implementation cannot heavy delay. Programme Programme goals and its be agreed by partner funds are not spent. implementation countries due to mechanisms. different visions of CBC Regular meetings of the cooperation representatives of partner countries Inconsistent Programme The projects Low Entrusting of new management and control expenditures are verified functions to bodies with system is installed as erroneously. There is a experience in CBC/ EU result of creation of new risk of ineligible funds management. Programme bodies expenditure, including Capacity building required by the ENI CBC fraud. measures / trainings instrument provided to Programme bodies on ENI requirements. Defining responsibilities and obligations between the partner countries. No agreement on Selection of projects of Low Selection of projects in selection of projects can poor quality and/or with compliance with be reached due to poor CBC effect. Delay in selection criteria. disregard to the selection start of projects Ranking list prepared by criteria and results of implementation. assessors as the basis for project evaluation. Achievement of project selection. Programme goal is at risk. Small amount of projects Selection of project of Medium Conducting information apply for funds due to poor quality. High campaigns and trainings complicated Programme number of projects are for stakeholders requirements and low rejected due to formal Simplified and interest of stakeholders criteria. The scope of beneficiary-friendly beneficiaries is mainly procedures for applying limited to beneficiaries of for Programme funds put the previous programme. in place. Slow and poor Projects do not receive Medium Preparation of simple implementation of funds in line with their and transparent contracted projects due action plans. Projects procedures and to complicated and loose financial liquidity documents for reporting overblown procedures. and stop and requesting for funds. implementation. Projects Conducting capacity do not reach their building / trainings for objectives. beneficiaries and Programme bodies. Table 3. Risks for the Programme Based on documented cases and on the update of identified risks and of risk management measures the monitoring and evaluation will be performed and reported to the JMC annually in connection with the drafting of the annual report. Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues Environmental sustainability is an important cross-cutting issue in the Programme implementation. It shall be reflected at all stages of the Programme implementation, starting from the evaluation of applications and selection process, through project implementation phase. Projects with a direct negative environmental impact shall not be financed within the Programme.
implementation cannot be agreed by partner countries due to different visions of CBC cooperation heavy delay. Programme funds are not spent. Programme goals and its implementation mechanisms. Regular meetings of the representatives of partner countries Inconsistent Programme management and control system is installed as result of creation of new Programme bodies required by the ENI CBC instrument The projects expenditures are verified erroneously. There is a risk of ineligible expenditure, including fraud. Low Entrusting of new functions to bodies with experience in CBC/ EU funds management. Capacity building measures / trainings provided to Programme bodies on ENI requirements. Defining responsibilities and obligations between the partner countries. No agreement on selection of projects can be reached due to disregard to the selection criteria and results of project evaluation. Selection of projects of poor quality and/or with poor CBC effect. Delay in start of projects implementation. Achievement of Programme goal is at risk. Low Selection of projects in compliance with selection criteria. Ranking list prepared by assessors as the basis for project selection. Small amount of projects apply for funds due to complicated Programme requirements and low interest of stakeholders Selection of project of poor quality. High number of projects are rejected due to formal criteria. The scope of beneficiaries is mainly limited to beneficiaries of the previous programme. Medium Conducting information campaigns and trainings for stakeholders Simplified and beneficiary-friendly procedures for applying for Programme funds put in place. Slow and poor implementation of contracted projects due to complicated and overblown procedures. Projects do not receive funds in line with their action plans. Projects loose financial liquidity and stop implementation. Projects do not reach their objectives. Medium Preparation of simple and transparent procedures and documents for reporting and requesting for funds. Conducting capacity building / trainings for beneficiaries and Programme bodies. Table 3. Risks for the Programme Based on documented cases and on the update of identified risks and of risk management measures the monitoring and evaluation will be performed and reported to the JMC annually in connection with the drafting of the annual report. Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues Environmental sustainability is an important cross-cutting issue in the Programme implementation. It shall be reflected at all stages of the Programme implementation, starting from the evaluation of applications and selection process, through project implementation phase. Projects with a direct negative environmental impact shall not be financed within the Programme.