council regul ec juli financ oper european government develop organis ngo field interest develop countri council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss act accord procedur laid articl treati commiss commun council octob put forward guidelin relat government develop organis ngo gener condit procedur fund intend develop oper organis budgetari author introduc budget item financ ngo steadili increas volum fund ecu million ecu million basi commiss annual report resourc meet novemb council approv gener condit procedur propos commiss european parliament resolut role ngo develop cooper reaffirm specif irreplac role ngo us effect develop oper emphasis kei role ngo work behalf margin social group develop countri preserv ngo freedom action vital role ngo promot human right develop grassroot democraci resolut cooper ngo council underlin import autonomi independ ngo recognis commun system cooper ngo necessarili complementari similar effort nation level recognis flexibl procedur applic conclus novemb council note satisfact criteria commiss select develop educ project financ notabl strengthen fabric democraci respect human right develop countri welcom fact commiss made clear main criterion remain qualiti project approach back unreservedli administr procedur establish financ oper european ngo field interest develop countri adopt regul articl commun financ oper field european government develop organis ngo defin articl meet basic disadvantag peopl develop countri prioriti assign propos oper base initi partner develop countri oper propos european ngo conduct cooper partner develop countri aim poverti allevi enhanc target group qualiti life develop capac commun financ european ngo defin articl public awar inform oper europ develop problem develop countri relat industrialis world oper propos european ngo design mobilis public support europ develop strategi oper benefit peopl develop countri commun financ oper design reinforc cooper coordin ngo member state ngo member state commun institut articl oper financ develop countri articl concern local social econom develop rural urban area develop human resourc mean train institut support local partner develop countri field activ qualiti oper paramount attent oper connect strengthen civil societi participatori develop promot defenc human right democraci role women develop sustain develop attent paid protect threaten cultur endang indigen cultur protect improv circumst right children develop countri public awar inform oper member state implement articl target defin group deal defin issu found balanc analysi sound knowledg issu group target involv european dimens qualiti oper paramount special attent public awar oper highlight interdepend member state develop countri seek mobilis support equit north south relat encourag cooper ngo enabl partner develop countri plai activ part oper design reinforc coordin ngo member state commun institut implement articl inter alia concern develop exchang commun network determin propos oper suitabl commun financ criterion expect development impact develop countri countri concern attent paid sustain impact project design clear definit monitor object indic achiev project consist develop action decentralis agent avoid incompat instrument commun cooper articl agent cooper elig financ regul ngo satisfi condit constitut autonom profit make organis member state accord law state headquart member state headquart main centr decis relat financ oper major fund origin europ determin ngo elig financ account capac mobilis genuin solidar part european public develop activ prioriti accord develop experi field administr financi manag capac knowledg sector countri concern abil support develop oper propos partner develop countri natur scope link similar organis develop countri articl commun financ oper refer articl cover foreign local currenc invest spend oper spend link invest ensur project remain viabl extern aid end spend smooth implement financ oper includ administr cost ngo ngo network specif instanc exchang rate alter exception larg margin detriment final beneficiari project develop countri commiss request ngo concern measur neutralis effect alter ngo financ contract conclud notifi partner commun contribut oper ngo systemat encourag develop countri agenc partner ultim benefit oper contribut kind financi mean specif natur oper concern articl commun financ regul form grant includ contribut work capit microcredit project case microcredit project financ european ngo provid local partner develop countri fulli partli constitut administ work capit amount mini loan reimburs final beneficiari work capit mini loan final beneficiari articl commiss apprais decid administ financ oper cover regul budgetari procedur forc laid financi regul applic gener budget european commun take account natur specif featur ngo financi contribut oper question rule decis oper support month date receipt applic examin file emerg applic incomplet month period run date receipt inform requir decis neg verifi reason ngo concern financ contract conclud regul provid commiss court auditor conduct spot check usual procedur laid commiss rule forc financi regul applic gener budget european commun commun contribut rule exce total cost total contribut except case case ngo make signific contribut project commun contribut exce total financi contribut decis commun financ project programm multiannu programm consortium oper block grant exceed ecu million adopt procedur laid articl month commiss inform member state financ project programm approv indic amount natur beneficiari countri partner inform accompani annex set project programm exce ecu million articl month budget year commiss report european parliament council give inform ngo benefit financ summaris oper financ previou budget year evalu implement regul period propos gener guidelin year block grant concern annual report list recipi ngo list project financ block grant report year report set conclus independ evalu perform commiss act accord procedur laid articl adopt decis gener guidelin year revis gener condit articl commiss assist committe compos repres member state chair repres commiss articl procedur laid articl commiss assist committe set articl repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag appli immedi measur accord opinion committe commun commiss council forthwith event commiss defer applic measur decid period month date commun council act qualifi major decis time limit refer indent articl procedur laid articl commiss assist committe set articl repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag appli immedi measur accord opinion committe commun commiss council forthwith event commiss defer applic measur decid maximum period month date commun council act qualifi major decis time limit refer indent articl commiss regularli evalu oper financ commun order establish object attain view provid guidelin improv effici futur oper commiss submit committe refer articl summari evalu evalu examin committe evalu report member state request articl year regul enter forc commiss submit european parliament council evalu oper financ commun regul suggest futur regul propos amend articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel juli council presid ruttenstorf oj opinion european parliament decemb oj common posit council juli oj decis european parliament decemb oj oj