Trade Policy
Moldova WTO Accession Project
Moldova WTO Accession Project Description Evaluation. Country Moldova Beginning – END 01/09/2000-30/09/2000 Field of Expertise Monitoring & Evaluation Amount 5 000,00€ Client EC
TRADE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME (TEP): Elaboration of the Project document for the Identification of TEP, Review of Present Foreign Trade Law in Light of WTO Requirements, Feasibility Study
Elaboration of the project document for the identification of TEP. To audit the current and immediate future situation and to design TEP by implementing the “Task Force” (Ministry of economy and Foreign Trade, Foreign Affairs, Finance, other ministries, customs authorities, private representatives of trade associations, chambers etc.) operations.
Economic Factors Affecting the Patent Co-operation Treaty
Identification of determinants of patenting decisions. Comparison of Intellectual Property protection from national regional and international filings.
Study on the possible impact of the financial Turmoil in the emerging markets, particularly the Asian Financial Crisis, on the Patent Cooperation Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and to develop an analytical Framework to:
Analyse Incentives for International patents filings;
Policy Course on behalf of the WTO Organization in Geneva for representative of the relevant WTO Accession Country Delegation
Conduct of the 9th, 10th, and 11th, Policy Course on behalf of the WTO Organization in Geneva for representative of the relevant WTO Accession Country Delegation.
Training of Chinese civil servants and industrials in different domains related to China’s external trade
Feasibility study for a project aimed at strengthening the leading training institutions for senior civil servants in China.
Governance - Justice - Transparency
Support to the Kosovo Judicial/Prosecutorial Council
The project aims at supporting the efforts to develop the Kosovo judiciary in line with EU standards by increasing its independence and improving its performance.
The purpose of the project is to support the development and strengthen the independence, performance, professionalism and efficiency of the Kosovo Judicial Council and The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council to the level expected in view of increasing standards up to an European level.
Support to the EU Delegation and RA Ministry of Territorial Administration for Preparation of Actions in Regional Development
Since 2005 the EU has assisted the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MTA) in stimulating the thinking on regional development by providing Technical Assistance (TA), e.g. including the review of the concepts, mechanisms and best practices necessary to promote, implement and sustain regional development.
Thailand-EU Cooperation Facility: Policy Dialogues Support Component (PDSC)
The overall aim of this Policy Dialogue project, as part of TEC II programme, is to further advance Thailand’s constructive dialogue and cooperation with the European Union. The overall objective of the Thai-EC Co-operation Facility is to contribute to the strengthening and diversification of the partnership between the European Commission and Thailand in line with the draft PCA.
Assessment of the Juvenile Justice System in Iraq
During the review of the first Iraqi Country report on the UN Convention of the Rights of the Children 1998, the Child Rights Committee recommended that Iraq should take steps to reform the system of juvenile justice in the spirit of the Convention.
Legal Capacity Building
Pursuant to a Decree of Turkmenistan’s President, adopted in November 2007, the process of improving national legislation has started in Turkmenistan.
The main objective of this work is to revise the existing legislation and legal norms, to amend and modify existing laws and increase their efficacy, to adopt new laws, and eventually to bring the national laws in compliance with international and European standards.
Development and business environments
Strengthening export promotion structures
Strengthening export promotion structures Description The aim of the project is to set up a foreign market information system on behalf of its members. This
Preparing companies for privatisation
Preparing companies for privatisation Description The aim is to provide the Ministry of Participation and Investment Promotion and the companies under its aegis with the
Recruitment of the Technical Assistance Team for National Trade Capacity Building
Recruitment of the Technical Assistance Team for National Trade Capacity Building Description Within the framework of the reforms undertaken by the Government, a cooperation programme
RES – Supervision of business transfer operations for the benefit of employees
RES – Supervision of business transfer operations for the benefit of employees Description This project is part of the support to the privatization of Algerian
ASEPEX (Senegalese Agency for Export Promotion)
ASEPEX (Senegalese Agency for Export Promotion) Description L’objectif principal de ce projet est de répondre aux besoins des PME sénégalaises en développant l’Agence Sénégalaise de
Labor market, education and vocational training
Framework Contract for Human Capital Development expertise services – Lot 1: Expertise provision
Framework Contract for Human Capital Development expertise services – Lot 1: Expertise provision Description The European Training Foundation (ETF) is a specialised agency of the
Provision of Expertise to Support ETF Initiatives for Human Capital Development Framework Contract (ETF 2)
The European Training Foundation (ETF) is a specialised agency of the European Union based in Turin, Italy. The ETF helps transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU’s external relations policy.
Elaboration of Training and Educational Tools for the Divulgation of the ECOWAS/UE EPA and the Implementation of a Regional Framework to Provide Legal Assistance to Western African Countries in the Field of Trade Disputes and Litigations
Elaboration of Training and Educational Tools for the Divulgation of the Ecowas/Ue Epa and the Implementation of a Regional Framework to Provide Legal Assistance to
Final Evaluation of the Sefa 2 Project on Strengthening of the Teaching of French in Afghanistan
Following a first phase of the project, SEFA2 (Soutien à l’enseignement de français en Afghanistan) is embedded inside of the French Department in Kabul University (DFUK). Its main objectives are to train or retrain French-speaking professionals (120 students) through the drafting of new curricula and of the development of governance procedures aiming at becoming references at national level.
Provision of Expertise to Support ETF Initiatives for Human Capital Development Framework Contract
The European Training Foundation (ETF) is a specialised agency of the European Union based in Turin, Italy. The ETF helps transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU’s external relations policy.
Health and Climate Change
Consultancy assignment for the undertaking scenario planning on the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 in the SADC region
Augmentation des soins de santé maternelle et néonatale dans la zone sahélienne
Evaluation of the deployment of advanced nursing practice in the Île-de-France region
Assessment of a pilot project on Advanced nursing practice
Final evaluation of the MALINEA FSP-project
Final evaluation of the MALINEA project
Support Facility for the Development of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for Submission to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (Unfccc)
support the Government of Gabon in the elaboration of its INDCs for submission to the UNFCCC by October 2014
The Environmental and Economic Benefits for the European Union of Strengthening Cooperation with the Asean Region in the Field Of Environment
The objective is to provide an overview of ASEAN’s environmental and economic importance, both globally and for the EU, and assess the potential environmental and economic benefits that could accrue to the EU from strengthening cooperation with ASEAN in the field of environment.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Mid-term evaluation of the Regional Support Programme “Increasing Maternal and Neonatal Health Care in the Sahel Zone”
Mid-term evaluation of the Regional Support Programme “Increasing Maternal and Neonatal Health Care in the Sahel Zone (Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger) Description Mid-term evaluation of
Final evaluation of the FSPI COLAB mother-child health project in the Sahel (MCHS) 2020-2022
Augmentation des soins de santé maternelle et néonatale dans la zone sahélienne
Final evaluation of the MALINEA FSP-project
Final evaluation of the MALINEA project
Support to Design, Monitoring and Results Reporting for Projects and Programmes Financed by the European Union´s External Assistance (SQ2M)
methodological and analytical support with a view to contributing to the improvement of the quality of and the accountability for the external assistance provided by the EC.
Final Evaluation of the UEMOA Project, Implemented by Unctad
Following an UNCTAD’s voluntary review of UEMOA competition policy conducted in 2007, UEMOA Commission decided to enter in an Agency agreement with UNCTAD to implement UEMOA competition policy at sub-regional and national level.
Autres / Miscellaneous
Feasibility Study of Context and Conditions for a Budget Support Programme in Regional Development
The Global objective of this assignment was to advise ECD Armenia on the appropriateness of EU funded budget support for regional development and, if so, the method of selecting relevant projects that meet an agreed set of conditionalities.
This required the review of current development strategy proposals being considered by the relevant government ministries (MoE, MoF and MTA).
Studies on the Dynamics of Market and Technological Innovation
The general objective of the contract is to support the MDIC and the FINEP in a finest definition of the priority focal areas of intervention of the project as well as in the identification of institutions and potentially interested European and Brazilian companies in establishing technological, productive or commercial partnerships.
TA for the Capacity Building of the Statistical Offices of Serbia and Montenegro
The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is to contribute to the upgrading of the statistical system in Serbia & Montenegro (SCG) through the strengthening of the appropriate ability of the Statistical System of SCG to properly integrate methods and standards compatible with the European Statistical System (ESS)…
Stocktaking Study on the Implications for Europe of China Demographic Changes
The principal objective of the study wass to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the literature on Asian demographic trend over the next thirty years and of the related studies which analyse the geopolitical implications and strategic consequences for Europe of changes in the demographic dynamics in Asia.
Monitoring and Assessing Implications of China’s Economic Rise for the EU and Assisting in the Updating and Articulation of the EU Agenda for the EU-China Relationship Part C Europe-China Academic Network for Studies
The EU and China have now some 20 dialogues going on and five sectoral agreements of major significance are operational. The EU finances a number of projects in China. The relationship is developing into what can be qualified as a “strategic partnership”. In a number of areas the EU and China have important common and/or mutual interests.