European Commission TAIEX Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument TAIEX Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument Ivana Petri č evi ć Zagreb, 20 June 2013

TAIEX Mission Statement □ to support the 27 beneficiaries in approximation, application and enforcement of EU legislation □ by exchanging information and best practices with the Member States

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Beneficiaries

Number of events per IPA beneficiary (2012) – 934

What are the main target groups? □ Civil servants in public administrations □ Judiciary and law enforcement authorities □ Parliaments and civil servants working in Parliaments and Legislative Councils European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Which forms of assistance exist? □ Seminars/Workshops □ Expert Missions □ Study Visits European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Who are the experts? The experts are almost exclusively Member States' public-sector officials Commission's and other EU Institutions' officials are sometimes involved

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit How does it work? □ TAIEX is a demand-driven instrument □ Requests are submitted by the beneficiaries □ Costs related to assistance covered by TAIEX Application forms available via:

What information do we need? □ EU legislation, policy, recommendations □ Beneficiary institution identification - details of the contact person □ Definition of the content - title, objective, target audience/host □ Summary of the current situation European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit How long does it take ? TAIEX can deliver assistance quickly □ 4 to 6 weeks for study visits and expert missions □ 8 weeks for seminars Please respect the deadlines

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Who decides on the applications? 1. All applications are submitted for opinion to the EU Delegations and the competent Commission services (DG HOME, DG JUST) 2. The Institution Building Unit of DG Enlargement, managing the TAIEX instrument, takes the final decision on the application

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit What happens once the application is approved? Project Managers take care of TAIEX events: □ approval of content or request extra information □ finding/contacting host institution and experts □ assignment to Service Provider IBF for logistics

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit 4 Sectors within TAIEX 1. Justice and Home Affairs 2. Internal Market 3. Agriculture and Food Safety 4. Environment, Transport and Telecommunications

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Sector Justice and Home Affairs □ Team Leader Ms Kirschbaum □ Chapter 23 - judiciary and fundamental rights □ Chapter 24 - justice, freedom and security

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Which topics are covered under JHA? □ Free access to public information □ Data protection □ Asylum and migration □ Judicial cooperation in criminal and civil law □ Fight against organised crime and terrorism □ Police cooperation □ Fight against corruption, trafficking in human beings, drugs and money laundering

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Some examples □ June: Study visit on processing of personal data in the context of cloud computing (AZOP to Irish Office for Data Protection) □ June: Multi-country workshop on the fight against the counterfeiting of Euro Bills (Sarajevo) □ July: Study Visit on improving the effectiveness of anti-drugs policies (London)

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit Main features to remember □ EU legislation □ Demand-driven □ Short-term assistance □ Timely cooperation

Get in touch with TAIEX For further information visit the TAIEX website: European Commission Directorate General Enlargement Institution Building Unit TAIEX Instrument - Justice and Home Affairs Ivana Petričević