!""#$%&'(%"&&") *+#" ,#"-#'../ 01232 45#"6)789"-" 2"+:' 5 ;)86<*=%9) >)='#<8? Coordinating Unit for the European Union's Tacis Programme in the Republic of Belarus !""#$%&'(%"&&") *+#" ,#"-#'../ 01232 42 5 6)789*:%;) <):'#97= – 5'> &'$)?&/@ ;"&79:=A'&A 8" 5"8#"7'. 8#)$"7A'5:)&%B 8"."C% 42 The National Coordinating Unit in Belarus is your reliable guide to EU assistance > >@ @A AA A440044B BC CD D 33 ((EE&&55''##?? –– . .''##FF 22000099 --..)) N NEEW WSSLLEETTTTEER RN NO O.. 33 ((JJaannuuaarryy –– M Maarrcchh 22000099)) !"#$%$&'" (%$)( 2008 )$*+ R 2008 )+03 # F.,$%3*& 6$#.%O."+ 15 5%+.2(+# 5%+)%$''/ =C@D@ +7;&' 7B09.(+' 25, 4 ',". ?REJ. D6 %.$,&6+#$""/: # 2008 )+03 5%+.2(+# *,.03.( +*+7+ +('.(&(- 5%+.2( 5+ *(%+&(.,-*(#3 )%36+#+)+ ($'+9.""+)+ (.%'&"$,$ "$ 5+)%$"&1"+' 5.%.:+0. A+6,+#&1& – A323%/2&, # %$'2$: 2+(+%+)+ 5+*(%+."+ ),$#"+. 60$"&. )%36+#+)+ (.%'&"$,$ & 5+*($#,."+ +7+%30+#$"&. 0,! .)+ +*"$;."&!. !"#$%&–'$%( !"#$%&'( )*+ ,*"%-. /-%01*23&3$.%-4 5'166( Highlights of 2008 In 2008 fifteen Tacis projects with an overall budget of MEUR 25. 4 were completed in Belarus. Among these the Customs Cargo Terminal project at the Kozlovichi–Kukuryki border crossing was of particular note. It involved construction of a cargo terminal and supply of equipment. JANUARY–M ARCH Seminars for members of the Advisory Task Force (!"#$%&'$()"*: +, -./0/, 1")23( 4)552"63& +, -./0/) (Organizers: NCU, EU TANCU project) 29 !"#$%! & 26 '$%($ 2009 ). *+*(+!,&*- *.'&"$%/ 0,! 1,."+# 2+"*3,-($(&#"+4 )%355/ 5+ #+5%+*$' %$6%$7+(2& & %.$,&6$8&& 5%+)%$'' '.903"$%+0"+4 (.:"&1.*2+4 5+'+;& (<=>) ?@ (A+"*3,-($(&#"$! )%355$). A+"*3,-($(&#"$! )%355$ 7/,$ 31%.90."$ 25 &B"! 2008 ). "$ %$7+1.' *+#.;$"&& 5+ #+5%+*3 "$1$,$ %.$,&6$8&& 5%+.2($ >%+)%$''/ =C@D@ «>+00.%92$ A++%0&"$8&+""+)+ 7B%+ 5%+)%$''/ =C@D@ ?#%+5.4*2+)+ @+B6$ # E.*537,&2. F.,$%3*-» (>%+.2( 5+00.%92&). G$ *.'&"$%$: 5%&*3(*(#+#$,& ($29. H2*5.%(/ >%.0*($#&(.,-*(#$ ?A # F.,$%3*&, E.)&+"$,-"+)+ '+"&(+%&")+#+)+ +I&*$ 5%+)%$'' ?@ # ). A&.#., AF =C@D@ & >%+.2($ 5+00.%92&. Workshops for members of the Advisory Task Force for the development and implementation of EU Assistance programmes took place on the 29th of January and 26th of March 2009. The Advisory Task Force was established on the 25th of June 2008 at the kick-off meeting of the Tacis Programme project “Support to the Tacis EU Programme National Coordinating Unit in Belarus” (NCU Support Project). These workshops were also attended by experts from the European Commission Delegation to Belarus, the Regional EU Monitoring Programme Office in Kiev, the NCU and the TANCU project. J*"+#"+4 (.'+4 !"#$%*2+)+ *.'&"$%$ 7/,$ (.'$ '+"&(+%&")$ 5%+.2(+# <=> ?@. @ *++7;."&.' «J%&."(&%+#$""$! "$ 0+*(&9."&. %.63,-($($ >%+)%$''$ '+"&(+%&")$ 0,! *(%$" ?#%+5.4*2+4 5+,&(&2& 0+7%+*+*.0*(#$» #/*(35&, %32+#+0&(.,- %$*5+,+9.""+)+ # ). A&.#. E.)&+"$,-"+)+ '+"&(+%&")+#+)+ +I&*$ 5%+)%$'' ?@ 0,! F.,$%3*&, <+,0+#/ & K2%$&"/ L. F+%&. @+*(+!,$*0&*23**&! + '.*(. & %+,& '+"&(+%&")$ # %.$,&6$8&& 5%+.2(+# <=> # F.,$%3*&. The main topic of the January workshop was monitoring of EU technical assistance projects. P. Bories, Team Leader of the Regional EU Monitoring Programme Office in Kiev, gave a presentation entitled “Result-oriented Monitoring Programme for European Neighbourhood countries”. Workshop participants discussed the place and significance of monitoring in the implementation of international technical assistance (ITA) projects in Belarus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he March workshop of the Advisory Task Force was devoted to EU technical assistance programming procedures. Ms. Charlotte Olsson Altansunar, Desk Officer for Belarus, DG-RELEX; Mr. Krzysztof Yurek, Project Coordinator, EuropeAid Office of the European Commission in Brussels; Ms. Laura Garagnani, Head of Operations at the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine and Belarus, reported on the procedures of EU technical assistance programming for partner states in general and for Belarus in particular. During this workshop EC representatives and members of the Advisory Task Force held consultations on support sector selection within the framework of the ENPI National Action Programme for 2010. G$ *.'&"$%$: #/*(35&,& ($29. R%.'.""/4 5+#.%.""/4 # 0.,$: ?A # F.,$%3*& T.-U. V+,-8$5I.,-, &*5+,"&(.,-"/4 0&%.2(+% AF =C@D@ Q. J%,+#, %32+#+0&(.,- >%+.2($ 5+00.%92& F. @'+,&". ) *#%$+& !"#$%&'( 6- -7#"%1 -6(3-# 1,&03$+ . 6'-5'&##&8 9:; (!"#$%&'$()"*: +, -./0/, 1")23(* 4)552"63& +, -./0/ & 47!!8 980/:;, <=+,) @.'&"$%/ 5%+:+0&,& # ). N+'.,. & ). <+)&,.#. 10 & 17 I.#%$,!. W.,- *.'&"$%+# — 5+#/O."&. 2+"23%."(+*5+*+7"+*(& 5%+.2("/: 5%.0,+9."&4 &6 7.,+%3**2&: %.)&+"+# # 5%+)%$''/ <=>. R *.'&"$%$: 5%&"!,& 31$*(&. 7+,.. 70 5%.0*($#&(.,.4 +7,- & %$4&*5+,2+'+#, +7,- & %$4*+#.(+#, #/*O&: 31.7"/: 6$#.0."&4, Mr. Jean-Eric Holtzapfel, Charge d’affaires, EC Delegation to Belarus, Mr. Leonid Orlov, NCU director and Mr. Boris Smolin, TANCU project Team Leader, also delivered lectures at the workshops. FEBRUARY Seminars on Experience of ITA programme participation Sharing (Organizers: NCU, EU TANCU project, UNDP project) Seminars took place in Gomel and Mogilev on the 10th and 17th of February. The objective of the seminars was to raise the standard of project proposals for ITA programmes from the Belarusian regions. Over 70 representatives from regional and district committees, regional and district councils, institutes of higher education, NGOs and other !" #$%&% ' ()*+,-./0) ").12,*3. 220004, ()*+,-./01 ").12,*3, NCU in Belarus. Room 707, 7th floor, 1 Kalvariyskaya St., 4. 5/6*0, ,.. !1.3'12/7*018, 1, *)93:;7 <=1>, 0;:6. 707 220004 Minsk, Belarus 0)=./Tel.: +375 17 200 67 48 / 200 87 56 / 227 32 39 / 200 64 65 G'98/Fax: +375 17 227 26 15 H=)9F#"&&'E 6"IF'/E-mail: taciscu@tut.by 1$#)8 5 3&F)#&)F)/ Internet site http://cu4eu.net/ru/ "?..)=)63 +;94;=;'.)6 +2/ ,@1*=// +2;)0=1 A2;421::B #$%&% This bulletin has been prepared with the assistance of the EU Tacis ' ()*+,-./0) ").12,*3 +; +;99)2>0) !" #$%&% project “Support to the National Coordinating Unit in Belarus” +7;.*(#.""/: +7X.0&"."&4, $ ($29. 0%3)&. 6$&"(.%.*+#$""/. # 31$*(&& # 5%+)%$''$: <=> +%)$"&6$8&& &6 N+'.,-*2+4 & <+)&,.#*2+4 +7,$*(.4. organizations from Gomel and Mogilev Oblasts interested in ITA programmes, participated in the seminars. >.%.0 31$*("&2$'& *.'&"$%+# #/*(35&,& "$1$,-"&2 +(0.,$ 5+ *+(%30"&1.*(#3 * '.903"$%+0"/'& +%)$"&6$8&!'& & 2++%0&"$8&& (.:"&1.*2+4 5+'+;& <&"H2+"+'&2& F.,-1&2 D. D. & &*5+,"&(.,-"/4 0&%.2(+% AF =C@D@ J%,+# Q. >. Mr. Ivan Belchik, Head of the Unit for Cooperation with International Organizations and Coordination of Technical Assistance, and Mr. Leonid Orlov, NCU Director, addressed the seminar participants. J5/(+' 5+0)+(+#2& & 5%+0#&9."&! 5%+.2("/: 5%.0,+9."&4 # 5%+)%$''/ <=> 5+0.,&,&*- 5%.0*($#&(.,& 0.4*(#3B;&: & 6$#.%O.""/: 5%+.2(+# <=> ?@, # 1$*("+*(&, 6$'. 0&%.2(+%$ FJAK> «W."(% #".0%."&! "$31"+-(.:"&1.*2&: %$6%$7+(+2» A+*-!"&2 G. G., 0&%.2(+% K1%.90."&! N.%'$"+-F.,+%3**2+)+ S+'$ «D"(.%$28&!»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«=.:"+5$%2 <+)&,.#» <+,+12+# R. C. Representatives who previously took part in drafting and promoting ITA programmes shared their first hand experience with the audience. Speakers included: Nikolaj Kosyanik, BOCUP «CVNTR», Deputy Director; Ivan Schedrenok, «Interracia», Director; Yuriy Korotkov, Polesky Agrarian Ecological Institute, Associate Director; Leonid Mastugin, Lida Business Incubator, Director; Viktor Bury, Gomel Regional Agency of Economic Development, Director; Nataliya Spiridonova, Braslavsky District Executive Committee, Principal Expert of Ideological Unit; Igor Zagrekov, Polotsk City Executive Committee, Principal Expert of the Physical Culture and Tourism Unit; Svetlana Zapatrina, Grodno Oblast Committee of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Head of Laboratory; Vladimir Tchonli Khu, Grodno ‘Yanki Kupaly’ State University, Dean of the Economy Faculty; and Vasiliy Molochkov, «Technopark Mogilev», Director. @ &"I+%'$8&.4 +7 +5/(. N+'.,-*2+)+, R&(.7*2+)+ & <+)&,.#*2+)+ +7,&*5+,2+'+# 5+ 5%&#,.1."&B *%.0*(# <=> #/*(35&,&: 6$'. 5%.0*.0$(.,! 2+'&(.($ H2+"+'&2& N+'.,-*2+)+ +7,&*5+,2+'$ L&,+"+#$ <. R., ),$#"/4 *5.8&$,&*( 2+'&(.($ H2+"+'&2& R&(.7*2+)+ +7,&*5+,2+'$ D,-&"$ Q. D. & 6$'. "$1$,-"&2$ 35%$#,."&! #".O".H2+"+'&1.*2&: *#!6.4 & '.9%.)&+"$,-"/: +("+O."&4, &"#.*(&8&+""+4 & &""+#$8&+""+4 0.!(.,-"+*(& 2+'&(.($ H2+"+'&2& <+)&,.#*2+)+ +7,&*5+,2+'$ V&,&"*2&4 P. @. The experience of the Gomel, Vitebsk and Mogilev Oblast Executive Committees in attracting international technical assistance was discussed by: Marina Philonova, Gomel Oblast Executive Committee, Deputy Chairman of Economic Committee; Ludmila Iljina, Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, Principal Expert of Department for Investment Policy and External Economic Relations; and Yuriy Khilinsky, Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee, External Economic Relations Department, Deputy Head of Department. J #+6'+9"+*(!: 5%+)%$'' <=> 0,! N+'.,-*2+4 & <+)&,.#*2+4 +7,$*(.4 *0.,$,& *++7;."&! H2*5.%(/ AF =C@D@ J0&".8 ?. R. & F/,&"$ D. R., %32+#+0&(.,- 5%+.2($ <=> ?@ 5+ 5+00.%92. AF =C@D@ @'+,&" F. <., H2*5.%( H(+)+ 9. 5%+.2($ F.,&82&4 R. L., %32+#+0&(.,- >%+)%$''/ '$,/: )%$"(+# NUL # F.,$%3*& Q.#1."2+ C. R., *5.8&$,&*( 5+ *#!6!' * +7;.*(#.""+*(-B >%.0*($#&(.,-*(#$ R*.'&%"+)+ 7$"2$ # E.*537,&2. F.,$%3*J,.4"&2 D. C. Opportunities for ITA programmes in Gomel and Mogilev Oblasts were examined by Mr. Evgeny Odinets and Ms. Irina Bylina, NCU Experts; Mr. Boris Smolin, TANCU project, Team Leader; Mr. Vladimir Belitsky, TANCU project, Senior Expert; Mr. Alexander Levchenko, GEF-SGP National Coordinator in Belarus; and Ms. Irina Oleinik, World Bank Office in Belarus, Communication Expert. '$%( <&0")&%$" =6'&.*+>?"5- /-#$3"3& ;'-"/3& 6-))"'@/$ G$ 6$*.0$"&& K5%$#,!B;.)+ 2+'&(.($ >%+.2($ 5+00.%92& 6 '$%($ 2009 ). 7/, +0+7%." :+0 %.$,&6$8&& >%+.2($ 5+00.%92& 6$ 5.%&+0 * $#)3*($ 2008 ). 5+ !"#$%- 2009 ). & 5,$" %$7+(/ "$ I.#%$,- – &B,- 2009 ). MARCH Project Steering Committee meeting On the 6th of March the Steering Committee of the NCU Support Project approved the TANCU project implementation for the period from August 2008 to January 2009 and the work plan for February to July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ssistance programming for 2010 in Belarus From the 25th to 27th of March the EC Identification Mission visited Minsk in preparation for the 2010 ENPI NAP. Executives from the EC Delegation in Belarus / Ukraine and the European Commission visited the NCU Office, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Energy, National Statistical Committee and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During these visits and at the March Advisory Task Force workshop, participants conducted intensive consultations on the issue of support sector selection for the 2010 ENPI NAP. @,.03B;&4 %$3"0 2+"*3,-($8&4 '.903 F.,$%3*-B & ?A 5+ #+5%+*3 %$6%$7+(2& G>S ?DS> "$ 2010 ). 5,$"&%3.(*! "$ &B"- 2009 ). The next round of consultations between Belarus and the EC relating to ENPI NAP 2010 development will take place in June 2009. R 5%+)%$''$: «>+,-O$ – F.,$%3*- – K2%$&"$» & «Q$(#&! – Q&(#$ – F.,$%3*-» +7X!#,."/ 2+"23%*/ "$ 6$'.;."&. #$2$"("/: 0+,9"+*(.4. Y$#.%O&,*! #(+%+4 2+"23%* 6$!#+2 # >%+)%$''3 «E.)&+" F$,(&4*2+)+ '+%!». Programmes «Poland – Belarus – Ukraine» and «Latvia – Lithuania – Belarus» announced job vacancies. The second Call for Proposals to the «Baltic Sea Region» Programme is over. !" #$%&% ' ()*+,-./0) ").12,*3. 220004, ()*+,-./01 ").12,*3, NCU in Belarus. Room 707, 7th floor, 1 Kalvariyskaya St., 4. 5/6*0, ,.. !1.3'12/7*018, 1, *)93:;7 <=1>, 0;:6. 707 220004 Minsk, Belarus 0)=./Tel.: +375 17 200 67 48 / 200 87 56 / 227 32 39 / 200 64 65 G'98/Fax: +375 17 227 26 15 H=)9F#"&&'E 6"IF'/E-mail: taciscu@tut.by 1$#)8 5 3&F)#&)F)/Internet site www.cu4eu.net "?..)=)63 +;94;=;'.)6 +2/ ,@1*=// +2;)0=1 A2;421::B #$%&% This bulletin has been prepared with the assistance of the EU Tacis ' ()*+,-./0) ").12,*3 +; +;99)2>0) !" #$%&% project “Support to the National Coordinating Unit in Belarus”