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EU Integration of South Eastern Europe

After the EU accession of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, EU membership has become more of a reality for the other countries of South Eastern Europe. Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro already enjoy the status of candidate states whereas other countries of former Yugoslavia as well as Albania are considered potential candidates or in a process of EU approximation. Moldova and Ukraine are getting closer to the EU, too. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ has commissioned GIZ to cooperate with the countries in accepting the challenges of EU integration respectively approximation. More...

The programme “EU Integration of South Eastern Europe” blends three components:

Central Administration

EU Integration of the central level administration

Bringing the central level administration in line with EU standards is a key to the progress & implementation of the accession process. This holds particularly true for the community law as well as the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).

Regional Rural Development

EU Integration of rural economic areas

Huge disparities between urban centres & rural areas clearly exist in SEE. To foster sustainable regional development processes in rural areas and mobilise regional potential is one key challenge for rural regions.

Vocational Education

EU Integration of economic and labour markets by Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Aligning vocational education with EU standards and demand orientated modular In-Plant Trainings (MIT) foster the approximation of the South Eastern European labour markets and the enterprises to the EU.