Name of legal entity |
Country |
Overall project value (EUR) |
No of staff provided |
Name of client |
Origin of funding |
Dates (start/end) |
Name of partners |
GPM Consulting |
Croatia |
26.000 |
A: 30 MD B: 100 % |
European Agency for Reconstruction, Invest Macedonia, Ministry of Economy |
PHARE |
01.01.2008 - 01.09.2008 |
Available upon request |
AREA OF COOPERATION: STUDY: ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVENESS AND STATE AID IN THE SECTORS OF TEXTILE AND AUTOMOTIVE - PARTS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Global objective
The global objective is to support the European Commission with expert opinions furthering the ongoing dialogue with the Croatian government with a view of accession to the European Union.
Specific objective(s)
The objective of the Framework Contract is to provide the European Commission with short-term technical assistance in order to gain a better understanding of the situation in the textile and automotive part- sectors in Croatia, in particular in relation to state aid.
TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED
The following activities have been completed:
- Overview of the sectors (number of firms, employees, regional diversity, main trade and competitiveness ) including (if available) ownership structures and loss/profit;
- Clear table of past and existing state aid to the sectors;
- Clear picture of planned aid (type of aid and amounts);
- Analysis and conclusions relating to the industrial structure, the competitiveness of the sectors and the planned state aid using European companies and policies in the two sectors as benchmarks;
Provided outputs
- Overview plan with a proposed outline of the study presented and approved by the ECD discussed within the first week of implementation;
- Draft study presented to the ECD (in paper and electronically);
- Final draft study presented to stakeholders in Croatia allowing for questions and comments;
- 2ond draft study presented to EC colleagues in Brussels;
- Final draft study presented and approved by ECD.