Jaspers

JASPERS is a technical support facility set up in 2006 to help the 12 Member States which joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 identify and prepare projects potentially eligible for assistance under the EU Structural Funds (European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund). JASPERS is managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other partners are the European Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), which joined JASPERS in 2008 as an associate partner.

Facts and Figures

As of 31 October 2009, JASPERS was providing assistance for 441 active assignments. In the first ten months of the year, 85 assignments were completed. Since late 2006, when it started operations, JASPERS has completed 192 assignments.

JASPERS continued to expand its activities on behalf of the twelve beneficiary Member States in 2008. Reflecting the recruitment of new staff during 2007, in 2008 JASPERS completed 82 assignments compared to 22 in the previous year. As at 31 December 2008, JASPERS had a portfolio of 280 assignments (241 individual projects and 39 horizontal tasks).

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Workshop on JASPERS activities in the Water and Solid Waste Sectors in Sofia on 12 June 2009

On 12 June 2009, the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance and JASPERS organised a Workshop attended by approximately 30 of the largest Bulgarian Municipalities.

The Workshop focused on projects to be financed by the Operational Programme Environment, Priority Axis 1 “Improvement and Development of Water and Wastewater infrastructure” and Priority Axis 2 “Improvement and development of waste treatment infrastructure”.

JASPERS stakeholders' meeting in KRAKOW on 28-29 May

JASPERS held its first Stakeholder Meeting in Krakow, on 28-29th May 2009. The meeting, in the words of Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen, Vice President of the EIB, was a big roundtable and “a unique opportunity to learn how JASPERS can improve and strengthen the support and service it offers within the cohesion policy, and thus to help beneficiary Member States''.

New Head for JASPERS

As of 1 May 2009 Mr. Agustin Auria was nominated the new Head of JASPERS. He succeeds Mr. Patrick Walsh who after three years in service for JASPERS has taken over new responsibilities at the European Investment Bank. Before his nomination as Head of JASPERS Mr. Auria was holding the position Deputy Head of JASPERS.

JASPERS Bucharest office has moved

The JASPERS Bucharest office has moved. The new address is:
31, Vasile Lascar Street, 3rd floor
020492 Bucharest
The phone numbers remain unchanged.
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