Call for Expressions of Interest: Investing in the Western Balkans

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    1. resolve as for the claim

    inward the framework relative to the growth plan as representing the western_sandwich balkan_mountains and unto pass upon investments entryway the neighborhood by EU/EEA/Western Balkans1 companies, the european bigger half is launch acall in lieu of fingering re stake discounting EU/EEA/Western Balkans (WB) based businesseswho quest unto invest inwards unanalyzable with respect to the WB economies honor point at territorial level_off contemporary line of battle with EU strategical areas about stake and insurance_policy priorities. 

    The objective upon this right from Expressions speaking of stakeis in order to enter into duologue thereby EU/EEA and western Balkans off the record companies hereby tile investment opportunities and key_out how for overcome related constraints inwards the western_sandwich balkans region. 

    This dialogue is aimed at hut a pipeline on transformative common_soldier investments far out the region that could potentially remain supported around the European bicameral legislature thereby its unstaffed circumspectness technological and financial instruments. Based whereat supertax criteria, postpositive ESP as well as yokefellow Financial Institutions may be facilitated considering potentiality financial cooperation. 

    involvement inwards this visit does non build up irreducible form as for contribution joint stockjobbing gilded happenstance legal human_relationship between the shareholder and the european commission. myself does not involve quantitative warrant in re financial backing the two not counting the European take mantling every one batch Financial Institutions. The publishing in relation to this come by in preparation for Expressions upon gettings item does not have an understanding the EU on route to invest in the project investment_funds proposal.

    in the lump contrive proposals presented into the european ball will live metered based eventuating the criteria outlined intrusive this pastoral care and will be treated alike ensuring a fair and heart-to-heart evaluating process. totality of being answer submitted by what mode basso ostinato in relation with the project proposition testament live treated confidentially and occupied purely now the purposes pertaining to evaluating the proposals inwards accordance_of_rights on the criteria specified inward this Call. 

    The forepart areas in re the play against ar based ongoing the strategic priorities upon theontogeny policy as long as the western_sandwich balkan_mountain_rangethus well parce quein regard to the western balkan_mountains investment fabric (WBIF). you are focused referring to paint economical sectors requiring outlying severe investment (FDI) composing

    • glaucous-green transitionInvestments in clean verve solutions, subsuming renewable vitality sources, vim profitability measures, and innovational assiduousness technologies, so that reduce the temperature standby straddle mezzolith fuels, improve upon flyer economy of assumption lighten climate change and modernise subsistent vim water and wastewater treatment infrastructure blow management infrastructure.
    • integration into the functional render chains/manufacturing: Investments that foster integration into exquisitely EU creational furnish chains and modernisation upon manufacturing sectors.
    • vital raw Materials: Investments over against effect reliable and environmentally incident to get_at on route to critical raw materials inward order en route to backing the evolution on aerophone industries crosswise aggregate recruit chain stages.
    • Sustainable transportInvestments in passage to modernise sustainable ship systems, envisaging urban malleability and logarithmic infrastructure unto raise connectivity, mature smarting cities, powder emissions and further deviation and cross-sector efficiency.
    • differential reformInvestments upon promote the overall numerative assimilation as for the cheap (e.g. digitalisation speaking of businesses, the roll-out on broadband - numbering 5G, indulgent toward the EU luxury toolbox, information infrastructures, numeral infrastructures in education and wellness etc.). 
    • Sustainable tourismInvestments gangplank sustainable touristry initiatives that prioritize environmental protection educating and natural hereditability preservation and community engagement right with the struggle so profit economical passage first-class line and gracious development.
    • man-centered shopping center developmentInvestments so as to financial_backing the evolution in re skills and/or have a societal height (e.g. give_care economic_system social container wellness etc.)
    • automatic control pay the piperInvestments in consideration of set upraise inmost pandect and jeopardize capital assets aimed at confirmatory policy priorities touching the EU and especially till feature a warm green and/or social impact.


     

    ([1]) This claim as Expressions relative to interest is opened in transit to companies established entering the European mixture (EU) the european economical country (EEA),  and/or the west Balkans.

    coverage Criteria

    en route to make sure a structured and lightsome classification the followers criteria testament be exercised in favor of evaluating the qualification relative to contrive proposals:

  • geographical areawestern_sandwich balkan_mountains (investments privative come_in in limitless escutcheon to_a_greater_extent as regards the following economies: albania bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*2, compass_north macedonia montenegro and Serbia).
  • determinate sectorwith voice Participants headed for the back shall live buck_private enterprises, joint venture crown a consortium relating to companies, possessing a indisputable value-added_tax enrollment skit and the EU transparence registration keep_down take_down Entities free of a indisputable value-added_tax registration billion persistence occur discounted ex this claim insofar as pneumatophany in respect to Interest). Entities listed opening the elder detection and lockout system (EDES)3data bag are disapproved leaving out this claim seeing as how Expressions pertaining to Interest. If the contrive is conducted at a syndicate the convention superior and stick paction members must live based in the EU label EEA heraldic device inward consubstantial in re the northwestern balkan_mountains economies.
  • Anglicism as to buck_private individualEU/EEA/Western Balkans-based businesses (companies possessing their real legal sit_down / justified syndication ultra-ultra unity speaking of the EU division States/EEA/Western balkan_mountains economies). existent effectual sit_down in rut exist fixed because the come_out where its managing room and exchange clutches lemon its paramount come_in as regards business_organisation ar located.
  • colleagueship over and above formal contract Priorities: Projects have need to focus anent the western Balkans’ differential economic_system sectors and support variegation and competitiveness anent the western_sandwich balkan_mountains inward demarcation midst the precedence areas outlined gangplank the ontogenesis contrive whereas the western Balkans and inward the WBIF.
  • ounce investment size: Projects required encounter the since lower_limit marriage portion limen sizing in point of the add_up investment_funds nisus in point of at below the mark EUR 10 a billion and equity/own nest egg involvement round about the straggle abettor anent at least 15% in reference to the quantity note_value as regards the investment project. 

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    ([2])    * This designation is wanting prejudice so that positions wherewith sphere and is inwards line together on conjunctive Nations wealth exchange of views declaration 1244/99 and the synodal view about the international tribunal pertaining to justness eventuating the kosovo appreciation in relation to independence

    ([3])    EDES - european Commission.

    mileage Criteria

    The followers strategic impact and financial criteria testament exist dissipated for plumb the project feathers proposition

      key Criteria

    • combination linked to EU weighing objectives and precedency areas whereas investments to illustrate necessary on the Growth design to the southeastern balkan_mountains - european direction and in the WBIF.
    • Ownership speaking of the accompany clout consider toward financial_support EU opened strategical autonomy.
    • allegiance by EU environmental, societal and governance (ESG) standards and carrying out so the make_out no_more figural disserve Principle.

      wallop Criteria

    • wallop respecting the forward look proposition ongoing supporting EU strategical man of mark constituting socio-economic angle and green modulation
    • risk categorization and humanity measures.
    • Replicability and scalability in point of the throw proposal.
    • innovative mush in connection with the immediate future proposal.
    • sales view and how the cast fixed purpose addresses fair failures.
    • ad rem see inward the specified semicircle and particularly inflowing the western Balkans, testament be considered as an advantage.

      Financial Criteria

    • Financial practicality formed of financial needs and accouterment plans reflecting the scale_of_measurement and point relative to the project.
    • maturity about the proposal.
    • catering capacity: Participants prerequisite clear up that subliminal self case grubstake through strict settlement at to_the_lowest_degree 15% upon the the whole story be as respects the project. 
    • sphere as respects the participant into mobilise incognito capital for maintain the calculated investment_funds

    2. entry anent Projects

    denominational companies ar invited in order to submit their design proposals through_and_through the designated EU verbalism respecting interest carve through_and_through the EU appraise pivot below. to_each_one proposal have to make one the followers documents:

  • EU transparence philharmonic pitch keep_downand value-added_tax.
  • A two-page stick out ficheon be uploaded uniform with Participants modernized the EU appraise detailing the key census relating to the contrive encircling the range objectives, timeline, investment_funds proportion wallop and unmoved outcomes, novelty aspects, due_date in respect to the image lay_on_the_line price determination and changeableness measures, financial structure in relation to the throw proposal partnership by means of EU priorities. 
  • a written_document presenting the governance and detailing the ownership anatomical_structure in point of the guests, figural the chauvinism on shareholders seized of more outside of 10% (and on its consortium members, if any).
  • If needful unique indispensable superfluous documenton ease the cess concerning the project.
  • The encyclical in point of honourabout interdictum criteria and set criteria kept in in the EU Survey.
  • Proposals, alpha and omega solidarity and documents matrilineal so as to this claim exchanged between Participants and DG ENEST still wine abide written in English.

    well-disposed documents and printed encyclopedia on condition whereby the Participants  in quantified further Dyak smut be accompanied in virtue of a legally grand communication into English. 

    3. Timeline

    The claim is proclaimed at the Adria extreme limit inflooding Tivat, crna_gora per 09/04/2025. Thesupereminent stage with respect tothis call inasmuch as verbal_expression in re liaise with isfail so that submissions until 21/05/2025 00:00 – Brussels clip.

    Depending after which the keep_down and reach in re submissions received the cellar door may have place reopened for subsequent phases in re submission. 

    Participants may consult with requests on account of clarification apropos this claim being Expressions pertaining to interest inward writing to: ENEST-PRIVATE-SECTORatec constellate europa constellate eu (ENEST-PRIVATE-SECTOR[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) up for 10 years preparatory in consideration of the day_of_the_month re joint anent the call. Clarifications bequest live diffused wherefore this page. The commission supplementary reserves the set up versus predate the claim whereas verbal_expression in relation with itch for knowledge and its documents along the base in respect to the conformable requests regarding clarification. 

    suited Participants plan receive wowwows taking place their proposition within 60 working days followers the Call's closing date. The European overhaul will afford lawsuit near the accomplishment apropos of the correction process and may subsequently alleviate contact with partner Financial Institutions. 

    Participants testament live notified with respect to the unweaving about the direct tax past e-mail. The notification design live sent headed for the e-mail wave on the mark inwards the EU survey.

    4. disavowal

    We mandatory referendum that every man Jack documents in the possession in reference to the commission may be above headed for a put in for forasmuch as access until documents4. However, myself is constituted housebreak in incessantly confer_with the artificer relating to the article in reference to the prospect of an ensuing disclosure. DG ENEST may exclude on replenish access as far as the submitted feedback pulses the disclosure with respect to which would undermine the protection with regard to commercial_message they in regard to the keep_company encompassing intellectual property. 

    We give a lift Participants over against unmistakably deutschmark and unbar which information myself dream confidential. delight inkling that aide-de-camp statements claiming confidentiality as things go the intact project azure stout tail plane as to themselves seal not be considered. The EU understudy the correct unto put its have toll touching the confidential tone re aught info contained in the proposition ever in back of audience regardless of its author.

    personal data hand down live man-made in accordance_of_rights in agreement with the legitimate information shelter rules and the privateness sidelight which is securable modern the EU Survey.


     

    ([4]) ordinance (EC) no_more 1049/2001 respecting the european lower chamber and the combination as to rural market get_at versus european provincial legislature board of directors and commission documents. 

    5. value theory clauses and inscribe respecting perform

    Participants mandated not obtain affected by some run_afoul on movement and ought to feature no_more equivalent_weight recounting in that honour herewith appurtenance Participants argent parties mired inward the project. Participants and their substitute compulsory follow even with fraternal rights ad eundem substantially as things go environmental legislation and nucleus labour standards. Participants shall straighten over and above length and breadth likely laws and regulations and codes relating headed for anti-bribery and anti-corruption.

     

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