The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Financial Assistance

Component200720082009201020112012
Transition Assistance and Institution Building41,641,138,136,334,532,9
Cross-border Co-operation4,14,05,55,65,75,9
Regional Development7,412,320,829,435,039,4
Human Resources Development3,26,07,18,49,410,5
Rural Development2,16,710,212,514,016,9
TOTAL58,570,281,892,398,7105,8

The EC has provided support the country under a variety of financial instruments, including Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation (CARDS), macro-financial support and humanitarian aid. Since January 2007, EU funding is channeled through a single, unified instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA). The overall objective of pre-accession assistance is to support the country's efforts to comply with the Copenhagen accession criteria and to help prepare the country for meeting the challenges of future EU membership. Pre-accession assistance for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (for the period 2008-2010) is concentrated on support to Institution Building (component I), cross-border cooperation (component II), and preparation for participation in the Community's cohesion and rural development policy (components III to V).

Annual or multi-annual programmes (depending on the component) are designed in accordance with the strategic MIPDs. They are adopted by the Commission following consultation with the beneficiary countries and other stakeholders. They are implemented in one of three ways: by centralisedassistance is managed by the Commission Headquarters in Brussels , decentralisedassistance is managed by the authorities of the beneficiary country as a result of an accreditation process carried out by the Commission or sharedassistance is managed by the authorities of one of the Member States participating in the cross-border programme management.

IPA Programmes per component

 

The purpose of support under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) programme is to help candidate and potential candidate countries and territories – the Beneficiaries – to progress towards fully meeting the Copenhagen political and economic criteria as well as adopting and implementing the EU acquis. The Multi-beneficiary actions will complement and add value to the support given under the National Programmes.