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Department of International Territorial CooperationDepartment of International Territorial Cooperation
Let’s work together for Let’s work together for Us and EuropeUs and Europe!!
Romania’s participation within the Romania’s participation within the
European Territorial Cooperation programmesEuropean Territorial Cooperation programmes 2007 - 2013 2007 - 2013
A. Cross-border cooperationB. Trans-national cooperationC. Interregional cooperation
The specific characterThe specific character of the European Territorial Cooperation
programmes 2007 – 2013 implies the cooperation of Romanian regions with:
A. regions from neighbouring countries (cross-border cooperation)
B. regions from a certain geographic area (trans-national cooperation)
C. regions from any EU Member State (Inter-regional cooperation)
Through programmes jointly managed and administered by the
participant states
The territorial cooperation at European level promotes the The territorial cooperation at European level promotes the
harmonious and balanced development all over European Union harmonious and balanced development all over European Union
territory through:territory through:
cross-border cooperationcross-border cooperation – finances accessibility, environmental and hazard prevention projects, economic and social development and people to people actions at the EU internal and external borders;
ttransrans--nanattionalional cooperation cooperation - mainly aiming at financing actions and developing networks to lead to an integrated territorial development in areas such as: innovation, environment, accessibility and urban development;
iinternter--regionalregional development development – represents the cooperation among public
authorities on problems of common interest, through transfer of experience and good practices among the European Union regions, by constituting networks among the EU cities, as well as EU researchers.
The MDPWH manages all the 11 territorial cooperation programmes in which Romania participates in the period 2007-2013
For each territorial cooperation programme there is a sole budget.
All the programmes (with the exception of INTERACT II) have an economic-social development axis/area, which also includes urbandevelopment
Co-financing rate:- for the programmes financed under the ERDF and
the IPA: 85% from Community funds 15% from national funds
- For the programmes financed under the ENPI: 90% from Community funds 10% from national funds.
This may vary from a programme to another and from a priority This may vary from a programme to another and from a priority axis to anotheraxis to another. .
Operational Programme Eligible area Budget
Romania – Bulgaria Border area 262 MEUR
Ungaria - Romania Border area 275 MEUR
Romania-Serbia Border area 22 MEUR (for the period 2007-2009)
Romania-Moldova-Ukraine
Border area 136 MEUR
Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine
Border area 74,81 MEUR
Black Sea Basin Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
17 MEUR (ENPI) +10% national co-financing
South East Europe Austria, Greece and Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, România, Slovenia, Slovakia; Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia; Moldova, Ukraine
245.11 M EUR
INTERREG IV C 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway 405.09 M EUR
URBACT II 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway 67.82 M EUR
INTERACT II 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway 40.03 M EUR
ESPON 2013 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES
Joint Monitoring Committee
(Joint) Managing Authority
Joint TechnicalSecretariat
Info Point/National Contact Point/JTS Antenna
Certifying Authority*
First Levelcontrollers
Audit Authority
Auditors’ Group*
NationalAuthority
For cross-border cooperation OP
For inter-regional and trans-national cooperation OP
Non-subordination relation
Subordination relation
For the programmes financed under the ENPI, these structures shall not be established. The role of Certifying Authority – in the ENPI OP case –belongs to the Joint Managing Authority. For the ENPI and the IPA programmes, the role of Joint Selection Committee is played by the Joint Monitoring Committee
Key
*
Joint Selection Committee *
Evaluation work group/
Evaluation committee
For ENPI OP
PROJECT LEADER PARTNER PRINCIPLE (PL)
Cooperation and partnershipCooperation criteria (obligation: at least 2/4):
•Joint project elaboration;
•Joint personnel;
•Joint financing;
•Joint implementation.
Active participation of all the partners from the project idea generation phase
( Joint designation of the PL=> PL become coordinators)
Avoidance to superpose functions
(1 project manager for each partner; only one project management team)
A sole budget
(all partners must have a balanced financial contribution)
All partners must contribute to meeting the project objectives
DefiniDefinitiontion
The project leader partner (PL) is chosen by and from among the project partners, to ensure the interface with the programme.
PL is the project manager;
PL is the contact person for monitoring, report and other general character information;
The conclusions on the project, the strategy modifications and other important decisions must be jointly taken.
What does the “project leader partner” principle imply?
•Joint project management;
•Simplification of the communication modalities: PL is the interface with the Managing Authority
Note: All partners have responsibilities during the project implementation
Partener 1
Partener 2
Partener n
Leader PartnerMA
ManagementProgramme
Legal responsibilities of the project leader partner
•PL submits the financing application from the established partnership;
•PL and the Managing Authority sign the financing contract;
•PL elaborates the Partnership Agreement to be signed by partners;
=> each partner has own duties and
! responsibilities
=> balanced financial contribution.
The Financing contract between the MA and PL includes:
- rights: receipt of non-reimbursable funds;
- duties: report, meet the imposed deadlines, meet the money-spending objectives, archive, inform, meet the procedures to recover incorrectly spent sums.
The Partnership AgreementThe Partnership Agreement among partners includes:among partners includes:
- rights and duties of each partner;
- procedures to recover incorrectly spent sums;
- activities of information and publicity;
- measures regarding project modification.
Financial responsibilities according to the “project leader” concept
•All partners (PL included):
-! are responsible for their own expenses and activities, including reimbursement in case of irregularities;
-! must ensure the control of their own expenses – ensured by the appointed controller.
•The leader partner:
-reports to the JTS and administers activities;
-receives the ERDF funds under the programme and transfers the part related to each partner;
-in case of irregularities: reimburses the sum representing irregularities to the Certifying Authority then asks the money from the partner that caused the irregularities.
RecRecovery of incorrectly made expensesovery of incorrectly made expenses
Project Partnerreturns sums to the Partner Leaderaccording to the provisions of the
Partnership Agreement
Project Leader Partner reimburses sums
Certifying Authorityinitiates recovery
Partner member StatePays sums to the Partner Leader
in case the partner does not return the sums to the PL
and Turns against its own partner
to recover the sums
Partner searchPartner search
www.mdlpl.ro
www.infocooperare.ro
www.fonduri-structurale.ro
Websites of the ETC programmes:Websites of the ETC programmes: www.urbact.eu, www.interreg4c.net (functional)
Thank you ! Thank you !
Maria Magdalena Racovita Jalova Voinea Maria Magdalena Racovita Jalova Voinea
Head of Department
Phone: 0372 111 326
Fax: 0372 111 456
Email: magdalena.voinea@mdlpl.ro