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EU instruments for technical assistance in statistics
Point 4.4 of the Agenda
Management Group on Statistical Cooperation
24-25 March 2011
24 March 2011 [email protected]
Financial framework for EU assistance
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)– 2007 to 2013– Candidate countries and potential candidates
European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)– 2007 to 2013– European Neighbourhood Policy partner countries
Instruments for technical assistance
Service contracts– National and multi-beneficiary programmes
Twinning contracts– National programmes
Grants– Multi-beneficiary programmes
Stakeholders
Contracting authority– Centralised: The Commission– Decentralised: Beneficiary country
Contractor– National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) of the ESS– Private sector companies
Beneficiary– National Statistical Institutes – Other producers of official statistics
Service contracts
Result of open tender procedure
Private companies and NSIs
Entire project structure: transfer of know-how, technical assistance, training, workshops, survey costs, etc.
Expertise from private and/or public experts
Some flexibility in budget and activities
Programme managed by the consultant
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Twinning contracts
Result of competitive procedure among public authorities of EU MSs (consortia possible)
Parts of project structure: transfer of know-how, study visits, trainings. Survey costs not included
Content, results and budget fixed from start
Involvement of Residential Twinning Adviser and short-term experts
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Grants
Awarded to NSIs of beneficiary countries following a negotiation procedure
Entire project structure: provision of expertise, training, study visits, data collection, dissemination of results
Mainly public experts, limited use of private expertise
Content, activities, results and budget fixed from start
Programme managed by beneficiary
Beneficiary learns EU financial rules and grant management
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Which instrument? Twinning
– In early stage of cooperation, when the statistical system of the beneficiary needs fundamental changes or for very well defined projects at a later stage
Service Contract– In later stage of cooperation, when the beneficiary has sufficient
knowledge to work independently Grants
– Key components of statistical system are in place and the beneficiary has the necessary capacity to take the lead
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three instruments?
How does the administrative management compare, for beneficiary and contractors?
How do Member States see their role in technical assistance within the ESS?
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Thank you for your attention
Janne UtkilenEuropean Commission - DG EurostatUnit D1: Statistical cooperation with European and Mediterranean countriesTelephone: 00 352 4301 31766e-mail: [email protected]
24 March 2011
