1. Cooperation with Southern
neighbours
The Possibilities under the European
Neighbourhood Instrument for Environment and
Climate Change
Ajuts europeus per a projectes
ambientals i d'energia: Life i Eni
15 July 2014

2. European Neighbourhood Policy
• Created in 2004 it aims at strengthening the
prosperity, stability and security of all. It is
based on the values of democracy, rule of law
and respect of human rights.
• Two branches:
• Eastern Partnership
• Euro-Mediterranean Partnership- Union for the
Mediterranean
• Funding Instrument
• European Neighborhood Instrument (ENI)
• €15.4 billion (2014-2020)

3. Why cooperating with our Southern
Neighbours on Environment
• The Mediterranean Sea
• Implementation of MSFD requires action from all
riparian countries
• Migratory species
• Migratory routes from the EU to Africa
• Illegal hunting and poaching of birds (Egypt,
Libya, Lebanon)
• Promotion of peace
• Environment is sometimes the only area where
cooperation is possible

5. ENI: Types of interventions
Regional envelopes
• One for the South and another for the East
• About 10-20% of the total envelope
• Projects centrally managed by DEVCO covering all
countries in a sub-region and addressing common
challenges.
• Priorities and projects defined, designed and
monitored with the line-DGs

6. ENI: types of intervention-ENI South
Indicative allocation 2014-2020 €674,000,000- €824,000,
000
Indicative allocation for the 1st
period (2014-2017) €371,000,000-€453,000,000
Building a partnership for liberty, democracy and security 20%
Building a partnership for inclusive and sustainable economic development 20%
Building a partnership between the people 25%
Support regional and sub-regional institutional cooperation 15%
Complementary support 20%

7. ENI South –
Environmental regional programmes
• Support to H2020 three pillars
• Capacity Building: €4 million
• SEIS II (EEA): €4 million
• MeHSIP II (EIB): €6 million
• Support SCP
• SWITCH-MED: €24 million
• Support Marine Protected Areas
• MPAs-II: €3 million
• Support water management
• SWIM II: €15 million

8. ENI: types of intervention-ENI East
Indicative allocation 2014-2020
Indicative allocation for 2014-2017
€741,000,000 -
€906,000,000
€418,000,000 -
€511,000,000
Including Eastern Partnership including Flagship
Initiatives
75%
Regional cooperation frameworks 10%
Energy and transport initiatives involving the
wider region
5%
Horizontal and sectoral support to regional
cooperation
10%

9. ENI: Types of intervention
Bilateral assistance
• One per country: Single Support Frameworks (SSFs)
• About 70-75% of the total envelope
• Mainly negotiated by the EU Delegations with the
countries, for either two or four years
• Managed by the EU delegation
• Environment will probably be recognised as a priority
in almost all southern countries but Algeria

10. ENI: Types of intervention
ENI-wide programmes: managed centrally by the
Commission - €3,084,000,000 to € 3,455,000,000 (2014-2020)
• Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF):
• support for investment projects to leverage funds from European financial
institutions
• €595 million for 2014-2017)
• Environment is a priority;
• TAIEX-SYGMA: to provide capacity building activities on demand
from the partner countries (€37 million);
• Cross-border Cooperation: it includes a series of programmes
between EU and ENP countries. Environment is a priority (€489-
598 million for 2014-2020)
• Erasmus+ Mundus:€400 million for 2014-2017.

11. More information available at
http://www.enpi-
info.eu/main.php?id_type=2&id=402#SixENItargets
http://eeas.europa.eu/enp/how-is-it-
financed/index_en.htm

12. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!