Examples of using Gbs programmes in English and their translations into Bulgarian
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ThE oBjEctIvEs of GBs ProGrammEs arE oftEn dEfInEd In tErms WhIch arE too GEnEral 22.
This report addresses the question:‘does the Commission manage its gbs programmes effectively?'.
The overall objective of gbs programmes is to support the implementation of a country's national development strategy6.
There is no Framework For assessing the appropriate amounts For gBs programmes 42.
Improving pfm is an important objective of all the Commission's gbs programmes(see paragraph 18) and capacity-building can play an important role in reducing risk.
This section addresses the question of whether the Commission adequately selects and formulates the objectives andexpected results of its gbs programmes.
As well as the specific circumstances in each country, a second major factor influencing the impact of gbs programmes is how well the Commission manages these programmes. .
The gbs programmes under the 10th edf for these countries and the gbs programmes of the asian and latin american countries examined do not provide for shorter-term measures.
This section addresses the question of whether capacity-building support provided within the context of gbs programmes effectively contributes to meeting the programmes' objectives.
The objectives of gbs programmes are formulated in most cases in rather general terms and do not set out clearly what the programmes are expected to achieve and by when(see Box 1).
The audit covered the ninth and 10th edfs,which means commitments made from 2001 onwards, and all gbs programmes under the general budget, the first of which was committed in 2003.
This raises the question of the extent to which gbs programmes should have sectoral objectives since this requires the participation of the Commission in these sectors in addition to the two focal sectors.
For aCp countries15, the Commission's assessment of risk has focused on the risk of countries not continuing to meet eligibility conditions throughout the entire implementation period of the gbs programmes.
The Commission's gbs programmes exist in their current form since the 2000 communication‘Community support for economic reform programmes and structural adjustment: review and prospects'(Com(2000) 58).
The Commission's dynamic interpretation of eligibility conditions involves high risks that funding is not used efficiently andeffectively by the partner countries. however, the Commission's risk management framework for its gbs programmes is not well developed and risks are not managed in an appropriate manner.
The commission's involvement in dialogue varies Butis oFten limited 73. gbs programmes have been particularly important in enabling the Commission to conduct a dialogue on the national budget and pfm and the Commission's contribution to gbs dialogue is generally more developed in this area.
Thus, for example, in laos, pfm objectives do not address the important areas of internal control and corruption and in vietnam pfm issues have not been prioritised. in paraguay and nicaragua,although pfm diagnostics identified significant weaknesses, the gbs programmes do not formulate specific programme objectives relating to pfm.
The Court examined the Commission's reporting on its gbs programmes to assess whether it reported in a clear, exhaustive and accurate way on them, in particular in relation to their effectiveness, potential benefits and risks, and implementation challenges.
The Court found that, whilst the Commission has made considerable efforts over the last decade to develop its approach to providing aid through gbs, there are still weaknesses in the methodology and management of gbs programmes in aCp, latin american and asian countries, which are thus less likely to reach their full potential effectiveness.
The Commission considers that the question of the extent to which gbs programmes should have sectoral objectives should be further explored. special report no 11/2010- The Commission's management of general budget support in aCp, latin american and asian countries.
The Court found that, whilst the Commission has made considerable efforts over the last decade to develop its approach to providing aid through gbs, there are still weaknesses in the methodology and the management of gbs programmes in aCp, latin american and asian countries, which are thus less likely to reach their full potential effectiveness.
The Commission appreciates the Court's recommendations in the context of gbs programmes, both from recent annual reports and this special report, and will use them as an input to refine and deepen the scope of its methodological guidelines for general budget support. special report no 11/2010- The Commission's management of general budget support in aCp, latin american and asian countries.
This is demonstrated by the annual Country policy and institutional assessment(Cpia) published by the world bank where the indicator for the quality of budgetary and financial management is relatively low for the majority of countries benefiting from gbs16. weak pfm systems can lead to waste of funds andinefficiency which reduce the effectiveness of gbs programmes in achieving their poverty reduction objectives.
The rationale followed by the Commission to set the amount of funds to be allocated to individual gbs programmes is not clear. it was, however, noted that the Commission has improved the predictability of its disbursements to partner countries which is important for their budgetary management.
IX. whilst gbs programmes have had a catalytic effect in respect of strengthening dialogue on the national budget and pfm, the Commission does not make full use of the instrument's potential because it has insufficient expertise in the priority areas related to the gbs programmes' objectives and there are weaknesses in its management of the dialogue process.
The Commission's relatively standardised approach to setting gbs programme objectives does not take into account the focal sectors selected.in some countries this has also led the Commission to having both gbs programmes with health and education objectives and also health and/or education as sectors with funding channelled through sbs. in such cases the value added of the gbs programme having education and health objectives is unclear.
The general and specific objectives of the Commission's gbs programmes derive directly from the objectives of the national development and poverty reduction strategies which they are designed to support. in countries where social sectors were a significant component of the poverty reduction strategies, this has been reflected in gbs programmes.
The Commission's gbs programmes, and those of other donors, involve not only the transfer of funds but also three other components which provide key inputs to support programme objectives:(a) capacity development measures, mainly through technical assistance, to help countries strengthen their policy-making and management(see paragraph 49);(b) the establishing of conditions for the release of funds which are linked to the programme objectives and agreed between the partner country and the donors.
The country strategy papers andthe various documents used for deciding on gbs programmes examined by the Court lack clear explanations on how the amount of gbs allocated had been decided. in most cases, a reference is only made to the overall objective of increasing the Commission's use of budget support(see paragraph 7).
The Commission's use of standardised objectives for its gbs programmes means that it is difficult to adjust the programmes to coordinate them with other donors' objectives for their gbs programmes. moreover, the 2007 eu Code of Conduct on Complementarity and division of labour in development policy requires the Commission and member states to aim at focusing their active involvement in a partner country on a maximum of three sectors10.