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ROMANIA: US' MARSHALL FUND EARMARKS 20M DOLLARS FOR BLACK SEA DEMOCRACY
Rompres news agency
5 Jun 06
Bucharest, 5 June: The Marshall Fund of the United States announced
on Monday 5 June, at a summit meeting of the Black Sea Forum for
Dialogue and Partnership, having set up a Black Sea Fund for funding
democracy consolidation, good governance, regional cooperation and
civil society development projects in the Black Sea area.
The Marshall Fund has earmarked 20m dollars for the establishment of
the Black Sea Fund and started negotiations with the US Agency for
International Development (USAID), the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation,
the Romanian government as well as with other US and European public
and private donors over support for this initiative.
Marshall Fund Chairman Craig Kennedy says the Black Sea area is vital
to long-lasting stability and peace in Europe, the United Sates and
NATO. According to him, the Black Sea Fund will help secure progress
in the region, as well as at national and international levels.
An annual fund of 42m [dollars] will be available for the earmarking
of two fellowships of between 1,000 dollars and 75,000 dollars for
which NGOs, local and regional authorities, learned bodies and the
media of the Black Sea Forum countries -Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria,
Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine - will qualify.
According to a press release of the Marshall Fund, the fellowships
will be distributed for two main components - the Civic Programme,
under which the consolidation of democracy, the state of law, good
governance, citizen education in participatory democracy are supported,
and the Cross-Border Programme for cross-border cooperation projects.
The Marshall Fund highlights the important contribution of Romanian
President Traian Basescu and the Romanian Foreign Ministry to the
establishment of the Black Sea Fund, mentioning that it is conducting
negotiations with the Romanian government over setting up the Fund's
secretariat in Bucharest.
According to the release, the Black Sea Fund will become operational
this year.
Rompres news agency
5 Jun 06
Bucharest, 5 June: The Marshall Fund of the United States announced
on Monday 5 June, at a summit meeting of the Black Sea Forum for
Dialogue and Partnership, having set up a Black Sea Fund for funding
democracy consolidation, good governance, regional cooperation and
civil society development projects in the Black Sea area.
The Marshall Fund has earmarked 20m dollars for the establishment of
the Black Sea Fund and started negotiations with the US Agency for
International Development (USAID), the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation,
the Romanian government as well as with other US and European public
and private donors over support for this initiative.
Marshall Fund Chairman Craig Kennedy says the Black Sea area is vital
to long-lasting stability and peace in Europe, the United Sates and
NATO. According to him, the Black Sea Fund will help secure progress
in the region, as well as at national and international levels.
An annual fund of 42m [dollars] will be available for the earmarking
of two fellowships of between 1,000 dollars and 75,000 dollars for
which NGOs, local and regional authorities, learned bodies and the
media of the Black Sea Forum countries -Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria,
Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine - will qualify.
According to a press release of the Marshall Fund, the fellowships
will be distributed for two main components - the Civic Programme,
under which the consolidation of democracy, the state of law, good
governance, citizen education in participatory democracy are supported,
and the Cross-Border Programme for cross-border cooperation projects.
The Marshall Fund highlights the important contribution of Romanian
President Traian Basescu and the Romanian Foreign Ministry to the
establishment of the Black Sea Fund, mentioning that it is conducting
negotiations with the Romanian government over setting up the Fund's
secretariat in Bucharest.
According to the release, the Black Sea Fund will become operational
this year.