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6. Subsidies and Support EU subsidies and support allocated through ENPI 20 The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) has been the financial instrument of European neighbourhood policy since 1 July 2007, replacing the MEDA Regional Programme for the Mediterranean Region and most of the TACIS Programme for the CIS. This instrument aims to support prosperity, security and stability in the regions neighbouring the enlarged European Union so as to promote cooperation and the ongoing process of economic integration between the EU and neighbouring states and thus to strengthen and deepen relationships between them on a sustainable basis. Beneficiary countries ENPI targets the countries of the south Mediterranean (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria) and the countries of the Confederation of Independent States – CIS (Armenia, Azerbaidzhan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, the Ukraine and the Russian Federation). By setting up the ENPI programme, the European Commission has for the first time created a unified framework of support for all of the EU’s neighbouring states that have no prospect of accession at present. Budget This instrument has a budget of €11.2 billion for 2007 – 2013. At least 95 per cent of the total is allocated to country and multi-country programmes, and the remainder to cross-border cooperation. The biggest beneficiary among the Mediterranean countries in the period 2007 – 2010 is Morocco, which has been allocated €654 million. The biggest beneficiary in the CIS region is the Ukraine, which has been allocated €494 million (Source: European Commission). Belarus is receiving €20 million. Examples of types of assistance Because of the differing circumstances and needs of the beneficiary countries, the spectrum of measures that can be supported is very broad. Examples of ENPI goals • cooperation in the modernization of administrative authorities, institution-building; • supporting sustainable economic development; • promoting political dialogue and political reform; harmonizing legal and administrative regulations in every field; • promoting environmental protection; combating poverty; social development, non-discrimination; • promoting health, education and training; • promoting the market economy, energy supplies, telecommunication systems and transport networks; • improving food safety; • cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs and in university education; • participation in Community research and innovation projects; • supporting cross-border cooperation and regional development.
Who can apply? All natural persons and legal entities who are citizens of or resident or domiciled in an EU Member State, an ENPI beneficiary country or a member of the European Economic Area and are contributing to the attainment to one of the goals named above can participate in procedures for the granting of orders or funds. Participation in Community programmes takes place in accordance with the terms of the associated calls for proposals. Application procedure ENPI funds are allocated on the basis of the multi-year and annual programmes prepared by the European Commission for each country in consultation with the authorities in that country. These programmes contain details of fund allocations broken down according to components, countries, multi-country programmes and thematic programmes. In general, applications can only be made following a call for proposals. Calls for proposals take place continuously. Calls for proposals and information about making applications are published on the EuropeAid website (see link), and they are also published on the websites of the delegations of the European Union to the beneficiary countries. Further information about submitting proposals and about the European Neighbourhood Policy Link to EuropeAid https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1264761231660&do= publi.welcome Delegation of the European Union to Belarus: http://www.delblr.ec.europa.eu/home.html European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/index_de.htm National subsidies and support Belarus does not currently have a unified national system of subsidies and support. Information about local subsidies and support should be obtained directly from local administrative authorities. There are various tax and customs concessions on all products and services in six ‘free economic zones’ (Minsk, Gomel, Vitebsk, Grodno, Brest and Mogilev). The official Belarus website: http://www.belarus.by/en/invest 21
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