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CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME
2007-2013
National Info Day
Bologna, Italy
27 January 2009
Launch of the 2nd call for
proposals
Barbara Di Piazza
JTS CENTRAL EUROPE
PROGRAMME
2nd Call for Proposals
• Launched: 7 January 2009
• Closure: 18 March 2009
• ERDF amount to be allocated: ca 70 Mio EUR
• Open to all Programme Priorities
• Application Package available on the Programme website
Eligible Partners
• National, regional and local public authorities
• Public Equivalent Bodies
• International Organisations
• Private institutions including private companies
Minimum Partnership
Requirements
At least:
• three financing partners;
• from at least three countries;
• being at least two of the partners located in EU CENTRAL
EUROPE area.
Location of partners (1/3)
Partners can:
• be located outside the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area if they are
considered as Assimilated Partners, i.e.: a national public authority
or a public equivalent body competent for its scope of actions for
certain parts of the eligible area but located outside it (e.g.:
ministries);
• Exception valid for Germany and Italy only.
Location of partners (2/3)
Partners can:
• Also be located in EU but outside the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area;
• Overall all EU partners outside the CENTRAL EUROPE area cannot
get more than 20% of the ERDF project budget (application of the
20% flexibility rule in the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme);
• EU partners located outside the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area cannot be
Lead Partner;
• Their activities are for the benefit of the regions of the EU CENTRAL
EUROPE area;
• Their involvement is considered as exceptional and must be clearly
justified.
Location of partners (3/3)
Partners can:
• Also be located in any Third Countries;
• Do not benefit of ERDF contribution;
• Partners located in ENPI or IPA Countries could benefit of funds
made available by the ENPI or IPA national programmes.
Partnership
• Recommended maximum number of partners: from 8 to 12
according to the chosen type of action;
• Partners involved in a balanced way;
Note:
• Associated institutions acting as observers and without financial
contribution can be involved in the project.
Partnership:
Characteristics
Partners involved in the project should be relevant bodies
actually competent for the development, implementation and
dissemination of outputs and results.
All partners should be involved in the project in a balanced way
and be able to credibly outline benefits derived from the
partnership and transnational cooperation.
As a general rule, the bigger the number of partners, the more
complex it is to manage the project. Therefore, only partners
necessary to achieve the project objectives should be brought on
board.
Lead Partner's Requirements
Located in the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area*:
• National, regional and local public authorities
• Public Equivalent Bodies
• International Organisations acting under national law
• Private institutions (only for projects submitted under Priority 1)
* for IT and DE assimilated partners can also act as Lead Partners
Programme Priorities
Priority 1: Facilitating Innovation across Central
Europe
Priority 2: Improving Accessibility of and within
Central Europe
Priority 3: Using our Environment Responsibly
Priority 4: Enhancing Competitiveness and
Attractiveness of Cities and Regions
Expected Project
Characteristics (1/2)
• Transnational thematic focus and partnership
• Coherent approach
• Effective management (including communication
strategy, knowledge creation and transfer)
• Strive for concrete and visible outputs and results and
actual implementation
• Clear added value
Expected Project
Characteristics (2/2)
CENTRAL EUROPE will not support:
• Projects not addressing an issues of transnational
relevance or that can be funded under one single crossborder programmes
• Pure research and technology development without clear
links to other actors
• Mere continuation of past co-operation project
without clear added value
• Mere networking and exchange of experience
• Project fundable under or other Structural Funds
programmes
IMPLEMENTATION & METHODOLOGY:
TYPE OF ACTION
Type of Action
Standard Core Output Indicators
Joint transnational
strategy and action
plan
No. of strategies/policy documents developed/ improved
No. of strategies/policy documents implemented/adopted
Transnational tool
development
No. of new tools developed
No. of new tools implemented
No. of trainings for new tools prepared or implemented
Joint management
establishment
No. of permanent cooperations established
No. of permanent management structures established
Investment
preparation
Volume of investment prepared
No. of jobs to be created through these investments
Volume of private/public funds leveraged
Pilot Actions
including
investments
No. of Pilot Actions implemented (including No. of investments
realized)
Volume of investment realised through Pilot Actions
No. of jobs created through Pilot Actions
Location of Activities (1/2)
General principles:
A) Activities must be implemented within the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area.
• Expenditure is ERDF co-financed.
Exception: management/coordination activities performed by
Assimilated Partners.
B) Activities can be implemented in EU but outside the EU CENTRAL
EUROPE area (up to 20% of the total ERDF project contribution).
• Expenditure is ERDF co-financed.
Activities are for the benefit of regions of the EU CENTRAL
EUROPE area.
Location of Activities (2/2)
C)Activities can be implemented in Third Countries but for the
benefit of the regions of the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area.
• Expenditure is ERDF co-financed on condition that is spent under
the responsibility of a EU CENTRAL EUROPE partner or assimilated
to it.
• Expenditure is up to 10% of the total ERDF project contribution.
Project size, Duration and
Funding
Indicative Project size
From 1-5 million EUR total eligible budget;
In exceptional cases also smaller or larger projects can be funded.
Indicative Project duration
Between 30 - 36 months (max 48 months).
Co-financing Rates
Up to 75%: Austria, Germany, Italy
Up to 85%: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
Slovakia, Slovenia
Up to 75%: EU partners located outside the EU CENTRAL EUROPE area
Budgeting Principles
SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Principle of ECONOMY: resources […] shall be made
available in due time, in appropriate quantity and
quality and at the best price.
- Principle of EFFICIENCY: best relationship between
resources employed and results achieved.
- Principle of EFFECTIVENESS: attaining the specific
objectives set and achieving the intended results.
The first two principles should be already incorporated
when preparing the budget of your application.
Respect of EU policies
Project proposals have to respect:
•
Equal opportunities
•
Protection and improvement of the environment
•
Public procurement rules
•
State Aid
State Aid discipline in a
nutshell (1/4)
Art. 87.1 of the Treaty of the European Union says:
„(…) any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources
in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort
competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of
certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member
States, be incompatible with the common market“.
State Aid discipline in a
nutshell (2/4)
All the following three conditions have to be met in order to
consider the aid subject to the State Aid discipline:
1. The aid is provided by a public body;
2. The final beneficiary is an undertaking, that is “any entity
engaged in an economic activity, regardless of its legal status
and the way in which it is financed”;
3. The aid distorts or can potentially distort competition and
affects trade among the Member States.
State Aid discipline in a
nutshell (3/4)
It is not, therefore, the legal status of the partner but the nature
of the activities that it intends to implement that determines
whether the State Aid discipline is applicable or not.
State Aid discipline in a
nutshell (4/4)
• In case the activities of a partner are considered as State Aid
relevant, de minimis applies.
• Max amount of aid is limited to EUR 200.000 (EUR 100.000 in the
road transport sector) over a timescale of three fiscal years.
• Percentages of co-financing established by the ERDF Regulation
and applicable according to the location of the partner apply
(75%-85%).
The evaluation process (1/2)
Step 0
the project
proposal
reaches the JTS
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3a
Administrative
compliance
check
Financial
capacity check
(only for
private Lead
Applicant Priority 1
State Aid
compliance
check
If the project proposal does not
pass this step, the further steps
do not take place and the project
is rejected
Results validated by the MC
Step 3b
Step 4
Monitoring
Committee
decision
Quality
assessment
Assessment
consolidation
If the project proposal does not
pass this step, the further steps
do not take place and the project
is rejected
The evaluation process (2/2)
Communication to Lead Applicants
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3a
Administrative
compliance
check
Financial
capacity check
(only for
private Lead
Applicant Priority 1
State Aid
compliance
check
Step 0
the project
proposal
reaches the JTS
Notification of
receipt
Notification of
results to all Lead
Applicants
Step 3b
Step 4
Monitoring
Committee
decision
Quality
assessment
Assessment
consolidation
Notification of
results to all Lead
Applicants
JTS SUPPORT to projects
> Internet Platform (www.central2013.eu)
> Publications
> Lead Applicant Briefings
- Venice, Italy: 9-10 February 2009
- Budapest, Hungary: 16-17 February 2009
- Stuttgart, Germany: 24-25 February 2009
> Seminars for Lead and Project Partners in
- Project management
- Finance management
- Communication/Media-relations
> Thematic events in co-operation with Contact Points
> Individual Consultations on demand
> Participation in project events on demand
JTS SUPPORT: Programme Website
wwww.central2013.eu
Thematically structured in line with
the four programme priorities
Daily updated news
Permanently updated calendar of events
Document Centre
„How to implement“- Section
Tools and FAQs
Planned: Regional profiles, discussion
forum, etc.
Updates: Please register on our website and we will keep you posted!
CONTACT/UPDATES
CENTRAL EUROPE Programme
Joint Technical Secretariat
Museumstrasse 3/A/III
A-1070 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 4000 76143
Fax: +43 1 4000 9976141
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.central2013.eu
Thank you for your attention!