The Delegation of the European Union to BiH, in close cooperation with the Directorate for European Integration, will organize a series of brainstorming discussions with BiH authorities, civil society and the international community in BiH in the course of January and February concerning the introduction of second generation of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance 2014 – 2020 (IPA II).
As the EU prepares to launch these new IPA funds, strategic planning documents will have to be developed, which will guide the future programming of EU financial assistance for the enlargement countries. These documents will include a Country Strategy Paper for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The brainstorming session with BiH civil society is scheduled to take place on February 21, 2013 at Hotel Bristol, Fra Filipa Lastrića 2, Sarajevo from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Some of the sectors to be discussed are: transport, energy, law enforcement and home affairs, agriculture and rural development, education, labour market and employment, justice and environment.
The Delegation of the European Union to BiH hereby invites civil society representatives to express their interest for the participation in the above-mentioned informal brainstorming session on the strategic planning preparation for the next financial period.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss strategic priorities for Bosnia and Herzegovina under the upcoming programming period 2014-2020. The working language of the meeting will be English.
The deadline for reception of letter of interest including CV of the representative is 07.02.2013 at 17:00. The letter is to be sent to: Edita.Kabasaj@eeas.europa.eu and info.ba@tacso.org .
It is estimated that approximately 3 representatives of the CSOs will be invited per sector, meaning ca 30 representatives in total. The European Union reserves the right to increase the number of participants for selected sectors at the expense of other sectors where there is no sufficient number of eligible applications received.”
The applicants will be selected on the basis of the following criteria, the fulfilment of which must be visible from the CV:
– Minimum 1, but preferably 5 years of demonstrated experience within the civil society in at least one of the sectors as below. Good knowledge of English language.
– Experience in interaction with governments’ institutions within the specific sector is an advantage.
-Well explained motivation for the participation in the brainstorming is an advantage.
Sectors to be discussed are:
- Transport
- Energy
- Law enforcement and Home Affairs
- Social policies and Human rights
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Education, Development of Human Resources, Labour Market and Employment
- Private Sector development/Competitiveness/Innovation
- Justice
- Public Administration Reform/Good Governance/Public Financial Governance
- Environment
- Anti-corruption
