Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) 2007-2013

This Commission Annual Report on Financial Assistance for Enlargement (IPA, PHARE, CARDS, Turkey Pre-Accession Instrument, Transition Facility covers the most significant developments regarding the implementation of pre-accession assistance in 2012, including considerations on future perspectives.

The report concludes that 2012 witnessed a significant step on the path towards making assistance to the Enlargement countries more strategic and accession-driven as an integral part of the Enlargement strategy.

The legal and strategic planning framework that the Commission has proposed for delivering pre-accession assistance from 2014 onwards will reinforce its link with the political monitoring and reporting by putting in place a framework aiming for tangible results, achieving the desired impact and rewarding performance. This will contribute to increasing even further the added value of EU funds allocated to the Enlargement countries by creating stronger incentives for the transformation of their societies, legal systems and economies, for the mutual benefit of the European Union and of IPA beneficiary countries and their citizens.