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TOWARDS BETTER FUTURE PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS

POMORSKIE REGION. TOWARDS BETTER FUTURE PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS. Jakub Fedorowicz Department for Regional Programmes Office of the Pomorskie Region President. POMORSKIE REGION. CONTENTS. OVERALL VIEW. introduction to Poland and Pomorskie EU Funds 2004-2006 in Poland

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TOWARDS BETTER FUTURE PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS

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  1. POMORSKIE REGION TOWARDS BETTER FUTUREPREPARING POMORSKIE FOR EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS Jakub FedorowiczDepartment for Regional ProgrammesOffice of the Pomorskie Region President

  2. POMORSKIE REGION CONTENTS OVERALL VIEW • introduction to Poland and Pomorskie • EU Funds 2004-2006 in Poland • managing structural funds in Pomorskie –new task for regional institutions • preparing Pomorskie for accession • implementing structural funds – first call for proposals results • future needs for Pomorskie

  3. POMORSKIE REGION INTRODUCTION TO POLAND OVERALL VIEW • POLAND – MAIN STATISTICS • location: Central Europe • area: 312 685 sq.km. • population: 38,6 mln • economy: industry, services, agriculture and fishery, tourism • unemployment: 20,7% • ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE: • regions (provinces) 16 (NUTS II) • poviats (counties) 315 (NUTS IV) • cities with poviats status 65 (NUTS IV) • communes 2489 (NUTS V) Source: European Commission

  4. POMORSKIE REGION INTRODUCTION TO POMORSKIE OVERALL VIEW • POMORSKIE – MAIN STATISTICS • location: northern, coastal part of Poland • area: 18,300sq.km. (5,9%) • population: 2.2 mln • economy: maritime economy, industry (fuels processing), agriculture and forestry, tourism and recreation, IT services • unemployment: 20,5% • ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE: • poviats (counties) 16 (NUTS IV) • cities with poviats status 4 (NUTS IV) • communes 123 (NUTS V)

  5. POMORSKIE REGION EU FUNDS IN POLAND 2004-2006 (1) OVERALL VIEW • Objective 1 area • 11368,6 mln EURof EU contribution (04-06) • Pre-accesion instruments (till 2006) Source: European Commission

  6. POMORSKIE REGION EU FUNDS IN POLAND 2004-2006 (2) OVERALL VIEW • National Development Plan 04-06 (NDP/CSF) • Operational Programmes for SF (CSF): • - Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP) • - Improvement of competitiveness of the economy (SOP) • - Human resources development (SOP) • - Transport (SOP) • - Restructuring and modernisation of the food sector and rural development (SOP) • - Fisheries and fish processing (SOP) Source: European Commission

  7. POMORSKIE REGION EU FUNDS IN POLAND 2004-2006 (3) OVERALL VIEW • Institutions involved at national level:- Ministry of Economy and Labour (MA) • - Ministry of Finance (PA) • -Other Ministries, Government Agencies, others (MIB) • Regional level: • Regional government (IROP, SOP Agriculture, INTERREG) • Regional Labour Office (IROP, SOP HRD, EQUAL) • Regional Development Agency (IROP, SOP Compet., Phare) • Governor Office (IROP, SOPs) Source: European Commission

  8. POMORSKIE REGION MANAGING SF IN REGIONS (1) OVERALL VIEW • The role of EU funds • - powerful instrument for creating the regional development policy inthe voivodship • New role of regional government: • Regional government (President’s Office) • - body participating in IROP management • - receiving applications for infrastructure measures, • - formal assesment of applications • - chairmanship of and provision of secretariat to the RSC • - projects aprroval • - informing beneficiaries and general public about IROP • - body participating in SOP Agri • - applications collecting • - Regional Contact Point for INTERREG III

  9. POMORSKIE REGION PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR ACCESSION (1) OVERALL VIEW • pre-accession programmes experiences • institution building (Twinning project) • knowledge dissemination • training programmes • information strategy (CAP) • Pomorskie representation in Brussels

  10. POMORSKIE REGION PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR ACCESSION (2) OVERALL VIEW • Pre-accession programmes in Pomorskie 1995+ • Phare CBC • Phare ESC (2002, 2003, 2004) • ISPA • SAPARD

  11. POMORSKIE REGION PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR ACCESSION (3) OVERALL VIEW • Twinning Project 2001-2003 objectives: • - preparation of institutional, administrative and budgetarystructures in Pomorskie for the future participation in the EU economic and social cohesion policy • - enhancement of regional administration capacities with a view to participation in pre-accession and structural EU programmes and to elaborate an Objective 1 type regional operational programme • Actions taken: • - internal workshops • - study visits • - internships • - experts’ visits

  12. POMORSKIE REGION PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR ACCESSION (4) OVERALL VIEW • Regional Training Programme 03-04 • - I stage - opening seminars (3) • - II stage - workshops (20) • - III stage - experts’ visits and projects consultations • Results of RTP: • - 140 local authorities trained (I stage) • - 500 individuals trained at local level (II stage), • - 50 projects assesed in details (III stage), • - 360 project proposals registered in ISEKP

  13. POMORSKIE REGION PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR ACCESSION (5) OVERALL VIEW • Communications Action Plan (CAP): • - support, in terms of Communication, for management and administration of IROP so that the maximum impact of the Structural Funds in our region is achieved • Specific goals: • - to raise awareness of Structural Funds • - to attract a high number of applications • - supporting strong and wide partnership • - to ensure transparency of the process • Target groups: • - public • - beneficiaries • - stakeholders • Instruments: • - Local Leaders Net, Newsletter, website, publications, media coverage

  14. POMORSKIE REGION PREPARING POMORSKIE FOR ACCESSION (6) OVERALL VIEW • Preparatory process results: • - 2000 individuals have received in depth training at regionaland local level • - 361 projects developed • - 50 projectscommented in detailsby experts from the UK • - administrative capacity sufficient extent • - Pomorskie as a one of the best regions in terms of quality and number of applications • - CAP regarded as a model of regional best practice by the Ministry of Economy and Labour • - excellent overall assessment of the Twinnig Project by European Commission

  15. POMORSKIE REGION IMPLEMENTING SF IN POMORSKIE OVERALL VIEW • IROP First call for proposals:

  16. POMORSKIE REGION FUTURE NEEDS OVERALL VIEW • Future needs • - further strenthening of regional institutions and capacity building • - simplification of the procedures • - developing cooperation system among institutions • - starting the debate on 2007-2013 programming period • - further information and good practices dissemination

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