EU Funds, Capacity Building and Implementation

Turkey is as a Candidate country preparing for EU accession and EU Funds. Turkey is currently eligible for the funds of the Instrument for Pre Accession (IPA) and will after EU accession be eligible for the EU Structural Funds. Being able to use and successfully implement the EU Funds such as IPA and the Structural Funds requires good and measurable strategies, clear processes and manuals, good partnership and sound monitoring and evaluation of progress. For the institutions in Turkey which prepare and implement IPA programmes and use IPA funds for their projects this is not an easy task to fulfil. To be able to use support on and knowledge of the preparation and implementation of the EU Funds can be helpful in achieving a high absorption capacity and effectively spend the EU Funds for socio-economic development and institutional building in Turkey.

ECORYS can support the EU Accession process of Turkey in several ways. ECORYS has extensive experience in preparing and implementing Candidate and Accession countries such as Turkey, Croatia for the EU Funds. ECORYS has experience with the accession process and EU Funds preparation and implementation in old and new Member States of the European Union and the accession and candidate countries. ECORYS has helped most of the new member states in their preparations for and implementation of the EU Structural Funds, through institutional support, programming, identification, formulation, implementation and monitoring & evaluation. Currently we are supporting most of the candidate and accession countries in the process of preparing for EU accession and EU Funds. We can provide supporting services and tailor made capacity building & trainings in these fields:

  • Project cycle management
  • Development and preparation of projects and IPA application forms
  • Project appraisal, selection and Cost benefit analysis for major projects
  • Procurement and PRAG procedures
  • Monitoring and evaluation of EU programmes and projects
  • Programme and financial management of IPA Programmes and Funds
  • Grant schemes for SME development, entrepreneurship and employment
  • Capacity building and training provided by the ECORYS Academy (see also the ECORYS academy website for our training offer: www.ecorys.academy.com) and for tailor made trainings.
  • Preparation for (Extended) Decentralized Implementation Systems for EU Funds (HR strategies, procedures manuals, job descriptions etc) and accreditation of institutions for EU Funds Management.

The combination of knowledge about EU accession and the acquis, EU policies and EU Funds requirements with the practical experience from the accession countries and new Member States has proven to be a successful approach.


Related Projects

  • Support to the proper implementation of the Regional Competitiveness Operational Programme for IPA in Turkey (Ministry of Industry and Trade)
  • Technical Assistance for Strengthening the Management Capacity of the IPA Coordination and Implementation Centre within the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Turkey (CFCU)
  • Support to the national strategy and operational programmes for EU Funds IPA (inter alia OP Regional Competitiveness and training for IPA Fund implementation in Turkey (State Planning Organisation)
  • Support and training for Cost Benefit Analysis of Halkalı- Kapikule high speed railway project (IPA application), Ministry of Transport Turkey
  • Finalizing of structures and measures to increase the absorption capacity at national and regional levels in the Czech Republic, (CFCU Czech Republic)
  • Regional Development Capacity Building Facility for EU Funds (CARDS) in Croatia (European Commission, Ministry of Regional Development Croatia)
  • Technical assistance to support the Cross Border programmes Bulgaria – Romania and Bulgaria – Greece for EU Structural Funds (European Commission)
  • Preparation of the Ministry of Transport and its agencies for for Extended Decentralized Implementation Systems (EDIS) in Slovenia (EC Delegation Ljubljana)
  • EU Funds Management Trainings MTEC in the Netherlands and candidate and accession countries (every year organized on behalf of and funded by the Dutch Government (MTEC EVD) for staff of institutions in New Member States and Candidate and Accession Countries)
     

For more information, please contact at our ECORYS Turkey office:

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