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Structural funds

Structural funds. Marko Bonac TERENA GA - Copenhagen October 2 3 -2 4 2003. EU Regional Policy. The European Union’s regional policy is based on financial solidarity For the 2000-2006 period these transfers will acount EUR 213 billion EUR 195 billion will be spent by four Structural Funds

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Structural funds

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  1. Structural funds Marko Bonac TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003 TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  2. EU Regional Policy • The European Union’s regional policy is based on financial solidarity • For the 2000-2006 period these transfers will acount EUR 213 billion • EUR 195 billion will be spent by four Structural Funds • The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) • The European Social Fund • The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance • The Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund • EUR 18 billion will be spent by the Cohesion Fund TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  3. Structural funds - Objectives • Helping regions whose development is lagging behind to cach up, i.e. providing them with the basic infrastructure • Supporting economic and social conversion in industrial, rural, urban or fisheries-dependent areas facing structural difficulties • Modernising systems of training and promoting employment TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  4. Structural funds The Structural Funds do not directly allocated to projects chosen by the Commission. While the main priorities of a development programme are defined in cooperation with the Commission, thechoice of projects and their management are solely the responsibility of the national and regional authorities. This greater decentralisation is one of the main innovations in this new programming period. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  5. Structural funds – Step 1 The Council, i.e. all the members of the Union, acting on a proposal from the European Commission negotiated with the European Parliament, decides on the budget for the Structural Funds and the basic rules governing its use. The Structural Funds are broken down by country and by Objective. The areas which may benefit from this funding are laid out by the Commission in agreement with the countries concerned. The Commission proposes common thematic guidelines. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  6. Structural funds – Step 2 Following these decisions, each Member State or region draws up its proposals and groups them in a development plan of areas in difficulty or of vulnerable social groups by taking into account the Commission's thematic guidelines. Actors in economic and social affairs are involved in this exercise. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  7. Structural funds – Step 3 • Once they have been completed, these plans are sent to the Commission. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  8. Structural funds – Step 4 The Member States and the Commission discuss the contents of these documents and the appropriate national and Community funds to be used to implement them. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  9. Structural Funds Step 5 • When both sides have agreed on all these issues, the Commission adopts the resulting plans and programmes. These are known as Community Support Frameworks (CSFs) or Single Programming Documents (SPDs), depending on whether a Commission decision is required to implement the programmes. • A payment on account is made so that Member States may begin implementing the programme. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  10. Structural funds – Step 6 The details of these programmes, namely the Programme Complements, are decided by the national or regional authorities. The Commission does not partake in these negotiations but is kept informed. Once they have been approved, these documents enable the authorities to launch these projects according to their operating methods (calls for project proposals, calls for tenders for the construction of infrastructure, etc). The programmes then become operational. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  11. Structural funds – Step 7 The relevant authorities select the projects which best correspond to the goals of the programme and inform the tenderers of their choice TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  12. Structural funds – Step 8 The bodies selected may then implement their project, which must be completed before the deadline laid down in the programme since the timetable for the disbursement of Community aid is fixed at the start. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  13. Structural funds – Step 9 The appropriate authorities on a regular basis monitor the progress of programmes, keep the Commission informed and provide it with proof that the money is being used in the best way possible (certification of expenditure). The Commission keeps track of the audit systems put in place and gradually pays out the remainder of the contribution from the Structural Funds. It analyses the development of the monitoring indicators and evaluation studies and conducts theme exchanges. The persons responsible for programmes are notified when any new Community priorities which have an impact on regional development are adopted. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  14. More about structural funds http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/intro/regions7_en.htm TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  15. Guidelines Commision staff working paper: Guidelines on criteria and modalities of implementation of structural funds in support of electronic communications http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/ consultation/telecom_en.htm TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  16. Are there possibilities for NRENs to obtain funding through the EU´s Structural funds ? TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

  17. Exchange of information • TERENA has set up a closed distribution list for this purpose • Structural@terena.nl • If you want to be included send an email to: majordomo@terena.nl and put in the body subscribe structural • OR send an email to valentino.cavalli@terena.nland he will include you on the list. TERENA GA - CopenhagenOctober 23-24 2003

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