Organization :

• an important instrument of EU Regional Policy
• a technical assistance partnership between three parners (DG Regional and Urban Policy, EIB and EBRD)
• independent advice to beneficiary countries to help prepare high quality major projects to be co-financed by EU Structural and Investment Funds
• focus on assignments related to major projects with total eligible cost exceeding EUR 75 million (transport sector) and EUR 50 million (other sectors)   

       Assistance may cover: 

•  Project preparation support, from identification to submission of the request for EU grant finance 
•  Independent quality review of projects
•  Horizontal assignments
•  Strategic support
•  Capacity building, including a Competence Center
•  Implementation support