Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve2 Brief overview graduation at the World Bank, EU accession International Development Cooperation Act (MFA as the national coordinator) 2007 – Entry into force of the memorandum of Understanding between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Resolution on International Development Cooperation until 2015 (thematic and geographic priorities) 2010 and 2011 consolidation of app. half of bilateral ODA funds at the MFA, i.e. creation of the so called country programmable aid (CPA) first Government Action Plans (GAP) for CPA GAP 2010 GAP GAP 2013 – 2015 tbc first Development Cooperation Programmes Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

Commitments - Slovenia Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve3 Attained level Projected level Commitments

Commitments - EU Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve4

Slovenia‘s Priorities - substantive Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve5 Development cooperation 1 - Social services state building (social and education policy, public finance reform, public administration and local self-government) science and technology (integrated library and research information systems) scholarships and education programs civil society and NGOs capacity building 2 - Economic services and infrastructure transport, telecommunications, energy, health, education and ICT infrastructure promotion of SMEs 3 - Multi-sectoral and horizontal forms of assistance environmental infrastructure (energy efficiency, renewable energy, food security, access to drinking water) good governance and the rule of law (human rights and equal opportunities) civil-military cooperation Humanitarian and Postconflict Assistance 1 – reduction of poverty and hunger 2 - mine action 3 - assistance to children in post-conflict situations Resolution 2015 GAP good governance and the rule of law empowerment of women environmental protection, in particular sustainable water management

Slovenia‘s Priorities - geographical Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve6 1 – Western Balkans Program based countries: Macedonia, Montenegro Project based countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo 2 – Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Program based countries: Moldova 3 - Africa Program based countries: Cape Verde Islands 4 - Humanitarian and Postconflict Assistance Main focus on Western Balkans, Afghanistan and Palestinian Territories 5 - Other developing countries Multilateral coverage, mainly through the EU

Slovenia‘s volume and distrubution in Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve7 ODA ,2 mio EUR ali 0,13% GNI Government Action Plan – application of geographic and thematic priorities (see grey colors in the pie chart )

Government Action Plan GAPs and Development Cooperation Programms: - cover most of Slovenia‘s CPA - is where Slovenia‘s thematic and geographical priorities (the Resolution 2015) are being applied - include humanitarian and postconflict assistance ODA covers a range of assistance from developed to developing countries in theory CPA tracks only the proportion of ODA: - over which recipient countries have, or could have significant say - reflects the amount of aid that involves a cross-border flow - is subject to multi-year planning at country/regional level This does not include activities that: (1) are inherently unpredictable (humanitarian aid and debt relief); (2) entail no cross-border flows (administrative costs, imputed student costs, promotion of development awareness, and costs related to research and refugees in donor countries); (3) do not form part of co-operation agreements between governments (food aid, aid from local governments, core funding to NGOs) Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve8 GAPs and Development Cooperation Programms

Government Action Plan Development Cooperation (3,5 M EUR) - private sector (1,7 M EUR) - technical cooperation (0,7 M EUR) a) implementing agencies (0,5 M EUR) b) line ministries (0,2 M EUR) - civil society (NGOs); 0,3 M EUR - tripartite cooperation (0,05 M EUR) - other projects (0,7 M EUR) 2. Humanitarian and Postconflict Assistance (0,7 M EUR) - implementing agencies (0,3 M EUR) - international organizations (0,2 M EUR) - civil society (NGOs); 0,1 M EUR 3. Capacity building and development cooperation awaresness raising (0,2 M EUR) - civil society (NGOs) Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve9 Year M EUR 8,2 → 6,2 (- 2) 6,7→ 6 (0,7) 6,8 → 4,4 (-2,4) IMPLEMENTERS 2011 (the entire bilateral ODA, not just CPA) line ministries (32%) companies (20%) implementing agencies (19%) recipient countries (10%) NGOs (9%), Slovene NGOs (7%) international organisations (3%) other(7%)

Implementing agencies Center for european perspective Center for excellence in finance International Trust Fund for Demining Center for eGovernment Development Center for international cooperation and development

External evaluations, 2012 Court of Auditors of the RoS OECD special peer review Issues raised: - how to become a niche donor – focus on comparative advantages (public finance - CEF, mine action – ITF, transitional experience)? - how to best revise the legal and strategic foundations, establish clear guidelines, policies and systems for important processes - geographical orientation after 2015? - clear definitions (i.e. humanitarian aid) - getting financial and human resources management right (development professionals vs. high turnover) - strengthen public support for development cooperation, communicate development results – Slovenia’s Development Days Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve11

Strategic orientation increse allocation for country programmable aid multiannual planning less fragmentation: focus on fewer - program based countries (FYRM, ME, CV, ML), focus on fewer sectors (environment, governance, women), focus on bigger multiannual projects utilise transitional experience, especially in neighborhood countries (governance) support LDCs (i.e. Africa) through multilateral channels (i.e. EDF) joint programming (especially within the EU) develop monitoring and evaluation capacities enhancing private sector involvement policy coherance for development Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve12

Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve13 Specific, possibly nonefficient setup. In 2010: -10% of MFA GAP funds were aworded via public tenders or calls for propolsals -90% of MFA GAP was aworded via direct contracts: - 47% to CMSR (tedering procedures in partner countries) - 32% to implementing agencies (technical cooperation, postconflict aid) - 15% to international organizations (mostly humanitarian aid) - 3% transfers to line ministries and other public services (TC) - 2% other -does not allows for advance payments -does not allow for caring over of funds between budgetary years -allows for direct contract only in if regulated/envisaged in a special act (i.e. yearly Acts on the Implementation of the Budget, International Development Cooperation Act) - Public Procurement Act Rules on procedures for Implementing the Budget of the Republic of Slovenia International Development Cooperation Act (under revision) yearly Acts on the Implementation of the Budget Public Finance Act (under revision) Issues - legislation

Development cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 – 1.1 mio EUR 2011 – 1.07 mio EUR 2012 – 0.42 mio EUR ? Type of projects Infrastructure projects (next developments) Training Donations (ITF)