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Czech cohesion policy in the period 2007-2013: some critical remarks

Czech cohesion policy in the period 2007-2013: some critical remarks. Pavel Ptáček, Department of Geography , Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech republic pavel.ptacek@upol.cz. NUTS 2 regions. GDP in PPP after NUTS 2 regions. Structure of EU funds.

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Czech cohesion policy in the period 2007-2013: some critical remarks

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  1. Czech cohesion policy in the period 2007-2013: some critical remarks Pavel Ptáček, Department ofGeography, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech republic pavel.ptacek@upol.cz 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  2. NUTS 2 regions 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  3. GDP in PPP after NUTS 2 regions 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  4. Structureof EU funds • Period 2007-13 available 800 bil. CZK (26bil. €) • 26 operationalprogrammes: • 7 regional (NUTS 2, 18 % ofthe budget) • 8 thematic (Transport, Environment, Enterpreneurship and Innovations, R&D forInnovations, Humanresources and employment, Educationforcompetetiveness, Integrated OP, OP Technicalhelp) 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  5. Structureof EU funds • OP Prague competetiveness, • OP Prague adaptability (both just 1%) • Europeanterritorialcollaboration: • 5 cross-borderprograms • OP Interregionalcollaboration (EU+N+CH) • CentralEurope • ESPON 2013 • INTERACT II 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  6. Currentstageofprogress: • In October 2013 fromtotal budget: • 35 % payedfromBrussels • 60 % payedfrom Czech state budget • 90 % signedcontractforrealisation • Cca 50-60 bil. CZK (2-2,5 bil. €) willnot bespent • Someexpenseswill not becertified (4-6 bil. €) 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  7. Criticism: • Too many OP (splittingoffocusofreg. policy) • Toolowabsorbtioncapacity (subjectsunable to spendmoney) • Underestimationofrevisionmechanisms • Inefficiency in moneyspending • „Soft“ project do not workproperly (but CZ has oneofthelowestshareof soft projects + expectedhighersharefor 2014-20) • Unfair competitionforsubjectswithoutsubsidies 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  8. Reasonsforinefficiency • MissingLow on Civil Service (unprofessional, fluctuating and politicalymanipulatedstaff) • Crucialconditionfor 2014-2020 fromthe EU to acceptthislaw (only EU country withoutit)! • 2014-20 period: • Questionableis to cancel ROP (Northwest vs. sestof NUTS2) • Regional autonomy in decessionmakingisimportant • Absorbtioncapacityfor soft programmes 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

  9. pavel.ptacek@upol.cz Thankyou! 11th session Central and South East Europe and the EU New Cohesion Policy

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