InfoDayEU Projects for Turkey

AB-Bilgi experience

INDAGANDO TV and DESTAN TVKütahya, 15th, November 2014

What’s AB-Bilgi project? Transnational initiative for disseminate the added value

that EU policies offer to the Turkish population

Cooperation project between two entities, one from Spain and the second one from Turkey

Project to awareness journalists and population about the opportunities that EU offers for people

Why AB-Bilgi project?✓ Because there are many activities which could be done

in Turkey if population know the possibilities and resources which EU offers.

✓ Turkish population should be attracted to participate on transnational projects in cooperation with the European partners.

✓ Take advantage of European funds to develop cooperation projects.

Where AB-Bilgi project?✓ Seven Turkish regions + 8 Turkish cities:

✓ Central Anatolia Region: Ankara✓ Marmara Region: Bursa✓ Aegean Region: Izmir and Kütahya✓ Black Sea Region: Trabzon✓ Mediterranean Region: Adana✓ Eastern Anatolia Region: Erzurum✓ Southearstern Anatolia Region: Diyarbakir

How AB-Bilgi project?Info-chain: EU+journalists+Training+Information+Dissemination+Population+EU

Communication tools: cloud store for professionals

Public TV agreements: starting by Spanish and Turkish media

Professional EU-Turkish Journalist Networking

Who is who at AB-Bilgi project?✓ Journalism Professionals from the TV channels

✓ INDAGANDO TV from Spain✓ DESTAN TV from Turkey

✓ Cooperation and EU funds experts✓ Knowledge and expertise on EU Programmes, Funds

and Projects✓ EU Project and Transnational Partnerships

Management

When AB-Bilgi project?✓ 15 months

✓ Project Management: from October’14 till January’16✓ InfoDay: on November’14✓ TV Programs: from January to December’15✓ Training sessions: more or less February’15✓ Journalists Networking: along the project

AB-Bilgi objectives✓ Overall ObjectiveRaising awareness among Turkish media about the real presence of the EU in everyday life of Turkish civil society:

Cooperation projects

Scholarships

European partnerships

New regulation rules

Modernisation directives

Improvement of national and local infraestructures

New ways of participation in EU commitments and initiatives…

AB-Bilgi objectives✓ Six main concepts to take into account:1)Informing: local journalist need the information about EU policies to disseminate it

2)Training: Offering some tools to local journalists to understand how people could access and manage their own initiatives using EU funds

3)Entertaining: EU will be closer to the citizens if mass media get to do entertained programs

4)Creating: Starting point to create a database with Turkish contents related to the EU funds

5)Promoting: Creation of Turkish network formed by PP entities interested to participate in these projects and to obtain more and best information related to

6)Engaging: Bringing the Turkish public media the interest for EU as a part of their dissemination obligations and strategies as public media.

AB-Bilgi work packages (I)WP1. Training/Informing Media about the EU optionsWP2.Communication strategy: dissemination of EU project experiences through TV programsWP3. Networking in/out TurkeyWP4. Commitment of Public TV/radio media about the EU policies informationWP5. Management projectWP6. Evaluation project.

AB-Bilgi work packages (II)WP.1. Training/Informing Media about the EU options

- InfoDay- Training Sessions for Journalists and Civilian

Society- Meeting with local authorities- Local work groups- Cloud store

AB-Bilgi work packages (III)WP.2.Communication strategy: dissemination of EU project experiences through TV programs

- EU TV shows- Dissemination Plan- Communication tools

- Website- Social Netwoking- Newsletter- Logo

AB-Bilgi work packages (IV)WP.3 Networking in/out Turkey

Creation of a national network among Turkish journalists and civil organisations and other European journalists and people interested to.

WP.4. Commitment of Public TV/radio media about the EU policies information

Drafting a Agreement of Public Media (ESP and TR)

AB-Bilgi Outputs

WP1.InfoDay8 training sessionsDatabase contents: cloud store

WP210 Europe TV showsDissemination PlanCommunication tools:

websitesocial networking15 newsletters20 press releases2 press conferences8 media meeting point

AB-Bilgi OutputsWP3Creation of an international network among Turkish media and others

WP4Commitment with RTVE of SpainCommitment with TRT of Turkey

AB-Bilgi: tools for journalists- TV shows- Cloud store with specific contents- Website information- International networking- Previous experiences and beneficiary people in Turkey- Social network group on Facebook

The European Union: something known or

unknown?

EU and Turkey relations- EU needs to be more known in Turkey

- To reach this objective have to count on mass media

- But... mass media need information about the EU policies

http://goo.gl/AjdosN

EU and Turkey relationsArticle 7bis - Treaty of Lisbon

1.   The Union shall develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation.

2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Union may conclude specific agreements with the countries concerned. These agreements may contain reciprocal rights and obligations as well as the possibility of undertaking activities jointly. Their implementation shall be the subject of periodic consultation.

EU and Turkey relationsCurrent status: http://goo.gl/acqaAZ and http://goo.gl/FzJVV

- The first chapter to be negotiated, Chapter 25 - Science and Research, was opened and closed on 12th June 2006.

-In 2006, the EU expressed concern over restrictions to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport to which Turkey had committed by signing the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement.

- With no solution found, the European Council decided on December’06 to suspend negotiations on eight chapters relevant to Turkey's restrictions with regard to the Republic of Cyprus: 

EU and Turkey relationsThe chapter blocked are: Chapter 1 Free movement of goodsChapter 3 Right of establishment and freedom to provide servicesChapter 9 Financial servicesChapter 11 Agriculture and rural developmentChapter 13 FisheriesChapter 14 Transport policyChapter 29 Customs unionChapter 30 External relations

EU and Turkey relations

- It was also decided that no chapter would be provisionally closed until Turkey fulfils its commitments under the additional protocol to the EU-Turkey association agreement

- The process of negotiations did not was blocked. To date, 14 chapters have been under negotiations.

EU and Turkey relationsNegotiation opened at: : Ch. 4: Free movement of capitalCh. 6: Company Law

Ch. 7: Intellectual Property RightsCh. 10: Information Society and MediaCh. 12: Food Safety, Vet. & Phitosanitary PolicyCh. 16: Taxation

Ch. 20: Enterprise and Industrial PoliciesCh. 21: Trans European NetworksCh. 22: Regional Policies & Coord. Of Structural InstrumentsCh. 27: EnvironmentCh. 28: Consumer & Health ProtectionCh. 32: Financial Control

EU and Turkey relationsThe Positive Agenda (2012): according to the EU Enlargement Strategy Main elements of the Agenda: - Intensified dialogue and cooperation on political reforms- Visa- Mobility migration- Energy- Fight against terrorism- Further participation of TR in Community Programmes- Town twinning- Trade and the Customs Union

EU: policymakers- Main institutions

- European Parliament- European Council- European Commission: specific Commissioner - Central European Bank- European Investment Bank…

- General Directorates (DG)- Thematic areas: Environment, Training and lifelong learning ,

R+D, Cooperation, Culture and Creativity, SME’s opportunities, Media, Citizenships, European Mobility…

- Member States: 28- Last one: Croatia (January 1st, 2014)

EU: cooperation & opportunities- Transnational projectsNecessary: to be EEMM or to have a special status like Turkey regarding some matters - Open the possibility to plan and to develop different cooperation projects with another European countries and to share knowledge and experiences among them – Transnationality seems: mobility and travelling

EU: cooperation & opportunities- Interregional projectsCooperation projects but ONLY with closer neighbours and EEMM - Cross-border projectsOption to develop project with EU countries or their closer neighbours only for appertaining to the same geographical region, i.e. Mediterranean or Black Sea region.

EU: cooperation & opportunities Black Sea region.

IstambulTekirdagKocaeli

ZonguldakKastamonu

SamsunTrabzon

EU: cooperation & opportunities Mediterranean Region.

TekirdagBalikesir

IzmirAydin

AntalyaAdanaHatay

EU: Programmes, Calls & Funds

Programme: It’s a framework or a global document where the EU institutions reflect their intentions for Europe and its citizens.

Programmes are multiannual documents which serve to focus and to guide the EU policies in one direction. People who would like to participate on EU funds have to follow the criteria highlighted in these documents.

EU Programmes, Calls & Funds- Calls: associated/linked with the some specific

program it is a document published from the programs management team in order to open the period to submit the project proposal for evaluation and funding.

- Usually: there is one call per year but, sometimes is possible to find the same call open twice/year or even more.

There is a specific call for a specific program

Ex.: LIFE+ or Erasmus +

EU Programmes, Calls & Funds- Funds: EU has different levels of funds and they could

appear from very different ways. Not always people like us will can ask for this funds.

- Sometimes will be our national Governments who are managing directly these Funds after a period of negotiation with the European Union

- Important to distinguish between: Structural Funds and Direct Funds

EU Programmes, Calls & Funds

- Structural Funds: EU investment on big infrastructures through, usually, the national, regional or local governments. Population can’t access to these funds in not so much situations. Ex. INTERREG

- Direct Funds: direct lines of grants that EU offers to the civilian entities which must be managed directly by them on the European Commission supervision. One call + One Submission Period = Approved or Rejected Proposal