International Projects

Croatia

Improvement of quality of the National Cancer Screening Programmes implementation (CRO SCREENING)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2015-2016
Budget: 641 500 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to enhance the quality of the National Cancer Screening Programmes implementation.

Tax Administration Information System applications development supervision (CRO TAXIT)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Croatian Tax Administration
Year: 2015-2017
Budget: 700 000 EUR
Leader: Austria
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: recommendations for further development of CTA IT system, including e-services for taxpayers, produced and supervision of development of new CTA IT system applications performed.

Strengthening the Work of the Judicial Academy through Curriculum Development and Training in the Use of Expert Witnessing (CRO WIT)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Judicial Academy and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2015
Budget: 188 889 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to develop Judicial Academy‘s professional training program in the area of expert witnessing and to strengthen capacities of judges, state attorneys and judicial advisors with the purpose of better cooperation with expert witnesses in judicial procedures.

Preparation for the Implementation and Usage of the Schengen Information System (SIS) / SIRENE and European Arrest Warrant (EAW)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2014-2015
Budget: 188 889 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to enhance capacities and competences of stakeholders relevant for implementation and usage of the Schengen Information System – Supplementary Information Request at the National Entries (Sis/SIRENE) and European Arrest Warrant (EAW).

Strengthening capacities of the Ministry of the Interior to implement the automated exchange of DNA and dactyloscopic data” (CRO DNA/DKT)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2017-2019
Budget: 600 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: procedures for the automated exchange of DNA and dactyloscopic data developed and forensic science experts trained in order to establish preconditions for implementation of Prüm Decisions.

Implementation of Free Legal Aid System

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia - Free Legal Aid Department within the Directorate for European Union and International Cooperation
Year: 2011-2012
Budget: 230.000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to support the Ministry of Justice in establishing more efficient system of free legal aid.

Setting up the SIRENE Office: Strengthening capacities of SIRENE operators and end users of the Schengen Information System II” (CRO SIRENE)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2016-2017
Budget: 200 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: an active and operational Croatian Supplementary Information Request at National Entry (S.I.Re.N.E) Office and other parts of the International Police Cooperation Service involved in Schengen activities.

Enhancing administrative and operative capacities of the National Police Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime” (CRO NPOSCOC))

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2016 - 2017
Budget: 222 222 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: The project purpose is to strengthen capacity of the Ministry of Interior by increasing effectiveness of the National Police Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (NPOSCOC) at the national and regional level through improvement of their internal administrative and operational procedures and implementation of trainings.

Processing of traces on clothing - from crime scene to forensic experts reports (CRO TRACE)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2017
Budget: 220 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: The project purpose is to strengthen capacities of the Forensic Science Centre (FSC) “Ivan Vučetić” of the MoI for multidisciplinary forensic investigation of crime and to strengthen capacities of the Criminal Police Directorate of the MoI to combat crime by enhancement of processing of the crime scene and preparing evidence for further processing.

Further Enhancing the Functioning of Croatian AFCOS System with the Aim of Efficient Protection of EU Financial Interests

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Finance – Independent Service for Combating Irregularities and Fraud (ISCIF)
Year: 2013-2014
Budget: 230 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to upgrade the Croatian AFCOS system through the adjustment and alignment of its structure and functioning to the framework of EU Structural Instruments and accordingly, update and improve the procedures and provisions on prevention, detection, treatment, reporting and follow-up of irregularities and frauds in order to ensure sound protection of EU financial interests.

Support for State Aid System in relation to EU Structural and Cohesion Funds (CRO STATE AID)

Project type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2015-2016
Budget: 188 889 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Leader
Project purpose: Enhance capacity of the Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders in the area of state aid within EU structural and cohesion funds in order to ensure compatibility of EU structural and cohesion funds projects with state aid rules.

Strengthening capacity of the Central Finance and Contracting Agency in its role of Intermediate body level 2 (CRO IB2)

Sector: Management of EU Funds
Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Central Finance and Contracting Agency
Year: 2016-2017
Budget: 250 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Leader
Project purpose: strengthen capacity of the Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) for conducting its role of Intermediate body level 2 for Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 – 2020.

Support for setting up of the strategic planning system at the national level (CRO STRATEGY)

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2015-2016
Budget: 250 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to provide the support for setting up of an effective and efficient institutional and legislative framework for strategic planning in the state administration in Croatia that consists of standardized practices for preparation of strategic documents, as well as for monitoring of their implementation, supported through an IT system.

Strengthening the Capacities of Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFEA) in Performing its Role as a National Coordinator of EU Affairs

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2014-2015
Budget: 250 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to assist the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia in the process of national coordination of EU affairs through development of relevant procedures and improvement of capacities of employees involved in the process of drafting, aligning and adopting of national position in EU legislative process.

Support to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in capacity building related to the Membership in the European Union (EU) (CRO MFEA)

Beneficiary institution: Ministry of European Union and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2016
Budget: 222 222 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to ensure efficient adjustment of Croatian institution to the EU membership environment, continuation of reforms and further building up of Croatian expertise on EU affairs.

Further Strengthening of the Public Private Partnership System in the Republic of Croatia

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Agency for Public Private Partnerships
Year: 2012
Budget: 250 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to strengthen administrative capacities of the Agency for Public Private Partnership and other relevant authorities in regard to the management of public private partnership projects’ preparation and implementation.

Enhancement capacity of Financial instruments application in consistency with other forms of public interventions

Project Type: GRANT
Beneficiary institution: CPMA, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, Ministry of Regional Development and EU funds of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2017-2018
Budget: 1 020 599 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to enhance the capacity of Lithuanian and Croatian public institutions to use financial instruments to deal with market failures in public sector, and do it in consistency with other forms of public interventions.

Strengthening the system of supervision of political activities and electoral campaign financing

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2014
Budget: 188 889 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: Efficient and effective supervision of political activities and electoral campaign financing in the Republic of Croatia established and prevention measures in the fight against corruption improved.

Enhancement of capacity for effective management of EU cohesion policy funds

Project Type: EU Twinning programme
Beneficiary institution: State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia
Year: 2011-2013
Budget: 2 000 000 EUR
Leader: Lithuania
CPMA role: Partner
Project purpose: to increase capacity for overall coordination of the implementation of Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund (SCF) in Croatia, technically correct and effective financial management of funds, systematic and effective monitoring of SCF programmes.

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