Support to Civil Society Organisations (including Technical Assistance to CSOs) in the candidate and potential candidate countries for accession to the European Union, namely: Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo*, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey:
- Ensure that activities are implemented in accordance with the principles of effectiveness, efficiency and economy.
- Provide technical and financial supervision of programmes and projects.
- Draft and manage tenders, calls for proposals and other contract award procedures.
- Negotiate technical and financial aspects of contracts.
Chapter Desk for Research & Development (Chapter 25) in DG Enlargement:
- Follow up, analyse and / or assess the positions of other stakeholders relating to R&D.
- Ensure that DG Elargements priorities concerning R&D are taken into account.
- Present and defend the coordinated Commission's postition in Council Working Groups
Coordinate on behalf of the DG the participation in EU Programmes of the candidate and potential candidate countries.