 2 CFCU Central Financing and Contracting Unit: Structure within the Beneficiary Country s Ministry of Finance, responsible for contracting and disbursing Community funds. Applicable for decentralised programmes (except for MEDA) The Central Financing and Contracting Unit administers tenders, contracts and payments for all Institution Building and some investment projects CC Candidate Countryies. From 1st January 2007, these countries are Croatia, Turkey, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Common Twinning Den fælles manual regelsæt Manual Decentralisation The transfer of powers and responsibilities to, and the subsequent reinforcement of beneficiary countries administrations De-concentration De-concentration is the transfer of powers and responsibilities to, and the subsequent strengthening of EC Delegations, expressed in the Communication of the European Commission on the Reform of the Management of external assistance as Anything that can be better managed and decided on the spot, close to what is happening on the ground, should not be managed or decided in Brussels. DG Enlargement Generaldirektoratet for EU s udvidelse Varetager IPA og Transition Facility under Twinning EAR The European Agency for Reconstruction is responsible for the management of the main Forventes nedlagt i 2009 EU assistance programmes in Serbia and Montenegro (the Republic of Serbia, Kosovo, and the Republic of Montenegro) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia EC European Commission EDIS Extended Decentralised Implementation System. As of the date of accession, implementing agencies in the new Member States assume management authority for contracting, implementation and payments in the framework of Twinning under IPA/Transition Facility ENPI The TACIS and MEDA programmes have been replaced by the ENPI. For the period , Community assistance under the Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument Afløser TACIS- og MEDAprogrammer shall promote enhanced cooperation and progressive economic integration between the European Union and the partner countries and, in particular, the implementation of partnership and cooperation agreements, encourage partner countries efforts aimed at promoting good governance and equitable social and economic development. EU European Union (EU +27) Består pr. 1. januar 2007 af 27 med-

3 lemsstater Europeaid EU-kommissionens bistandsafdeling også kaldet AIDCO Varetager pt. ikke bistand til kandidatlande eller nye medlemslande Ex-Post Evaluation Implementing Agency Fees for shortterm experts The evaluation of impact of an activity after completion. The agency in the candidate country responsible for tendering, contracting and payment for projects assigned to it. The CFCU is the Implementing agency for Institution Building projects Fast dagsrate: 250. Mandated bodies: 250, 350 og 450, evt. forhøjelse med indstil 100 efter særlig godkendelse 3 Der opnås kun honorar for arbejde udført i modtagerlandet. Flatrate Betegnelse for generalomkostninger. Ændret til: Twinning Management Costs 150% af honoraria som bidrag til forberedelse og administration, evt. studiebesøg hjemme samt rejsetid Focal Points Each beneficiary ministry of the ENPI will be responsible for appointing a Focal Point that will be in charge of the technical implementation of the programme. Each focal point will be the PAO contact point for the project(s) of its Ministry of public sector institution IPA Instrument for Pre-Accession Afløst PHARE og CARDS i 2007 ISPA Joint Monitoring Committee. Monitoring & Assessment LOGFRAME Logical Framework Approach LINE DGs Mandated Body MEDA MS The Pre-Accession Structural Instrument which finances environment and transport projects The Committee set up in all candidate countries to co-ordinate monitoring and assessment of pre-accession aid. The process of gathering data on project progress, assessing the likelihood of objectives being met, and recommending changes in approach if necessary Systematisk oversigt over mål- og resultater, forudsætninger og indikatorer for gennemførelse af et EU-projekt Værktøj (matrix) til at systematisere, planlægge og styre projektforløb Line DGs are the thematic DGs within the Commission. They are informally consulted concerning the substance of the project fiches and the substance of the twinning contracts Non-administrative body to be mandated by the public administration to implement Twinning projects Community programme with Mediterranean Third Countries, based on MEDA II Regulation (no. 2698/2000), adopted on November 2000, in force until December 2006 which covered different areas of co-operation from support to economic transition to good governance. Member State(s) of the European Union. From 1st January 2007, the European Union consists of 27 Member States Udfases i 2007 Baserer sig på LFA- Logical Framework Approach Også anvendt som analyseværktøj Kommissionen godkender mandated bodies i EU Afløses af ENPI i 2007

4 Multi Annual Financial Table National Aid Coordinator National Development Plan (NDP) National Fund National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis (NPAA) NCP Under multi-annual programming, a document which will set out an agreed level of IPA support for selected sectors and economic and social cohesion measures for several years ahead In candidate country administrations, ensures a close link between the general accession process and the use of Community financial assistance The candidate country s action programme for regional development and objectives The central treasury entity through which the Community funds are channelled into the candidate country The candidate country s own timed and costed action programme for accession preparation National Contact Point for Institution Building. A designated public official in each of the MS and beneficiary countries is the institutional contact point for all Twinning activities NIS Newly Independent States (NIS), created as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union. As for the time being Twnning in the Newly Independent States is mainly managed in a centralized way, it has been reflected so in the Twinning Common Manual until it will gradually fit into a decentralized framework. PAO Programme Administration Office. In the Southern Mediterranean countries, it is the project management office for the Support programmes for the implementation of the Association Agreements (SAA programmes) in general, and for Twinning in particular. In the Newly Independent States, the PAO is a designated unit, a body within the administration of the beneficiary country which has been designated to assist the Delegation with the overall management of Twinning projects Per Diem Opholdsudgifter for projektrejser. Rate pr. dag til dækning af dagpenge, hotel og lokal transport Partnership and Cooperation The formalisation of bilateral relations between the EU and individual partner countries has Agreement been achieved through the negotiation of Partnership and Co-operation Agreements (PCA) (PCAs), now in force with ten of the Eastern European and Central Asian countries. PCAs are legal frameworks, based on the respect of democratic principles and human rights, setting out the political, economic and trade relationship between the EU and its partner countries. Each PCA is a ten-year bilateral treaty signed and ratified by the EU and the individual state. PC Partner countries PHARE Community Programme that provides assistance to countries which strive to become Afløst af IPA i Dansk Kontaktpunkt for Twinning er Udenrigsministeriet

5 PL Practical Guide PRAG Project Authorising Officer Project Cycle Management Guidelines PSC Regular Report RTA SAAP SAP Member states of the European Union in enforcing the EU acquis. It is based on Council Regulation (EEC) N 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 and subsequent amendments. As from 1 May 2004 countries concerned are: Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania with specific financing arrangements for Turkey Project Leader: a high-ranking official in MS and BC respectively. Directs the implementation of the Twinning project European Commission, Practical Guide to contract procedures financed from the EC general budget in the context of external actions, September 2006 which is available on Head of an Implementing Agency Vejledning om gennemførelse af EU s bistand (udg. March 2004) (EU-kommissionens bistandsafdeling (Europeaid) Findes på hjemmesiden: A Programme Steering Committee (PSC) is established at the outset of the SAA Programme composed by representatives of the Supervisory Ministry and the EC Delegation. The Programme will operate under the overall policy direction of the PSC which will be the decision-making authority. The Programme Co-ordinator will act as the secretary of the PSC. Other parties may be invited to participate in the PSC as observers, such as the Line Ministries and the private sector. The function of the PSC will be to approve proposals put forward by the Line Ministries for actions to be included in the Programme. The proposals will be grouped into the Annual Work Plans. The PSC will meet twice yearly The annual report by the Commission on the state of preparedness of each candidate country Consult the latest Regular reports here: Resident Twinning Adviser: A civil servant from a Member State administration who works in the BC on a full-time basis for at least one year in the framework of a Twinning project In order to encourage the partnership between the European Union and the Southern Mediterranean countries and to support the efforts of these countries administrations to ensure the implementation of the various points specified in the AA, the European Commission launched the Support to the Association Agreement Programmes (SAAP). Stabilisation and Association Process Tidl. PAA 5

6 SAPARD The Special Action Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development, the pre-accession Afløst af IPA programmet i 2007 instrument for this sector STE Short Term Expert TACIS Launched by the EC in 1991 and ongoing until December 2006, the TACIS Programme Er afløst af ENPI i 2007 provided grant-financed technical assistance to 13 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia and mainly aimed at enhancing the transition process in these countries. Countries covered were: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Transition Facility Article 31 of the Act of Accession sets up a Transition Facility. It aims to provide continued support for the reinforcement of administrative and judicial capacity in the new MS during the period of Concerned countries are Bulgaria and Romania. Twinning An agreement between a candidate country and one or more member state administrations to transfer acquis-related skills and knowledge with a specific result (progress towards adoption Omfatter også andre lande, der har associeringsaftale med EU of part of the acquis communautaire - as well as approximation to European standards) Twinning Contract Contractual agreement on the Twinning Project. It includes the work plan and additional standard annexes Twinning Grant Agreement Contractual agreement between the EC and the MS on the Twinning Project. It includes the work plan and six standard annexes. Signed by the EC and the MS Twinning Management Betegnelse for generalomkostninger 150% af honoraria som bidrag til Costs forberedelse og administration, evt. studiebesøg hjemme samt rejsetid Twins Refers to the lead MS and PC, which sign the Twinning Grant Agreement Twinning Light An agreement with limited scope and time max Euro Kræver ikke RTA Twinning partners Refers to the lead MS and PC, which sign the Twinning Grant Agreement Twinning Programme It is for i.e., the annual financial allocation for Twinnings in the NIS National Action Programmes. Unified pre-accession instrument Since 1 st January 2007, the existing financial instruments (PHARE, ISPA, Sapard Cards, e.a.) in the accession and pre-accession framework are replaced by one specific instrument to cover institution building, regional and cross border co-operation, regional development, rural development and human resources Work Plan Legal document signed by PC and MS which commits both parties to achieving the results described through the implementation of a detailed work programme. Signed by the MS and the PC, it is an integral part of the Twinning Grant Agreement 6