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EUROPEAN FUNDS IN HALF-TIME NEW CHALLENGES

EUROPEAN FUNDS IN HALF-TIME NEW CHALLENGES. Jack Engwegen Head of the Czech Unit European Commission, Directorate General for Regional Policy Prague, 23 June 2011. EU Funds in the Czech Republic 2007-2013: What has been achieved so far? (1).

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EUROPEAN FUNDS IN HALF-TIME NEW CHALLENGES

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  1. EUROPEAN FUNDS IN HALF-TIME NEW CHALLENGES Jack Engwegen Head of the Czech Unit European Commission, Directorate General for Regional Policy Prague, 23 June 2011

  2. EU Funds in the Czech Republic 2007-2013: What has been achieved so far? (1) • EU Funds make major financial contribution to the development of national public policies: • Transport: reconstruction of 138 km TEN-T railways • Environment: 627 km of new or reconstructed waster water pipes and 584 km2 of regenerated sites • Enterprise: over 8 000 new jobs created • R&D: share of R&D expenditure on the overall GDP increased from 1.42 % to1.53% …And for regional development: • 1.3 billion paid so far from ERDF to 9 regional OPs to finance regional transport, cultural and educational infrastructure

  3. EU Funds in the Czech Republic 2007-2013: Achievements and challenges (1)

  4. EU Funds in the Czech Republic 2007-2013: Achievements and challenges (2)

  5. EU Funds in the Czech Republic 2007-2013: Achievements and challenges (3)

  6. EU Funds in the Czech Republic 2007-2013: Achievements and challenges (4)

  7. Points for reflection on the future (1) • Ensuring more complementarities and synergies between OP • More performing delivery systems • More standardized procedures/templates for submission of project applications • Risk management to become an integral part of SF preparation and implementation • More effective role of monitoring committees in the policy debates, more active involvement of partnership • Ex-ante programme evaluation to include an economic, environmental and social impact assessment • Strengthen the role of the audit authority and to ensure a better coordination of audit activities between the different organisations concerned

  8. Points for reflection on the future (2) • More transparency, political independence and stability of staff working on the Funds/ SF staff code • Stronger coordination role for the NCA with more authority and responsibility • Outsourcing of administrative tasks should not oppose the development of administrative capacity • Creating an environment in terms of legal, administrative and financial structure/rules and procedures that enables an efficient and effective use of SF resources • Appropriate strategy building as a prerequisite for successful implementation of OP • Make better use of past experience and strengthen exchange of experience

  9. Thank you for your attention !

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