1. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Thematic Programme Non State Actors & Local Authorities in Development (Art. 14 DCI Regulation) EuropeAid F3 Roberto Ridolfi, Head of Unit F3 Carlos Cardão, Head of Sector NSA & LA

2. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 NSA & LA in Development - Overarching Objective  Actor oriented programme  Strengthening capacity of NSA & LA  Approximately 15% funds for LA Coverage: Worldwide Co-financing actions with NSA and LA from the EU and partner countries in the area of development to strengthen their capacity in the policy making process

3. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 NSA & LA - a big team European Commission Committee of the Regions NGOs Trade Unions Political foundations Research institutes Universities

4. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 NSA & LA in Development - Budget & Objectives 903 m € for 2007-2010 213 m € in 2008 1. Development actions aiming at promoting inclusive and empowered society in partner countries & regions (82%) 3. Coordination and networking in Europe (2%) 2. Awareness raising and development education in Europe (14%)

5. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Objective 1: promoting an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries & regions  Country situations not conducive to NSA/LA involvement in development process  Populations out of reach of mainstream services, excluded from policy-making processes Multi-country, global and regional interventions In-country interventions in targeted countries

6. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Objective 2 – Development Education & Awareness Raising in the EU and acceding countries Priorities:  MDG agenda, in part. Sub Saharan Africa  Coherence for development  Media and development

7. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Objective 3: Coordination & networking activities in the EU and acceding countries Priorities:  Information networks, exchange of best practices between and within organisations  Dialogue and exchange of best practices between different types of actors  Interaction with EU institutions

8. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation AAP 2007 Objective 1 – In-country interventions managed by EC Delegations Total budget: +/- 103M€ 60 Local Calls for Proposals: January-April 2008 (30 Calls directly accessible to LA) Expected results Increased NSA/LA participation in poverty reduction Changes in government policy in favour NSA/LA Better access to social services and policy making process Increased interaction between State and NSA/LA

9. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 Objective 1 – In-country centralised Call for Proposals 2007 (managed in Brussels) 35 eligible countries Budget available for LA:6.7 M€ Received proposals from Local Authorities Per beneficiary region ACP=34 ASIA=1 ENPI+ME=1 Total 36 (NSA total: 724)

10. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 Objective 1 – In-country centralised Call for Proposals 2007 (managed in Brussels) Budget available for LA:6.7 M€ Selected proposals from Local Authorities ENPI= 1 ACP= 11 Total 12 Budget 3.1 M€ (NSA total:52)

11. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 Objective 1 – Multi-country, regional interventions in partner countries Call for Proposals 2007 Budget available for LA: 7.8 M€ Received proposals from Local Authorities Per beneficiary region ACP=9 ASIA=0 Latin America=5 ENPI+ME=1 MULTI=6 Total 21 (NSA total: 513)

12. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 Objective 1 – Multi-country, regional interventions in partner countries Call for Proposals 2007 Budget available for LA: 7.8 M€ Selected proposals from Local Authorities Per beneficiary region ACP=3 Latin America=3 Total= 6 Budget= 5.7 M€ (NSA total:16)

13. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 Local Authorities’ participation Objective 2 – AR/ED Received proposals per origin of applicant LA total: 13 (NSA total: 338) Budget available for LA: 4.2 M€ Selection under completion

14. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 LA participation - Objective 3: Coordination & networking Received fully fledged proposals (11) per origin of applicant (Total NSA: 68) Budget available for LA: 0.6 M€

15. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 Objective 3: Coordination & networking Selected proposals from LA: 2 Selected proposals from NSA:7 Budget for LA: 0.6 M€ Origin of selected LA applicants: 1.France 2.Germany Origin of partners in selected applications: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK

16. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2007 – LA participation First observations: Considerably lower participation in comparison to NSA Not all countries were represented Possible explanations: New programme – more information needed Less familiarity with EC procedures Not enough time to prepare proposals

17. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2008 Indicative budget allocation per programme objective Objective 1: o In-country 134.4 M€ [LA= 14.3 M€] o Multi-country 44.7 M€ [LA= 12.8 M€] Objective 2: 29 M€ [LA= 4 M€] Objective 3: o CfPs 2.8 M€ [LA= 0.6 M€] o Targeted actions 2.2 M€

18. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 What’s new 1.Highlighting LA specificities and promoting synergies between LA and NSA 2.Finding funding opportunities for good proposals that cannot be financed under CfPs (more time needed after the call) 3.Reduce unmatched expectations by more targeted dissemination prior to publication of calls 4.More dialogue and monitoring

19. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 2008-2009: IMPLEMENTATION Call every TWO YEARS with more and better MARKETING and after SALE SERVICE Auction floor testing phase will start LA Call in 2008 (for 2008 and 2009 budget) will be specific to LA features HQ and Delegations will be asked to plan the cycle for calls every two years More dialogue 360° and joint monitoring actions PROGRAMMING Communication from EC “Local Authorities: Actors for Development” European Development Days 2008 on Local Authorities

20. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Implementation 2008-2010 Challenges ahead Ensure: Complementarity with: other EC cooperation instruments other donors other actors Ensure: Coherence & coordination Improve: Dialogue/consultation NSA & LA Increase: Information & Communication Monitoring & Evaluation

21. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Added value of local authorities Close to the citizens Management of local services Legitimacy Effective administration & governance

22. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Areas to explore Target opportunities according to LA specificities: Institutionally Financially In terms of expertise Explore synergies between LA and NSA (multi-actor approach) Fight against urban poverty Territorial planning, land use, water & sanitation, housing, public transport, rural development, waste management and other public services Basic health and education, gender, culture or environment. Support to LA networks Support to LA awareness raising (AR) / Development Education (DE) activities

23. EuropeAid CoR seminar Brussels, 24 September 2008 Thank you for your attention! Questions? Comments! The floor is yours For further information Web-site: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/worldwide/civil- society/index_en.htm Functional mailbox: EuropeAid-NSA-LA@ec.europa.euEuropeAid-NSA-LA@ec.europa.eu