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THE ROLE OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS AND ITS OPERATION. ANDREJ ENGELMAN. SLOVENIA - MAIN DATA. AREA: 20.273 KM 2 POPULATION: 2.061.623 GDP PER CAPITA (2013,PPP): 83% EU28. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF SLOVENIA. 211 MUNICIPALITIES - NUTS 5
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THE ROLE OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS AND ITS OPERATION ANDREJ ENGELMAN
SLOVENIA - MAIN DATA AREA: 20.273 KM2 POPULATION: 2.061.623 GDP PER CAPITA (2013,PPP): 83% EU28
REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF SLOVENIA 211 MUNICIPALITIES - NUTS 5 12 DEVELOPMENT REGIONS - NUTS 3 2 COHESION REGIONS - NUTS 2
THE INTERSECTION OF MACROREGIONAL STRATEGIES
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
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
GODC AND EUROPEAN TERITORIAL COOPERATION SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
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
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
GODC AND EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
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)
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 %
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
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
PAYMENTS PROGRAMMING PERIOD FUNDS
PROBLEM FOR MF? - MEUR
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
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
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
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