As a potential candidate country, Albania has only access to component I and II of the Instrument for Pre-Accession.
1.Support for transition and institution-building
This component aims at fulfilling political and socio-economic criteria and supporting Albania in the EU integration steps.
I COMPONENT – Assistance
for transition and institution building
I Priority – Political conditions
1.Improvement
of the political system
2.Support to civil society
3.Improvement
of the media sector
4.Public Administration reform
5.Consolidation
of the Rule of Law
6.Improvement
of Legislation
7.Support to minority groups
II Priority – Socio-economic conditions
1.Improvement
of the management of public finances
2.Improvement
of the Corporate Governance
3Improvement of commercial policies
4.Support
to the social welfare
5.Education,
instruction and vocational training reform
6.Development
of an active labour market policy in order to fight youth and female unemployment
III Priority – European Standards
1.Supporting
the development of strategies aimed at establishing the beneficiary country's
sectoral policies and legal framework in compliance with European standards
2.Supporting
institutional building and the strengthening of sectoral policies
3.Supporting
policies on migration, asylum, visas and the fight against organized crime
2.Cross-border cooperation
The programmes implemented in the beneficiary country are aimed at
fostering the economic growth and the protection of natural ressources,
strengthening social cohesion, facilitating the flow of information and
cultural exchanges through the promotion of joint development programmes
between Member States, neighbouring countries and candidateand
potential candidate countries.
II COMPONENT – Cross-border
cooperation
I Priority – ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION
Action 1.1
Research and Innovation
Action 1.2
Financial assistance for innovative
SMEs
Action 1.3
Work,
social and health network
Action 1.4
Institutional cooperation
II Priority – NATURAL AND
CULTURAL RESSOURCES AND RISK PREVENTION
Action 2.1
Protection
and promotion of marine and coastal environments
Action 2.2
Natural
and cultural ressources management and prevention of technological and
natural risks
Action 2.3
Energy
conservation and renewable energy
Action 2.4
Sustainable tourism
III Priority – ACCESSIBILITY
AND NETWORK
Action 3.1
Physical infrastructure
Action 3.2
Sustainable mobility systems
Action 3.3
Communication network
IV Priority – TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Action 4.1
Administration and implementation
Action 4.2
Information, advertising, evaluation
The Multi-Annual indicative Financial Framework (MIFF) for Albania foresees the following allocations for the period 2007-2013:
Multi Annual Indicative Financial Framework / Albania
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
I Component: Assistance
to transition and institutional building
54,3
62,1
70,9
82,7
84,3
86,0
87,4
II Component: Cross-border cooperation
6,7
8,6
10,3
10,5
10,7
10,9
10,6
Total (in million of euros)
61,0
70,7
81,2
93,2
95,0
96,9
98,1
The Multi-Annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD) for Albania, implemented on the basis of the allocations
foreseen in the MIFF, decribes for every priority sector the
deficiencies that still need to be filled and what has been done in the
country thanks to IPA and other donors. It also identifies the future
goals in compliance with the National Strategy for Development and Integration 2007-2013.
Management of IPA funds
The funds can be managed according to one of these modalities:
- Centralised management: the European Commission in Bruxelles and the
local UE Delegation in the beneficiary country directly manage the
assistance
- Decentralised management: after an accreditation procedure, the authorities of the beneficiary country manage the funds
- Delegated management: the assistance is managed by one of the EU
Member States taking part in the programme or by an international
organization.
