A40-WP/106 International Civil Aviation Organization EX/43 25/7/19 (Information paper) WORKING PAPER English only ASSEMBLY — 40TH SESSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Agenda Item 20: No Country Left Behind Initiative SUPPORT TO ICAO NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHIND INITIATIVE (LIST OF PROJECTS) (Presented by Finland on behalf of the European Union and its Member States1, the other Member States of the European Civil Aviation Conference2; and by EUROCONTROL) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this Information Paper is to give an overview of recent European activities, initiatives and projects supporting ICAO No Country Left behind (NCLB) Initiative. Strategic This information paper relates to all Strategic Objectives. Objectives: Financial Not applicable. implications: References: Assembly Resolutions A39-23, A39-22 and A39-1 1 Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. 2 Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. A40-WP/106 - 2 - EX/43 Note: it is worth noting that individual ECAC/EU Member States also support ICAO initiatives such as the ICAO Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP), specifically the Regional Seminars and the activities of the Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group (ICBWG), such as the guides published here, under the No Country Left Behind (NCLB) Initiative. RECENT EUROPEAN ACTIVITIES, INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS Amount (in Start date – Name of the initiative Main partner(s) State(s)/ Region Specific objective(s) Euros) end date European • Help beneficiary States to address • 6.500.000 • 2013-2019 Capacity Building for Commission African and emissions from international aviation CO Mitigation from • 2 EASA Caribbean Support building capacities to track, International Aviation countries manage and reduce aviation CO2 ICAO emissions European • Help beneficiary States to address • 6.500.000 • 2018-2021 Capacity Building for Commission emissions from international aviation CO2 Mitigation from Africa • Support building capacities to track, EASA International Aviation manage and reduce aviation CO2 ICAO emissions • Enhance political, economic and • 4.000.000 • 2019-2022 environmental partnership EU-South Asia European • Develop or support existing policy Cooperation on Commission dialogues on mitigation GHG Mitigating Aviation emissions from civil aviation Environmental and EASA South-Asia • Contribute to the CORSIA readiness Climate Change Impacts ICAO for Civil Aviation (EU- process and implement CORSIA in line SEA CCCA) with the agreed international schedule and to join the voluntary phase or at the earliest time possible. A40-WP/106 - 3 - EX/43 Amount (in Start date – Name of the initiative Main partner(s) State(s)/ Region Specific objective(s) Euros) end date • Develop and support aviation interests • 7.000.000 • 2018-2022 in the region by strengthening European institutional links, promoting Commission regulatory harmonisation, addressing EU-Latin America & Latin America capacity limitations and supporting Caribbean Aviation EASA environmental protection and climate Caribbean Partnership Project EU NAAs action. • Promote EU aviation policy, standards European Industry and technology in order to provide a more compatible and open market for EU aviation industry in the region. European • Develop and support aviation interests • 7.500.000 • 2016-2020 Commission in the region by strengthening institutional links, promoting EU- South Asia Aviation EASA regulatory harmonisation, addressing Partnership Project South Asia EU NAAs capacity limitations and supporting environmental protection and climate European Industry action. European • Develop and support aviation interests • 7.500.000 • 2018-2022 Commission in the region by strengthening institutional links, promoting EU-South-East Asia EASA South-East Asia regulatory harmonisation, addressing Partnership Project EU NAAs capacity limitations and supporting environmental protection and climate European Industry action. - 4 - A40-WP/106 EX/43 Amount (in Start date – Name of the initiative Main partner(s) State(s)/ Region Specific objective(s) Euros) end date • Contribute to the strengthen of EU • 10.000.000 • 2015-2019 European China aviation relations by addressing Commission current and future key bottlenecks in the Chinese aviation system, such as EASA EU-China Aviation inter alia ATM/ANS capacity China Partnership Project EU NAAs enhancement, technical and regulatory development in aviation safety and European Industry regulatory exchanges and SESAR developments regarding the impact of civil aviation on the environment • Assist African states to meet their • 5.000.000 • 2019-2022 obligations under the Chicago Convention and to establish an European effective aviation safety system EU- Africa Safety in • Reinforce the Regional Safety Commission Africa Aviation Oversight Organisation, improve the EASA safety oversight regulatory system, achieve enhance safety oversight and implement safety data collection and analysis • Promote regional integration and • 1.800.000 • 2017-2021 European equitable economic growth in Zambia Commission through the development of the Aviation Sector Support Zambia aviation sector, so to improve of Programme in Zambia EASA compliance with international aviation standards, especially in terms of both air safety and security oversight • Convergence of certification systems as EASA-SAAU European • 1.000.000 • 2017-2020 well as other potential future aviation Airworthiness Commission Ukraine safety arrangements. convergence project EASA A40-WP/106 - 5 - EX/43 Amount (in Start date – Name of the initiative Main partner(s) State(s)/ Region Specific objective(s) Euros) end date EASA • “Support to the State Aviation • 2.500.000 • 2019-2022 EASA-SAAU Administration of Ukraine (SAAU) in CAA UK Ukraine Reinforcing its Competencies in Air International SAFER-U – Civil Operations (OPS) and Flight Crew Aviation Project AESA Spain Licensing (FCL)” • Support the development of the • 5.000.000 • 2018-2022 ASEAN Single Aviation Market, in European particular aviation safety, security and air traffic management ARISE+ Civil Aviation Commission South East Asia • Address environmental protection EASA issues, enhance air transport market and provide support for an EU-ASEAN comprehensive air transport agreement. • To support sustainable development of • 5.000.000 • 2016-2020 the civil aviation administration system in order to comply with international Armenia, standards in the files of aviation safety Azerbaijan, and security. European Belarus, Georgia, • Ensure effective participation in the Commission Republic of Eastern Partnership (EU- pan-European civil aviation system Moldova, Ukraine EaP/CA) EASA (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine) ECAC Kyrgyzstan, • Tajikistan and Reinforce capacity to fulfil the Uzbekistan international civil aviation obligations on aviation safety and security (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) - 6 - A40-WP/106 EX/43 Amount (in Start date – Name of the initiative Main partner(s) State(s)/ Region Specific objective(s) Euros) end date • Support beneficiary countries to fulfil • 2.290.000 • 2009-2020 their international obligations on Albania, Bosnia/ aviation safety EASA Programme on Herzegovina, * • Ensure that beneficiary countries with aviation safety European Croatia, Kosovo , (Instrument for Pre- Commission Republic of North the potential risk of significant aviation safety concerns will increase their accession Assistance EASA Macedonia, (IPA) Projects) Montenegro, capacity to close their findings, Serbia including those identified by the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programmes of ICAO (USOAP) • Ensure the development of common Euromed Aviation Safety European North Africa / • 2.000.000 • 2015-2018 Project (EASP) Commission Mediterranean safety standards and procedures within States the Euro Mediterranean region based EASA upon high level safety standards • Reinforce the cooperation between Mediterranean Partners themselves, and with the EU • Support Central African States Central Africa Aviation European Central African • 2.200.000 • 2013-2017 Safety Project (CAASP Commission States insertion into the world economy and /ATA-AC) promote the economic growth in order EASA to reduce poverty • Contribute to the prevention and the reduction of civil aviation incidents and accidents through support to the setting up of the Regional Safety Oversight Organisation ASSA-AC, training of technical personnel and development of an action plan for the rehabilitation of main airports * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. A40-WP/106 - 7 - EX/43 Amount (in Start date – Name of the initiative Main partner(s) State(s)/ Region Specific objective(s) Euros) end date • Contribute to a reliable, safe aviation Improvement of Safety European Malawi • 2.500.000 • 2014-2018 Oversight in Malawi Commission environment capable of promoting (IASOM) economic growth in Malawi EASA • Enhance the regulatory and institutional framework and technical and organisational capacity building • Monitoring and support of States