A new three-year agreement between the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the CEI-ES was signed for the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) AUSTRIA on the occasion of the CNC Meeting in Vienna on 23 January 2014.
Managing Director, Mr. Martin Ledolter, who signed the Agreement on behalf of ADA, expressed deep appreciation for the work carried out by the CEI since Austria had joined the Programme in 2008. He briefed the participants on the results achieved so far: 22 projects supported with a contribution of about 600.000 EUR in important areas such as capacity building and European integration, sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy and environment.
Amb. Caracciolo di Vietri, CEI Secretary General, thanked Austria for the continuous support to the Programme, thus demonstrating a great commitment to the whole Organisation.
*** Launched in 2004, the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) is a development assistance instrument aimed to support transfer of experience from the EU to the non-EU countries within the CEI region. The Programme originates from the belief that economic development in non-EU CEI Member States can be strengthened by transferring good practices and introducing benchmarks already tested and established in countries that have gone through the EU accession process.
The KEP offers grants to institutions from EU countries willing to share their experience with their partners in the non-EU CEI countries in South-eastern and Eastern Europe.
The Programme is financed from two sources: the CEI Fund at the EBRD, supported by Italy, and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). In 2008 and 2011 the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs made two voluntary contributions of 25.000 EUR each to support KEP activities.
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from left: CEI SG, Amb. Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri; CEI ASG, Amb. Margit Waestfelt;
ADA Managing Director, Martin Ledolter
Managing Director, Mr. Martin Ledolter, who signed the Agreement on behalf of ADA, expressed deep appreciation for the work carried out by the CEI since Austria had joined the Programme in 2008. He briefed the participants on the results achieved so far: 22 projects supported with a contribution of about 600.000 EUR in important areas such as capacity building and European integration, sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy and environment.
Amb. Caracciolo di Vietri, CEI Secretary General, thanked Austria for the continuous support to the Programme, thus demonstrating a great commitment to the whole Organisation.
*** Launched in 2004, the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) is a development assistance instrument aimed to support transfer of experience from the EU to the non-EU countries within the CEI region. The Programme originates from the belief that economic development in non-EU CEI Member States can be strengthened by transferring good practices and introducing benchmarks already tested and established in countries that have gone through the EU accession process.
The KEP offers grants to institutions from EU countries willing to share their experience with their partners in the non-EU CEI countries in South-eastern and Eastern Europe.
The Programme is financed from two sources: the CEI Fund at the EBRD, supported by Italy, and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). In 2008 and 2011 the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs made two voluntary contributions of 25.000 EUR each to support KEP activities.
from left: CEI SG, Amb. Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri; CEI ASG, Amb. Margit Waestfelt;
ADA Managing Director, Martin Ledolter