Select Committee on Foreign Affairs Minutes of Evidence


APPENDIX 28

Memorandum submitted by Rt Hon Christopher Patten, Member of the European Commission

  As you are already well aware, there are "Twinning" programmes in both of the European Commission's Tacis and Phare programmes. Since you have approached Commissioner Verheugen regarding the Phare "Twinning" programmes, I would like to answer your letter by giving some general information related mainly to the Tacis "Twinning" programmes.

  The information you have received from the British Government refers to a number of different Phare projects and one Tacis project: "Upgrading the Capabilities and Efficiency of the Russian Federation Ministry of Economy".

  For this Tacis project the data you have requested on Member States' participation is not readily available. While we get the information we need to assess the impact of the projects in beneficiary countries, my services do not always receive full information of the breakdown of Member States' experts involved.

  However, the list you have been provided does not contain information on another programme that may interest you: the "Tacis City Twinning". During its pilot phase 1995-98, the Tacis City Twinning programme received 180 applications (UK representing 13), of which 86 project proposals were selected (of which 10 from UK). Tacis co-financing for each project is 80 per cent up to a maximum of 100.000, thus resulting in a total of 8.6 million. Please find attached tables on the distribution of projects among EU Member States with NIS partners that provide the required indication of British involvement in the Tacis City Twinning Programme.

Overview of Tacis City Twinning Projects
AustriaKamten UkraineCzemovtsy Czernovtsy Energy Plan (CEP)Environment Yes
AustriaKamten UkraineCzemowitzWasserversorgungs-konzept Czemowitz EnvironmentYes
BelgiumAnderlecht MoldovaChisinauIntegrated local development Public AdministrationYes
DenmarkFyns Amt BelarusNovegrudokDevelopment of Productivity and Quality Concepts in the Agricultural Sector Urban servicesNo
DenmarkMannheim MoldovaChisinauIncreasing the effectiveness of the district heating system in Chisinau EnergyNo
DenmarkArhus Russian FederationSt Petersburg Development of the Vocational Education and Training System in St Petersburg Public AdministrationNo
DenmarkAarhus Russian FederationLeningrad Public Administration—Training the trainers Public administrationNo
DenmarkFrederiksborg Russian FederationChelyabinsk Establishing a business incubation centre in Chelyabinsk with focus on Information Technology Economic developmentNo
DenmarkOdense UkraineKievKiev-Odense ex-Military Educational Programme Social policyNo
DenmarkFyns Amt BelarusMinskThe DeSeQ Partnership—Development of Service and Quality Concepts in the SME sector Economic DevelopmentYes
DenmarkHilleroed MongoliaDaruhan Aimag Democracy and Market Economy: School development with a focus on staff in service training, communication and standards Urban servicesYes
DenmarkCopenhagen Russian FederationKaliningrad Baltic Harbour Environmental Twinning Project (BALTWIN) EnvironmentYes
DenmarkHeming City Russian FederationKursk City Twinning for targeted municipal management planning for sustainable development in Kursk Public administrationYes
DenmarkAalborg Russian FederationKaliningrad Kaliningrad—Aalborg Co-operation for Training of Local Authority Managers in Development of Public/Private Partnerships and HRD Assistance within the SME Economic DevelopmentYes
DenmarkFrederiksborg Russian FederationPerm Internationalising public administration and business activities in the Perm region with focus on establishing contacts and financing Economic developmentYes
DenmarkSoenderberg Russian FederationTula EUNIS CENTRE TULAPublic administration Yes
DenmarkSonderborg Russian FederationKazan EUNIS Centre Tatarslan-DenmarkPublic administration Yes
DenmarkHerning Russian FederationVolgograd Heating management in Volgograd and Heming—use of substations environmentYes
DenmarkHorsens UkraineUzhgorodUrban health focus Social policyYes
DenmarkRingkjobing County Council UzbekistanBukhara The Twinpower ProjectEnvironment Yes
DenmarkStruer UzbekistanKhivaBusiness development in Khiva Economic developmentYes
DenmarkFyns Amt AzerbaijanNizamiAzerbaijan business collaboration Economic developmentYes but cancelled before signature of contract
DenmarkAarhus Russian FederationSt Petersburg Development of EDP facilities as management and communication looks to strengthen commercial activities in the port of St Petersburg Economic developmentYes but cancelled before signature of contract
FinlandKemi Russian FederationSeveromorsk Improvement of urban services and technical development in Severomorsk Urban servicesNo
FinlandKajaani Russian FederationSegezha Personnel training for the rehabilitation centre for mentally handicapped children in Segesha Social policyNo
FinlandImatra Russian FederationVyborg The Vyborg/Imatra manager trainingUrban services No
FinlandTurkuStockholm Russian FederationSt Petersburg Producing an Information and Communication network of Key persons for use in St Petersburg (PICKUP) Social policyNo
FinlandHameenlinna Russian FederationTver Local Government and Welfare Services in Tver Social policyNo
FinlandSotkamo Russian FederationMedvezhegorsk Pro-environmental heating concept for small cities: Pilot project in Medvezhegorek (Republic of Carelia) EnergyNo
FinlandHelsinki Russian FederationMurmansk Efficient and Economical Administration and Managing of Urban Energy Services by District Heat Urban servicesNo
FinlandSalo Russian FederationRzhev Development of entrepreneurship in RzhevEconomic development No
FinlandKemijarvi Russian FederationMurmansk Tourism Co-operation in Barents Region Urban servicesNo
FinlandKajaani Russian FederationKostamuksha Prevention of venereal diseases in the town of Kostamuksha Republic of Carelia Social policyNo
FinlandTampere Russian FederationNizhny Novgorod Cooperation and exchange of expertise on water distribution and sewage EnvironmentNo
FinlandKajaani Russian FederationSegezha Prophylaxis and information promotion project for youth concerning drugs in Segazha, "Youth against drugs" Social policyNo
FinlandUusimaaCity of Helsinki Russian FederationMoscow Road Maintenance Twinning Project Moscow Region TransportNo
FinlandLahti UkraineZaporozhyeZaporozhye/Lahti Business Partnership project Economic developmentNo
FinlandLahti UkraineZaporozheZaporozhe-Lahti municipal and business partnership project Economic developmentNo
FinlandSalo Russian FederationRzhev Development of the administration of the town of Rzhev Public administrationYes
FinlandTarku Russian FederationSt Petersburg Preparatory project for intersectoral cooperation in health Social policyYes
FinlandKajaani Russian FederationSegezha Normalization of Water Management in Segezha—preliminary survey EnvironmentYes
FinlandJoensuu Russian FederationPetrozavodsk Labour polls across bordersSocial policy Yes
FinlandKajaani Russian FederationSegezha Waste management in Segezha, development of pilot project Environment (waste)Yes
FinlandKajaani Russian FederationSegezha Rehabilitation project for maintenance of working capacity Social policyYes but cancelled before signature of contract
FranceAlpes-Cote d'Azur ArmeniaLori Developpement de l'action sociale et medico-sociale en Armenie Social policyNo
FranceDecines ArmeniaStepanavanThe creation of a service designed to be an instrument of observation and assist with the development of private companies, linked with a mechanism for economic and social insertion of those in search of employment Economic developmentNo
FranceMarseille ArmeniaYerevanPerfection of water management, improving of reliability and efficiency of the city water supply Water ManagementNo
FranceNantes GeorgiaTbilisiModernisation of the distribution of water in Tblisi EnvironmentNo
FranceSt Etienne MoldovaChisinauFormation a l'exploitation d'un Systeme d'Information Geographique aupres de la Municipalite de Kishinau Urban servicesNo
FranceMontpellier Russian FederationTver ECO—Energie UrbaineEnergy No
FranceLa Havre Russian FederationSt Petersburg Vers une meilleure efficacite de la filiere Dechets dans l'arrondissement Krosnogvardeisly a St Petersbourg EnvironmentNo
FranceLa Mans Russian FederationRostov sur le Don Rostov-Incineration des ordures menageres EnvironmentNo
FranceAisne Russian FederationStavropol Support for the Regional Development Agency of the Central Administration of Stavropol Economic DevelopmentNo
FranceCherbourg Russian FederationKaliningrad An optimum system of democratic management and sustainable development for the social housing department Social policyNo
FranceEvreux Russian FederationKashira Training and assistance to draw-up a plan for the rehabilitation and the restoration of the old urban site of Kashira Urban planningNo
FranceLe Mans Russian FederationRostov on don Rostov tourismEconomic development No
FranceAlpes cote d'Azur Russian FederationOblast NALYTCHEVOEnvironment, Economic development No
FranceLe Havre Russian FederationSt Petersburg Vers une meilleure efficacite de la filiere dechets dans l'arrondissement Krasnogvardelsky a St Petersbourg EnvironmentNo
FranceLille UkraineKharkovAppui a la modernisation des transports urbains de Kharkov TransportNo
FranceVidauban MongoliaBayan UlgiiWhile Enhancing Skills in information technology, Train in Extranet-intranet and Remote Networks (WESTERN) Public administrationYes
FranceGrande Synthe Russian FederationCherepovets Support to the City of Cherepovets in order to define a local plan of environment taking care of dust and water management EnvironmentYes
FranceParis Russian FederationMoscow An information system for urban management and planning, the case study site of Yakimanka—an assistance and training programme Urban servicesYes
FranceEvreux Russian FederationKashira Assistance and training in the water field EnvironmentYes
FranceLe Mans Russian FederationRostov sur le Don Rostov—EauEnvironment Yes
FranceMarseille/ARPE Russian FederationKamchatka KORYAKEnvironmentYes
FranceStrasbourg Russian FederationNovgorod Strategic Action in Tourism and urban reforms in Novgorod's Economy (SATURNE) Economic developmentYes
FranceLaval Russian FederationVladimir Creation d'un Service d'Assistance Technique a la Qualite de l'Eau EnvironmentYes
FranceHerouville Saint-Clair Russian FederationTikhvin Adaptation of Benefits of Tikhvin employment service to current and future needs of companies and those seeking employment Social policyYes
FranceLe Mans Russian FederationRostov sur le Don Rostov—Collectes Ordures Menageres EnvironmentYes
FranceFranche-Comte Russian FederationKostroma Gestion et traitement global et integr des dechets menagers et assimilee de Kostroma EnvironmentYes
FranceStrasbourg Russian FederationNovgorod UpsilonUrban services Yes
FranceLille UkraineKharkovRestructuring and underpinning of the Kharkov City Press Communications Service Urban ServicesYes
FranceLille UkraineKharkovSupport to the development of planning policies Urban servicesYes
FranceLille UkraineKharkovFormation aux techniques de systemmes d'assainissement de production et de distribution de l'eau EnvironmentYes
FranceCommunes des pays d'Agde UkraineYalta Support for sustainable economical and tourist development of the greater Yalta area Economic developmentYes
FranceDecines ArmeniaStepanavanManagement du secteur scolaire comme appui a la citoyennete Social policyYes but cancelled before signature of contract
FranceParis Russian FederationSt Petersbourg Projet pour la mise en place d'un reseau de prise en charge globale des usagers de drogues de la vile de St Petersbourg. Programme de formation et de prevention Social policyYes but cancelled before signature of contract
FranceToulon BelarusVitebskINTELLEGO PLUS Development Economic developmentYes but cancelled mid project
GermanyBerlinAzerbaijan BakuTraining of water and wastge water managers from Balu EnvironmentNo
GermanyEisenach BelarusMoglievEstablishment of Economy Structures within the city of Mogilew in particular consideration of SME Incubation Economic developmentNo
GermanyMannheimMoldova ChieinauIncreasing the effectiveness of the district heating system in chaianau EnergyNo
GermanyFrankfurt Oder MongoliaUlan Bator Waste management for the city of Ulan Bator EnvironmentNo
GermanyBerlin MongoliaUlan BatorQualification of state employers of the city of Ulan Bator for the creation of favourable market-economic frame conditions Economic developmentNo
GermanyMittweida Russian FederationVolgograd Setting up of administrative structures for advancement of trade and SMEs in rural areas Public AdministrationNo
GermanyPotsdam Russian FederationKostroma Kammerpartnerschaft Potsdam-Handeles-und Industriekammer Kossroma Economic developmentNo
GermanyBielefield Russian FederationNovgorod MONOVBIPublic Administration No
GermanyKassel Russian FederationJaroslavl Citizen Participation in Urban Development and Housing Urban servicesNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationStavropol Transfer of know-how in local administration focused on out-sourcing utility services, the reorientation of the existing administration to become a client focused supplier of services Public AdministrationNo
GermanyHessen Russian FederationYaroslavl Policy and management development of public health services Social policyNo
GermanyBerlin Senate Russian FederationMoscow Support for the improvement and extension of the local urban traffic TransportNo
GermanyBerlin Russian FederationMoscow Support for the Moscow government in establishing a co-ordinated Drug Services System Social policyNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationIzhevsk Qualification of management of the centres of employment in the Udmurt Republic Social policyNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationIzhevsk Support of the establishment of a social net in the Udmurt Republic Social policyNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationSarapul Foundation of a Centre of national minorities in Sarapul Udmurt Republic Social policyNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationIzhevsk Preparations for the establishment of make-work companies and the introduction of job creation in the Udmurt Republic Social policyNo
GermanyEssen Russian FederationNizhny Novgorod IMAS—Improvement of Administration—Structures Public AdministrationNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationIzhevsk Administration of regional and local services in Izhevsk. Formation of a training institute for regional and local administration Urban servicesNo
GermanyLeipzig Russian FederationIzhevsk Structural changes within the Izhevsk City Administration—Formation of a training institute for regional and local administration Public AdministrationNo
GermanyVillingen-Schwenningen Russian FederationTula Distribution and Measurement of energy and water EnergyNo
GermanyBerlin Senate Russian FederationMoscow Support for the Further Development of the Moscow Migration Service Social policyNo
GermanyMttweida Russian FederationVolgograd Building of administrative structures for development of small and medium establishments by integration of county-like areas economic developmentNo
GermanyMemmingen UkraineTschernigowAssistance in the Administration for Tschernigow Public administrationNo
GermanyBerlin UzbekistanTashkentTransfer of know-how and practical experience in the development of modern eco-friendly municipal utilities: heat, water and waste water management EnvironmentNo
GermanyFrankfurt (Oder) BelarusVitebsk VitebskEconomic Development Yes
GermanyGrevesmuhlen BelarusLidaBISON (Belarus Information & Social Organisational Network) Economic developmentYes
GermanyLandratsarnt Mittweida MongoliaChuvsgul Aimag CODECA—Compilation of a Development plan for the region Chuvsgul Aimag taking nature and environmental protection into consideration and foundation of a tourism association Economic developmentYes
GermanyBerlin Russian FederationMoscow Rehabilitation Project for Maintenance of Working Capacity TransportYes
GermanyKassel Russian FederationYaroslavl Technical and Organisational Development of Central Administrative Information Services in the City of Yaroslavl Public AdministrationYes
GermanyWitten Russian FederationKursk-sejm Youth and ChangePublic Administration Yes
GermanyBerlin Russian FederationMoscow Support for the Further Development of the Moscow Migration Service Social policyYes
GermanyOsnabruck Russian FederationTver Concept for the waste management system for the town of Tver Municipality EnvironmentYes
GermanyBremerhaven Russian FederationKaliningrad Energy saving in the district heating network of Kaliningrad EnvironmentYes
GermanyHessen Russian FederationYaroslavl Improvement of spatial planning and regional development through a multi-purpose cadestral system Urban servicesYes
GermanyEssen Russian FederationNishni Novgorod IMAS—Improvement of administrative structure Public AdministrationYes
GermanyPforzheim Russian FederationIrkutsk Family advancementSocial policy Yes
GermanyOsnabruck Russian FederationTver Development of a range of advisory services for strengthening private, craft-based companies in Tver with particular emphasis on business founding services Economic developmentYes
GermanyBerlin Senate Department of Education Russian FederationMoscow Support for the development of local labour market policy measures and instruments under particular consideration of the problems of youth employment Social policyYes
GermanyHagen Russian FederationSmolensk Support of the city of Smolensk for the development and implementation of a waste management and recycling system Environment
(waste)
Yes
GermanyKassel Russian FederationYaroslavl Reorganisation of the cash-flow in the municipality of Yaroslavl Public AdministrationYes
GermanyBremerhaven Russian FederationKaliningrad Improvement of gas-supply management in Kalningrad EnvironmentYes
GermanyVillingen-Schwenningen Russian FederationTula Landscape and public grounds management, cemetery, bio-recycling EnvironmentYes
GermanyMunchen UkraineKievSupport for the development of urban planning Economic developmentYes
GermanyHohenlohekreis UzbekistanScheachimardean Draft concept for the promotion of tourism in Schachimardan Economic developmentYes
GreeceThessaloniki BelarusMoglievFormation de formateurs Bielorusses pour des Handicapes Mentaux Social policyNo
GreecePiraeus Russian FederationTaganrog Municipal management, Planning and Local Development Urban servicesNo
GreecePrefecture of Pieria Russian FederationStavropol Krai Twinning for the development of trade services with emphasis on the food sector Economic developmentNo
GreecePrefecture of Hetolia and Akamania Russian FederationRostov on don Development of employment opportunities, cooperation with local social and economic actors and SMEs Economic developmentNo
GreecePreveza Russian FederationVladmir Assistance to SME through Partnership of Enterprises with Municipal Structures Economic developmentNo
GreecePiraeus Russian FederationTaganrog Municipal management, planning and local development Urban servicesNo
GreeceAthens UkraineMariupolCooperation in the field of environmental protection policy (industrial solid waste management) Environment (waste)No
GreeceAthens UkraineMarispolTwinning between the Prefecture of Athens and the Municipality of Mariupol through the development of public/private partnerships and the assistance to SMEs Public Administrat-ionNo
GreeceThessaloniki Russian FederationToglatti Green LandfillEnvironment Yes but cancelled mid project
ItalyTriulzi BelarusDobrusSocial policy & Culture Locate di Triutzi—Dobrus a town trying to recover its historical model of social life Social policyNo
ItalyFerrara MongoliaArhangai Aimag province Basic support for the development of SME: Exporting the Emilia-Romagna Model Economic developmentNo
ItalyFerrara MongoliaHerlin sum Dornod Basic support to the development of SME—Exporting the Emilia-Romagna Model Economic developmentNo
ItalyGrugliasco Russian FederationSt Petersburg Conservation and renovation of cultural and artistic heritage of St Petersburg through innovation Public administrationNo
ItalyBergamo Russian FederationSt. Petersburg Cultural restoration and urban development Urban planningNo
ItalyCagliari Russian FederationYaroslavl Waste management and environmental issues of an industrial/domestic environmental platform EnvironmentNo
ItalyPisa Russian FederationSamara City council social servicesSocial policy No
ItalyRimini Russian FederationSochi Rimini-Sochi Twinning: cooperation in Tourism, Trade fairs and Air Linking Urban servicesNo
ItalyTrieste UkraineNikolaevN-BIC, Business Innovation Centre of Nikolaev: Advanced Approaches to Regional Economic Development, Entrepreneurial and Transport Partnerships Economic developmentNo
ItalyGenoa UkraineOdessaGenoa-Odessa, a twinning based on water management EnvironmentNo
ItalyVerona UkraineZhitornirVerona-Zhitornir: Direct Line for Development Economic developmentNo
ItalyPisa BelarusGornelDynamic mentality Social policyYes
ItalyCampobasso Russian FederationVladimir Social policy development in Vladimir with particular reference to categories of population less protected Social policyYes
ItalyCampobasso Russian FederationVladimir Service Quality and Multifunctional Desk Public AdministrationYes
ItalyBolognaTampere (Finland) Russian FederationNizfny Novgorod Local Democracy NetworkPublic administration Yes
ItalyTrieste UkraineNikolaevTechnical assistance and training for the start-up of a regional Business Innovation Centre, BIC in Nikolaev Economic developmentYes
ItalyUsmate Velate UkraineVetkaAmbiente & Qualita della vita "Usmate Velate—Vetka" EnvironmentYes
ItalyGenova UkraineOdessaGenoa—Odessa a Productive Twinning Economic developmentYes but cancelled mid project
NetherlandsVissingen Russian FederationTaganrog Business Information Agency TaganrogEconomic development No
NetherlandsUtrecht Russian FederationPernn Utrecht—Pernn CooperationUrban services No
NetherlandsVissingen Russian FederationTaganrog Economic Development Centre in Tagenrog Economic developmentNo
NetherlandsAmsterdam Russian FederationKakuga Regional waste management programmeEnvironment No
NetherlandsVissingen Russian FederationTaganrog Support for an Economic Development Centre Economic developmentYes
NetherlandsGroningen Russian FederationMurmansk Establishment of a daytime centre for the rehabilitation of multiply handicapped children Social policyYes
PortugalEvora Russian FederationSouzdal Commerce and Tourisme: paitenariat public/prive Urban services, Economic developmentYes
SpainPalma de Mallorca GeorgiaKalcheti IVERIAUrban services No
SpainExtramedura Russian FederationVologda Equal opportunities for marginal social groups in employment Social policyNo
SpainJunta de Extremadura Russian FederationVologda Local Mancommunidades: Guadelupe/Kirilov Urban servicesNo
SpainAyuntamiento de Ibi Russian FederationVolgodonsk Strategic Plan for the Integral Development of the town of Volgodonsk Economic developmentNo
SpainCordoba MongoliaDomogobiGestion partagee dans le domaine de l'environnement EnvironmentYes
SpainAlbaida Russian FederationTogliatti Strategic Plan for the Integral Development of the Town of Togliatti Economic DevelopmentYes
SpainExtremadura Russian FederationVologda Organisation of Local "Mancomunidades": Guadelupe—Kirilor Public administrationYes
SwedenAlvsborg Russian FederationPernn Health care strategies-Developing health care in a democratic and market orientated economy Economic developmentNo
SwedenNorbotten Russian FederationMurmansk Crisis-and Development Centre for Women in Murmansk. Social policyNo
UKEssex Russian FederationNorthern Asceniza Developing SMEs as a strategic objective for the economic development of the region Economic developmentNo
UKManchester Russian FederationSt Petersburg Independent Examination and Assessment in Education Urban servicesNo
UKManchester Russian FederationSt Petersburg Marketing in the Public SectorPublic administration No
UKMendip BelarusSvetlogorskMendip/Svetlogorsk HIV project Social policyYes
UKMendip BelarusSvetlogorskMendip-Svetlogorsk Local Agenda 21 project EnvironmentYes
UKBristol GeorgiaTbilissiSustainable waste management EnvironmentYes
UKHampshire MoldovaChisinauEvaluation of public Transport in Chisinau TransportYes
UKManchester Russian FederationSt Petersburg Independent examination and assessment in education and training Public AdministrationYes
UKEssex Russian FederationNorthern Ossetia Socio-economic Policy Development in Northern Ossetia with Reference to the Role and Function of Regional Authorites Social policyYes
UKStratford on Avon Russian FederationPushkin Managing change in a market economy through local democracy: sustainable tourism Economic developmentYes
UKSalford Russian FederationSaratov Saratov-Europe Centre for Economic Development Economic DevelopmentYes
UKSouthampton Russian FederationKailningrad Development of a democratically managed sustainable urban public transport service in Kailningrad TransportYes
UKSheffield Russian FederationIzhevsk Environmental management and health policy EnvironmentYes



 
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