1 Progress and Crisis ( and ) Closure & Reporting ( ) Systems and Simplification ( and post 2013) Monitoring & Evaluation ( ) Lessons learned and Future (post 2014) Any Other Business and Conclusions Content of the presentation 1

2 3. Systems and simplification (programming period and post 2013) 3.1. Simplification of EU funds implementation system 2

3 Flat-rate for indirect costs in ESF projects 6 MS (BG, CZ, LT, PL, RO, SI) already use flat-rate for indirect costs in ESF projects 6 MS (CY, EE, HU, LV, MT, SK) plan to use flat-rate for indirect costs in ESF projects (methodology isn’t approved yet) 3

4 7 MS (CY, CZ, EE, LT, LV, PL, SI) plan to use flat-rate for indirect costs in ERDF projects None of the above MS have the methodology for calculation of the ERDF flat–rate Flat-rate for indirect costs in ERDF projects 4

5 Lump sums (simplification; methodology) 8 MS (CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, PL, SK) plan to use lump sums as the tool for simplification None of the above MS have methodology for lump sums BG, MT, RO, SI do not plan to use lump sums as the tool for simplification 5

6 Unit costs (simplification; methodology) CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, PL, SI, SK plan to use unit costs as the tool for simplification None of the MS has methodology for unit costs BG, MT, RO do not plan to use unit costs as the tool for simplification 6

7 Simplification in national/regional EU funds management system (I) I Project selection and evaluation 7

8 II Project implementation Simplification in national/regional EU funds management system (II) 8

9 Simplification in national/regional EU funds management system (III) III Payments  11 MS (except MT) make advance payments available for beneficiaries  Advance payments to public sector (including municipalities and NGO’s)(BG, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, PL, RO, SK, SI)  Advance payments to private beneficiaries (BG, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, PL, RO)  Some MS pay or plan to pay advance payments to the contractors 9

10 3. Systems and simplification (programming period and post 2013) 3.2. The role of the MAs in the implementation system 10

11 Verifications carried out by MAs In 6 MS (CZ, EE, LT, LV, PL) verifications are delegated to IBs (MA and CA not directly involved) In other 6 MS – BG, HU, MT, RO, SI, SK – mixed verifications In 6 MS (BG, CY, MT, RO, SI, SK) declarations of expenditure are verified by MAs 11

12 Methods of double financing management 12

13 Specific guidelines for monitoring revenue generated projects No specific guidelines for monitoring revenue generated projects in 7 MS (BG, CZ, MT, LT, RO, SI, SK) In CY, EE, HU, LV, PL there are specific guidelines used or being elaborated (contents calculation methods of funding gap, explanation what is considered as a revenue, rules concerning monitoring and reporting of revenues) 13

14 Number of employees of all working for EU funds financed from TA BGAll 800 employees in the CCU, OP MAs, IBs, CA and AA receive bonuses from TA CYNot known yet, currently proposals are being submitted EE330 HU1000 LTApprox. 723 LV558 MT20% PL The total number working in MAs and IBs is 7519, including technical staff, finances services and legal assistance. From those 6838 employees is financed from technical assistance: 5652 in the framework of technical assistance priority axis in operational programmes and 1186 from TA OP SIApprox. one third SKApprox

15 TA financing (%) planned in