TI Romania Cohesion Presentation

7/27/2019 TI Romania Cohesion Presentation

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EU Cohesion policy: background

1957 Treaty of Rome

1958 Setting up of the European Social Fund (ESF)

1992 Treaty of European Union establishes cohesion as one of its objectives

1962 Creation of the Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)

1975 Creation of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

1986 The Single European Act lays the ground for EU cohesion policy

1988 Overhaul of the operation of then Solidarity Funds (SF now)

1993 The Council creates a new financial instrument for Fisheries


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EU Cohesion policy at a glance

The Cohesion Policy programme for 2007-2013:

347 billion or 35.7 % EU budget

Three financial instruments:

European Regional Development Fund

European Social Fund

Cohesion Fund


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EU Cohesion policy at a glance

The Cohesion Policy has three objectives:

Convergence objective

for regions with a GDP below 75% of the Community average (81,5%

of the Cohesion policy funds);

Regional competitiveness and employment objective

for all other regions (16% of the Cohesion policy funds);

European territorial cooperation objective

for cross-border, transnational and interregional co-operation (2,5% of the Cohesion policy funds).


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Convergence objective

The goal: to promote growth-enhancing conditions and factors leading to realconvergence for the least-developed Member States and regions.

17 new member states and their 84 regions, 154 million people - withper capita GDP at less than 75 % community average

Phasing -out regions 16 regions, 16.4 million people with per capita GDP only slightly above the threshold

Convergence regions: 199.3 billion

Phasing -out regions: 14 billion

The Cohesion Fund (15 old EU states): 69.5 billion

The Splits 282.8 billion


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Regional Competitiveness and Employmentobjective

The goal: to strengthen the competitiveness and attractiveness, as well asemployment, through anticipation and promotion of economic change andadapting the workforce and investing in human resources.

168 regions 43.6 billion Euros, 314 million people

13 phasing -out regions 11.4 billion Euros, 13 regions, 19 million people

The Splits 55 billion Euros

19 member states


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166 % the financial assistance to new EUmember states is 166 % higher than in the previous programmingperiod;

30 % the old EU15 states will receive30 % less aid.


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Member States with a GrossNational Income less than

90% of the Community

average receive a total of

69.5 billion for investmentprogrammes in the fields of

environment and trans-

European transport

networks

The Cohesion Fund


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European Territorial Co-operationobjective

The goal: to strengthen cross-border co-operation through joint local andregional initiatives, trans-national co-operation aimed at integrated territorialdevelopment and interregional co-operation and exchange of experience.

The Splits 8.7 billion Euros

Cross-border co-operation 6.44 billion Euros

Transnational co-operation 1.83 billion Euros

Inter-regional co-operation 445 million Euros

181.7 million people / 13 transnational co-operation areas


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Objectives, structural funds & instruments


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EU Cohesion policy: funds available

Source: European Commission


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EU Cohesion policy: allocation by programs


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EU Cohesion policy: allocation by states


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Important Stages

Setting up rules regulations Regulations introduced by the EC Council WG Member States

Programming

Important stage for the partners (NGOs, local authoritiesetc.) Sets up national rules, priorities, management authorities

etc. NSRF and OPs

Implementation Calls Different types of projects

Evaluations

Monitoring


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Key actors in SF

EC DG Regio

Member States Managing authority Intermediate bodies Certifying authority Audit authority Social partners, local and regional governments Other partners NGOs Final beneficiaries


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Role of NGOs

NGOs should participate in the following stages: Programming

Active role in designing national priorities andmanagement system

Implementation As final beneficiaries As members of selection committees

Evaluation Taking part in required evaluations Independent evaluations

Monitoring As member of Monitoring Committee Independent monitoring - watchdog


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Legislative background

Period 2007 to 2013 Three main regulations:

Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying downgeneral provisions on the European Regional Development Fund,the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund

Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund

Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund

Proposed by the EC

Council working group Structural Actions


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Regulation general provisions onERDF, ESF and CF

Reg. has 73 recitals (!) Sets basic principles and rules for SF in 2007-13

such as: partnership objectives for contributions eligibility criteria management monitoring

evaluation programming financial resources available criteria for financial allocations


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Partnership principle Art.11Each Member State shall organize, where appropriate and inaccordance with current national rules and practices, a partnershipwith authorities and bodies such as:

(a) the competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities;(b) the economic and social partners;(c) any other appropriate body representing civil society ,

environmental partners, non-governmental organizations , andbodies responsible for promoting equality between men and women.

Each Member State shall designate the most representativepartnersat national, regional and local level and in the economic,social, environmental or other spheres (hereinafter referred toas partners), in accordance with national rules and practices...

The partnership shall cover the preparation, implementation,monitorin and evaluation of o erational ro rammes.


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Objectives Reducing economic, social and other

disparities Objectives 1, 2, 3

Eligibility For each objective geographical eligibility Obj.1 = GDP per capita is less than 75% of

the EU average Obj.2 = other


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Principles of assistance = 4C

Complementarity - SF provide assistance which

complements national actions Consistency - assistance from the SF is consistentwith the activities, policies and priorities of the EU

Coordination EC and MS ensure the coordinationbetween the assistance from the Funds, the EAFRD,

the EFF and the interventions of the EIB and of other existing financial instruments Compliance operations financed by SF comply with

the provisions of the Treaty and of acts adopted under it


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Management of SF Set up by MS designation of authorities

Managing authority Management and implementation of Ops Any public or private body designed by the MS Intermediate bodies

Certifying authority Draws up and submits certified statements of

expenditures and applications for payments

Audit authority Carries out audits verifying the effective functioning of

the management and control system of OPs


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Monitoring Monitoring Committee

Considers and approves criteria for selectionof support

Reviews progress Examines the results of implementation Approves annual and final reports


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Evaluation Aiming to improve the quality, effectiveness and

consistency of SF

EC can carry out strategic evaluations Ex-ante evaluation To improve programing and financial allocations

Mid-term evaluation

Ex-post evaluation Effectiveness and efficiency; socio-economic impact Carried out under the responsibility of the Member State

or the Commission by experts or bodies, internal or external, functionally independent of the authorities

Results are accessible to the public


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Programming NSRF = main framework for MS

OPs = priorities and activities Both prepared by MS with inclusion of partners (NGOs)

Working groups on governmental level Importance of one voice


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Financial management Sets rules for payments between MS and

EC Certifying authority

Responsible for statements of expenditureand applications for payments


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Regulation on the ERDF

Defines: Tasks of the ERDF

Redressing regional imbalances The scope of assistance

Productive investments sustainable jobs Investments in infrastructure Services

Examples of investments: research, innovations, IT,environment, tourism, culture, transport, energy, education,social infrastructure

Rules on eligibility System of management and control


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Regulation on the ESF

Defines: Tasks of the ESF

Improving employment and job opportunities

The scope of assistance Increasing adaptability of workers, enterprises Enhancing access to employment Modernizations of labor market institutions Social inclusion Enhancing human capital

Rules on eligibility

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