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We collaborated with the WHO on a EUR one million project to support healthcare in its response to the COVID-19 crisis. This programme directly supports our partner countries with transfers to the government’s treasury accounts as additional funds to the state budget. To illustrate, more than 245 SMEs in the non-mining sectors have received support to enhance their organisational management, marketing and sales, production enhancement, cost reduction and improvement of financial reporting.
Also, with the EU Member States, we will be developing the country-level implementation plan to implement the EU Gender Action Plan III for gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment.
-Mongolian citizens and higher education institutions are eligible to apply and benefit from the EU Erasmus+ programme.
-What type of support has been provided in terms of diversification of Mongolia’s economy?
-First of all, I would like to mention that we have been supporting economic diversification through a variety of programmes and projects offered by the EU. In the past seven years, we have mobilised more than EUR 140 million in grants for Mongolia and have leveraged EUR 200 million in loans from European development banks.
-Erasmus+ was the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport offered between 2014-2020.
Some of the projects were coordinated from the EU Delegation in Beijing which was responsible for both China and Mongolia.
For the EU, Mongolia is an important partner and we have been supporting the country’s transition over the last three decades. Mr. Traian Hristea was awarded the National Order "Faithful Service" in the rank of Knight, as well as the Order of "Diplomatic Merit" in the rank of Knight.
The EU Delegation to Mongolia called for proposals under the programme Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities in 2019 and we received 13 proposals from international and national NGOs. Based on the EU selection process, we awarded the Caritas Czech Republic and Mongol Ecology Center with grants for their projects.
Having said that, the EU is keen on supporting the Government’s efforts to establish a sustainable trade policy in line with WTO and multilateral agreements.
We intend to hold a film festival again this autumn.
In addition, the EU funded a project called “Support to Employment creation in Mongolia”. Within the MFA Headquarters, during 2010-2011, he led the Forecasting and Political Planning Department, and during 2004-2005 he was appointed as director of the Wider Europe and Republic of Moldova Directorate.
In addition to that Team Europe is one of the leading contributors to the COVAX facility with over EUR 3.2 billion to help secure 1.3 billion doses of vaccines for 92 low and middle-income countries, including Mongolia, by the end of 2021. However, there are still some obstacles to effective trade with the EU market: unequal level-playing field and unfavourable investment environment coupled with a gloomy economic outlook that hinders access to the local market.
Furthermore, improving environmental governance can reduce the negative impact of mining industries on the environment.
-What has been done in terms of improving governance of revenues for inclusive and sustainable growth? During the spring session, the law amendments inclusive of these important developments have been introduced to the Parliament of Mongolia.
Moreover, the SMEs programme implemented with EBRD provided financing worth EUR 79.2 million to local SMEs. The Ambassador expressed his commitment to prioritizing the development of bilateral trade relations, focusing on not only bilateral, but regional cooperation, and making efforts to advance bilateral relations, based on the shared values of good governance, rule of law and human rights.
For his part, President Battulga wished the Ambassador success for his term in Mongolia, calling for productive celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the European Union, which will occur next year.
Team Europe has mobilised more than EUR 38.5 billion to end the spread of the virus and to avoid spillover effects on economic and social stability and security in its partner countries around the world.
In the beginning, we were hosted by our Italian colleagues. The SMEs that had benefited from such support have created approximately 2,256 new jobs in the non-mining sector.
-In 2014, Mongolia became a beneficiary of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP+) allowing for virtually tariff-free entry into the EU markets.