Indicative funding allocation 2014-2020: €602.1 million
It is expected that funding in this period will contribute to the achievement of all the results listed in the following priority sectors:
- Democracy & governance
Reforming the civil service (improving reliability, transparency, accountability); more efficient public service delivery; establishing democratic institutions, strengthening existing democracy (local government, the Assembly, independent oversight bodies).
- Rule of law & fundamental rights
Strengthening the rule of law; fighting corruption and organised crime; implementing human rights law, and protecting and including minority and vulnerable groups.
- Energy
Reforming the energy sector to tackle major health and environmental problems; ensuring a reliable and sustainable energy supply; greater use of renewable energies; alignment with EU energy law.
- Competitiveness & innovation
Designing and implementing competitiveness policies; providing public services that meet private sector needs.
- Education, employment & social policies
Improving the functioning of the labour market; raising education standards; promoting skills development; restructuring the social welfare system.
- Agriculture & rural development
Increasing competitiveness in agriculture and food production, and raising food safety standards; improving living standards in rural communities, building a climate-resilient rural economy.
- Regional and territorial cooperation
Improving regional and neighbourly relations through Cross‑Border Cooperation programmes.
How will these priorities be implemented? (general background on IPA).
Other sources of information
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European Union
- Kosovo
- International financial institutions
For specific information (programme level), see below.
- ACT-61329 - Annex 1 - Action Document for EU for Fundamental Rights
- ACT-61330 - Annex 2 - Action Document for EU Approximation
- ACT-61331 - Annex 3 - Action Document for EU for Environment and Green Energy
- ACT-61332 - Annex 4 - Action Document for EU for inclusive socio-economic development
- IPA III/2021/ 043-659/1 - Annex 1 – Demining Action
- IPA III/2021/ 043-659/2 - Annex 2 – EU for Better Municipal Governance
- IPA III/2021/ 043-659/3 - Annex 3 – EU for Approximation
- IPA III/2021/ 043-659/4 - Annex 4 – EU for Environment
- IPA III/2021/ 043-659/5 - Annex 5 – EU for Trade and Internal Market
- IPA III/2021/ 043-659/6 - Annex 6 – EU for Agriculture and Rural Development
2020
- IPA 2020/ 042089-042090 – Annual Action Programme for Kosovo
- IPA/2020/042089-042090 - Annex to the Financing Decision - Annual Action Programme for Kosovo* 2020
- IPA 2020/042089.01/EU Acquis Approximation Facility
- IPA 2020/042089.02/Support to participation in Union Programmes
- IPA 2020/042089.03/Justice and Home Affairs
- IPA 2020/042090.04/EU 4 Environment, Climate action and Energy
- IPA 2020/042090.05/EU 4 Cultural Heritage and Rural Development
- IPA 2020/042090.06/EU 4 Small business recovery following the coronavirus crisis
- IPA 2020/042090.07/EU 4 Education and Employment
2019
- IPA 2019/041707 – Annual Action Programme for Kosovo – Part I
- IPA 2019/041247 041248 – Amended Annual Action Programme for Kosovo | ANNEX
- IPA 2019/041707 – Annual Action Programme for Kosovo – Part II | ANNEX
2018
- IPA 2018/041245 041246 – Annual Action Programme for Kosovo
- IPA 2018/041245.01/EU Acquis Approximation Facility and Young Cell Scheme
- IPA 2018/041245.02/EU Support to participation in Union Programmes
- IPA 2018/041245.03/EU Support to justice and Rule of Law
- IPA 2018/041245.04/EU Support to Communities
- IPA 2018/041246.05/EU Support to clean air in Kosovo
- IPA 2018/041246.06/EU Support to waste management in Kosovo
- IPA 2018/041246.07/EU Support to start-ups
- IPA 2018/041246.08/EU for All
- IPA 2018/041246.09/EU Support to education
2017
- IPA 2017/040505 040506 Annual Action Programme for Kosovo Part I
- IPA 2017/040505.01/KS/ EU Acquis Approximation Facility
- IPA 2017/040505.02/KS/ EU Support to participation in Union Programmes
- IPA 2017/040505.03/KS/ EU Support for Political Priorities, and the Dialogue for the Normalisation of Relations Between Belgrade and Pristina
- IPA 2017/040505.04/KS/ EU Support to the Kosovo Competition Authority and the State Aid Commission
- IPA 2017/040505.05/KS/ EU Support for Intellectual Property Rights System in Kosovo
- IPA 2017/040505.06/KS/ EU Support to the Ombudsperson Institution
- IPA 2017/040505.10/KS/ EU Support for Aligning Education and training with Labour Market
- IPA 2017/040506.07/KS/ EU Support to the Energy Efficiency Fund
- IPA 2017/040506.08/KS/ EU Support for the competitiveness of Kosovo’s ICT sector
- IPA 2017/040506.09/KS/ EU for Food Safety in Kosovo
- IPA 2017/040506.11/KS/ EU for Education
- IPA 2017/040507 Annual Action Programme for Kosovo Part II
2016
- IPA 2016/039744 & 039745/ Annual Action Programme for Kosovo* - Part I | ANNEX
- IPA 2016/039747/ Annual Action Programme for Kosovo* - Part II | ANNEX
2015
- IPA 2015/038065 & 038066/ Annual Action Programme for Kosovo* | ANNEX 1
- IPA 2015/038065.01/KS/ EU Approximation Facility
- IPA 2015/038065.02/KS/ Facility for implementation of political priorities, including the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue
- IPA 2015/038065.03/KS/ Further Support to Judicial Reform in Kosovo
- IPA 2015/038065.04/KS/ Further Support to Home Affairs in Kosovo
- IPA 2015/038066.05/KS/ Construction of HWS facilities
- IPA 2015/038066.06/KS/ Improving district heating in Prishtinë/Priština and Gjakova/Djakovica
- IPA 2015/038066.07/KS/ Further Support to Kosovo's Development of the Agri-Rural Sector and Food Safety
2014
- IPA 2014/032-353 & 032-355/ Annual Action Programme for Kosovo*
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 01.Young Cell Scheme
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 02. Further Support to PAR process
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 03. Further support to Kosovo Assembly
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 04. EU Legal Approximation Facility
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 05. Facility for implementation of political priorities, including the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 06. PECK II
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 07. Strengthening the capacities of the Judicial System in Kosovo
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 08. Support to Public Safety Education, free legal professions and legal education reform
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 09. Strengthen Kosovo institutions in effective management of migration, asylum and fight against trafficking with human beings.
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 10. EU Support for the Implementation of the RAE Strategy 2
- IPA 2014/032353/KS/ 11. Community Stabilisation and Refugees Integration Programme
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 12. Kosovo A Decommissioning and Feasibility Study on Kosovo B
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 13. 3rd Energy Package
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 14. Support to Regional Economic Development
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 15. Support for better social services for the most vulnerable groups
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 16. Municipal Social and Economic Infrastructure
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 17. Agriculture and Rural Development Support Programme V
- IPA 2014/032355/KS/ 18. Food Safety and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Controls
- Cross-border Cooperation Kosovo*-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- 2014-2020 IPA CBC Kosovo*-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Action Programmes:
- IPA 2014/037619/2014 CBC Action Programme Kosovo*-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- IPA 2015/038145-2016/038146-2017/038147/ 2015-2017 Action Programme Kosovo*- former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- IPA 2018/041473-2019/041476-2020/041477/ 2018-2020 Action Programme Kosovo* - former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Cross-border Cooperation Albania-Kosovo*
- Cross-border Cooperation Montenegro-Kosovo*
Annual programmes & Project fiches
2013
- IPA 2013/024216/ Annual programme for Kosovo*
- IPA 2013/024216/ Annual programme for Kosovo* - Annex
- IPA 2013/024216.01/KS/ Support to Public Administration Reform
- IPA 2013/024216.02/KS/ Support to the Rule of Law
- IPA 2013/024216.03/KS/ Return and Reintegration of Minority Communities
- IPA 2013/024216.04/KS/ Support to dialogue and EU approximation
- IPA 2013/024216.05/KS/ Trade and Private Sector Development
- IPA 2013/024216.06/KS/ Balanced Regional Development
- IPA 2013/024216.07/KS/ Education and Employment
- IPA 2013/024216.08/KS/ Agriculture and Food Safety
- IPA 2013/024216.09/KS/ Waste Management
- IPA 2013/024216.10/KS/ Support to Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety in Kosovo*
- IPA 2013/024216.11/KS/ Culture for All III
- IPA 2013/024216.12/KS/ EU Programmes
- IPA 2013/024216.13/KS/ General Technical Assistance Facility
2012
- IPA 2012/022940/ Annual programme for Kosovo*
- IPA 2012/022940/ Annual programme for Kosovo* - Annex
- IPA 2012/022940.01/KS/ Support to Public Administration Reform
- IPA 2012/022940.02/KS/ Improvement of social services, labour conditions and social dialogue
- IPA 2012/022940.03/KS/ Return and Reintegration in Kosovo*
- IPA 2012/022940.04/KS/ Strengthening the rule of law in accordance with EU standards
- IPA 2012/022940.05/KS/ Strengthening criminal investigation capacities against organised crime and corruption
- IPA 2012/022940.06/KS/ Support to Dialogue and EU approximation
- IPA 2012/022940.07/KS/ Support to the free movement of goods
- IPA 2012/022940.08/KS/ Support to Education and Employment
- IPA 2012/022940.09/KS/ Upgrade of Kosovo’s Transmission System Infrastructure
- IPA 2012/022940.10/KS/ Support to Agriculture and Rural Development
- IPA 2012/022940.11/KS/ Construction of a processing plant for the disposal of animal by-products
- IPA 2012/022940.12/KS/ Balanced Regional Development
- IPA 2012/022940.13/KS/ Support measures and technical assistance facility
2011
- IPA 2011/022939/ Annual programme for Kosovo*
- IPA 2011/022939/ Annual programme for Kosovo* - Annex
- IPA 2011/022939.01/KS/ Border Management, Readmission and Reintegration
- IPA 2011/022939.02/KS/ Financial Crime and Road Policing
- IPA 2011/022939.03/KS/ Judiciary
- IPA 2011/022939.04/KS/ Regional economic development
- IPA 2011/022939.05/KS/ Municipal, social and economic infrastructure facility
- IPA 2011/022939.06/KS/ Economic development - Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- IPA 2011/022939.07/KS/ Energy
- IPA 2011/022939.08/KS/ Agriculture and rural development
- IPA 2011/022939.09/KS/ Veterinary and food safety
- IPA 2011/022939.10/KS/ Youth and media
- IPA 2011/022939.11/KS/ Social welfare and community stabilisation
- IPA 2011/022939.12/KS/ Education
- IPA 2011/022939.13/KS/ Public administration reform
- IPA 2011/022939.14/KS/ Public Finance
- IPA 2011/022939.15/KS/ Institution Building (TAIEX)
- IPA 2011/022939.16/KS/ EU programmes
- IPA 2011/022939.17/KS/ Support measures and technical assistance facility
2010
- IPA 2010/022452/ Annual programme for Kosovo*
- IPA 2010/022452.01/KS/ Strengthening the rule of law
- IPA 2010/022452.02/KS/ Governance
- IPA 2010/022452.03/KS/ Public administration reform
- IPA 2010/022452.04/KS/ Communities and education
- IPA 2010/022452.05/KS/ Public finance
- IPA 2010/022452.06/KS/ Regional economic development
- IPA 2010/022452.07/KS/ Agriculture and rural development
- IPA 2010/022452.08/KS/ Veterinary and food safety
- IPA 2010/022452.09/KS/ Energy sector reform
- IPA 2010/022452.10/KS/ Environment
- IPA 2010/022452.11/KS/ General technical assistance and Kosovo* Communication follow-up facility
2009
- Commission Decision and Financing Proposal IPA 2009
- PF 1 - Strengthening the Rule of Law Sector
- PF 2 - Strengthening the human resources and the institutional capacity
- PF 3 - Support to Communities
- PF 4 - Support to the Cultural Sector
- PF 5 - Support to the Media Sector
- PF 6 - Support to Culture, Youth and Sport
- PF 7 - Trade and Regional Development
- PF 8 - Support Education and Employment
- PF 9 - Improvement of IT System in Taxation Administration
- PF 10 - Further Support to the Agricultural Sector
- PF 11 - Support to the Environment Sector
- PF 12 - Support to Transport and Energy
- PF 13 - Support Measures and Technical Assistance Facility
2008 Part II
2008 Part I
- Commission Decision and Financing Proposal (PartI)
- PF 1 - Strengthening the Rule of Law
- PF 2 - Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
- PF 3 - Public Finance
- PF 4 - Support to Agency for European Integration
- PF 5 - Support to Media & Civil Society
- PF 6 - Return Reintegration
- PF 7 - Preparation for implementation and management of agricultural and rural development policy
- PF 8 - Further Support for Kosovo’s Participation in the Energy Community of SEE
- PF 9 - Further support to enhance the administrative and management capacity of the Kosovo Trust Agency and its successor organisation
- PF 10 - Support to Mines and Minerals Sector
- PF 11 - Municipal Social and Economic Infrastructure
- PF 12 - Developing an enabling socio-economic environment
- PF 13 - Education and Employment
- PF 14 - Further support to water and environment sector
- PF 15 - Support for the Control and /or Eradication of animal diseases and follow up on animal identification, registration and movement control system
- PF 16 - Support for Kosovo’s Participation in the European Common Aviation Area
- PF 17 - Technical assistance to the Statistical Office of Kosovo for the preparation of a population census
- PF 18 - Support to the Health Sector
- PF 19 - Support to Customs and Taxation Administrations
- PF 20 - General Technical Assistance Facility (GTAF) & Programme Reserve
2007
- Commission Decision and Financing Proposal IPA 2007
- PF 1 - Building the capacity of Kosovo’s institutions to develop EU
- PF 2 - Strengthening the Rule of law
- PF 3 - Return, Reintegration and Cultural Heritage
- PF 4 - Developing an enabling economic environment for all of Kosovo’s communities
- PF 5 - Reconstruction of roads and bridges
- PF 6 - Supporting local government and decentralisation
- PF 7 - Education in Kosovo: Inter-culturalism and the Bologna Process
- PF 8 - Meeting EU Standards in the Energy sector
- PF 9 - Meeting EU Standards Food Safety & Veterinary Services
- PF 10 - Meeting EU Standards in Public Procurement
- PF 11 - General Technical Assistance Facility (GTAF) &
The purpose of support under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) programme is to help candidate and potential candidate countries and territories – the Beneficiaries – to progress towards fully meeting the Copenhagen political and economic criteria as well as adopting and implementing the EU acquis. The Multi-beneficiary actions will complement and add value to the support given under the National Programmes.