Transcript specific objectives of the programme

HUNGARY-SERBIA
IPA CROSS-BORDER
CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME
NALAS Marketplace
Istanbul,
10/12/2009
PROGRAMME AREA
ELIGIBLE AREA
Hungary:
Bács-Kiskun
Csongrád
Serbia:
West Bačka
North Bačka
North Banat
South Bačka
Middle Banat
ADJACENT REGIONS (20 % rule!)
Srem
South Banat
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
• Reducing isolation of border areas by improving crossborder accessibility
• Environmental sustainability and safety in the border
zone
• Synergies and co-operation in the economy
• Managing common cultural heritage to promote
cultural values, traditions and to develop tourism
• Intense cultural, educational and research interaction
HORIZONTAL OBJECTIVES OF THE
PROGRAMME
• Creating joint structures by maximizing cross-border
impact
• Strengthening Hungarian-Serbian bilingualism in the
eligible area
• Ensuring equal opportunities for the underprivileged
population
• Creating sustainability
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS-KEY DATA
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Reference number:
HUSRB/0901
Financing source:
IPA
Launched:
29 September 2009
Submission deadline:
by post (registered mail) 31
December 2009 to the JTS
(Submission in person/courier service by 18 December 2009, 3:00 PM to the
JTS)
• Total available amount:
• Project duration:
16 607 511 EUR
minimum 6 - maximum 18 months
Priority 1
Total IPA amount
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
1.1 Infrastructure for physical connections
1.1.1 Border crossing infrastructure,
construction, reconstruction of lead up roads
1.1.2 Planning transport lines, harmonisation of
public transport
1.2 Common responsibility for the environment
1.2.1 Minor actions in water management
(EUR)
Minimum
Maximum
IPA support per project
(EUR)
4 799 571
500 000
1 500 000
959 914
100 000
400 000
2 879 742
400 000
1 000 000
959 914
100 000
400 000
50 000
200 000
1 051 255
100 000
300 000
700 837
50 000
100 000
1 752 092
100 000
400 000
2.2 Education and culture for a common mind
2.2.1. Educational co-operation
1 051 256
100 000
400 000
2.2.2. People to people co-operation
1 752 093
50 000
100 000
1.2.2 Animal health monitoring, minor actions
for improving the quality of the environment
Priority 2
ECONOMY, EDUCATION and CULTURE
2.1 Stimulating a synergic economy, tourism and R&D
2.1.1. Trainings and partner finding facilitation
700 837
for businesses
2.1.2. Development of thematic routes of
cultural heritage
2.1.3. Coordinated studies for territorial and
sectoral development of the region
2.1.4. Product oriented research, development
and innovation
Total
16 607 511
CROSS-BORDER PARTNERSHIPS
• Projects shall be implemented in partnership, having a Lead
Beneficiary and at least one cross-border partner.
• Roles in the partnership:
– Lead Beneficiary – LB (with overall responsibility for the
project)
– Project Partner(s) – PP
– Associated Partner(s) – AP (Max. 3 AP, no funding)
• Limitations to the partnership: Max. 5 PP in addition to the LB
and max. 3-3 partners from both countries.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Each Lead Beneficiary and Project Partner have to:
• be non profit making
• be legal persons established by public or private law
• have direct responsibility for the preparation and management of the
proposed activities, not acting as intermediaries and
• in case of the LB have their headquarters or a registered regional/local branch
in the eligible area, while in case of PP have their headquarters or a registered
regional/local branch in the eligible area or in the adjacent regions
Organisation type:
Local government, Budgetary organisation of a local government, Associations
of local governments, Public body, Budgetary organisation of the central state
budget, Development agency, Non-governmental organisation, Church,
Foundation, Non-profit company
SOURCES OF FUNDING
• Total available IPA to be applied for: 16 607 511 EUR
• IPA funding is maximum 85% in each project
• The remaining 15% is financed from national sources: state and
own contribution, depending on country of origin and type of
institution:
Serbian partners: 15% own contribution
Hungarian partners:
• 5% own contribution + 10% state contribution
• central state budgetary organs are not required to provide own
contribution – 15% state contribution
• State aid rules to be respected
ADVANCE PAYMENT
Two types of advance:
1. IPA funding: 15% of total IPA by project automatically after the
conclusion of Subsidy contract for Hungarian and Serbian
PPs/LBs
– Calculated among PPs according to their share of the total IPA
support in the project
– LB responsibility for transferring of IPA
2. National state contribution: as a 100% advance automatically
after the conclusion of Subsidy contract for Hungarian PPs/LBs
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE
PROGRAMME
• The Lead Beneficiary principle
The LB principle is a basic requirement in all operations financed from the
Programme.
The LB - the only direct contact between the project and the joint management
bodies of the Programme.
Rresponsibility of the LB- to create a well working consortium among the PP
based on a partnership agreement.
• Cross-border Impact
Joint projects with real cross-border effect - project results should have impact on
both sides of the border.
The joint co-operation criteria “4 J”: joint planning, staffing, financing and
implementation of projects.
• Public Procurement
The public procurement in the whole area of the cross-border Programme, will be
carried out according to the contract procedures for EC external actions.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Projects should:
 Be designed to solve
problems.
 Focus on designing and
making decisions before
writing the proposal.
 Founded on common
understanding of problems
with defined stakeholders.
 Be led by demand.
Projects should not:
 Be developed only to attract
funds.
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Focus only on writing a
proposal for funding.
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Have stakeholders who were
not active in designing the
project.
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Be driven by the donor and
technical supply.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Projects should:
 Be designed through
identifying objectives as
solutions to problems.
 Have clear objectives that have
clear output/result indicators
that can be verified.
 Focus on long-term and
sustainable benefits.
 Follow the rules for
implementation, with
adequate documentation
Projects should not:
 Be activity focused only.
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Have an impact that cannot
be verified.
Have only a short-term focus.
 Be documented in an
inconsistent way.
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PARTNER SEARCH
PROJECT AND PROGRAMME ROLES
Programme’s role: provides funding for valuable
projects
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Project’s role: demonstrate its value (“Projects- best
ambasadors”)
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Programme’s and Project’s role: obtain the support of
the public and the stakeholders
Good neighbours
creating
common future
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!
Natalija Matunović
Programme and communication manager
Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS)
VÁTI Nonprofit Kft.
Gellérthegy u. 30-32, H-1016 Budapest
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: + 36 1 224 3112
http://www.hu-srb-ipa.com