EU-Funding in New Member States pre-accession-instruments (Phare/Ispa/Sapard) were replaced by EU- Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund Volume: 2004-2006: 22 Billion Euro (7,3 Bill. p.a. vs. 0,5 Bill. previously)

EU-Funds in New MS: Priorities Transport Infrastructure Energy supply Environmental investments (infrastructure, enterprises) Enterprises, Innovation Starting-up and development of enterprises Tourism Culture and Social Economy Modernization of telecom networks Qualification of employees and entrepreneurs

EU-Funding: Environmental Investments  Water supply  Waste water treatment  Waste management  Implementation of IPPC-Directive  reducing pollution in power stations  improvement in energy efficiency  Renewable energy

Application for funding  Authorities or Agencies in Member States  individual application or  Calls for proposals  Info: http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/index_de.htm http://wko.at/awo (Fachreport „Fördermöglichkeiten“) http://wko.at/eu

EU-Funding/Enviroment: South-Eastern-Europe Romania and Bulgaria:  Phare/ISPA/Sapard  Increase of financial assistance since 2004 Western Balkans:  Countries: Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegowina Albania, Mazedonia EU-Programme CARDS Croatia will benefit from pre-accession instruments from 2005

Pre-accession-instruments Phare:  „Institution and Capacity Building“  Preparation of Public Administration for EU-entry Ispa:  Large enviromental projects  Transport Infrastructure Sapard:  Modernization of Agricultural sector

Pre-accession-instruments: Project examples Phare:  Technical assistance for ministries (policy making)  installation of air-quality measuring system  supply of laboratory equipment Ispa:  Waste water treatment  Landfills Sapard:  water and waste management, environmentally-friendly production

Financial means:  2000-2006: ca. 5 Billion Euro CARDS Political Objective:  Stabilization of Balkan regions  Association to EU Financial means:  2000-2006: ca. 5 Billion Euro

Priority sectors Justice and home affairs:  reform of the judiciary and police, migration and asylum, integrated border management, the fight against organised crime Administrative capacity building:  public administration reform, taxation and customs Economic and social development:  economic reform, social cohesion, local infrastructure development, education Democratic stabilisation:  civil society development, refugee return, media reform Environment and natural resources:  institution strengthening, monitoring and planning

Cards: Project examples/Environment  Supply of measuring and calibration equipment  Supply of testing equipment for sanitary border controls  Technical Assistance: Environmental legislation, Spatial planning, Environmental Action plans, Environmental Information Systems  Environmental Managementplan for river basin

Information on Calls for Tenders Phare/ISPA/CARDS:  http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl Sapard:  Sapard Agencies in recipient countries: http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/external/enlarge/countries/index_de.htm

LIFE Environment EU-Call for proposals  no R&D funding  no investment programme for existing technology  bridging the gap between development and application (Demonstration projects) EU-Call for proposals

European R&D programmes Eureka: innovative product/process/service with high market potential at least 2 European partners involved Non-EU-countries eligible (e.g. Russia, Balkans, Israel)

European R&D programmes 6th FTD Framework Programme - Industrial Technologies/New procedures - Environmental Technology - CRAFT (min. 3 SME commission min. 2 Research Institutes, min. 3 countries) - Collective Research (Associations of enterprises from min. 2 countries commission min. 2 Institutes Info and assistance: www.bit.ac.at