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TAIEX-EIR PEER 2 PEER – a tool for capacity building on environmental implementation Jonathan Parker & Andreas Versmann, DG ENV & DG NEAR, European Commission
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EU environmental policy and legislation bring many benefits
Weak implementation generates high societal, economic and environmental costs & uneven playing field for businesses
Therefore the Commission launched the first Environmental Implementation Review
The EIR is a tool to improve implementation and complements (not replaces) other efforts such as compliance assurance and infringements
EIR Rationale of the Environmental Implementation Review
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The EIR is a two-yearly cycle of analysis, dialogue and concrete collaboration to boost environmental implementation
EIR The EIR cycle
Analysis Dialogue
Collaboration
28 Country reports with main challenges, opportunities & successes Communication: Synthesis report on common trends and challenges Annex with all suggested actions
Inclusive, cross-sectoral, multi-level country dialogues Political exchanges in the Council
Concrete action: e.g. guidance; (administrative) reforms; Peer 2 Peer tool for sharing experiences & expertise; bilateral projects; political conclusions, etc.
EIR: The 3rd way
1. Legal enforcement (procedures against Member States) ('stick')
2. EU funding for e.g. environmental infrastructure ('carrot')
3. The Environmental Implementation Review ('dialogue')
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The EIR adds a third approach to European Commission support to environmental implementation:
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EIR TAIEX-EIR P2P Tool
Objective Support spreading good practice which can be adapted to the specific situations in different Member States, Through a focused peer-to-peer exchange instrument among public bodies implementing EU environmental policy and law, Covering all implementation gaps identified in the context of the Environmental implementation Review
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TAIEX-EIR P2P Tool
EIR uses the well-established Commission TAIEX P2P tool. The tool is:
Quality-controlled Light Flexible Rapid Targeted
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EIR WHAT IS FINANCED?
EU Member State experts can be sent to institutions in other Member States that have requested peer advice and exchange of experience on a specific topic. Expert missions can last between 2 to 5 days.
Employees (maximum 3) from a requesting institution can be sent on a working visit to other EU Member State institutions to learn from peers and exchange good practices. Study visits can last between 2 to 5 days.
Single or multi-country workshops can be organised in a requesting institution. Workshops would normally last 2 days.
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WHAT IS FINANCED?
TAIEX-EIR P2P can arrange and cover travel and accommodation costs and per diems for experts travelling on missions or to workshops, and travel and accommodation for up to 3 participants in study visits. However, certain costs – such as catering – would have to be covered by the institution requesting assistance / the hosting institution. The working language for TAIEX-EIR P2P activities is English. However, interpretation may be arranged under request, when duly justified.
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WHO CAN APPLY?
National, regional and local departments and agencies
Coordinating authorities
Inspection and audit authorities
Permitting authorities
Regional or local environmental implementation businesses entrusted with a public task, and with the application supported by an authority
Networks of experts involved in environmental implementation and enforcement
The assistance is provided at request of public institutions involved in the implementation of EU environmental policy and law in the EU Member States, such as:
NGOs are not eligible, but can of course be invited to workshops by the requesting authority
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HOW TO APPLY?
A request for P2P support can be submitted via an e-Application link http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eir/p2p_en.htm It is subject to approval by the European Commission; National environment ministries will be asked for advice (e.g preventing doubling).
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MAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED
Objective
Content
Justification
Expertise
Timing
TType of exchange
Applicant
Contact person
Participants
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HOW TO REGISTER AS AN EXPERT?
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A TAIEX-EIR P2P expert works for a central, regional or local Member State administration in one of the institutions responsible for management and implementation of EU environmental policy and law, at national, regional or local level; this may also be a company established by an authority, mandated to execute public tasks;
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WHEN DOES IT START?
Registration of project requests has started in September 2017! All information, registration links and the P2P leaflet in 23 languages are available on the TAIEX-EIR P2P webpage http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eir/p2p/index_en.htm Questions on the P2P? Andreas Versmann, TAIEX-EIR P2P project manager: [email protected] General questions on the EIR? [email protected]
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EIR P2P complements other initiatives
TAIEX-EIR P2P is not the only Peer 2 Peer tool that can be useful for environmental challenges. Others include: The Commission's Structural Reform Support Service (incl ENV) The TAIEX-REGIO P2P tool for Cohesion Policy (incl ENV) P2P- Water Framework and Floods Directive tool (2018) Peer review projects by IMPEL Other, such as Peer-learning of innovation agencies (H2020 project)
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Thank you for your attention
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EIR TAIEX-EIR P2P Tool
