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MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORATE GENERAL PROGRAMMING OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Operational Programme Regional Development 2007-2013. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: TOTAL BUDGET - 1,601 billion euro
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MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORATE GENERAL PROGRAMMING OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Operational Programme Regional Development 2007-2013
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: TOTAL BUDGET - 1,601 billion euro European Regional Development Fund – 1, 361billion euro National funding – 240 million euro OVERALL OBJECTIVE: Enhancing the quality of life and working environment with better access to basic services and creating new opportunities for improved regional competitiveness and sustainable development
The Operational Programme provides opportunities for support of activities under 5 priority axes: • Sustainable and integrated urban development - 839 mlneuro (52.4 %) • Regional and local accessibility- 400 mln euro (25 %) • Sustainable tourism development- 218 mln euro (13.62 %) • Local development and cooperation- 89 mln euro (5.6 %) 5.Technical assistance- 54mln euro (3.38 %)
Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development • Operation 1.1: Social Infrastructure • Operation 1.2: Housing • Operation 1.3: Organisation of Economic Activities • Operation 1.4: Physical Environment and Risk Prevention • Operation 1.5: Sustainable Urban Transportation Systems
Priority Axis 2Regional and Local Accessibility • Operation2.1: Regional and Local Road Infrastructure • Operation2.2: ICT Networks • Operation2.3: Access to Sustainable and Efficient Energy Resources
Priority Axis3Sustainable Tourism Development • Operation3.1: Enhancement of Tourist Attractions and Related Infrastructure • Operation3.2: Regional Tourism Product Development and Marketing of Destinations • Operation3.3: International Tourism Marketing
Priority Axis4Local Development and Co-operation • Operation4.1: Small-scale Local Investments • Operation 4.2: Inter-regional Co-operation
Priority Axis5Technical Assistance • Operation5.1: Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Control • Operation5.2: Communication, Information and Publicity • Operation5.3: Capacity Building of OPRD Beneficiaries
November 5th2007 – Approval of the OPRD by the European Commission with DecisionNo C(2007)5440/05.11.2007; • November 14th2007 –Official start of OPRD in Sofia: • Parallel conferences in the 6 regions of Bulgaria • November 15th 2007–first official session of the OPRD Monitoring Committee:
Established and functioning Structures of Managing Authority of the OPRD are: • 6 regional departments in the centres of the regions – Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna, Ruse, Vidin. Within each departmentthere is division of the functions and responsibilities, respectively – communication and publicity experts, implementation experts, financial experts, monitoring experts; • At central level – Programming and Assessment Department, Monitoring Department, Implementation of Programme Priorities Department, Financial Management and Control Department, Legislation, Risk Assessment and Irregularities Department,Organizational Development, Information and Publicity Department.
Announcements of 16 Grant Schemes with a total amount of 1 472 300 069 BGN: • BG161PO001/1.1-01/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and reliable educational, social and cultural infrastructure contributing to development of sustainable urban areas. • BG161PO001/1.1-02/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and reliable state educational infrastructure contributing to development of sustainable urban areas • BG161PO001/1.1-03/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and effective state social infrastructure contributing to development of sustainable urban areas • BG161PO001/1.1-04/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and effective infrastructure of labour offices contributing to development of sustainable urban areas
BG161PO001/1.1-05/2008 Support for provision of appropriate and reliable state cultural infrastructure contributing to development of sustainable urban areas • BG161PO001/1.4-01/2007 Support for restriction and prevention of risk and damages caused by fire in urban agglomeration areas • BG161PO001/1.4-02/2008 Support for improvement of urban environment • BG161PO001/1.4-03/2008 Support for establishment and strengthening of small scale infrastructure for land slides prevention in urban agglomerations
BG161PO001/2.1-01/2007 Support for rehabilitation and reconstruction of second class and third class roads • BG161PO001/2.1-02/2007 Support for sustainable and integrated urban development through rehabilitation and reconstruction of municipal road network • BG161PO001/3.1-01/2008 Support for cultural monuments of national and world significance contributing to sustainable tourism development • BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 Support for effective national marketing of tourist product and improvement of information services
BG161PO001/4.1-01/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and reliable educational infrastructure contributing to sustainable local development • BG161PO001/4.2-02/2008 Support for interregional cooperation and exchange of good practices • BG161PO001/4.1-02/2008 Support for establishment and strengthening of small-scale infrastructure for landslides prevention • BG161PO001/5.1-01/2007 Technical assistance for preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information, control and strengthening the administrative capacity for implementation of OP Regional Development 2007-2013
Announced procedures under OPRD Priority Axis 1: Sustainable and integrated urban development
Results of Grant Scheme BG161PO001/1.1-01/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and reliable educational, social and cultural infrastructure contributing to development of sustainable urban areas :
Announced procedures under OPRD Priority Axis 2: Regional and local accessibility
Submitted and approved projects under Grant Scheme BG161PO001/2.1 -02/2007 Support for sustainable and integrated local development through rehabilitation and reconstruction of municipal road network
Announced procedures under OPRD Priority Axis 3: Sustainable tourism development
On January 27th, 2009 the Ministry of Culture submitted a Mid-term framework investment programme and 5 project fiches. The programme amount is to the extent of 22 376 294,30 BGN and the project fiches are at an amount of 7 641 608 BGN. On September 30, 2008 the State Tourism Agency submitted a Mid-term framework investment programme and 6 project fiches. The Mid-term framework programme and 6 project fiches successfully passed all stages of evaluation and on December 9, 2008 a Framework agreement and six contracts were signed for at the amount of 39 519 260 BGN.
Announced procedures under OPRD Priority Axis 4: local development and cooperation
Submitted and approved projects under Grant Scheme BG161PO001/4.1-01/2007 Support for the provision of appropriate and reliable educational infrastructure contributing to sustainable local development
Grant scheme BG161PO001/4.2-01/2008Support for interregional cooperation and exchange of good practices Deadline: 30.10.2008 Received project proposals: 126 Grant scheme BG161PO001/4.1-02/2008 Support for establishment and strengthening of small-scale infrastructure for landslides prevention Deadline: 9.01.2009 Received project proposals: 24
BG161PO001/5-01/2008 Technical assistance for preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information, control and strengthening the administrative capacity for implementation of OP Regional Development 2007-2013 • Component 1 Programming, management, monitoring, assessment and control –47 180 657 BGN • Component 2 Communication, information and publicity –19 558 300 BGN • Component 3 Capacity building for OPRD beneficiaries –39 116 600 BGN • 23projects submitted • Projects that passed successfully the stage of evaluation – 14 • Approved projects – 13 • Projects not approved for funding – 1
POSSIBILITIES FOR COOPERATION The possibilities for cooperation with Italian Government can be outlined in the following key areas: • The Italian business can participate as subcontractor of contracted grants of the OPRD that will be published periodically on the internet site of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works. Call for project proposals for operations 1.1 Social Infrastructure, 1.4 Improvement of Physical Environment and Risk Prevention, 2.1 Regional and Local Road Infrastructure. 3.1 Improvement of Tourist Attractions and the Related Infrastructure are expected to be launched. • The partnerships can be established in the area of regional cooperation in the framework of the operation 4.2 Interregional Cooperation with the aim to be encouraged regional and local innovations and exchange of good practices. The regional and local stakeholders could gain significantly from acquiring knowledge and skills, particularly appropriate when finding solutions for the development through access to experience.
ITALIAN EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE COOPERATION • The experience of the Italian experts can be used for reinforcement the capacity of the MA staff and its regional departments for monitoring, evaluation, information and control of the OPRD through elaboration of training materials, organization of trainings, study visits and discussions for exchange of experience as part of the activities for support of the operation 5.1:Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Control
ITALIAN EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE COOPERATION The Italian experience would be useful in reinforcement of the OPRD beneficiaries’ capacity for successful participation in OPRD implementation and SF absorption through: • Elaboration and implementation of action plans for strengthening the administrative capacity of the OPRD beneficiaries; • Elaboration and implementation of training programmes for capacity building in elaboration and implementation of integrated urban regeneration plans and strategies; • Elaboration and implementation of programmes for capacity building in implementing energy efficiency measures and using the potential of the renewable energy resources. • Elaboration and implementation of training programme for capacity building in environmental issues concerning OPRD projects as Environmental Impact Assessment, SEA, NATURA 2000 issues and their integration in OPRD projects preparation and implementation, etc
Public Procurement Agency www.aop.bg/?page_id=6&ln=1 Announcements of Tenders are published in the web-site of “State Gazette” http://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/index.faces;jsessionid=8C21E9FE8DE7293BE48834331CBC1DB0 (in Bulgarian) And in the EU Official Journal Two regulations: • Public Procurement Law; • Ordinance for the award of small Public Procurement contracts
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