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March 2017 EUROPE 2020
PROGRAMMATIC
TRUST FUNDS
PATRIZIA POGGI, PROGRAM MANAGER, ECCBX
INTRODUCTION
The European Commission and the World Bank share a common objective of building competitive and sustainable
economies and reducing poverty and social exclusion – goals of both the Europe 2020 Agenda as well as of the WBG
Strategy for shared prosperity and poverty reduction.
In 2012, the Europe 2020 Programmatic Trust Fund was set up to allow the European Commission to avail itself of
the Bank’s technical assistance and analytical and policy work for the purpose of pursuing the goals of Europe 2020.
Over the last three years, over 17 million USD have been channeled through this Programmatic Trust Fund. All figures
in this document refer to the active Trust Funds of the portfolio.
Europe 2020 Employment
75% of the 20-64
year-olds to be
employed
Climate Change &
Smart Growth: Energy
Developing an R&D
- GHG emissions 20%
economy based on lower than 1990 3% of the EU's GDP
knowledge and - 20% of energy from to be invested in
innovation. renewables R&D
- 20% increase in 5 EU TARGETS
energy efficiency FOR 2020
Sustainable Growth:
Promoting a more
resource efficient, Education
Fighting poverty
greener and more - Reducting the rates and social
competitive economy. of early shool leaving exclusion
below 10%
At least 20 million
- At least 40% of 30- fewer people in or at
Inclusive Growth: 34 year-olds risk of poverty and
Fostering a high- completing third level social exclusion
employment economy education
delivering social and
territorial cohesion.
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TF GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION
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TIMELINE
(DATE WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT IS SIGNED – END DISBURSEMENT DATE)
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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST FUNDS
POVERTY MAPPING II €300,000
• TF072367
• Signed on 10/02/2015 End Disbursement Date 31/12/2017
• Progress reports due by 10/08/2015, 10/02/2016, 10/08/2016, 10/02/2017, 10/08/2017
• Final report due before 30/12/2017
• GP: GPVDR
• Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia
• EU2020 Pillar: Inclusive Growth
• Activities: This Trust Fund finances the completion of a set of poverty maps for each of the EU Members States which
acceded to the EU in or after 2004 (not including Cyprus nor Malta). These maps provide estimates of poverty for small
sub-national geographical areas and can help guide allocations of European Structural Funds (which support the EU's
Regional Policy). The Trust Fund also finances activities to explore refinements to the risk of poverty measurement that
incorporate sub-national differences in the cots of living.
CYPRUS PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT €195,000
• TF072371
• Signed on 10/06/2015 End Disbursement Date 30/05/2016 -- CLOSED
• Progress report due by 10/12/2015
• Final report due before 30/11/2016
• GP: GGODR
• Countries: Cyprus
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: Trust-funded activities assist the Government of Cyprus in developing standard government-wide
methodologies that facilitate the implementation of guidelines for public investment management. Activities include
developing a methodology manual for project identification and appraisal, a project appraisal methodology, a reporting
template for project appraisal and a methodology for project prioritization and selection, as well as preparing an analysis
on the value for money assessment for PPPs and assisting Cypriot services to develop a discount rate for capital projects.
GREECE SOCIAL WELFARE REVIEW €700,000
• TF072372
• Signed on 04/12/2015 End Disbursement Date 31/08/2017
• Progress reports due by 04/03/2016, 04/06/2016, 04/09/2016, 04/12/2016, 04/03/2017, 04/06/2017
• Final report due before 30/10/2017
• GP: GSPDR
• Countries: Greece
• EU2020 Pillar: Inclusive Growth
• Activities: Through this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to support the Government of Greece in
undertaking a Social Welfare Review to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the Greek social protection system.
Activities include the evaluation of the targeting and administrative efficiency of the social welfare system as well as of its
effectiveness in terms of coverage of the poor by cash benefits, adequacy in term of cash benefits, duplication or
fragmentation of benefits and labour supply effects and interactions of the tax and benefits system.
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PORTRAITS OF LABOR MARKET EXCLUSION II €427,500
• TF072399
• Signed on 20/10/2015 End Disbursement Date 15/10/2017
• Progress reports due by 20/04/2016, 20/10/2016, 20/04/2017
• Final report due before 15/04/2018
• GP: GSPDR
• Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Romania
• EU2020 Pillar: Inclusive Growth
• Activities: Trust-funded activities support the European Commission in analysing labour market and social inclusion
policies and informing EC and EU Member States' labour market activation and social inclusion policies on the basis of
detailed profiles or portraits of individuals with no or limited labour-market attachment and the identification of groups
of individuals who are potential clients of income support and employment support policies.
BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY €900,000
• TF072400
• Signed on 05/06/2015 End Disbursement Date 31/12/2018
• Progress reports due by: 05/12/2015, 05/06/2016, 05/12/2016, 05/06/2017, 05/12/2017, 05/06/2018, 05/12/2018
• Final report: due before 31/06/2019
• GP: GTIDR
• Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Netherland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
• EU2020 Pillar: Smart Growth
• Activities: In the framework of this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to facilitate the efficient flow of
private and public investments into broadband connectivity projects to a selected number of EU communities wishing to
apply for funding to construct broadband networks. Activities include extensive research and consultations on the goals
of the Connect Europe Facility and related "Connected Communities" proposals, broadband strategy, etc. as well as
technical assistance to individual projects and horizontal activities.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR GROWTH & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE €1,750,000
TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY
• TF072459
• Signed on 15/07/2015 End Disbursement Date 20/04/2017
• Progress reports: 15/01/2016, 15/07/2016, 15/01/2017
• Final report: due before 20/10/2017
• GP: GMFDR
• Countries: Cyprus
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: Through this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to support the Aid Program for the Turkish
Cypriot community (TCc) implemented by the European Commission to foster economic integration and convergence
within Cyprus in view of its reunification. Activities will aim at filling knowledge gaps of macroeconomic developments in
the TCc, conducting economic analysis on selected economic sectors or thematic areas that will support the TCc
counterparts in developing a reform agenda for these areas and enhancing local understanding of constraints impeding
development and reforms.
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GOVERNANCE INDICATORS €1,000,000
• TF072466
• Signed on 15/09/2015 End Disbursement Date 31/03/2018
• Progress reports: 15/03/2016, 15/09/2016, 15/03/2017
• Final report: due before 31/09/2018
• GP: GGODR
• Countries: EU 28
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: This Trust Fund finances activities to assist the European Commission in identifying and developing
actionable governance indicators that measure EU Member States' administrative capacity to implement cohesion
programmes at national and regional level. Activities include developing indicators of strengh and quality of public
management systems as well as citizen-focused governance indicators and regulatory governance indicators.
INVESTMENT LICENSING €1,200,000
• TF072514
• Signed on 04/12/2015 End Disbursement Date 30/11/2017
• Progress reports due by 04/03/2016, 04/06/2016, 04/09/2016, 04/12/2016, 04/03/2017, 04/06/2017, 04/09/2017
• Final report due before 30/05/2018
• GP: GTCDR
• Countries: Greece
• EU2020 Pillar: Smart Growth
• Activities: The Bank provides, in the framework of the Trust Fund, technical assistance with the goal of assisting and
supporting the Government of Greece in undertaking reforms that improve the Greek business environment, with a
particular focus on the regulatory system for investment licensing (IL). Activities include inter alia a review of the IL Law
where legislation is not clear as requested by the Greek government, the completion of a preliminary inventory of
licences, an action plan and overview of other licensing regimes in other countries and the review of the first set of
licenses in priority areas and robust recommendations on the type of revision required.
€600,000
INVESTMENT LICENSING II
• TF072513
• Signed on 04/12/2015 End Disbursement Date 31/01/2019
• Progress reports due by 04/03/2016, 04/06/2016, 04/09/2016, 04/12/2016, 04/03/2017, 04/06/2017, 04/09/2017,
04/12/2017, 04/03/2018, 04/06/2018, 04/09/2018, 04/12/2018
• Final report due before 31/07/2019
• GP: GTCDR
• Countries: Greece
• EU2020 Pillar: Smart Growth
• Activities: In the framework of this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to support the Greek
Government in undertaking reforms that improve the Greek business environment, with a particular focus on the
regulatory system for investment licensing (IL). Activities include a review of licensing regulations and the development
of technical requirements in select priority sectors (additional to those covered under the TF "Investment Licensing") to
ensure consistency with the recently adopted IL Law and related legislation, as well as support to the roll-out and
implementation of the new licensing system in one or two pilot regulatory areas.
7SUB-NATIONAL DOING BUSINESS €2,905,000
• TF072558
• Signed on 28/02/2016 End Disbursement Date 31/01/2019
• Progress reports: 28/08/2016, 28/02/2017, 28/08/2017, 28/02/2018, 28/08/2018
• Final report: due before 31/07/2019
• GP: DEC
• Countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia
• EU2020 Pillar: Smart Growth
• Activities: The Trust Fund finances activities to assist the European Commission in measuring the business environment
for SMEs at the regional level in seven EU Member States and highlighting differences in regulation, gaps in the
implementation of national laws and the efficiency of local public administrations. Activities include carrying out micro-
level data collection and indicator production on five subnational Doing Business indicator datasets, carrying out
consultations with government authorities to invite them to participate in key stages of project implementation,
preparation of reports and dissemination of results.
LAGGING REGIONS €1,000,000
• TF072592
• Signed on 17/06/2016 End Disbursement Date 30/08/2017
• Progress reports: 17/12/2016
• Final report: due before 30/02/2018
• GP: GSURR
• Countries: Poland
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: Trust-funded activities support the European Commission's Lagging Behind Region Initiative in two pilot
regions in Poland. Under this Initiative, the stakeholders identify relevant actions addressing structural reforms in these
two regions with a view to multiplying them to the whole of Poland. The Bank provides assistance to regional authorities
to identify and improve implementation in certain activities, such as activating entrepreneurship in deprived areas,
identifying ways to improve conditions for starting a business in the region and other actions regarding cooperation
between science and business as well as strengthening vocational training.
GREECE NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT MONEY LAUNDERING €150,000
• TF072624
• Signed on 09/08/2016 End Disbursement Date 01/11/2017
• Progress reports: 09/11/2016, 09/02/2017, 09/05/2017, 09/08/2017
• Final report: due before 01/05/2018
• GP: GFMDR
• Countries: Greece
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: In the framework of this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to support the Government of
Greece in the development of a National Risk Assessment (NRA) on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing risks.
The NRA identifies risks, vulnerabilities, mitigating factors and provides for concrete actions. Activities include providing
guidance on launching the NRA process, helping to prepare and carry out several workshops for the NRA Working Group,
providing remote technical assistance and support to the Working Group in the preparation of the draft reports and the
risk based action plans.
8GREECE GMI ROLLOUT €1,800,000
• TF072637
• Signed on 01/08/2016 End Disbursement Date 30/06/2018
• Progress reports: 01/11/2016, 08/02/2017, 08/05/2017, 08/08/2017
• Final report: due before 30/12/2018
• GP: GSPDR
• Countries: Greece
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: The Bank provides, in the framework of the Trust Fund, technical assistance to the Greek Ministry of Labor,
Social Insurance and Social Solidarity in the design and implementation of the Roll Out of the Guaranteed Minimum
Income (GMI) / Social Solidarity Income. The technical assistance will focus on the key elements of the GMI
implementation, including support to the definition of the design parameters of the program and key business
processes, the Management Information System, the training and communication strategies and the monitoring and
evaluation strategy.
€1,500,000
GREECE CADASTER
• TF072666
• Signed on 18/08/2016 End Disbursement Date 15/12/2017
• Progress reports: 18/11/2016, 18/02/2017, 18/05/2017, 18/08/2017, 18/11/2017
• Final report: due before 15/06/2018
• GP: GSURR
• Countries: Greece
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: In the framework of this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to support the Greek Government
in its efforts to modernize and complete the Greek Cadaster by 2020 and establish joint cadaster - property registry
offices. Activities include preparing the requirements specification of a customized Project Management Information
System, providing management expert advisory services, preparing a quality assurance framework, preparing a roadmap
to a modern land administration system by 2020 and a risk management framework, among others. The Bank also
supports the Greek Government by presenting feasible options for a functioning and effective National Spatial Data
Infrastructure (NSDI).
SLOVENIA SME NPL €100,000
• TF072640
• Signed on 28/07/2016 End Disbursement Date 30/04/2017
• Progress reports: 28/01/2017
• Final report: due before 30/10/2017
• GP: GFMDR
• Countries: Slovenia
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: The Trust Fund finances activities to assist the Bank of Slovenia to undertake reforms which seek to improve
the stability and efficiency of the country's banking system through the restructuring of the large volume of non-
performing loans (NPL) associated with the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. Activities include
developing a toolkit for the SME NPL segmentation exercise, developing a handbook for SME NPL restructuring and
presenting both the toolkit and the handbook at a workshop for the banking community, which will be organised by the
Bank of Slovenia and the Banking Association.
9ROMANIA NON-BANK SECTOR REGULATOR €320,000
• TF072686
• Signed on 13/10/2016 End Disbursement Date 30/09/2017
• Progress reports: 13/04/2017
• Final report: due before 30/03/2018
• GP: GFMDR
• Countries: Romania
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: In the framework of this Trust Fund, the Bank provides technical assistance to improve the supervisory
capacity of the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority. The Bank's TA will focus on (i) consolidating the supervision of
the capital market sector, namely the off-site supervision (both conduct and prudential) and on-site supervision of the
investment firms and asset managers, based on EU best practices; and (ii) enhancing the regulatory framework, namely
the legislation on alternative investment funds.
CYPRUS IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC AND PPP INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN TRANSPORT AND
BUILDINGS €400,000
• TF072770
• Signed on 21/12/2016 End Disbursement Date 31/12/2017
• Progress reports: 21/03/2017, 21/06/2017, 21/09/2017, 21/12/2017
• Final report: due before 30/06/2018
• GP: GTIDR
• Countries: Cyprus
• EU2020 Pillar: Sustainable Growth
• Activities: The Trust Fund finances technical assistance to provide the Government of Cyprus with additional elements
and instructions for the practical application of a manual recently developed by the Bank, the "Manual for Pre-Selection
and Appraisal of Public Investment Projects" in transport and public building projects. This Manual was one of the
outputs of the activities financed under another Europe 2020 TF (TF072371 - Cyprus Public Investment Management).
The Bank will provide tailor-made methodologies taking into account the specific characteristics of the country in order
to calculate the basic variables for assessing both land transport and public building projects.
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