Transcript Pretpristupni fondovi i strukturna politika EU

PRE-ACCESSION
FUNDS AND
HOW TO ACCESS THEM,...
Ptuj, july 2008
EU STRUCTURAL POLICY OBJECTIVES
Structural policy is oriented towards social,
economic and cultural development of European
Union and all it’s member states. The goal of
structural policy is also reduction of disparities.
 Structural policy reflects Union’s solidarity and
objectives to improve competitive position of all the
countries.
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STRUCTUAL POLICY PROGRAMMES
European Regional Development Fund
 European Social Fund
 European Cohesion Fund
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Rural Development Programme
PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE
is provided to beneficiary countries to assimilate
and implement reforms and to attain basic
infrastructure
 Fullfilment of requirements before becoming a
Member State in EU
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STRUCTURAL POLICY AND PRE-ACCESSION
ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONING
Activities
Structural policy
Pre-Accession
Assistance
Documents
National strategic
reference
framework,
Operational
programmes
Multi annual indicative
financial agreement
Commisions role
Negotiations and
OP ratification
Main priorities
determination with the
candidate country,
Supervision over
implementation
Countries role
Programme
implementation,
management
Technical
implementation, CFCU
unit or Commission
delegation
STRUCTURAL POLICY AND PRE-ACCESSION
ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONING
Activities
Structural policy
Pre-Accession
Assistance
Funding
Based on already
paid eligible costs
Sometimes funding in
advance, co-funding
Activities
European Union
determines eligible
activities within the
Directives,
Member State
determines activities
in OP
Reforms, competitive
position, quality of life
improvement, market
economy,
implementation of
acquis communautiare,
cross-border
cooperation, regional
and rural development,
development of social
resources
PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE FUNDS TO
DATE
CARDS
 INTERREG III
 PHARE
 ISPA
 SAPARD
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PHARE
POLOGNE ET HNGRIE – AIDE A
RESTRUCTURATION ECONOMIQUE
PHARE – realisation of required reforms to assist the applicant
countries of Central and Eastern Europe in their preparations for
joining the European Union, preparation for further
consumptions of EU structural funds after becoming a Member
country.
 What? one of the three pre-accession instruments financed by the
European Union to assist the applicant countries.
 Why? assisting the applicant countries in their preparations for
joining the European Union.
 When? Open until 2006
PHARE programme objectives :
 To strengthen public administrations and institutions to function
effectively inside the European Union.
 Promote convergence with the European Union’s extensive
legislation and reduce the need for transition periods.
 Promote Economic and Social Cohesion.
 Preparation for further access to EU structural funds after
becoming a Member country.
PHARE – DOCUMENTS AND
BENEFICIARIES
Institutions
development
(European partnership,
National programme for acession to EU)
Investments in
economic and
social cohesion
Central
government
Regional and local
autonomy,
NVOs, SME’s
(European partnership,
Regional operational plan,
National development plan)
Investments in acquis
(European partnership,
National programme for acession to EU)
Central
government
PHARE- PRIORITIES
 Minimum
30% of funds – technical help
for strengthening country's
administration and institutions which can
function in EU frames
 Maximum
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70% of funds
Improving regulation’s frame for implementing
acquis
Acceleration of economic and social cohesion
CARDS (2000-2006)
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Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and
Stabilisation
Designed for south-eastern European countries
Types of expenditure:
 Technical assistance
 Investments
 Allocation of un-refundable means
Collaborating areas:
 Democratic stabilisation,
 Economic and social development,
 Judicial and internal affairs,
 Strengthening of administration abilities,
 Protecting environment and natural resources,
 Preparation of infrastructural strategies.
ISPA
Instrument for structural policies for Accession
 Financial instrument for investment projects in
environmental protection and transport area
(in 50:50% ratio)
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Preparation for EU Cohesions fund.
Co-funding of EU investment projects up to 75 %
(in some cases 85%) in minimal value of 5 mio
euro.
 Co-funding
projects in 25% from national
governments.
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SAPARD
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Special
Accession
Programme
Agriculture and Rural Development
for
Financial help for agriculture (using acquis which
determines Common agricultural policy) and rural
development
Preparation for implementation of EU agricultural
and fisheries guidance funds (EAGGF - European
Agriculture Guarantees and Guidance Fund, FIFGFinancial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance)
Local autonomy projects – co-funding of projects up
to 75 % from EU funds and public investments for
separate measures (rural infrastructures) up to
100 %.
PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE
FUNDS IN FUTURE
In final stages
Basically open
- CARDS
(2001-2004)
-TEMPUS
(2002-2004)
-INTERREG
-ISPA
(2005-2007)
-PHARE
(2006-2007)
-SAPARD
(2006-2007)
Prepared
-IPA
(2007 – 2013)
Community programmes
-IPARD
(2007-2013)
-EU Programmes
(2007-2013)
IPA AND IPARD
 IPA
and IPARD priorities are similar for all
countries
 Negotiations between a specific country and
Comission determines specific national
priorities based on the accession agenda and
the country’s needs.
 On the national level individual priorities are
implemented (in cooperation with EU
Comission delegation in the country).
CENTRAL PROGRAMMES
 These
are all the other programmes which can be
accessed by the Member states and candidate
countries
 For example: 7 framework programme, Leonardo
da Vinci, Erasmus, Life+.
 There are at least 100 different tenders within
different programmes open at any time.
EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES
Ways of implementing common programmes are
very different.
 Tenders
are always posted on European
Commissions web pages.
 Applications must be sent directly to address
given in public tender,
 Applications
are competing with all other
received applications.
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CONCLUSIONS
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There are several possibilities to fund your
project
Ready to go project is the first step in
funding
The projects will compete among each other