Project Description
The Government of Bulgaria seeks to increase the rate and quality of absorption of the EU Structural Funds through improved management, leveraging of resources and faster implementation and to this end has asked the EBRD, the European Investment Bank (the “EIB”) and the World Bank Group to assist it in this effort through the provision of advisory services related to the development and implementation of a sustainable, credible and market-oriented structure for the efficient and effective implementation of the EU Structural funds.
The EBRD, together with the other IFIs have agreed on detailed terms of reference for the Project (i.e. for the advisory services required for the achievement of the above objective) and have allocated between themselves the different assignments specified in the terms of reference as agreed. As part of this process, the EBRD has been mandated to provide advisory services to help them structure FIs under OP Environment plus to develop a corporate governance structure for the Fund of Funds, which will ultimately manage these FIs. The Bank’s ultimate goal is to provide investments alongside EU Structural Funds for investments in water operators.
Project Objectives
Bulgaria's Operational Programme – “Environment” (“OP Environment”) to achieve its respective Operational Programme objectives and thus contributes to the Europe 2020 priorities.
TC Recipient Information
Government of Bulgaria
Project Cost
€ 659,559
Funding Summary
The project was funded by EU Structural Funds provided by the Government of Bulgaria
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Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)
If efforts to address environmental, social or public disclosure concerns with the Client or the Bank are unsuccessful (e.g. through the Client’s Project-level grievance mechanism or through direct engagement with Bank management), individuals and organisations may seek to address their concerns through the EBRD’s Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM).
IPAM independently reviews Project issues that are believed to have caused (or to be likely to cause) harm. The purpose of the Mechanism is: to support dialogue between Project stakeholders to resolve environmental, social and public disclosure issues; to determine whether the Bank has complied with its Environmental and Social Policy or Project-specific provisions of its Access to Information Policy; and where applicable, to address any existing non-compliance with these policies, while preventing future non-compliance by the Bank.
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