Planning of the IPA
The financial assistance under IPA is accession driven and actions stem from priorities identified in the European and Accession Partnerships for each country and in the enlargement strategy paper and progress reports that form the enlargement package published each autumn.
The latest European and Accession partnerships documents, the strategy paper, and the latest progress reports are available at the special page on the latest "Enlargement package".
The enlargement package is accompanied by the IPA multi-annual indicative financial framework 
[32 KB] (MIFF). The MIFF is designed to provide information on the Commission's intentions in terms of indicative financial allocations by country and by component. This financial matrix forms the link between the political framework and the budgetary process. It is revised annually, on a rolling three year basis. The latest published MIFF is for 2009-12. Updated figures for 2007 and 2008 are also given. The table here shows a summary by country in million euros.
| Country | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 141.2 | 146.0 | 151.2 | 154.2 | 157.2 | 160,4 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 58.5 | 70.2 | 81.8 | 92.3 | 98.7 | 105,8 |
| Turkey | 497.2 | 538.7 | 566.4 | 653.7 | 781.9 | 899,5 |
| Albania | 61.0 | 70.7 | 81.2 | 93.2 | 95.0 | 96,9 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 62.1 | 74.8 | 89.1 | 106.0 | 108.1 | 110,2 |
| Montenegro | 31.4 | 32.6 | 33..3 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 35,4 |
| Serbia | 189.7 | 190.9 | 194.8 | 198.7 | 202.7 | 206,8 |
| Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) | 68.3 | 124.7 | 66.1 | 67.3 | 68.7 | 70,0 |
| Multi-Beneficiary Programme | 109.0 | 140.7 | 160.0 | 157.7 | 160.8 | 164,2 |
Based on the allocations in the MIFF, and on the priorities identified within the political framework, multi-annual indicative planning documents (MIPD) for each country (plus one for all multi-beneficiary programmes) are prepared, through which the specific objectives and choices for pre-accession aid are presented by the Commission. These also cover a three-year period. The latest published MIPDs cover the years 2008-2010.
Latest multi-annual indicative planning documents
| Country | 2007-2009 | 2008-2010 | 2009-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | PDF [343 KB] | PDF [255 KB] | PDF [290 KB] |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | PDF [291 KB] | PDF [238 KB] | PDF [307 KB] |
| Turkey | PDF [269 KB] | PDF [236 KB] | PDF [280 KB] |
| Albania | PDF [154 KB] | PDF [109 KB] | PDF [105 KB] |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | PDF [130 KB] | PDF [119 KB] | PDF [137 KB] |
| Montenegro | PDF [157 KB] | PDF [116 KB] | PDF [131 KB] |
| Serbia | PDF [207 KB] | PDF [155 KB] | |
| Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) | PDF [143 KB] | PDF [97 KB] | PDF [112 KB] |
| Multi-Beneficiary Programme | PDF [207 KB] | PDF [138 KB] | PDF [175 KB] |
Assistance under IPA can take, inter alia, the following forms:
- Investment, procurement, contracts or subsidies;
- Administrative cooperation, involving experts sent from Member States (e.g. Twinning);
- Action by the Community acting in the interest of the beneficiary country;
- Measures to support the implementation process and management of the programmes;
- Budget support (granted exceptionally and subject to supervision).