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JASPERS for CEF Stéphane OUAKI Head Of Unit

JASPERS for CEF Stéphane OUAKI Head Of Unit Connecting Europe – Infrastructure Investment Strategies DG MOVE, European Commission JASPERS Stakeholders Meeting 10 November 2015, Brussels. The Connecting Europe Facility (transport sector). Regulation (EU) 1316/2013 Budget: €24.02bn

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JASPERS for CEF Stéphane OUAKI Head Of Unit

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  1. JASPERS for CEF Stéphane OUAKI Head Of Unit Connecting Europe – Infrastructure Investment Strategies DG MOVE, European Commission JASPERS Stakeholders Meeting 10 November 2015, Brussels

  2. The Connecting Europe Facility (transport sector) Regulation (EU) 1316/2013 Budget: €24.02bn • Including €11.3 bn transferred from the Cohesion Fund Grants Priorities: • TEN-T Corridors and core network: • cross-border, missing links, bottlenecks • pre-identified projects • Horizontal priorities: • interoperability, innovation, ERTMS… • Sustainable modes of transport • Innovative financial instruments (10% of total budget)

  3. The CEF "Cohesion envelope" • €11.3 bn transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the CEF • Exclusively for transport projects in Member States eligible for the Cohesion Fund on the core network • Binding national allocations between 2014 – 2016 (exclusively grants) • CF co-funding rates (up to 85%) • Technical assistance for capacity building • Programme Support Actions (i.a. JASPERS)

  4. CEF "Cohesion envelope" vs Cohesion Fund Centralised (vs shared) management Focus on TEN-T core network (vs all TEN-T core and comprehensive, urban and regional mobility) Focus on cross-border projects Limited road eligibility (only cross-border & max 10% of total envelope) Complementarity: common project pipeline with ESIF Expiry of national allocations at midterm financial period No separate technical assistance budget

  5. Centralised management • European Commission (DG MOVE) assisted by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) • Competitive evaluation and selection of projects AP & MAP 2014 MAP 2015 Framework, priorities and available funding Oct 2014 – end Feb 2015 Nov 2015 – mid Feb 2016 Mar-Jun 2015 Mar-Jun 2016 Nov/Dec 2015 Nov/Dec 2016

  6. Results of the first CEF call for proposals in 2014: €13 bn investment in 276 projects

  7. EU funding per transport mode

  8. 2015 CEF Multi-annual Work Programme (1) Calls for Proposals: Nov 2015 – Feb 2016 • € 7.5 billion (total budget) • € 6.5 billion for Cohesion Member States Focus (alignment with Juncker priorities): • Core Network Corridors (Jobs, growth and investment) • Traffic management systems (Digital single market) • Innovation and new technologies (Energy Union and climate) • rail projects continuing priority

  9. 2015 CEF Multi-annual Work Programme (2)

  10. Next steps for CEF 2015 calls (indicative)

  11. CEF 2016 call under Cohesion envelopeThe Commission reserves the possibility to launch a call in 2016 in case the total Cohesion envelope has not been fully used under the 2015 call

  12. Technical assistance under the CEF "cohesion envelope" Art. 11(3) of CEF Regulation • Strengthening administrative capacity in relation to project preparation and implementation 2014 CEF MAP • Technical assistance services for the development and implementation of projects implementing the TEN-T core network in the MS eligible to the Cohesion Fund • Direct grants and/or • Via JASPERS • Technical assistance to improve capacity building for Railway Infrastructure Managers eligible to the Cohesion envelope

  13. JASPERS for CEF (1) • Advisory services (only) • Technical assistance for project development and implementation  sufficient quality, maturity and EU added-value • Projects on the TEN-T core network eligible/financed under the CEF "cohesion envelope" • Aim: help MS fully absorb national allocations (successful selection but also implementation phase) • Specificities: • Only for countries that specifically request JASPERS assistance • Financing from the national allocations  authorisation of MS concerned of the maximum amount to be used for JASPERS services

  14. JASPERS for CEF (2) • Framework Partnership Agreement • 7 years (till 2020); w. DG REGIO • Specific Grant Agreement: • 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2017 • 7 MS: BG, HR, EL, HU, RO, SK, SI • Implementation • MOVE continuous cooperation with JASPERS and REGIO to ensure effective complementarity

  15. Useful information • European Commission – Mobility and Transport • http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t-guidelines/index_en.htm • INEA - Calls for proposals • http://inea.ec.europa.eu/en/cef/cef_transport/apply_for_funding/cef_transport_call_for_proposals_2014.htm

  16. Thank you for your attention!Stephane.OUAKI@ec.europa.eu

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