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RCC Strategy and Work Programme
2014-2016
RCC Annual Meeting
Ohrid, 30 May 2013
RCC BEYOND 2013
• Developing a new pattern of work
• Vision building process – SEE 2020
• Upgraded relationship with SEECP
• More direct role in the EU Enlargement process
• Keeping on fundamental principles of regional cooperation:
regional ownership, regional responsibility (leadership), all
inclusiveness
Structure of the RCC SWP 2014-2016
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INTRODUCTION
First five years of operation
Overview of progress so far and achievements from the previous strategy
Key challenges identified - political, socio-economic, self-assessment
(focus, streamlining)
• Introduction of the new strategy and how it responds to these challenges
(SEE 2020)
• Main messages of the new strategy: (i) Job-creating growth through
renewed focus on competitiveness and regional economic integration, (ii)
support to accession (functional integration, acquis adoption, good
governance)
Structure of the document (cont’d)
2. STRATEGY AND WORK PROGRAMME
2.1. SEE 2020 Strategy - Job Creating Growth and EU Integration
2.1.1 Overview
– Key objectives of SEE 2020
– Key operating principles of SEE 2020 and main features of implementation: measurable
progress, quantifiable indicators, decentralized and multi-level (national administrations,
regional organizations with mandate, international partners supporting the process)
2.1.2 Regional priorities
– Horizontal (strategic leadership, coordination, monitoring of progress, donor coordination
around SEE 2020, streamlining cooperation, strengthening reg. structures)
– Sectoral priorities (Integrated: trade and investment, Smart: education, strengthening
research capacities for innovation, cultural and creative sectors; digital society;
Sustainable: resource efficiency; competitiveness; Inclusive: social development;
Governance: improved public services, anti-corruption.
2.1.3 RCC Work Programme
Structure of the document (cont’d)
2.2. JHA and Security Cooperation – Stability and Rule of Law
2.2.1 Overview
2.2.2 Regional priorities
– Greater coordination of regional cooperation in fighting organised crime
– Support activities in the area of Migration, Asylum and Refugees
– Improve efficiency of regional dialogue and cooperation mechanisms on
security and defense issues
– Contribute to enhanced political support to security cooperation and the
cross-sectoral dimension
2.2.3 RCC work programme
Structure of the document (cont’d)
2.3. Cross-cutting Issues – Extending Participation, Widening Partnerships
2.3.1. Overview
2.3.2. Regional priorities
– Supporting parliamentary activities related to the EU acquis and
strengthening of SEECP parliamentary dimension
– Fostering regional cooperation in the field of media
– Supporting involvement of civil society
– Gender
2.3.3. RCC work programme
Revised RCC SWP Structure
JOB-CREATING GROWTH AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION:
Integrated, smart, inclusive, sustainable
growth underpinned by good governance (ESD, EIU, BHC, JHA)
Budgeted activities: 65.3% of programme activities
SEE 2020
STABILITY AND RULE OF LAW:
Security cooperation, fighting organized crime
and supporting cooperation in migration mgmt
(JHA, SEC)
Budgeted: 26.8% of prog. activities
JHA and
Security Cooperation
EXTENDING PARTICIPATION, WIDENING
PARTNERSHIPS:
Parliamentary cooperation, media
development, NGOs, gender
(BHC, Front Office)
Budgeted : 7.9% pr.activ.
Cross-Cutting
Issues
Cross
Cutting Issues
Links between budget and activities
Units
ESD
EIU
BHC
Activities
1. Trade and investment integration
2. Digital Society development
3. Increased competitiveness
4. Social development
5. Contribute to increased use of renewables , EE
6. Contribute to the dev’t of sust and integrated transport
7. Regional environmental and climate change cooperation
SWP
SEE 2020
8. Strengthen regional cooperation in education
9. R&D & Innovation – Establishment of the RRP
10. Culture and Creative Sectors
11. Streamlining JHA activities in the Governance for Growth
JHA
12. Coordination of cooperation in fighting organised crime
13. Enhance regional cooperation on migration management
SCU
14. Development of effective regional mechanisms in SCU
15. Encourage the cross-sectoral dimension
PAR & FO
Links btween budget and activities
16. Assisting SEECP in developing parliamentary dimension
17. Supporting parliamentary activities related to SEE 2020
18. Women Entrepreneurship Project
19. Independence and sustain. of public service media in SEE
Stability and
Rule of Law
Cross-cutting
Key principles of the SWP 2014-2016
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Added value to national efforts – regional relevance
Decentralized development and implementation
Quantifiable indicators and measurable progress
Clear governance structure and political support
Strong link with IPA 2
Governance of the RCC SWP
•Overall political guidance
•General policy orientation
South East Europe Cooperation Process
•Adoption of SWP
•Annual stock-taking of progress in achieving targets
RCC Annual Meeting
•Regular monitoring and oversight
•Intra-governmental coordination through national
coordinators
RCC Board/National Coordinators
•Implementation of regional actions
•Convening role, consensus building
•Coordination and reporting
•Streamlining with national (horizontal and sectoral)
strategies and implementation at the national level
RCC Secretariat
Nat’l administrations/
line
ministries
Nat’l administrations/
line
ministries
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Nat’l administrations/
line
ministries
SEE 2020 OBJECTIVES, STAKEHOLDERS AND COORDINATION MECHANISM
SEE 2020 Strategy
i. Increase regional GDP PPP per capita from 38% to 46% of the EU-27 average
ii. Grow the region’s total value of trade in goods and services by more than 130%
iii. Reduce the region’s trade deficit from 14.1 to 11.6 per cent of regional GDP
Overall targets
Integrated growth
Smart growth
Sustainable growth
iv. Increase intra-regional trade in goods
by more than 230%
v. Increase overall FDI inflows to the
region by at least 120%
vi. Increase GDP per person employed by 33%;
vii. Add 300,000 highly educated people to the
region's workforce
viii. Increase the rate of
enterprise creation by 20%
ix. Increase exports of
goods&services per capita
from the region by 130%
x. Increase the overall employment from
xi. Increase government
40.2% to 45.2%
effectiveness by 20% by 2020
Pillars
Pillar targets
Pillar Dimensions
Dimension
co-ordinator
Other regional
platforms involved in
the dimension
Inclusive growth
Governance for growth
Free Trade
Area
Competitive
Economic
Environment
Integration
into Global
Economy
Education/
Competences
R&D and
Innovation
Digital
Society
Culture &
Creative
Sectors
Competitiveness
Resource
Efficiency
Employment
Skills and
Inclusive
Education
Health
Effective
public
services
Anti-Corruption
CEFTA/SEEIC
CEFTA
CEFTA/SEEIC
ERI SEE
Regional
Research
Platform
e-SEE
RCC TFCS
SEEIC
REC
WG on Social
Agenda 2020
SEECEL
SEEHN
RESPA,
NALAS
RAI
SEEIC
SEEIC
CEFTA
Novi Sad
Initiat.
CeGD
CoMoCoSEE
SEETO
SEECEL
Steering
Platform on
Research
for the WB
WBIF/EDIF
ECS
ECS
CPESSC
ERI SEE
SEETO
SEETO
SEETUF
CDRSEE
CEFTA
RENA/ECRAN
AREC
SEECEL
NALAS
SEEIC
ISIS
SEETO
ISRB Comm.
CeGD
RRD SWG
External partners
OECD, EC
Monitoring system
National
administration
participants
OECD,
IFC, EC
RCC/OECD
Ministry in
charge of
trade; other
related
institutions
Ministry in
charge of
trade; other
related
institutions
OECD,
IFC, EC
UNDP, ITU,
ETF, EC (DG World Bank,
CoE, ICOM,
EC (DG
EAC)
EC (DG R&I)
EC
Connect)
RCC/OECD
Ministry of
Ministry of
Ministry of
Ministry of education;
Ministry of
Science;
Culture;
economy; Employment
Informatio
Ministry of
Ministry of
IPAs
bureaus and
n Society
Economy
Economy;
other related
IFIs (EIB, EBRD,
WB, KfW);
World Bank;
OECD; EC (DG
WBIF; EC (DG LSEE; EC (DG
Enterprise)
Environment, Employment)
DG Clima), GIZ
RCC/OECD
RCC/ECS
Ministry of
Economy
Ministry of
Energy;
Ministry of
Environment
ETF, EC
RCC/OECD
Ministry/ies
in charge of
Employment
and Social
Affairs
Ministry of
Education;
Ministry of
Employment
and Social
Affairs
WHO, EC
WBI, SIGMA,
GIZ, SIDA, EC
OECD, GIZ,
SIDA, EC
RCC/OECD
RCC/OECD
Ministries
and
Ministries of
Ministry of agencies in
justice,
Health
charge of
interior, police
PAR, Judicial
Authorities
SEE 2020 Implementing Structure
Ministries of
trade,
economy,
investment
SEEIC
Ministries of
PAR, justice,
interior,
judicial
authorities
ERI
SEE
pillar:
integrate
d growth
RAI
RESPA
NALAS
CEFTA
pillar:
governan
ce
Ministries of
economy,
energy,
environment,
agriculture
TFCS
e-SEE
GovBoard
pillar:
smart
growth
RCC
R&D
Platform
SEE
2020
pillar:
inclusive
growth
IGWGSD
Ministries of
education,
employment,
social affairs,
health
pillar:
sustainab
le growth
SEEIC
SEEHN
SEECEL
REC
Ministries of
economy,
energy,
environment,
agriculture
Layers of SEE 2020 Implementation
SEE 2020 targets, policy
objectives and
implementation methods
Western
Balkans
Cooperation at the level of
measures (e.g. trade
facilitation, investment
promotion, etc.)
23.7 million
Other
SEE states
142.4 million
Knowledge transfer, peer
learning, etc.
Other EU
500 million
If done correctly, SEE 2020 provides…
• A clear framework with identified strategic targets,
indicators and measures to guide cooperation,
consistent with national priorities
• Governance framework for cooperation and
coordination on policy responses to issues that cross
national borders
• Framework for interaction with donors engaged in
regional interventions and coordination with national
IPA programmes
…with clear benefits for regional
cooperation as well
• Unambiguous roles of stakeholders in regional
cooperation
• Fully streamlined activities of regional players
• Clear monitoring mandate with pre-defined
indicators and agreement with regional structures
and national administrations
• Strong focus
Challenges:
1.Political will
2.Capacities and institutions
3.Putting forward appropriate governance
mechanisms and incentives
4.Coupling commitments with tools to reach
objectives
5.Intra-governmental coordination within the SEE
administrations
6.Barriers (infrastructure, NTBs)
7.Evolution of the EU Enlargement Policy