CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA T H E R E P U B L I C OF C R O A T I A THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Introduction Technical assistance from EU to Croatia started in second half of 2000 No previous experiences in EU procedures and practices Training started in parallel with actual work on drafting the documentation

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA programming procedures started in 2001 intensive contacts with EUROSTAT complicated structure of statistical activities originally three different types of contracts Result: PROGRAMME PROPOSAL FOR

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Terms of Reference Programme proposal CARDS 2001 accepted by CARDS Committee CBS starts preparation of TOR EC Delegation in Zagreb supports the work Problems: Looking for appropriate consultants on the market?? Experts on official statistics on the market??? Work well under way ...

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA SURPRISE!! Change in the EC Procedures in January 2002: TWINNING???? Twinning – an EC solution for a problem of finding appropriate experts on the market In Croatia applied only in some areas, including statistics

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Project Documentation PROJECT FICHE (much simpler than Terms of Reference) Intensive consultations within the CBS Project Implementation Unit drafts the Fiche Close cooperation with EC Delegation in Zagreb & Eurostat

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Project Fiche Approval Work on the Project Fiche started in January 2002 Draft Project Fiche prepared within a month Approved in March 2002

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Search for a Twinning Partner Official announcement within the EC Procedure goes through national contact points Deadline for applications April 30, 2002 No offers, although interest expressed Reasons?

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Search for a Twinning Partner: Second Round Procedure repeated, and interest expressed Twinning proposals for partnership Several candidates Offers submitted and listed

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Evaluation of Proposals Evaluation Committee: EC Delegation, CBS, MEI, DG AIDCO Proposals presented Committee evaluates Decision sent to candidates

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA Twinning Partner to CBS First contacts with Statistics Denmark Drafting the TWINNING COVENANT Responsibility of the Twinning partners Intensive contacts: activities and main outputs Technical part completed in 2 months – a remarkable result

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA WHAT IS NEXT? Signing the TWINNING COVENANT between EC Delegation and Statistics Denmark EXPECTED BY END 2002 PROJECT START-UP EXPECTED IN EARLY 2003

CARDS TWINNING IN CROATIA TO BE CONTINUED ... Next CARDS PGS a chance to inform you on the practical experiences

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