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Detailed update on the implementation status of EU Structural Funds recommendations in Latvia, highlighting progress and future plans.
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Information by the Managing Authority on thematic evaluation of EU structural funds Iruma Kravale Head of Strategic Planning Unit,European Union Funds Strategy Department,Ministry of Finance Monitoring Committee meetingJune18, 2008
Agenda • Progress made since previous MC meeting • Recommendation implementation status EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Agenda • Progress made since previous MC meeting • Recommendation implementation status EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Progress made since previous MC meeting (1) • Since 06.11.2007. MC meeting until present 5 contracts have been signed: • Analysis of the projects where had been made essential changes within five years from the last payment realization– „DEA Baltika” Ltd.– 15.01.2008. (June 2008) • Development of the leadings for the implementation n+2 and n+3 principles – ”KPMG Baltics” Ltd. – 15.01.2008. (July 2008) • Contribution of the ESF aid scheme, implemented by the Society Integration Foundation, in improving life quality of the socially excluded target groups –„Projektu un kvalitātes vadība” Ltd.– 29.04.2008. (Aug.2008) • Efficiency of the reimbursed EU structural funds expenditures–„Baltic Project Consulting” Ltd. – 29.04.2008. (Aug.2008) • Impactevaluation of EU SF on the regional development in Latvia –„PKC” Ltd. (Pašvaldību konsultāciju centrs) – 19.05.2008. (Aug.2008) EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Progress made since previous MC meeting (2) • Macroeconomic impact assessment of EU funds is in progress and will finish by July 2008. • Other evaluations are planned to be ended by August 2008. • In 2004-2006 programming period altogether 21 evaluation/research will be conducted. • Proposed evaluation “The efficiency of the EU Funds control system and the acceptable level of errors”, which realization could exceed the time-limit, will be financed from 2007-2013 technical assistance resources, because its results mostly will be used for improvement of 2007-2013 programming period system. EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Agenda • Progress made since previous MC meeting • Recommendation implementation status EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Recommendation implementation plan – update • Since 06.11.2007. MC meeting until now Recommendation implementation plan has been supplemented by recommendations of 3 new accomplished researches (together 14 researches). • Update of the recommendation implementation status – not less than twice a year • 22.05.2008. sent to the EU SF thematic evaluation consultative working group members (sent already the updated version) • Until the beginning of June 2008 information provided by: • MoW (09.06.), MoT (02.06.), MSAEGA (11.06.), MoA (05.06.), MRDLG (06.06.), MoF (06.06.), MoEc (05.06.), MoH (06.06.), MoEnv (10.06.), MoC (06.06.) • CFCA (03.06.), SEA (03.06.), SEDA(05.06.), RSS (05.06.) • LIDA (30.05.), SRDA (03.06.), SIF (03.06.) • Until the beginning of June 2008 information missing from: • MoES , SSB • Plan is repeatedly reviewed and updated for this MC EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Improvement of Latvian legislation • At the moment in Latvian legislation is stated, that representatives of institutions involved in EU Structural Funds administration – members of EU funds thematic evaluation consultative working group (working group), review conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation and research reports, and monitor their implementation. • In accordance with conclusions of the State Audit Office report, Managing Authority will propose Amendment to the corresponding regulations to clearly define responsibilities of the institutions involved in EU Structural Funds administration to implement those recommendations, which the working group members admit as useful. Struktūrfondu vadošā iestāde – Finanšu ministrija
Recommendation implementation status(1) • In total there are around 395 recommendations expressed by the evaluators EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Recommendation implementation status(2) Analysis of the 86 implemented recommendations in the period from 06.11.2007.–13.06.2008. EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance
Recommendation implementation status(4) EU SF Managing Authority– Ministry of Finance