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European Union Funds 2007-2013

European Union Funds 2007-2013. European Union Funds for growth and development Andžs Ūbelis Deputy State Secretary Ministry of Finance EU Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund Operational Programmes Shadow Monitoring Committee 2/12/2005. Contents. The EU funds management framework

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European Union Funds 2007-2013

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  1. European Union Funds 2007-2013 European Union Funds for growth and development Andžs Ūbelis Deputy State SecretaryMinistry of Finance EU Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund Operational Programmes Shadow Monitoring Committee 2/12/2005

  2. Contents • The EU funds management framework • Planning documents • Institutional system for the implementation of the EU funds • Timeline • Topics for discussion Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  3. Contents • The EU funds management framework • Planning documents • Institutional system for the implementation of the EU funds • Timeline • Topics for discussion Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  4. The EU funds management systemConcept paper • The SF and the CF planning and management system in Latvia from 2007 to 2013, including: • institutional framework (concentrated model vs deconcentrated model) • the basic framework for planning documents (the number of operational programmes and their basic themes) • timelines for drafting planning documents Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  5. The EU funds management systemConcentrated model • Comprises: • uniform requirements for the management of all funds (smaller number of regulatory enactments) • continuity and succession of the current SF management system • better intersectoral coordination and conformity to budgetary planning • resource optimisation Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  6. Contents • The EU funds management framework • Planning documents • Institutional system for the implementation of the EU funds • Timeline • Topics for discussion Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  7. Planning documentsContents • Community Strategic Guidelines (CSG) • National Development Plan (NDP) • National Lisbon Programme of Latvia (NLPL) • National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) and Operational Programmes (OP) Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  8. Planning documentsNSFD - functions • Attraction strategy of the SF and the CF 2007-2013 • A link with national policy planning documents– NDP, NLPL etc. • A link with the EU policies– Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies, CSG etc. Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  9. Planning documents NSFD - structure Analysis of the current situation and SWOT Strategy Descriptions of operational programmes and financial tables SF/CF management and coordination mechanisms Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  10. Planning documents NSFD – development constraints • Focus on Latvian problems that could be solved by the SF and the CF • The policy planning cycle of Latvia does not extend to 2013 • A weak investment planning culture – inability to substantiate needs, lack of policy evaluation Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  11. Planning documents NSFD SWOT - challenges to growth • Risks of labour force deficit and quality incompliance • Slow transformation into a knowledge-based economy – dominant labour-intensive and low-added-value sectors • Formation of the information society – the slowest in Europe • Degradation of public infrastructure and low quality of services • Increasing disparity of regional development • Low administrative capacity Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  12. Planning documents NSFD - strategy Growth – based on knowledge and the individual Balanced territorial development and macroeconomic stability Long-term development and equal opportunities Information society I Human resource development and effective use thereof II Increasing competitiveness and transformation into a knowledge- intensive economy III Improvements to public services and infrastructure Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  13. Planning documentsOperational Programmes • I “Human Resources and Employment”, ESF OP • 10% of the total funding • Assistance provided in the following areas – employment, education, social inclusion, administrative capacity • II “Innovations and Entrepreneurship”, ERDF OP • 20% of the total funding • Assistance provided in the following areas – science and research, innovation, business competitiveness, availability of funding • III “Infrastructure and Services”, ERDF/CF OP • 70% of the total funding • Assistance provided in the following areas – transport, environment, energy, ICT, cultural and historical heritage, social infrastructure, infrastructure for polycentric development Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  14. Contents • The EU funds management framework • Planning documents • Institutional system for the implementation of the EU funds • Timeline • Topics for discussion Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  15. National Strategic Reference Framework – coordinating institution – Ministry of Finance Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  16. The EU funds management systemPartnerships and coordination • Bilateral and multilateral consultations with social partners, NGOs, representatives from municipalities and the private sector • SF and CF Monitoring Committee: a practical partnership and coordination mechanism among parties involved in the management of the SF/CF – MA, IB, PA, AI, CB, implementing agencies, URLG, regions, social partners and NGOs • Coordination of OP and other financial instruments • Managing Authority – ensures coordination of OP other financial instruments • Division of OP by the area of intervention – ERDF entrepreneurship and small-scale infrastructure, CF – large-scale infrastructure, ESF – human resources • Complementarity and preventing cross-overs with the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and European Fisheries Fund at the level of their monitoring committees • Coordination with the NDP: extensive partnerships in the preparation of the main planning document of Latvia Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  17. Contents • The EU funds management framework • Planning documents • Institutional system for the implementation of the EU funds • Timeline • Topics for discussion Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  18. Timeline • Shadow Monitoring Committee: • Establishment and commencement of activities – 02/12/2005 • NSRF: • Consulting line ministries: 18/10 – 20/12/2005 • Draft prepared – 16/11/2005 • Public consultation: 16/11 – 09/12/2005 • Consultations and approval: Meeting of State Secretaries – 17/11/2005, objections, proposals - by 02/12/2005 • Monitoring Committee – 02/12/2005 • Cabinet of Ministers – 20/12/2005 • Submission to the EC – by 13/01/2006 • Consultations with the EC: 01 – 02/2006 • Submission to the Cabinet of Ministers for Approval – 03/2006 Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  19. Timeline • Developing OP: • Conditions and instructions for developing OP – Monitoring Committee 02/12/2005 • 3 draft OPs developed – 20/02/2006 • A decision on division of functions between the intermediary body and the agency– 20/02/2006 • Public consultation: 20/02 – 20/03/2006 • Consultation with the EC: 04 – 06/2006 • Consultations within the EC among various services: 09 – 11/2006 • Submission to the EC for approval – 11/2006 • Submission to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval – 11/2006 • Drafting a system description: 12/2006 • Information and publicity strategy: • Development: 11 – 12/2006 Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  20. Timeline • Draft law on the management of the SF and the CF: • Drafting: 12/2005 – 09/2006 • Cabinet of Ministers– 01/09/2006 • Secondary regulatory enactments: • Drafting: 07 – 10/2006 • Cabinet of Ministers– 01/11/2006 • Institutional system: • Developing internal procedures: 09 – 11/2006 • Accreditation – system audit: MA, IB, CB: 11 – 12/2006 • Attracting the SF and the CF funding: • Commencement: 02/01/2007 Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  21. Thank you! Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  22. Contents • The EU funds management framework • Planning documents • Institutional system for the implementation of the EU funds • Timeline • Topics for discussion Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

  23. Topic for discussion • What are the topical needs of Latvia that may be financed by the Structural Funds and that are not covered by the current NSRF? • Are the contents of OP optimal in the current NSRF? Why? • Does the proportion of funding available under each OP promote the achievement of objectives set in the NSRF strategy? Structural Funds Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance

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