Objectives and Description. 1.1 General objectives The overall objective of the “Special Programme” is to assist Slovakia’s preparation for membership of the EU in relation to the nuclear and energy sectors especially by facilitating the preparation and implementation of Slovakia’s early closure commitment and the short-term priorities of the Accession Partnership in these areas. This will be achieved through support to the first phase of decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 Nuclear Power Plant, and measures consequential to the decision of the early closure of the plant required for the necessary restructuring, upgrading and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors, and improving energy efficiency. The “Special Programme” contributes to the international efforts to share the financial implications of the early closure and decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 NPP with the Slovak authorities.
Objectives and Description. 1. The objective of the Traffic Management Systems is to facilitate access to project and corporate financing in order to support “projects of common interest” as defined in Article 3 of the TEN-T Regulation that have a component consisting of the deployment of the “European Rail Traffic Management System”, the “intelligent transport system”, the “Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information Systems”, the “River Information Services” and the “SESAR system” in line with Article 31 of the TEN-T Regulation.
Objectives and Description. 1.1. Overall objectives of the programme • Efficient and secure border; • Promoting sustainable socio-economic development; • Joint actions for common challenges; • Promoting local cross-border cohesion. Specific project purposes • To facilitate the protection of natural and cultural resources promoting sustainable development; • To stimulate regional cooperation and to establish local capacity and networks; • To facilitate the cross-border co-operation of regional actors and agencies in the areas of information, cultural exchange, justice, freedom and security cooperation and education trough the continuation of a Joint Small Project Fund.
Objectives and Description. The overall objectives of the programme are: • To promote good neighbourliness and stability in the CEEC border regions by funding projects which will yield tangible benefits to the regions and communities on both sides of the border; • To promote co-operation between border regions in both countries, helping these regions to overcome the specific development problems which may arise, inter alia, from their position within the national economies, in the interest of the local communities and in a manner compatible with the environment protection; • To promote the creation and further development of co-operation networks on either side of the border and establishment of links between these links and wider Community networks. The specific project purposes and results are reflected in the following priority areas: • To develop transport infrastructure and accessibility by constructing a bypass in Silistra (project BG 2003/005-631.01) and by improving the access to the border crossing point in Giurgiu (projects RO 2003/005-701.01); • To improve protections against flood allowing future transport projects by consolidating a dyke along Danube (project RO 2003/005-702.02) • To strengthen economic co-operation in the border region by identifying and preparing joint programmes in the economic development field (projects BG 2003/005-631.02 and RO 2003/005-701.05); • To promote environmental protection by developing programmes against air pollution (projects BG 2003/005-631.03 and RO 2003/005-701.03) and by identifying and preparing joint projects in the field of nature protection (projects BG 2003/005-631.04 and RO 2003/005-701.04); • Setting up of a flexible mechanism to finance the so called “small-scale and people-to- people projects” within socio-economic development field (local economic development, training and employment measures, improvement of the flow of information and communication, cultural exchanges, support for media etc) with a cross-border impact (projects BG 2003/005-631.05 and RO 2003/005-701.06) In order to prepare a pipeline of mature projects and to improve programming and project management skills in the field of cross-border co-operation programmes, Bulgarian and Romanian financed activities include a project preparation facility (projects BG 2003/005- 631.06 and RO 2003/005-701.07).
Objectives and Description. The objective of the Preparation Installment is to reinforce DRC’s capacities to design a socially and environmentally sound national strategy to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) and to develop a national reference scenario of emissions from deforestation and degradation that takes into account national circumstances. The Preparation Activities consist of the following parts: Part 1: Support to the Coordination of the REDD+ Readiness Process and Multi-Stakeholder Consultations
Objectives and Description. The objective of the Grant is to assist the Recipient to carry out the Readiness Preparation Activities. The Readiness Preparation Activities consist of the following parts: Part 1: Support to the National Readiness Management Arrangements
Objectives and Description. The overall objectives of the programme are: • To promote good neighbourliness and stability in the CEEC border regions by funding projects which will yield tangible benefits to the regions and communities on both sides of the border; • To promote co-operation between border regions in both countries, helping these regions to overcome the specific development problems which may arise, inter alia, from their position within the national economies, in the interest of the local communities and in a manner compatible with the environment protection; • To promote the creation and further development of co-operation networks on either side of the border and establishment of links between these links and wider Community networks. The specific project purposes and results are reflected in the following priority areas: • To develop transport infrastructure and accessibility by rehabilitation of access roads to the border point Nikopol-Turnu Magurele (projects BG 2004/016-783.01.01 and RO 2004/016-784.01.01) and by improving the access to the border crossing point in Rast (project RO 2004/016-784.01.02); • To improve and implement joint management of ground transboundary water in the Dobrudja/Dobrogea Area (projects BG 2004/016-783.01.02 and RO 2004/005-784.01.03); • Setting up of a flexible mechanism to finance the so called “small-scale and people-to-people projects” within socio-economic development field (local economic development, training and employment measures, improvement of the flow of information and communication, cultural exchanges, support for media etc) with a cross-border impact (projects BG 2004/016-783.01.03 and RO 2004/016-784.01.04) In order to prepare a pipeline of mature projects and to improve programming and project management skills in the field of cross-border co-operation programmes, Bulgarian financed activities include a project preparation facility (project BG 2004/016-783.01.04)
Objectives and Description. The 2003 Phare External Border Initiative for Bulgaria has been designed following bilateral discussions between the Bulgarian authorities and the European Commission’s representatives. The objectives of the 2003 Phare External Border Initiative for Bulgaria are: • to improve cross-border co-operation at local level between Bulgaria and Serbia & Montenegro, FYROM and Turkey; • to support the further development of the economic potential of the border regions; • to pave the way for the future (2004-2006) Phare CBC/Neighbourhood programmes between Bulgaria and (i) Serbia & Montenegro (ii) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and (iii) Turkey. It focuses on 3 projects:
Objectives and Description. 1. The objective of the Universal is to facilitate access to project and corporate financing by using Union funding as leverage in order to contribute to overcoming deficiencies of the European debt capital markets, including market imperfections, sub-optimal investment situations or particular investment needs constituting a barrier for obtaining financing on reasonable conditions, as further described for each Financing Category in the relevant Schedule.
Objectives and Description. 1. The objective of the Cleaner Transport is to facilitate access to project and corporate financing
