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ANDREJ ENGELMAN

Learn about the critical role of the Managing Authority in efficiently implementing and operating Structural and Cohesion Funds in Slovenia. Gain insights into regional divisions, development regions, and funding mechanisms, along with key strategies and challenges. Discover how the Managing Authority collaborates with the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology to drive sustainable development and optimal fund allocation. Explore essential documents like Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes that shape fund distribution and utilization. Stay informed about fund management principles, implementation plans, and recommendations for successful cohesion policy execution. Benefit from valuable recommendations emphasizing stability, effective cooperation, and ongoing dialogue for achieving cohesion policy objectives.

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ANDREJ ENGELMAN

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  1. THE ROLE OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS AND ITS OPERATION ANDREJ ENGELMAN

  2. SLOVENIA - MAIN DATA AREA: 20.273 KM2 POPULATION: 2.061.623 GDP PER CAPITA (2013,PPP): 83% EU28

  3. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF SLOVENIA 211 MUNICIPALITIES - NUTS 5 12 DEVELOPMENT REGIONS - NUTS 3 2 COHESION REGIONS - NUTS 2

  4. THE INTERSECTION OF MACROREGIONAL STRATEGIES

  5. WHERE ALL TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES MEET

  6. CROSS-BORDER COUNTRY • 50 % OF SLOVENE COUNTIES ARE PLACED WITHIN THE BORDER AREA • SLOVENIA HAS 70 CM OF BORDER PER INHABITANT: • 2-TIMES MORE THANAUSTRIA • 10-TIMES MORE THAN GERMANY • CBC – CONDITION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER REGIONS

  7. GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EUROPEAN COHESION POLICIES (GODC) • GODC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR: • EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY • EUROPEAN TERITORIAL COOPERATION • OTHER FINANCIAL MECHANISMS • DEVELOPMENT • 180 (200) EMPLOYEES

  8. GODC AND EUROPEAN TERITORIAL COOPERATION SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

  9. MANAGING AUTHORITY/NATIONAL AUTHORITY • 2000/2004-2006: COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INTERREG III • INTERREG IIIA (CBC and NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME) • INTERREG IIIC (INTERREGIONAL) • 2007-2013: EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION • CBC (ERDF/IPA): 5 PROGRAMMES (2 IPA) • INTERREGIONAL: 2 PROGRAMMES • 2014-2020: EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION • CBC (ERDF): 4 PROGRAMMES • TRANSNATIONAL: 5 PROGRAMMES • INTERREGIONAL: 2 PROGRAMMES

  10. FUNDING – NATIONAL COFINANCING • LEGAL BASIS – SPECIAL DECREE FOR ETC • CBC AND INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMMES • 2004-2006: 75% EU – 25% OUT OF STATE BUDGET • 2007-2013: 85% EU – ALL BENEFICIARIES GET 10% OUT OF 15% BY THE STATE (GODC) AUTOMATICALLY; 5% OF OWN CO-FINANCING IS REQUIRED TO SHOW COMMITTMENT • 2014-2020: ? • TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES • NO OR VERY LIMITED NATIONAL CO-FINANCING FROM THE STATE BUDGET

  11. GODC AND EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

  12. PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2007-2013 • 1 COHESION REGION ON NUTS 2 LEVEL • 3 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES (4.100 MEUR): • FOR STRENGTHENING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS (ERDF – 1.768 MEUR) • FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (ESF – 756 MEUR) • OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (CF – 1.412 MEUR + ERDF – 166 MEUR)

  13. PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2014-2020 • 2 COHESION REGIONS ON NUTS 2 LEVEL: • VZHODNA SLOVENIJA (71% EU28) • ZAHODNA SLOVENIJA (100% EU28) • 1 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (ERDF, ESF, CF – 3.172 MEUR) • REGION VS – 42% • REGION ZS – 28% • CF – 30 %

  14. KEY DOCUMENTS • PA - PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (BETWEEN THE EC AND EU COUNTRY SETING OUT THE PLANS ON HOW TO USE FUNDING FROM THE ESI FUNDS BETWEEN 2014 AND 2020 – BASED ON EC POSITION PAPER) • OP - OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (DETAILED PRIORITIES OF THE COUNTRY NEGOTIATED WITH THE EC) • IP - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

  15. MANAGING AUTHORITY • OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SYSTEM, HOWEVER: • PREPARATION OF PUBLIC TENDERS AND PROPOSALS FOR DIRECT CONFIRMATION OF OPERATIONS; • SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS; • REGULAR MONITORING AND REPORTING OF OPERATIONS TO THE MA; • IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS; • PREPARATION OF CLAIMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT ARE DELEGATED TO INTERMEDIATE BODIES

  16. PAYMENTS PROGRAMMING PERIOD FUNDS

  17. PROBLEM FOR MF? - MEUR

  18. NEW SI REGULATION – BASIC GUIDING PRINCIPLES • MA HAS TO ACTUALLY MANAGE THE COHESION FUNDS • THE POSSIBILITY OF SHIFTING OF MONEY BETWEEN IB, COMPETITION BETWEEN PROGRAMS • QUALITY OF THE PROJECTS • 100% ABSORPTION OF EU FUNDS • SIMPLIFICATION • ELIMINATION OF THE CURRENT PROBLEMS (ITS) • TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY BUILT INTO THE PA

  19. FIRST IDEA • PLAN ALL COHESION MONEY IN THE BUDGET OF THE GODC ON ONE BUDGET LINE • REDISTRIBUTION OF THE MONEY TO IB IN LATE PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS, JUST BEFORE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACTS

  20. NEW SI REGULATION – BASIC SOLUTIONS • ONE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ADOPTED BEFORE THE BUDGET DEBATE • THE TWO PARTS OF THE PLAN: • INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF OPERATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD • DETAILED DATA FOR TWO YEARS, WHERE NECESSARY FOR A LONGER PERIOD • REGULAR UPDATING • USE IT OR LOSE IT • NO OVER-COMMITMENTS • SAME PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENTS FOR SI AND EU MONEY

  21. SOME RECOMMENDATIONS • KEY FOR SUCCESSFUL COHESION POLICY IS STABILITY (PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS) • LOCATION OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY – IN THE CENTER OF THE GOVERNMENT • GOOD COOPERATION BETWEEN VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IS A PRECONDITION OF SUCCESS • OPEN DIALOG WITH THE EC

  22. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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