Regional Development Agency experiences in England and Romania
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Regional Development Agency
experiences in
England and Romania
Richard Harding
UK Twinning advisor in EU Structural Instruments - Romania
The English regions
Romania’s Development Regions
English RDAs
Cross sectoral management Boards
Nationally funded – “Single Pot”
Supported by regional-level Government Offices
Strategy development
Own project implementation - with partners
Tasking frameworks and targets, but flexibility
Assessments – NAO and stakeholders –
improvement plans
National network – growing influence
Romanian RDAs
Green Paper recommendations not fully enacted
Report to local authorities (RDBs), but deliver
national programmes
No own projects
Tensions with national Ministry – RDP/NDP and
implementation
Fragile financial position – remedied in part
Mixed evaluation findings
No functioning national network
Future perspectives
English RDAs to manage EU programmes
Romanian RDAs to be IBs for ROP 20072013 and cross border programmes
Crucial issue of regional coordination in
Romania – RDA role?
Romania Operational Programmes 2007-2013
OP – Regional Development (ERDF)
((ERDF)(ERDF)mpetitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Increasing 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 – Institutional Capacity Development (ESF)
Infrastructure (ERDF/CF) Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Technical Assistance (ERDF)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------“OP” – Agriculture/Rural Development (EAFRD)
OP –Fisheries (EFF)
Future perspectives
English RDAs to manage EU programmes
Romanian RDAs to be IBs for ROP 20072013 and cross border programmes
Crucial issue of regional coordination in
Romania – RDA role?
Regionalisation?
Not in Romanian Constitution
England’s referendum outcome
Ingredients for success
Partnership-based management Boards
Clear reporting lines to polıcy funder, not beneficiary
Partnership planning process with ‘honest broker’ role
Merging of different funding streams for regional
objectives
Adequate and predictable finance – staff
development
Evaluation culture – public face
Easy to say , difficult to do…