Bulgarian NSRF and OPs: Evaluation Arrangements Ministry of Finance Bulgarian NSRF and OPs: Evaluation Arrangements 2007-2013 2007 - 2013 Jenya Dinkova Head of Coordination of Projects and Programmes Department Management of EU Funds Directorate Ministry of Finance Evaluation network 26-27 June 2008, Brussels

CONTENTS Structural Funds Institutional Framework Evaluation plans. Evaluation scope and main evaluations planned Organization and management of the evaluations Links with the monitoring Use of evaluation results Evaluation capacity building Министерство на финансите

FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS CONVERGENCE OBJECTIVE Operational Programmes 6.674 bln € OP Regional Development 1.361 (ERDF) OP Competitiveness 0.988 (ЕRDF) OP Human Resources Development 1.032 (ESF) OP Administrative Capacity 0.153 (ESF) OP Transport 1.624 (ERDF + CF) OP Environment 1.466 (ERDF + CF) OP Technical Assistance 0.048 (ERDF)

Institutional Framework - Bulgaria Central Coordination Unit MA of OP “Regional Develop ment” MRDPW MA of OP “Development of the Competitive ness of BG economy” MEE MA of OP “Human Resources Develop ment MLSP MA of OP “Administra tive capacity” MSAAR MA of OP “Transport” MT MA of OP “Environ ment” MEW MA of OP “Technical Assistance” MF 1 Intermediate Body 3 Intermediate Bodies 1 Intermediate Body Beneficiaries Certifying Authority Audit Authority Monitoring Committees NSRF and OP

Evaluation Plans NSRF – plan is under preparation Operational Programmes – plans for the whole programming period and specific evaluations in 2009 All principally agreed at the Monitoring Committees meetings

Organisation and management of the Evaluation system Role of the Central Coordination Unit, Ministry of Finance Evaluation Units in the OPs Managing Authorities – issue of responsibilities Evaluation Steering Group on National Level

Links with the Monitoring Management and Monitoring Information System – interrelations with evaluation

Use of the Evaluation results Early Warning Tool Decision-making MAs Monitoring Committees Other stakeholders Follow-up

Evaluation Capacity Building Gained pre-accession experience Main conclusions Evaluation culture DG Employment Evaluation Seminar in Bulgaria – autumn 2008

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Ministry of Finance THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! 2007 - 2013 Jenya Dinkova J.Dinkova@minfin.bg www.eufunds.bg Evaluation network 26-27 June 2008, Brussels