Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee – 2011 annual report on financial assistance for enlargement (IPA, PHARE, CARDS, Turkey Pre-Accession Instrument, Transition Facility)

This Report covers the most significant developments regarding the implementation of pre-accession assistance in 2011, including considerations on future perspectives. Details on specific activities undertaken during the reporting period can be found in the technical Staff Working Document complementing this report, covering in one single document both IPA and preceding instruments for pre-accession and for the Western Balkans (i.e. PHARE, CARDS, Turkey Pre-accession Instrument and the Transition Facility).

Falling at a crucial point of 2007-2013 financial perspectives, the 2011 Annual Report is an occasion to look at the present successes and lessons learnt, in order to have an even better performing instrument in the next Multiannual Financial Framework which is currently under discussion. The Report briefly sets out the economic and political context in which EU-funded activities took place. It highlights the progress made to improve strategic planning and programming documents, providing summary reports on project implementation, their results and the on-going enhancement of donor coordination. Analysis of past experience, provided also by evaluations and conclusions from the IPA 2011 Conference, is used to draw recommendations for further improving the impact of IPA funds up to and beyond 2013.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)678: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:678:FIN

European Commission: SWD(2012)385: Commission staff working document http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2012:0385:FIN:EN:PDF

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