special report phare cross border cooper accompani repli commiss pursuant articl subparagraph ec tabl content gt tabl gt introduct purpos report assess impact phare cross border cooper cbc programm year implement evalu effect cbc manag includ coordin interreg programm nation financ object cbc programm state regul assist phare countri region adjac european union eu overcom specif develop problem assist interest local popul compat protect environ promot creation develop cooper network side border object main intent underli cbc programm distinguish gener phare programm improv econom social condit link specif border region contrast phare programm design address prioriti nation level includ develop major nation intern infrastructur link cbc programm design develop kind cross border cooper eu extern border interreg programm fund eu structur fund promot intern frontier european union intend cbc fund alloc border region phare countri financ joint project adjac border region eu elig interreg fund total ecu million commit year programm repres approxim total phare fund commit period cbc fund alloc area intervent shown tabl detail analysi countri sector shown annex map region elig cbc annex ii tabl phare cbc implement area intervent decemb gt tabl gt audit carri includ mission czech republ estonia latvia lithuania poland slovenia file review complet elig phare countri project subject spot audit repres approxim total cbc disburs decemb annex iii primari criterion select project spot audit oper ecu million implement begun commiss issu novemb evalu phare cbc programm base polish czech bulgarian compon main focu evalu assess reason delai implement programm court share evalu report conclus consid attent impact programm manag commiss summari audit observ ecu million commit programm limit impact project level end due lack project cross border impact readi implement time fund commit delai implement approv project paragraph cbc programm posit impact institut level develop cross border cooper network paragraph contribut countri prepar local author border region manag eu structur fund paragraph major countri cbc programm mobilis nation financ paragraph implement advanc poland germani programm main problem programm design tackl long wait time border cross persist paragraph albania greec albania itali paragraph bulgaria greec paragraph slovak republ austria programm paragraph experienc signific difficulti problem implement cbc programm partli stem excess larg budget ecu million alloc programm european parliament incept paragraph commiss alloc budget individu phare countri adequ account rel absorpt capac cross border project paragraph commiss polici fulli commit budget project adequ prepar limit impact cross border region level paragraph impact cbc programm reduc limit harmonis interreg programm case joint project establish result lack compat interreg phare procedur paragraph scope cbc project wide countri insuffici region administr capac overlap content project financ phare nation programm insuffici prioriti project primarili benefit popul border region ensur interest border region properli address larger share cbc programm focu small project strong local region cross border impact notwithstand fact guidelin commiss phare programm requir minimum project size ecu million greater made small project fund spf facil includ establish common spf manag jointli local author adjac eu phare countri border region paragraph phare countri step decentralis implement cbc fund alloc region multiannu basi respons euroregion project coordin paragraph procedur implement cbc programm decentralis phare nation programm commiss deconcentr manag programm whilst ensur deleg adequ staf purpos notabl regard engin paragraph result achiev institut level commiss overcom shortcom reduc impact programm project level good basi exist financ cbc programm paragraph impact phare cross border cooper programm impact sector transport commun shown tabl half phare cbc fund devot transport commun project poland germani cbc transport project poland germani cbc programm ecu million commit transport sector improv infrastructur relat access road main border cross germani object project tackl long wait time cross border freight traffic local traffic develop result increas trade wait time german polish border lorri order hour project address high prioriti polish german border region impact reduc delai part polish author commiss contract work carri factor inadequ manag border cross poor state polish road network environment restrict consider wait time lorri continu exist programm provid financ ecu million freight termin major swiecko frankfurt der oder border cross cbc financ serv stop gap polish author ran fund complet project project complet mid acceler procedur result project border wait time lorri drop hour hour signific consider project object minut continu wait time partli due increas volum traffic cross understaf termin polish custom offici failur polish author build special access road border termin reason clear procedur long implement major border cross project gubin ecu million olszyna ecu million fund poland germani cbc programm longer complet financ memorandum foresaw complet project decemb olszyna complet octob gubin reschedul complet delai princip due excess time requir polish author commiss prepar tender document award contract border wait time cross order hour swiecko gubin olszyna border cross longest cross time europ novemb complet project kolbaskowo ecu million osinow dolni ecu million improv access road border cross us osinow dolni project reduc contrari foreseen financ memorandum german author open border cross lorri environment reason restrict lorri threaten lessen impact larg scale improv financ road border kostrzyn gorzow wielkopolski ecu million expect select project polish german joint program monitor committe jpmc drawn attent restrict earli stage impact improv border cross weaken factor approxim half lorri cross german polish border transit countri east poland face delai poland eastern border underdevelop natur deterior physic condit polish road network main road poland satisfactori state improv physic infrastructur border cross accompani improv manag border cross signific cbc fund financ bypass round polish town zielona gora ecu million jelenia gora ecu million gorzow ecu million pniewi ecu million project reliev congest distanc km km town border mean project limit direct cross border impact reason financ phare nation programm czech republ germani cbc transport project czech republ germani cbc programm ecu million commit transport sector main cbc transport project implement date modernis cheb railwai station ecu million biggest rail border cross czech republ germani project origin base agreement german czech railwai prioritis improv nürnberg pragu line decis german railwai deutsch bahn april focu nürnberg dresden line led traffic expect pass cheb map result consider overcapac phare invest train capac increas number train remain marshal capac increas number good wagon handl fell czech austrian slovenian austrian slovak austrian cbc transport project cbc programm impact transport sector framework programm phare countri austria prioriti assign sector phare countri multiannu indic programm mip czech republ austria mip ecu million main transport project financ cbc ecu million km bicycl path lipno region link austrian cycl path network project map railwai line german czech border region gt pic file quot en ep quot gt enhanc tourism region cbc programm impact problem transport sector refer czech republ austria cbc mip state quot reviv rural border area import reconstruct modernis extend road railwai system updat connect czech austrian transport system border region quot transport project slovenia austria programm similarli larg limit cycl path mip prioritis modernis border cross relat road network slovakia impact project complet establish local border cross austria ecu million uncertain countri reach agreement open border locat project refer paragraph expect issu clear level jpmc financ decis made bulgaria greec yugoslav republ macedonia fyrom greec albania greec albania itali cbc transport programm case cbc programm albania bulgaria fyrom greec albania itali cbc programm approxim quarter fund alloc improv road rail infrastructur chiefli quot crete corridor quot run countri tabl cbc project design link invest greec itali partial financ interreg implement end limit amount preparatori work complet time project select commiss cbc fund weak manag capac nation region author project select gener infrastructur project nation import limit benefit popul border region case estim rate return project minimum rate return elig fund commiss uncertain bulgaria major reorient cbc programm greec agre commiss greec bulgaria mid led fund concentr improv main road railwai line transport corridor lead greek border south west corner bulgaria dupnica km north dupnica approxim km border area elig cbc fund construct expect begin project year start cbc programm intern rate return irr railwai project calcul base cost estim bulgarian author ecu million project budget subsequ rais ecu million lower irr commiss sole donor expect project size tabl cbc fund alloc road rail project balkan region gt tabl gt financ intern financ institut benefit rail project popul border region limit similarli road project ecu million corridor limit benefit border region inadequ natur road network region rehabilit measur cover km road border low traffic volum fyrom cbc programm reorient approxim fund mip devot improv road skopj thessaloniki econom justif improv weak european invest bank estim irr depend polit develop feder republ yugoslavia main section situat km km frontier lessen cross border impact albania cbc programm itali greec approxim ecu million cbc fund alloc rehabilit main nation road includ road lead port cbc financ fund phare nation programm ecu million form part effort donor phare largest assembl fund rescu countri crumbl road infrastructur construct began run delai implement cbc phare nation programm fund project specif cross border project cbc transport project baltic state baltic state fund alloc transport sector design improv port infrastructur ecu million latvia construct vessel traffic system vt control tower ecu million due complet earli improv ship safeti underlin commiss opinion latvia applic eu membership project delai chang project object limit experi latvian author prepar detail design tender document late payment advanc contractor commiss lithuania cbc programm financ improv ferri termin lithuania port klaipeda ecu million signific delai caus inadequ perform contractor late payment commiss project schedul complet earli project econom justifi signific growth expect freight traffic note similar project undertaken estonia latvia financ loan intern financ institut rais question cbc grant support project directli commerci natur paragraph cbc telecommun project lithuania albania cbc fund financ telecommun project lithuania optic fibr cabl network klaipeda region fund ecu million part wider nation project financ ebrd loan ecu million project fund phare li cbc elig area cross border impact project fact secondari import albania ecu million financ km submarin optic cabl telecommun link south greec north croatia link croatia elig cbc fund albania cbc programm croatia croatia suspend phare programm environ cbc environ project baltic region environ main sector cbc fund alloc estonia latvia import part polish lithuanian cbc programm project princip aim clean baltic sea baltic state poland russia princip pollut cbc alloc area address high cross border prioriti limit fund compar size mean cbc programm expect modest impact delai implement baltic state reduc impact programm period delai princip attribut lack experi local administr inadequ monitor programm commiss establish programm implement unit baltic state end point project monitor direct respons commiss headquart evid environ project visit commiss offici latvia cbc programm ecu million financ complet pipelin send wast water jurmala riga process eu standard discharg baltic jurmala town baltic coast sourc approxim latvia wast water approxim project carri period nation fund latvian budget exhaust cbc part project complet year schedul poor perform consult respons draw tender document lack proper guidelin commiss evalu tender work contract led tender cancel cbc programm financ project ecu million collect latvia hazard wast project complet end year program case delai princip aros poor qualiti feasibl studi carri consult delai contract fund result lack guidelin commiss project cover collect tonn wast total amount nation wast estim phare financ feasibl studi total wast estim tonn arrang made time court audit june inciner wast collect similar project hazard wast manag financ estonia ecu million system exist previous phase build collect station expect complet earli year schedul larg result local polit intervent lack experi local author absenc adequ guidelin commiss implement cbc programm latvia problem inciner materi collect resolv lithuania project fund improv wast water treatment plant wwtp coastal resort palanga ecu million pollut level time higher european union norm flow baltic sea project suffer year delai due major reorient commiss contribut project belatedli awar work equip fund cbc project financ part lithuanian author poland onward approxim environment project fund cbc programm project complet end major project concern build upgrad wwtp poland town equip wwtp wwtp suffici capac estim total cost bring wast water treatment european union standard ecu million limit impact cbc programm largest environment project poland wwtp gubin ecu million szczecin ecu million project gubin repres excel cross border cooper wwtp serv gubin twin german town guben side neiss river significantli reduc project invest oper cost cbc project complet wwtp open enabl signific reduct pollut line eu norm contrast szczecin project approv commiss total cost ecu million commenc delai part szczecin citi council finalis project design cbc environ project czech republ czech republ financ environment sector huge estim ecu million requir wast water sector cbc fund heavili pollut northern bohemia region german border river elb flow countri impact reduc implement delai project fund budget complet end major delai czech republ adopt nation procur law led block phare tender month period septemb cbc programm financ sewer ecu million transfer wast water town usti nad labem inhabit newli built czech financ wwtp nearbi town nestemic led substanti reduct pollut elb usti hand pollut level elb region broadli previous amount pollut upstream notabl pragu similar project town rumburk popul includ german town seifhennersdorf complet end nejdek complet decemb steam pipelin ecu million fuell heat local industri plant enabl closur brown coal heat plant greatli reduc local air pollut inform extent cross border impact cbc environ project albania bulgaria fyrom albania bulgaria fyrom ecolog problem face fund alloc environ prioriti transport project largest environ project radioact wast reprocess storag facil kozlodui nuclear plant bulgaria ecu million project situat bulgaria greec border region bulgaria northern border romania area elig cbc fund econom human resourc develop countri econom human resourc develop project receiv small alloc fund compar transport environ project main except hungari slovak republ slovenia project fund onward complet low alloc partli reflect difficulti identifi project kind posit impact side border case region side border econom competit make financ project sensit largest project field establish quot collegium polonicum quot slubic polish border develop univers frankfurt der oder poznan cbc fund ecu million interreg fund ecu million approxim ecu million polish financ aim quot collegium quot promot joint teach research field german polish european studi end phare financ construct hostel student complet ecu million cbc programm hungari signific resourc promot tourism develop cycl path network link extens austrian system cross border industri park develop szentgotthard heiligenkreuz ecu million project decid complet slovak republ impact project plan jarovc kittse industri park ecu million significantli reduc feasibl studi project design origin intend creation industri park side slovak austrian border perform slovak side lack cooper countri small project fund cbc beneficiari countri small project fund spf facil establish aim support small scale quot peopl peopl quot quot soft quot local develop activ type project main approach implement cbc programm baltic region ecu million alloc local develop project ecu involv local author phare baltic state local author eu contractor engag administ programm delai part commiss set programm project start mid except albania bulgaria fyrom spf establish cbc countri smaller amount baltic region project gener emphasi baltic spf focus peopl peopl cultur activ highli appreci border region mean cross border integr grass root level implement fast project select approv decentralis rest cbc programm poland czech republ manag spf successfulli deleg euroregion organis border region made repres municip district chamber commerc similar bodi polici impact impact local region develop cbc regul stipul aim cbc project quot promot cooper interest local popul quot degre occur practic vari hungari slovenia project strong local focu begin poland czech republ estonia increas trend direct hand lack adequ region develop plan countri border region concern meant project case select ad hoc fashion integr region develop strategi bulgaria fyrom albania emphasi larg nation infrastructur project significantli reduc potenti region develop impact programm countri involv local administr plan implement cbc project major impact cbc programm initi administr practic procedur european union consid valuabl prepar futur manag eu structur fund cbc financ call quot eco ouvertur quot programm ecu million programm set commiss promot interregion cooper local region author central eastern europ member state contribut strengthen capac author phare countri countri part countri border european union underdevelop nation context prosper region countri case border region fund cbc significantli richer border region part phare countri case hungari elig counti wealthiest countri lesser extent poland slovak republ mark contrast situat member state border region phare countri gener poorest region countri cbc programm posit impact elig border region design contribut solv region dispar phare countri problem address specif region polici instrument cross border impact cross border cooper programm great major cbc project identifi kind cross border impact easi measur environ project definit cross border impact quot intens quot impact vari consider commiss prioriti form level cross border impact requir baltic state cbc programm poland baltic albania itali intens cross border impact reduc fact sea border made cooper local author inhabit side border difficult potenti cross border impact cbc reduc lack integr develop plan cover side border case imbal econom develop level side extern border eu hinder establish common strategi signific impact programm enhanc institut cooper phare countri eu member state place arisen set joint program monitor committe jpmc accord cbc regul jpmc task select cbc project monitor implement consist repres eu member state border phare countri intens contact lower level gener develop jpmc work group cross border bodi set identifi implement cbc project project level beneficiari confirm project led contact strengthen exist contact counterpart side border impact cross border cooper programm attract financ posit featur cbc programm phare countri financ cbc project nation budget time systemat nation financ place context phare programm repres import step financ arrang requir eu structur fund cbc regul encourag financ articl commiss sought insist minimum financ project albania bulgaria fyrom fail meet requir albania implement road programm threaten lack suffici albanian budget financ compulsori purchas land articl cbc regul stipul quot commun grant contribut financ revenu gener activ commiss determin consult author involv rule financ includ financ project revenu reimburs initi grant quot fact numer cbc project gener revenu measur commiss implement articl simpli factor affect impact cross border cooper programm impact cbc programm year launch commit ecu million modest project level section report seek identifi main reason set cross border cooper programm establish cbc programm agre meet european parliament european council european commiss june parliament insist cbc budget set ecu million commiss sought limit budget ecu million increas made adequ consider actual absorpt capac phare countri european parliament view implement cbc programm rule interreg programm cbc regul sought mirror interreg regul close financi regul prevent harmonis procedur phare countri subject provis titl ix financi regul stipul programm select implement arrang commun expenditur european union sever hinder establish joint project cbc interreg interreg programm approv year period commiss select project supervis implement respons member state hand cbc programm implement annual commit commiss respons project select supervis implement territori principl prevent interreg fund financ cbc project phare countri cbc programm financ interreg programm member state financ main reason establish cbc programm year programm alloc cbc budget individu phare countri commiss suffici account vari absorpt capac countri relat manag capac local author exist cooper structur phare countri neighbour eu member state countri excess high phare cbc alloc compar phare nation alloc notabl czech republ cbc alloc repres total phare alloc countri bulgaria absorpt capac project genuin impact border region prove limit commiss sought maintain alloc provid mip commit made ecu million commit bulgaria greec cbc programm action obviou cross border impact elig region commiss fulli commit cbc budget year except utilis payment appropri consist low tabl demonstr low rate implement consider degre result larg budget made compar limit number genuin cross border project readi implement direct consequ commiss polici seek fulli commit appropri condit commiss made extens consult firm draw mip implement cbc programm program exercis expect undertaken directli commiss servic conjunct author phare countri region local author adequ consult prepar programm tabl utilis cbc appropri gt tabl gt area procedur implement cbc programm suffici defin commiss main cbc guidelin document issu commiss limit program aid exist draft form uncertain document applic time cbc programm launch mainstream phare programm implement servic contract cbc programm chiefli implement work contract guidelin work contract establish januari spf import role plai cbc programm fund alloc instrument guidelin area issu april commiss manag set financi regul commiss responsibl extern relat aid paragraph procedur implement cbc programm unnecessarili cumbersom process devolut commiss deleg phare countri began lack devolut fact accord object programm cbc implement decentralis beneficiari countri case phare nation programm greater involv local region author cbc programm match correspondingli greater input commiss deleg baltic state slovenia cbc programm implement commiss centralis procedur contract approv sign commiss headquart countri call quot phare decentralis implement system quot di place contract sign beneficiari ecu endors commiss headquart addit work programm form basi transfer fund commiss beneficiari countri approv deleg servic dg polish cbc programm averag time requir commiss endors contract dai work programm dai import infrastructur invest project commiss adequ staf deleg profession engin deleg poland albania qualifi expatri engin offici implement condit beneficiari countri impact date cbc programm advers affect difficulti implement environ beneficiari countri place cbc programm multisectori decentralis natur present consider coordin difficulti beneficiari countri phare programm di cbc programm overseen programm manag unit pmu expect cbc programm monitor region develop pmu set phare nation fund pmu specif cbc programm establish bulgaria czech republ pmu start oper fact ecu million ecu million spent set pmu base capit disregard fact project locat border region lower effici effect programm manag central govern phare countri exert vari case signific degre influenc cbc programm notabl project select stage tendenc start modifi phare countri embark reform aim decentralis administr meant programm institut impact local author extent local region author activ involv cbc programm inevit contribut slow implement reduc impact project level limit manag experi bodi overcom situat technic assist larg concentr pmu capit wide extend local region author support implement programm project level implement cbc programm bulgaria albania disrupt econom polit crise countri experienc manag project cycl plan implement cbc programm hinder constraint annual budget appropri project frequent divid annual phase guarante fund futur phase retend contract unlik interreg cbc fund alloc nation level region level constitut obstacl region plan coordin interreg annual commit fund commiss typic end financi year fact programm notabl poland germani project gener approv jpmc start year case project implement begin year project approv beneficiari prepar tender document time approv poland czech republ implement infrastructur project began averag month signatur financ memorandum case notabl larg road build project albania feasibl studi complet time project approv cbc programm financ infrastructur project great major project commiss sought obtain financ ifi envisag copenhagen council decis phare involv infrastructur authoris monitor evalu joint plan monitor committe plai major role project select gener plai minor role monitor project implement rare take correct action ensur programm meet object commiss formal logic framework methodolog enabl project monitor evalu indic measur project achiev rare precis respons obtain monitor data defin annual monitor assess report carri consult commiss phare programm includ cbc focu output impact system establish commiss assess impact complet project evalu cbc programm novemb address issu adequ paragraph commiss establish annual report implement cbc programm foreseen articl regul phare procedur commiss introduc initi affect phare cbc programm polici guidelin cover phare programm includ requir minimum size phare project ecu million approach valid phare nation project accord cbc object support small local project manag local region author budget time total cbc budget alloc cross border cooper phare countri step recognis import alloc resourc poorer border area adjoin european union paragraph studi need address issu region imbal phare countri determin instrument cbc regul adopt end seek improv program cbc interreg address main problem implement procedur case regul alloc fund phare phare border exist cbc multiannu indic programm introduc signific avoid disrupt current programm conclus court consid year exist phare cbc programm posit effect institut level result cooper develop framework joint program monitor committe wider cooper region local author aris plan implement cbc project period impact project satisfactori main posit aspect programm programm contribut strengthen cooper phare countri border eu member state nation gener region local level countri region local author increasingli particip plan implement programm help prepar subsequ manag eu structur fund countri mobilis minimum financ contribut foreseen programm small project fund establish prove succes innov foster cross border cooper grass root level albania bulgaria fyrom programm implement signific involv local region author nation financ criterion met small project fund scarc implement hand programm suffer difficulti implement delai programm modest impact project level main reason excess high budget origin grant programm european parliament commiss polici seek fulli commit appropri ii limit experi administr beneficiari countri compens suffici guidelin commiss implement programm relat work contract project limit cross border impact project focu nation prioriti specif interest local popul border region joint project interreg partli result lack compat implement procedur programm joint plan cover side border establish member state phare countri start programm programm contribut solv problem region dispar phare countri region support cbc programm gener develop countri concern futur alloc programm border area reduc dispar specif region polici instrument remain programm manag procedur beneficiari countri commiss centralis phare guidelin adequ account specif cbc programm court take view cbc programm plai effect part european union support central eastern europ commiss take step remedi shortcom report adopt court auditor luxembourg meet novemb court auditor jan karlsson presid articl commiss regul ec juli implement programm cross border cooper countri central eastern europ member state commun framework phare programm oj interreg programm creat fund period ecu million amount increas ecu million albania bulgaria yugoslav republ macedonia fyrom hungari slovak republ organis independ commiss border region austria czech republ germani poland respons coordin project plan made repres municip district chamber commerc similar bodi number border cross lorri germani poland increas polish ministri transport quot border wait time quot report intern road transport union novemb project select jpmc commiss observ statu submit commiss final approv sourc polish ministri transport notabl kuznicka terespol belaru border intern road transport union iru report iru websit www iru org sourc polish ministri transport evalu phare custom programm pricewaterhous cooper page czech republ austria cbc mip ten corridor central eastern europ identifi pan european transport confer crete commun commiss council european parliament april final entitl quot connect union transport infrastructur network neighbour quot state quot gener rule rate return order quot commiss financ infrastructur project eastern europ approxim half municip cbc elig area link nation rail network lace phare project issu paper bulgaria greec municip border region elig cbc fund nation road lace phare project issu paper bulgaria greec supplement bulletin european union helsinki commiss quot baltic sea joint comprehens environment action programm quot cover period estim total cost clean baltic ecu billion approxim environment legisl direct relat report dg xi date june quot complianc cost approxim eu environment legisl ceec quot final report tabl edc ireland town origin town divid end world war supplement bulletin european union main subject cover law econom histori philosophi linguist de facto quot bureau assist techniqu quot bat countri cbc alloc estonia latvia czech republ hungari poland slovenia letter amend preliminari draft budget sec final brussel octob phare interreg cross border cooper propos guidelin multiannu program august phare decentralis implement system manual volum project manag tool design integr plan monitor evalu decis commiss guidelin phare programm implement candid countri sec final brussel june commiss regul ec decemb implement programm cross border cooper framework phare programm oj annex cbc implement countri area intervent gt tabl gt annex ii list phare cbc bilater programm gt pic file quot en ep quot gt baltic sea region poland baltic sea region poland germani czech republ germani czech republ austria slovakia austria hungari austria slovenia austria slovenia itali bulgaria greec fyrom greec albania greec albania itali annex iii list cbc project subject spot audit decemb gt tabl gt commiss repli commiss welcom gener posit conclus court phare cbc programm light programm implement period commiss step reform programm modifi phare cbc regul commiss repli part comment court observ set measur adopt regul phare guidelin account court recommend comment court observ delai implement paragraph conclus paragraph commiss agre court budgetari author initi european parliament alloc excess larg share phare fund phare cbc budget line paragraph due innov charact cbc programm limit experi administr beneficiari countri unavoid time requir programm stream delai implement result commiss need draft regul order defin elig border elig action institut mechan program implement phare countri need creat structur respons cbc programm nation region level bilater structur elig phare countri eu neighbour need set phare countri need engag project identif consult member state commiss note commiss adopt phare cbc regul juli issu inform guidelin multiannu program period august commiss commit full amount countri alloc accept standard project propos outset alloc countri decid basi object criteria popul length border occas countri propos good project time alloc reduc alloc bulgaria slovak republ year cbc programm onward commiss effect absorpt capac account guidelin commiss regul ec juli council regul eec phare legal basi gener phare guidelin base council regul appli phare cbc legal oblig guidelin phare cbc regul suffici specif implement cbc programm case phare programm phare di decentralis implement system manual appli addit administr guidanc provid august suffici provid detail inform prepar indic multiannu programm cover period framework agreement includ agre object prioriti cooper partner set joint program monitor committe commiss provid detail guidelin establish small project fund time phare countri develop suffici capac assum decentralis respons begin natur cross border cooper make programm difficult slower implement consist effort improv pace contract contract rate favour phare programm end contract rate cbc nation phare programm firstli result difficult natur cross border cooper programm extern border intern border face delai problem involv parti cooper manag experi phare interreg border result legal requir appli set procedur recognis paragraph report order address limit experi administr beneficiari countri commiss made earli stage programm import amount technic assist insid individu programm horizont programm help countri prepar cross border programm limit cross border impact project paragraph conclus paragraph commiss appreci court view quot great major cbc project identifi kind cross border impact easi measur quot paragraph commiss agre intens impact vari consider prior submiss propos phare cbc support commiss joint program monitor committe joint sector work group discuss apprais cross border impact project jointli formul recommend relev author phare countri commiss acknowledg apprais cbc impact reflect project fich logfram matrix commiss recognis case partner countri capac prepar requir document subject improv case main phare programm provid technic assist purpos report mention paragraph quot implement advanc poland germani programm main problem programm design tackl long wait time border cross persist albania greec albania itali bulgaria greec slovak austria programm experienc signific difficulti quot commiss agre poland germani cbc programm success start programm place difficult circumst delai occur year long wait time persist border cross appreci background import increas traffic border eu border germani poland actual border cross multipli factor car factor truck expect limit phare cbc fund solv problem mention paragraph osinow dolni project cheb railwai station case member state respons limit cross border impact phare cbc project cheb project chang german electrif plan czech railwai act ensur full utilis increas capac cheb transfer number oper effici facil region dresden understood electrif german side ahead date transport rail road project border bulgaria greec implement suffer substanti delai paragraph contract sign work start commiss believ import impact transnat nation local level railwai modernis project plai import role benefit local popul road project plai import strateg role econom develop region commiss agre court find lack impact bicycl path transport sector programm austria phare neighbour paragraph futur project consid enhanc tourism support small project fund take account good result phare cbc programm border poland germani comparison border partner select larg number small project commiss partli subscrib court view paragraph quot cbc programm focu small project strong local region cross border impact quot basi past experi evid main phare programm capac manag larg number small project lack countri region local level increas backlog result commiss remain strongli commit ensur focu concentr impact notabl eur million minimum size project principl appli flexibl manner case hand commiss favour set small project fund local actor spot decid small project acquir manag skill suggest court paragraph scope creat fund countri alloc purpos european parliament budgetari comment mention project ceil increas eur eur case euroregion provid valuabl support manag small project fund commiss sympathet extend role border suggest paragraph exist commiss support extens lace network aim improv inter alia manag capac local level commiss recognis maritim border elig phare cbc affect intens cross border impact paragraph addit absenc swedish interreg programm account case baltic state cbc programm quot transnat quot approach onward member state phare countri border baltic sea russia observ jointli discuss multiannu strategi region discuss agre project propos submit commiss allow support invest project notabl field transport environ benefit baltic region set phare baltic project facil select import number quot soft quot small scale project gener basi quot bottom quot approach typic sector quot transnat quot approach maritim border concern telecommun sector optic fibr cabl network lithuania mention paragraph land border quot transnat quot approach except case submarin optic cabl context adria project set intern consortium albanian share financ phare cbc programm albania greec import impact project intern nation local level improv telecommun link region side border project strongli support jointli propos albania greec commiss agre support project ecu million financ albanian telecom share total intern contribut km adria project cbc alloc financ segment dubrovnik dure segment share financ part optic fibr cabl albanian territori water commiss agre case difficult establish common strategi border region paragraph phare cbc multiannu indic programm interreg oper programm prepar view period border intens consult partner phare countri neighbour member state place allow instanc identif common prioriti weight prioriti reflect differ econom develop report mention quot factor affect impact cbc programm quot paragraph quot commiss made extens consult firm draw mip implement cbc programm quot line term refer contract concern contract addendum lrdp compani assist elig ceec identifi core area sector prioriti cbc period provid technic assist nation region author concern view prepar phare cbc multiannu indic programm support nation prioriti interest local popul conclus paragraph report court mention quot project focu nation prioriti specif interest local popul border region quot paragraph quot insuffici prioriti project primarili benefit popul border region quot paragraph commiss recognis initi stage programm degre countri countri nation prioriti account formul project propos contrari commiss regul ec articl ii quot project form project agre countri concern cross border impact contribut develop structur border region facilit cooper countri central eastern europ commun quot fact larg invest project field transport complement develop transeuropean network line articl seventh indent regul ec decid nation level contradict posit local impact project aspect complementari transport project border bulgaria greec poland germani contribut econom develop border region concern involv region local author design implement cross border project increasingli import countri commiss agre futur develop integr region develop strategi contribut consolid trend joint project interreg paragraph conclus paragraph commiss recognis case real joint project establish prioriti side border stem import differ econom develop main reason joint project identifi procedur differ stem legal base phare interreg financi regul hamper design genuin joint project subject singl tender procedur singl contract common implement differ concern instanc ant project approv commiss case phare interreg annual budget phare versu multiannu budget interreg applic specif rule award contract titl ix financi regul case phare commiss address matter context phare cbc regul decemb commiss regul modifi financi regul lack joint plan cover side border paragraph final part paragraph commiss agre real joint plan cover side border establish start programm mention multiannu program document period multiannu indic programm phare cbc oper programm interreg prepar close consult partner phare countri neighbour member state result document contain cross refer characterist border region strength weak exist cbc activ object common prioriti weight elabor genuin common region develop plan cover side border main innov phare cbc regul programm contribut solv problem region dispar phare countri paragraph final part paragraph report mention quot programm contribut solv problem region dispar phare countri region support cbc programm gener develop countri concern quot commiss agre period phare cbc programm part wider region develop polici programm need integr pre access strategi address imbal budgetari resourc alloc cbc context phare pre access prioriti region insid candid countri commiss widen geograph scope programm phare cbc programm cover border phare countri eu prosper border candid countri allow border prepar futur particip interreg includ romania programm commiss agre report paragraph phare cbc programm specif region polici instrument remain invit candid countri prepar nation develop programm context phare financ invest econom social cohes year onward programm manag procedur centralis commiss beneficiari countri paragraph final part paragraph matter fact phare cbc programm part process deconcentr decentralis substanti strengthen decentralis implement system applic simultan phare cbc main phare programm respons deleg approv tender dossier similar main phare programm repli suggest court deleg paragraph quot adequ staf notabl regard engin quot note context deconcentr enforc deleg redeploi staff headquart reach limit take account reluct budgetari author addit commiss staff enforc deleg staff engin deleg dispos possibl context stap facil support technic assist programm process decentralis manag respons commiss candid countri account legal requir titl ix financi regul concern respons commiss line provis council regul ec coordin pre access aid manag aid decentralis basi confer applic countri provid fulfil minimum criteria thereto defin intern manag system effect intern control reliabl nation financi control system procur rule compat titl ix financi regul possibl decentralis manag respons insid candid countri notabl depend evolut legal basi region polici countri actual organis region local administr progress made gener pace reform strongli vari countri countri phare guidelin adequ account specif cbc programm paragraph final part paragraph text paragraph criticis applic eur million minimum project size provid phare guidelin phare cbc mention section commiss maintain minimum threshold draft guidelin period provid flexibl applic eur million minimum project size phare case phare cbc report state paragraph quot case regul alloc fund phare phare border exist quot cbc multiannu indic programm quot introduc signific avoid disrupt current programm quot commiss opinion urgent introduc modif includ regul section iii light evalu report phare cbc publish long preparatori discuss phare countri member state perspect enlarg regul prepar jointli dg respons extern relat structur fund view maximum coher interreg propos commiss jointli respons commission commiss respect european parliament budgetari comment disrupt current programm eu border alloc border reduc take account global amount alloc budgetari author phare cbc remain unchang larger number elig border measur improv basi extern evalu phare cbc programm period launch commiss depth discuss candid countri member state context phare manag committe commiss adopt phare cbc regul decemb main improv regul concern phare cbc programm part wider region develop polici context pre access strategi programm cover border candid countri prepar futur particip interreg includ romania programm joint cooper committe jcc establish border includ repres neighbour countri nation local level commiss jcc elabor joint program document multiannu perspect common develop strategi prioriti region singl socioeconom geograph entiti basi joint program document defin common set project year joint small project fund establish border region limit part appropri improv provid phare cbc regul approach provid phare guidelin decentralis program implement address difficulti mention report pace implement programm improv case case main phare programm project propos support phare cbc accept commiss readi implement problem persist term absorpt capac account decid futur alloc budgetari alloc border balanc phare phare border elig receiv modest alloc time phare guidelin appli cbc phare cbc regul complement guidanc elabor joint program document updat guidelin small project fund prepar provid suffici guidanc commiss experi administr beneficiari countri improv phare cbc programm evolv special attent newli elig border credo lace programm cross border impact project improv deriv joint multiannu strategi develop border region singl entiti joint cooper committe defin common set project year commiss continu apprais cross border impact project identifi jcc propos phare cbc support phare countri cross border impact look programm project level cross border cooper programm base joint program document made multiannu perspect includ common develop strategi prioriti border region region local repres repres joint cooper committe nation prioriti relev cross border cooper region local author increasingli involv develop integr region develop plan set region structur compet candid countri evolv genuin joint program foreseen phare cbc regul increas number real joint project support phare cbc interreg remain except bear mind differ regul joint program document cover side border establish year includ detail descript current situat strategi long term cross border cooper definit main prioriti measur cbc indic financi tabl period year perspect mechan joint project select provis joint project fund implement institut aspect phare cbc programm part wider region develop polici respect specif requir cbc phare cbc programm extend border candid countri consider expand geograph coverag futur extern border eu programm increasingli contribut solv problem region dispar insid candid countri programm manag procedur increasingli decentralis di oper candid countri step depend progress made countri concern manag capac financi control procedur structur public financ nation region level commiss initi provid decentralis context articl regul coordin pre access aid text final adopt council spell requir condit thereto small project fund set number border allow local actor decid small project ant project approv commiss extend consolid notabl rais project ceil eur eur phare guidelin appli phare cbc quot flexibl claus quot project size creat suffici scope align interreg notabl concern project size guidelin quot applic requir minimum size project eur million derog basi case case assess circumst genuin cross border cooper fall prioriti measur defin joint phare interreg program document quot flexibl except circumst strike balanc full align interreg respons commiss implement phare cbc programm includ award contract commiss propos eur million phare cbc preliminari budget propos consult parliament amount eur million final decid alloc third border candid countri eu border includ border candid countri