Government of the Republic of Macedonia

Secretariat for European Affairs

Strategic Frameworks and Instruments for

Tackling Social Exclusion

IPA
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance

Republic of Macedonia
Azra Misini
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Secretariat for European Affairs

Content
• IPA Components
• Preparation Process
• IPA Operating Structure
• Mainstreaming Social Inclusion
• Human Resources Development Multi-annual Operational
Programme
• Targeting
• Financial Programming 2007- 2009
• Accreditation- state of play
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Secretariat for European Affairs

IPA Components

• I- Transition Assistance and Institution Building;

• II- Cross-border Co-operation;
• III- Regional Development;
• IV- Human Resources Development and
• V- Rural Development.
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Preparation Process

A. Financial Framework : Multi- annual Indicative Financial

Framework (MIFF),
(MIFF) per country and per component
B. Strategic planning: Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document
(MIPD) 2007- 2013 for the Republic of Macedonia,
Macedonia C(2007) 1853
of 30/04/2007, for all components
C. Specific programming by component
D. Administrative structure: DIS, NF, NAO, NIPAC etc.
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Secretariat for European Affairs

Mainstreaming Social Inclusion

• strengthening the capacities in central and local state institutions

• achievement of a more balanced regional and human resources
development through a local focus and in a cross border context
• economic and social development of the country by reducing its regional
disparities, by the means of improving the transport, environment, social
and rural infrastructure
• increased participation in the labour market, improvement of the education
system quality and adaptability to the labour market needs
• ensuring sustainable rural development to contribute to the socio-economic
development of rural areas
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MIPD JIM & JAP

Strategic Coherence Framework

Regional development Human resources

component component (HRD)
programme
Operational

programme
Operational

programme
Operational

programme
Operational
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Human Resources Development Multi-annual

Operational Programme

• Priority axis 1: Employment - Attracting and retaining more people in

employment
• Priority axis 2: Education and training – Investing in human capital through
better education and training
• Priority axis 3: Social inclusion – Promoting an inclusive labour market
• Priority axis 4: Technical assistance
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Targeting (I)
Priority 1 Employment - Attracting and retaining more people in
employment:

• Young persons aged 15-27

• Long-term unemployed and elder unemployed persons (55 and over)
• Unemployed persons with disabilities
• Unemployed women aged 15-64
• Unemployed persons from ethnic communities and developing regions
• ESA with the employment centres
• Units of local self government
• Social partners and NGOs
• Education Centres
• Labour inspection services
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Targeting (II)
Priority 2 Education and training – Investing in human capital
through better education and training:

• Centre for Vocational Education and Training

• Vocational schools
• Employment Agency
• Local self-government
• Economic Chambers of Commerce and Craft Chamber of Commerce
• Trade Unions and Employers’ Federations
• Centre for Roma Education
• Adult educational and training institutions
• Local firms
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Targeting (III)
Priority 3 Social inclusion – Promoting an inclusive labour market:

• Young people lacking working skills (18 – 26) in a particular condition of

disadvantage- young people who have left school early, young offenders
• Self-supporting parents
• Women victims of family violence
• Persons with disabilities
• Drug and alcohol addicts;
• People living in remote and rural areas
• Members of ethnic communities
• Centres for social work
• NGOs and Social partners
• Units of local self government
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Targeting (IV)
Priority 4 Technical assistance:

• The Unit for IPA Coordination and Implementation, MLSP and IPA Unit,
MES
• Labour Department, Social Inclusion Unit and other relevant departments in
MLSP
• CFCU (in relation to the tasks it accomplishes as the operating structure of
the OP)
• ESA with the employment centres
• Social Work Centers
• Units of local self government
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Secretariat for European Affairs

Funds 2007-2009

2007-2009 € IPA National Total %

in total budget

Priority 1 6846000 1208130 8054130 42%

Priority 2 4890000 862946 5752946 30%

Priority 3 3260000 575301 3835301 20%

TA 1304000 230120 1534120 8%

Total 16300000 2876497 19176497 100%

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Secretariat for European Affairs

Accreditation- state of play

• Compliance assessment- finalized on 21 November 2008

• Expected date for accreditation- mid of 2009
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Secretariat for European Affairs

Thank you for your attention