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POLICY BRIEF: PARTNERSHIP IN THE USE OF IPA FUNDS

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Policy brief: Partnership in the Use of IPA Funds

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Policy brief: Partnership in the Use of IPA Funds


Publisher: European Policy Institute (EPI), Macedonia

Date: July 2013

Volume: 14 pages, pdf


Description

Republic of Macedonia has been a beneficiary of EU funds since 1996 through different programmes. With the establishment of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) in 2007, Macedonia, as a candidate country, became eligible to use all five components of this programme with total amount of 622 million Euros for the 2007-2013 periods. According to the latest data, by mid-2013 Macedonia has so far contracted around 190 million Euros. Compared to previous instruments, IPA is more demanding on the national authorities, as it is meant to prepare the country for EU membership and the use of structural and cohesion funds. Consequently, the level of ownership for IPA compared to previous EU assistance instruments should be significantly strengthened, especially since the management for all IPA components should be conferred to national authorities.