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Development Challenge The USAID Program Program Data Sheets Summary Tables USAID Search: Europe Regional Activities Previous Years' Activities 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 Last updated: 29     (text taken from the FY 2003 Congressional Budget Justification) THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE: Regional assistance to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe plays a vital role, both in promoting cross-border linkages and in implementing post-presence activities in countries that have graduated from bilateral assistance. Regional activities are viewed as a vehicle to promote lessons learned between the northern tier and Southeast Europe countries and to accelerate the integration of this region into Euro-Atlantic institutions. The European northern tier countries have advanced economic and democratic reforms and are on the path to accession to the European Union. By the end of FY 2000, USAID closed its missions in these countries. In contrast, years of ethnic violence have slowed the transition to democracy and private sector growth in Southeast Europe. In the European northern tier, USAID continues to implement several legacy and regional mechanisms that will help ensure the sustainability of transition to market democracies in this subregion. The legacy mechanisms are endowments managed by private foundations, such as the Baltic-American Partnership Fund and the Polish-American Freedom Foundation - both of which promote democratic and economic reforms through small grants to indigenous organizations. On a regional level, the environmental partnerships (EcoLinks) program helps to open European northern tier markets to U.S. environmental businesses while addressing issues of environmental abuse. The Partners for Financial Sustainability program continues to be available on a case-by-case basis to bolster past economic reforms and help improve local institutional capacity to deal with external financial shocks. In Southeast Europe, USAID is focusing on reducing ethnic tension, supporting democratic processes, furthering economic reforms, and promoting regional cooperation in the region and their speedy integration into Europe proper. Regional programs are designed to establish common standards and practices across borders in such areas as trade and customs, health, labor, energy, and the environment. This strategy is intended to facilitate economic relationships among neighbors, reinforce stability, attract foreign investment and increase competitiveness in international markets. THE USAID PROGRAM: FY 2002 Estimate: $74.5 million AEEB FY 2003 Request: $60 million AEEB The FY 2002 estimate and the FY 2003 request include transfers to other agencies. USAID will utilize $32.505 million AEEB funds in FY 2002 and $25.36 million in AEEB funds and $770,000 in CSD funds in FY 2003 to continue to support existing strategic objectives and focus on sustainability issues in northern tier countries and the fostering of regional linkages among the countries in Southeast Europe. Activities under the economic restructuring area encompass those in in anti-corruption, agro-industry competitiveness, micro-enterprise development, financial sector and fiscal reform, energy cooperation and trade, and environmental management. Activities under the democracy and governance rubric include efforts in civil society, the rule of law and judicial strengthening, and local government development. Activities under social transition encompass programs in conflict prevention, HIV/AIDS, humanitarian response, health promotion, health care access, including infectious disease control, social sector assessment and program design services, and regional review of social safety net issues. Cross-cutting support will also be provided for anti-trafficking, and through participant training, information technology development, and program evaluation and assessments. ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR WHICH NO FY 2002 OR FY 2003 FUNDING IS REQUESTED: Instead of maintaining the regional privatization strategic objective, the remaining small activities on accounting reform and for corporate governance have been consolidated under the fiscal reform strategic objective. Number: Title: Last Notified: Est. Completion: 180-011 Increased Transfer of State-Owned FY02 CBJ, p.293 FY 2002 Program Data Sheets 180-0120  Increased Soundness of Fiscal Policies and Financial Management Practices 180-0130  Accelerated Development and Growth of Private Enterprise 180-0140  A More Competitive and Market Responsive Private Financial Sector 180-0150  A More Economically Sustainable and Environmentally Sound Energy System 180-0160  Increased Environmental Management Capacity to Support Sustainable Economic Growth 180-0210  Increased, Better Informed Citizens' Participation in Political and Economic Decision-Making 180-0220  Legal Systems That Better Support Democratic Processes and Market Reforms 180-0310  Strengthened Humanitarian Response to Crises 180-0320  Increased Health Promotion and Access to Quality Health Care 180-0340  Mitigation of Adverse Social Impacts of the Transition to Market-Based Democracies 180-0410  Special Initiatives 180-0420  Cross-cutting Programs

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