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EU Horizontal support to Coordination with International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Western Balkans and Turkey awarded to our Consortium
Pi Consulting is member of Consortium led by PM International (Ireland) that was awarded EU Regional project Horizontal support to Coordination with International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Western Balkans and Turkey. Other two members of our Consortium are Sofreco (France) and BBA (Belgium). The contract was signed in January 2010 and implementation will begin in February 2010.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the socio-economic development of the Western Balkans and Turkey through improved coordination of investment policies and support programmes. The project purpose is to ensure that adequate and effective coordination takes place between the European Commission and the International Financial Institutions at policy, technical and operational level contributing to the overall socio-economic development of the beneficiary countries.
This will be complemented by facilitating increased co-ordination
with relevant regional programmes and enhancing the involvement of the
beneficiaries in the International Financial Institutions and donor
co-ordination processes as well as generating improved public awareness
of the support provided by the EC, International Financial Institutions
and donors to the beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries in the case of this particular project are the
population and national and local authorities of the countries
benefiting from IPA assistance (Albania, BiH, Croatia, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo (under UNSCR
1244) and Turkey).
The project will have 4 Components:
- Improve coordination of information exchange, advice, and policy actions;
- Improve coordination of investment support and financing initiatives on terms and conditions best suited to the beneficiaries;
- Increase involvement of the beneficiaries and others in the International Financial Institutions co-ordination process and
- Improve public awareness about the support provided by the European Commission, the International Financial Institutions and other donors to the beneficiaries.