Transcript Document

Presentation to Czech Republic, Prague,
February 2007
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What is JASPERS ?
 ‘Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions’
 A technical assistance partnership to prepare major projects
between DG REGIO, EIB and EBRD
 Objective: increasing the capacity of the beneficiary
countries to make the best use of EU funding
 Value added: drawing on past experience and expertise of
the EIB and the EBRD in a more structured and coordinated
way than in the past.
 For administrative reasons, JASPERS is a unit within the
EIB but separated from its lending activities
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JASPERS activities
 Focus on priority countries: the 12 ‘new’ Member States
including Romania and Bulgaria
 JASPERS concentrates on major projects :
•Transport and other sectors €50 M > capital cost
•Environment €25 M > capital cost
 JASPERS priorities are :
• large projects supported by the Cohesion Fund and the
ERDF (to be intepreted flexibly in the smaller countries)
• other Cohesion Fund projects
• other ERDF projects
 Horizontal Issues covering more than one country/sector
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What does JASPERS offer?
 Assistance as required from the early stages of a project
through to the decision to grant assistance (by the
Commission or the Member State depending on the size of
project)
 Preparatory work required to deliver a mature project e.g.
• Advice on conceptual development and project structuring
• Advice on project preparation e.g. cost-benefit analysis,
financial analysis, environmental issues, procurement
planning.
• Review of documentation: feasibility studies, technical
design, tender documents.
• Advice on compliance with EU law (environmental,
competition and others) and conformity with EU policies 4
JASPERS: free and voluntary
JASPERS assistance will be provided free of charge to
the beneficiary
There is no obligation on the Member States to use
JASPERS
There is no obligation on a Member State which benefits
from JASPERS to borrow from the EIB or the EBRD
There is no obligation on the EIB or the EBRD to lend to
projects prepared using JASPERS
There is no exclusion of EIB or EBRD lending to projects
benefiting from JASPERS
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Legal Responsibilities
 JASPERS does not change existing legal
responsibilities
 JASPERS is an input to the preparation of
applications for EU funding
 Member States are the 'owners' of the project, not
JASPERS; they submit the standard applications as
required by the Regulations
 Preparation of a project by JASPERS does not
guarantee approval of the project by the Commission
 The ultimate legal responsibility to grant assistance
will remain with the Commission
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Management of JASPERS
 Managing Authority acts as central co-ordinator for each
country
 The Managing Authority in the Member State can request
assistance from JASPERS
 JASPERS is actively managed by a Steering Committee with
members from DG REGIO, EIB and EBRD
 Will seek regular feedback from Member States.
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16 professionals
5 to 8 professionals
32 professionals
+ 10 support
JASPERS
56 professional STAFF
LUXEMBOURG
WARSAW
VIENNA
BUCHAREST
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Organisation & Recruitment
 Regional hubs for JASPERS:
• Warsaw- opened November 2006
• Vienna – opening March 2007
• Bucharest – opening Spring 2007
 30 Technical Experts based in Luxembourg, Vienna,
Warsaw and Bucharest being recruited
 New staff arrive from January 2007
 Significant expansion in JASPERS resources
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Framework consultancy contracts
 Two Framework Contracts to support
JASPERS have been let with six
consultancies
 Three consultancies for each of Transport and
Environment/Other sectors
 Teams of expert for assignments ‘on call’
 Preparation of large infrastructure projects and
analysis of horizontal issues (e.g. state aid,
grant blending etc.)
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Action Plans
 Priorities and objectives of JASPERS are set out each
year in an Action Plan agreed between JASPERS and
the beneficiary country
 Close coordination of JASPERS operations with DG
REGIO country desks
 Horizontal issues may also be included in the Action Plan
 Development of 2007 Action Plans now going ahead
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2006 action plans: Summary
 Over 90 projects and actions identified, and support
requested in wide range of relevant horizontal issues
 Demand in some unexpected sectors (e.g. large energy,
broadband telecom, tourism)
 JASPERS assitance built up from mid-2006; 78 of 91 projects
receiving support at end of 2006
 A further 3 projects completed
 JASPERS intervention requested for projects totaling €57 Bn
grant funding by CF and ERDF
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JASPERS involvement 2006
Country
No. of
projects
Country
No. of
projects
Romania
26
Slovakia
4
Poland
23
Slovenia
3
Czech Republic 10
Cyprus
2
Hungary
6
Latvia
2
Bulgaria
6
Estonia
2
Malta
5
Lithuania
2
The total no. of projects is 91
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JASPERS involvement
 Main types of projects
Type of
project
No. of
project
Type of
project
No. of
projects
Water/Wastewater
21
Rail
17
Solid waste
10
Road
12
Oil and gas
7
Urban Transport
7
Energy
6
Ports
4
Brownfield Rehab
3
Other
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The total no. of projects is 91
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Practical rules of JASPERS assistance - 1
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JASPERS projects have to be included under one of the
operational programmes (transport > €50 M,
environment > €25 M) in close coordination with DG
REGIO country desks
Each individual project proposal (including scope of
JASPERS input) has to be agreed with the Management
Authority (Ministry of Regional Development) and
included in the annual Action Plan
Action Plans for 2007 being agreed between JASPERS
and the Managing Authority (Horizontal Issues can also
be included)
JASPERS support can be provided as the
complementary help in project preparation but can not
substitute activities of the beneficiary
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Practical rules of JASPERS assistance - 2
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JASPERS advice is heavily based on the experience and
best practice in development of projects in the other
European countries in particular EU-15
Support can be provided at any time from the very early
stage of a project development through to the preparation of
grant application
At the request of beneficiary the assistance can either
comprise of in-depth analysis/review supporting the
decision making process or just confirmation/second
opinion on the selected approach
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Example Actions
 POLAND – Warsaw Ring Road, Public Transport in Krakow
and Lublin, Flood Protection, Broadband
 ROMANIA – Rolling Stock, River Navigation, Multi-modal
terminals, Regional Airports, Regionalisation of Water
Companies
 BULGARIA – PPP Motorway, River Navigation
 HUNGARY – Provincial Urban Transport, 8 Water schemes
 SLOVENIA – ERTMS installation
 SLOVAKIA – Motorways, Water Supply and Treatment
 MALTA – Ports upgrades
 CYPRUS – New Urban Transport in Nicosia
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Case 1: Grant Rate
calculation for Water Projects
 Project: Puszcza Zielonka
Landscape Protection
Area Sewerage - Poland
(Cohesion Funds)
 JASPERS task:
• Review financing gap
analysis in alreadysubmitted application
• Remodel financial analysis
• Recommend grant cofinancing rate
 JASPERS output:
• Recommend adjusting
grant rate from 81% to 76%
• Application resubmitted by
Polish authorities to EC
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Case 2: Complex Solid Waste
Project (Sofia Waste)
 Current Situation:
• City has closed existing landfill; waste is baled and stored
• Waste incineration being considered by City
 JASPERS
recommendations
• Identify long term landfill
solution (needed whether
or not incineration
proceeds)
• Identify landfill for
temporary storage or reopen existing facility
• Treat project as a national
as well as local priority
 Next steps:
• Project now included in Operational Programme
• Once landfill site identified, JASPERS will support further project
preparation on a phased basis
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Case 3: Railway line no 8
 Project: Modernization of the railway line WarsawRadom-Kielce
 JASPERS task: Support to the Polish Railway Lines
(PLK S.A.) and review/verification of the:
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Feasibility Study (including analysis of alternatives)
Cost Benefit Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment
Application for CF
 JASPERS on-going activity: review and comments on
outputs of consultant appointed by PLK
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Case 4: Rail Rolling Stock Project Support
 Project: Romania Rail Rolling Stock Funding (ERDF)
 JASPERS task completed: Support Romanian authorities
prepare ToR for:
• Rolling stock needs assessment
• Feasibility study
• Prepare ERDF application
• Prepare tender documentation
 JASPERS on-going activity: support supervision of selected
consultant, review outputs, review draft application.
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Case 5: Warsaw Ring Road
 Project: Construction of the expressway S-8 section
Konotopa - Powazkowska
 JASPERS task: Support to the Warsaw Office of GDDKiA
and review/verification of the:
• Feasibility Study
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Application for CF
 JASPERS on-going activity: review of pre-feasibility
studies and environmental reports, review outputs of the
FS consultant, review draft application.
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Case 6: Broadband telecom
Concept Development
 Project: Broadband development
in Eastern Poland (covers 9
million people)
OP Development of
Eastern Poland
 JASPERS on-going actions:
• Help prepare project outline
• Consultant recruited to
develop project concept
• Review meeting with DG
Regio / Competition / Infso re
structuring and state aid
 JASPERS 2007 actions:
• Draft ToR for feasibility study
• Help supervise feasibility
study
• Help prepare ERDF
application
155.0
110.0 – 100.1
100.0 – 80.1
80.0 – 70.0
Poland =100
Polish average = PLN 22,048
Average for eastern Poland = PLN 16,501.6
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Case 7: horizontal issue – PPP and grant blending
JASPERS task:
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Review impact of new regulations
Identify models for CF/ERDF blended projects
Identify potential cases from Ops
Input to structuring for selected projects
On-going actions:
• Working paper on implication of new regulations
under development
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