Developing coherence mechanisms (ERDF/EARDF) in Poland Andrzej Hałasiewicz, PhD Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun Foundation of Assistance Programmes for Agriculture in Warsaw

July 2004 Publication of the European Commission proposal for regulations for the programming period The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) Reorganisation of structural founds Coordination

Challenge To convince people and institutions responsible for implementation of the structural founds that intervention should cover rural area as well.

COM(2004)495 final Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Regional Development Fund The ERDF intervention in rural areas and areas dependent on fisheries shall concentrate on the economic diversification of such areas, including: 1) infrastructure to improve accessibility; 2) acceleration of the rolling-out of telecommunication networks and services in rural areas; 3) development of new economic activities outside the agricultural and fishery sectors; 4) reinforcement of links between urban and rural areas; 5) development of tourism and rural amenities. …..

REGULATION (EC) No 1080/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 Article 9 Coordination with the EAFRD and the EFF … Member States shall set out in each operational programme the demarcation criteria for the operations supported by the ERDF and those supported by the other Community support instruments.

NATIONAL STRATEGIC REFERENCE FRAMEWORK 2007–2013 Horizontal objectives of the NSRF: 1. Improving the functioning standard of public institutions and development of partnership mechanisms 2. Improving the human capital quality and enhancing social cohesion 3. Establishment and modernisation of technical and social infrastructure crucial for better competitiveness of Poland

Horizontal objectives of the NSRF (2) 4. Improving the competitiveness and innovativeness of enterprises, including in particular the manufacturing sector with high added value and development of the services sector 5. Increase of the competitiveness of Polish regions and preventing their social, economic and territorial marginalisation 6. Balancing growth opportunities and supporting structural changes on rural areas.

NATIONAL STRATEGIC REFERENCE FRAMEWORK 2007–2013 Execution of objective 6 – Balancing development opportunities and supporting structural changes on rural areas would influence achieving social, economic and spatial cohesion of Poland. Support for rural areas, complementary in relation to measures undertaken within Common Agricultural Policy would be a component of the implemented strategic objective. Simultaneously, apart from supporting the technical infrastructure, measures within this objective would be addressed at decreasing disproportions related to the quality of human resources.

Common intervention areas development of transport infrastructure development of environment protection infrastructure development of energy infrastructure development of social infrastructure development of human resources assisting structural changes

Demarcation meritoric criteria – which define the type of project (type, scope of assistance, location), financial criteria – which define the value (cost) of the project, beneficiary’s criteria – which define the type of entity relevant for received support for implementation of the given project.

Coordination During programming stages representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development participated in preparation of NSRF, in the part concerning rural areas and areas dependent on fishery (objective 6 of NSRF, diagnosis of rural areas and areas dependent on fishery). Through common working meeting it was possible to work out a common approach of particular cohesion policy operational programmes to issues of support for rural areas and areas dependent on fishery. The Ministry of Regional Development participated in reviewing projects of the National Strategic Development Plan of Rural Areas and Rural Areas Development

Results … Rural development supported under horizontal operational programmes Regional operational programmes

Conference Integrated rural development as a part of the cohesion policy – Warsaw 21 October 2009

Suggestions for future There is a need for more coherent coordination It seems that good answer is… one operational programme at region level

Hałasiewicz’s Funnel EFRDESFEAFRD European Union Member State Regional Operational Programme Region One system of management

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