Transcript European Social Fund

Delegation of the
European Commission
Romania preparing for
EU membership
European Structural
and Cohesion Funds
Delegation of the
European Commission
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Phare
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+ ESC
ISPA
SAPARD
The yearly allocation from EU across all 3 instruments starting with 2000
is equivalent of more than 25% of all the investments under the national
budget.
EU pre-accession assistance will raise significantly during 2004-2006 to a
total of 2.8 Billion Euro for a 3 year period before accession.
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Link between Pre-Accession Fund and SF
Pre-Accession Instruments
addressed to Candidate Countries
Structural Instruments
Addressed to Member States
Phare - Economic and Social Cohesion
European Regional Development Fund
European Social Fund
ISPA
Cohesion Fund
SAPARD
Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development
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Main differences
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Strong increase of funds under Structural Instruments
Different legal basis and purpose
Decentralised management of the programmes in the case
of Structural Instruments
Strong Partnership principles and structures for
programming, management and implementation of the
Structural Instruments
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Differences in national wealth
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EU25 GDP per capita (pps) - €18,500
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RO GDP per capita (pps) - €5,600
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Why does the EU need regional cohesion policy?
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To redress regional disparities
To improve functioning of the Single European
market
To promote the stable and sustainable
development of the EU
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
How does EU regional cohesion Policy work?
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Targeting additional funds on the areas most in
need
Financing multi-annual development programmes
Developing partnership between socio-economic
actors
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Targeting resources
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
The EU Structural Instruments
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European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
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European Social Fund (ESF)
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Cohesion Fund
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European Agricultural & Rural Development Fund (EARDF)
European Fund for Fisheries (EEF)
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Programme approach
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7-year programme period
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Programmes drawn up in the Member States
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Strong emphasis on strategic targets
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Integration of ‘horizontal’ policies
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Partnership
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Building consensus on programme strategies
Broad participation in Programme Monitoring
Committees
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Ensuring effectiveness of measures financed
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Enhancing transparency
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Results so far
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Best results in poorest regions
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Over 2 million new jobs
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Partnership brings better use of regional potential
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Reductions in socio-economic disparities between regions
– but they are still considerable
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Romania closes Chapter 21
2007-2013
OP – Regional Development (ERDF)
((ERDF)(ERDF)mpetitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Economic Competitiveness (ERDF)
CSF
(NSRF)
OP – Transport Infrastructure (ERDF/CF)
Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Environment Infrastructure (ERDF/CF)
Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Human Resource Development (ESF)
Infrastructure (ERDF/CF) Competitiveness
(ERDF)
OP – Technical Assistance (ERDF)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------OP – Agriculture/Rural Dev./Fish (EAGGF/EARDF)
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
INTERREG
Internal borders
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Romaina / Hungary
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Romania / Bulgaria
External borders
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Romania / Moldova / Ukraine
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Romania / Serbia / Montenegro
Transnational cooperation
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
OP management
PROGRAMME MONITORING
COMMITTEE
Managing
Authority
“Paying
Authority”
Intermediate
Bodies
Final
Beneficiaries
Projects
Schemes
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
ROP Monitoring Committee
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National government members
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Regional members
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Non-governmental members
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EU Members (consultative role)
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Regional Committees (proposed)
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Similar breadth of membership as Monitoring Committee
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Similar terms of reference
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Responsibility for monitoring Regional Development Plan
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Indicative Financial Package for ROMANIA
2007-2009
(€ millions, 2004 prices)
2007
2008
2009
Total
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577
826
244
405
770
1,419
239
476
961
1,676
732
881
2,308
3,921
Structural operations
1,399
1,972
2,603
5,973
Existing internal policies *
Institution building *
Sub-total Internal Policies
TOTAL COMMITMENTS
244
26
270
2,495
248
17
265
3,655
252
8
260
4,539
744
52
796
10,690
Payment appropriations
1,109
2,195
2,823
6,128
Commitment appropriations
Agriculture – market measures
Agriculture – direct payments
Agriculture – rural development
Sub-total agriculture
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
Conclusions
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More focus on strategic objectives and programming – multi-annual
perspective for development
Develop regional partnerships for programming and implementation of
the programmes
Ensure policy coherence between the different programmes
Start today the preparation of the institutions and personnel involved in
the management of the Structural Instruments as the process takes time
Start today the preparation of project pipeline to be financed under
Structural Instruments as the process takes time
Use the experience of pre-accession funds in preparing Structural
Instruments
Evaluate the possibility of co-financing the programmes by the state
budget and by the beneficiaries
Involve local and regional structures / social partners / private sector in
the whole system
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund
Delegation of the
European Commission
SUMMARY
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More strategic approach
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More resources
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Stronger coordination and
partnership
Structural Funds / Cohesion Fund