Country |
Document/Date |
Criteria |
Value |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania |
PRSP/Nov 2001 |
Issue |
1 |
Bad fishing water resource management as cause of steadily
declining fisheries production. |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Increase in incomes from agric., forestry and fishery
identified as key instrument for econ. and social dvmt. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Actions aimed at improving fishery resources management (legal
meas., database to monitor fish reserves, General Fishing Committee for the
Mediterranean (GFCM/ FAO)) incl. in impl. matrix |
|
|
Process |
2 |
Damages to fisheries identified in participatory process as
factor obstructing growth and/or pov. red.. |
Armenia |
PRSP/ Nov 2003 |
Issue |
1 |
Fishing as one of three reasons for the strategic significance of Lake Sevan. |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Fishing is most imp. income source for pop. around Lake Sevan (no spec. mention of pov.) |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Environmental policy will rehabilitate and protect Lake Sevan's ecosystem and promote its rational use (no specific ref. to fisheries). |
Azerbaijan |
PRSP/ May 2003 |
Issues |
2 |
Pollution of Caspian Sea- Baku bay area biolog. dead |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Livelihoods of large sections of population depend on Casp.
Sea (oil and fisheries). |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Measures to protect Casp. Sea from further poll./ biomass
reduction (limit. on fishing, commun. particip.) |
|
|
Process |
2 |
Mobilising community level resources in protecting, monitoring environment (publ. educ. on environm. issues, establ. appropr. monitoring indic. and decentr. of govt. policy direction). |
Belarus |
|
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
*NEDP 2000-6 |
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
NDP 2004-6 |
|
|
|
Estonia |
NDP 2003-6 |
Issue |
3 |
Separate section of the NDP prov. excellent detailed
discussion of fisheries sector, incl. avail. fish-stocks, state and capacity of
fishing fleet, fish processing ind., fishing ports, aquaculture. |
|
|
Link |
1 |
Fisheries imp. source of income in several coastal areas, yet
limited employment opport. in sector add to insecure socio-economic situation in
coastal areas. |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Need to bring all links in the fish handling chain into conform. with EU food and occup. safety, and environ. protect. requirem stressed. Five programme priorities defined, incl. Rural Dvmt. and Agriculture outlining five (out of 13) fishery-related objectives and measures (aquaculture, processing, market outlets, infrastructure, fleet-restructuring). Measures discussed in detail, costed, funding sources identified. |
|
|
Process |
1 |
Reps. of fisheries sector assoc. involved in prep. of NDP |
Georgia |
PRSP/ Jun 2003 |
Links |
1 |
Share of meat, fish and dairy products in food energy consumption varies across the population between 7-20%, around 10% for people living in extreme poverty. |
Hungary |
NDP 2004-6 |
Issues |
2 |
Para. disc. situat./challenges of fisheries sector. SWAT analysis identif. obsolete fish-farm. facil. and inadeq. fish process. capacit. as weakness vis-à-vis rural devt. Modernis. of agricult. sector (incl. fisheries) essential to prevent sector from becom. burden to rest of econ. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Intent. to modernize/ revitalize fisheries sector/ raise competitiveness signalled. Agric. and Rural Operational Progr. section contains para. outlining fishery rel. meas. EC Structural Funds, esp. Financial Instrument of Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) identif. as funding source. |
Kazakhstan |
*SPD 2001-10 |
|
|
|
Kyrgyzstan |
PRSP/ Dec 2002 |
Issues |
1 |
Red Book of the Republic protects inter alia 2 fish species
(one was included after 1985). |
Latvia |
*NDP 2002-6 |
|
|
|
Lithuania |
LTEDS 2002-15 |
Issues |
2 |
All components of SWOT analysis incl. fisheries related issues. Favourable natural conditions for fisheries devt. noted, yet sector needs reform/ restructuring. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Strategic Goal- Create econ. productive fishery system complying with EU criteria. Fisheries policy discussed in three sub-sections: Marine fishery, Interior fishery, Fishery information system. |
Macedonia, FYR |
IPRSP/ Nov 2000 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Moldova |
IPRSP/ Apr 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Poland |
*NDP 2004-6 |
|
|
|
Romania |
GP 2001-4 |
Responses |
1 |
Promise to promote cooperative system (incl. fisheries)
through adequate legislative framework |
Russian Federation |
*SSEPP 2000-10 |
|
|
|
Slovakia |
|
|
|
|
Slovenia |
NDP 2001-6 |
Issues |
2 |
Separate section of the NDP discusses state of fisheries
sector, incl. marine fishery, freshwater fishing, fish farming, fish
trade). |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Development Priority: Restructuring of Agric. and Rural Devt. incl. programme for fishery devt. containing two lines of action (i) Sustainable resource management (ii) Incr. prod. capacities for freshwater fish farming. Objectives, content and monitoring indicators detailed and overall budget establ. EC Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance to provide funding. |
Tajikistan |
PRSP/ Jun 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Turkmenistan |
|
|
|
|
Ukraine |
*GAP 2000-4 |
|
|
|
Uzbekistan |
|
|
|
|
Abbreviations:
PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper) - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
IPRSP (Interim PRSP) - Macedonia, Moldova
PRSPR (Poverty Reduction Strategy Progress Report) - Albania
NDP (National Development Plan) - Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Poland, Slovenia
NEDP (National Economic Development Plan) - Bulgaria
NRDP (National Regional Development Plan) - Bulgaria
SPD (Strategic Plan of Development) - Kazakhstan
LTEDS (Long-term Economic Development Strategy) - Lithuania
SOPFFP (Sectoral Operational Programme-Fish and Fish Processing) - Poland
GP (Governance Program) - Romania
GAP (Government Activity Programme) - Ukraine
SSEPP (Strategic Socio-Economic and Political Programme) - Russian Federation
Belarus, Slovakia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan either have no comprehensive/ definitive national policy document or strategy- or it was impossible to identify same.
Country |
Document/Date |
Criteria |
Value |
Remarks |
Albania |
CAS/ May 2002 |
Responses |
3 |
Pilot Fishery Devt Proj. to improve fishery resources
management (incl. intr. of joint mngmt practices) and increase aquaculture
activities. 7 measures. identified, indicators defined and proj.
costed. |
Armenia |
CAS/ Apr 2001 |
Issues |
2 |
Since independence many environm. problems, such as depletion of fisheries resources, have aggravated considerably. Govt. has recently completed National Environ. Action Plan to address these issues. |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Deter. socio-econ. cond. have forced many poor people to overuse Armenia's nat. res., leading, inter alia, to severe depl. of fishery res. |
Azerbaijan |
CAS/ Nov 1999 |
Issues |
1 |
Govt. aims at revers. biodivers. loss in Casp. Sea (sturgeon hatchery) |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Several current and future environment-related WB activities
mentioned in CAS Progr. Matrix with aim of addr. env. issues of Casp. Sea
(pollution, water level, fish stocks). |
Belarus |
CAS/ Feb 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Bulgaria |
CAS/ May 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Czech Republic |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Estonia |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Georgia |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Hungary |
CASPR/ Apr 2002 |
Issue |
1 |
Matrix on Status of H. accession negot. with EU incl. fisheries sector. Legis. in line with Common Fish. Pol. some amend. required |
Kazakhstan |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Kyrgyzstan |
CASPR/ Nov 2001 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Latvia |
CAS/ Apr 2002 |
Issues |
1 |
EU access. neg. advanced- 23 of 29 chap (incl. fisheries)
prov. closed |
Lithuania |
CAS/ Apr 1999 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Macedonia, FYR |
JCAS/ July 1998 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Moldova |
CAS/ May 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Poland |
CAS/ Nov 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Romania |
CAS/ May 2001 |
Responses |
1 |
EC SAPARD focus on improving processing and marketing of agric. and fishery products. |
Russian Federation |
CAS/ May 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Slovakia |
CAS/ Jan 2001 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Slovenia |
CASPR/ Apr 2000 |
Issues |
1 |
Matrix on Status of H. accession negotiations with EU notes that currently no further negot. are required wrt.. fisheries sector. |
Tajikistan |
CAS/ Feb 2003 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Turkmenistan |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Ukraine |
CAS/ Aug 2000 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Uzbekistan |
CAS/ Feb 2002 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Abbreviations:
CASPR (CAS Progress Report) - Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia
JCAS (Joined CAS) - Macedonia
TSS (Transitional Support Strategy) - Macedonia
Country |
Document/Date |
Criteria |
Value |
Remarks |
Albania |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Armenia |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Azerbaijan |
2002-6 |
Issues |
2 |
Environ. probl. of Casp. Sea, wrt. fisheries resources discussed |
Belarus |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Estonia |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Georgia |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Hungary |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Kazakhstan |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Kyrgyzstan |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Latvia |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Lithuania |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Macedonia, FYR |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Moldova |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Poland |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Romania |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Russian Federation |
2002-6 |
Issues |
1 |
European Commission willing to give special attention. to
enclave region Kaliningrad, incl. fisheries issues. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Europ. Council has authorized Comm. to negotiate Fisheries Coop. Agreement with RF. EC negotiation agenda outlined. |
Slovakia |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Slovenia |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Tajikistan |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Turkmenistan |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Ukraine |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Uzbekistan |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Central Asia |
RSP 2002-4 |
|
|
No mention whatsoever |
Eastern Europe/ Central Asia |
TRCSP 2004-6 |
Responses |
1 |
Measures aimed at promoting Sustainable Management of Natural Resources incl. increased level of fish stocks (esp. sturgeon and other sensitive species) among expected results. |
Note: The Tacis Regional Cooperation Strategy Paper (TRCSP) complements the individual country strategy papers for Eastern Europe and the Regional Strategy Paper (RSP) for Central Asia. It outlines EC cooperation objectives and identifies three priority fields (Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Promoting Trade and Investment, Justice and Home Affairs) as well as multi-country intervention strategies to address common challenges faced by the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.