EU-integration, enlargement & external assistance

Support to the Ministry of Local Self-Government, Sector for EU to establish the Operating Structure (OS) for the decentralized management (DIS) of IPA-component II - CBC (InWEnt gGmbH, Germany)

Support to and training of the national, regional and local administrations of the Republic of Moldova on ENP: ENPI-preparation, particularly in the fields of regional development and European territorial cooperation; identification, design and development of project ideas and applications (German - Moldovan bi-lateral cooperation; GTZ)

Key Expert in the “EU-Integration”-component of the project “Capacity Building Human Resources Management Agency and Line Ministries in the Republic of Montenegro”, responsible for EU-programming and project management, inter-ministerial coordination, EU-Community & other programmes, and procurement (European Agency for Reconstruction – EAR; Eurecna SpA, Italy; Institut für Europäische Politik, Germany)

Consultancy services to EuropeAid (AidCO B5): Drafting an operational guide containing rules and procedures for the functioning of the MEDA-Support Programmes for the Implementation of the Association Agreements (AAA); Participation in the development of a joint Phare-/Tacis-/Cards-and MEDA-Twinning Manual in cooperation with the relevant Commission services (ECA Control Engineering International S.A., Spain)

Short-term Expert for the Ukraine–EU Policy and Legal Advice Centre (UEPLAC): Provision of expertise in cross-border cooperation under the New Neighbourhood Programme /Instrument to national, regional and local actors; regional seminars in Lviv and Chernovci (German bi-lateral assistance, GTZ International Services)

Twinning France/ Germany – Romania “Decentralisation and development of the Romanian local public administration”, STE for component 6: Designing a framework and methodology for economic analyses and impact evaluation of local capital and infrastructure investments on economic and social development