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Access

Budget Line Number
B7-500

Budget Amount
20 million Euro

Objectives

ACCESS combines and replaces the former LIEN-Phare and Partnership programs, and is designed to assist in preparing the ten candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe for accession. It is an “institution building” program aimed, through co-financing, at developing civil society and strengthening the operational capacities of NGOs and NPOs active in:

1. sectors relevant to the implementation of the acquis communautaire (particularly in the fields of consumer protection or environmental protection); or

2. certain areas of the social sector, namely contributing to the social reintegration and/or to promote sustainable health and social support for marginalised groups of the population.

Projects may be either transnational “macroprojects” or local “microprojects”. Macroprojects will receive an EC contribution of up to 200,000 Euro, and must be submitted by at least two partner organizations from different countries. The maximum size of an EC grant for microprojects is 50,000 Euro, and projects may be submitted by a single CEE-based eligible organisation. ACCESS will also provide support for participation costs in EU-wide NGO/NPO networks. Delegations have the responsibility for dividing their national allocation between macroprojects, microprojects and the networking facility.

The detailed guidelines are currently being developed by the Commission delegations who are required, on the basis of these broad guidelines, to identify the specific priorities for support in their host country. As well as preparing the detailed program guidelines, the Commission delegations in the eligible countries are responsible for issuing the calls for proposals, and for project selection, contracting, and payments.

Eligibility

NGOs and NPOs established and run in a candidate country of CEE or in an EU country, and which are non exclusive organizations, i.e. organizations which do not condition their support or actions to ideological, doctrinal or religious adherence. Local and regional authorities may be partners or co-financiers of projects, but may not apply as the lead applicant.

Geographical Area

All 10 candidate countries of CEE. 

Deadline for Funding

No deadline has yet been fixed. The latest information is that the Commission delegations will announce the call for proposals in early autumn 2000.

Contact Address

Please consult the relevant task manager in the EC delegations in the Accession countries for questions related to the implementation of the program.

Programming issues can also be addressed with the following responsible person:

Jan Haapala
Directorate-General Enlargement
European Commission
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 299 53 57
Fax: (32 2) 296 95 01
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/

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