1. SLOVENE EXPERIENCES
New Territorial Cooperation : new scenarios and opportunities
International Conference
Venice, Italy
Bojan Suvorov, Secretary

2. REPUBLIC of SLOVENIA Inhabitants RS, June 2006 Area (km2)
Area (km2)
20.273
Municipalities
193
GDP/c in €2000 for 2004
11.810

3. INTERREG III – OVERVIEW
STRUCTURE
INTERREG III – OVERVIEW
NFP

4. PRE-ACCESSION PERIOD 1994-1999:
More than 100 projects of cross border cooperation with Hungary, Austria and Italy in the fields of transport, cross-border posts, environment, tourism, agriculture, entrepreneurship, culture and HRD (35 M€ PHARE funds)
Process of building partnership, learning about project development and European regional policy
Two financial instruments – INTERREG & PHARE CBC – programmed and implemented separately
The centralised system of implementation was converted into a decentralised system

5. Preparation for EU structural policy (larger projects, grant schemes)
ACCESSION PERIOD
More than 100 projects of CB cooperation with Italy, Austria and Hungary
Preparation for EU structural policy (larger projects, grant schemes)
Reinforced CBC – joint programming, joint implementation structures but due to different instruments hard to support joint projects
INTERREG
2 revised CBC programmes: SI-AT, SI-IT
Joint implementation structure (one MA and PA per programme)
Community Initiative Programme & Programme Complement
Joint procedure of selection and implementation with some specific features deriving from national legislations

6. 2 revised CBC programmes:
TRANSITION PERIOD
2 revised CBC programmes:
SI-AT, SI-IT
New structures (one MA and PA per programme), processes, EU structural funds rules
Despite of joint instrument – INTERREG IIIA implementation still according different national rules
2 revised CBC programmes: SI-AT, SI-IT
Joint implementation structure (one MA and PA per programme)
Community Initiative Programme & Programme Complement
Joint procedure of selection and implementation with some specific features deriving from national legislations

7. INTERREG 2004-2006 1 new programme: SI-HU-HR
Neighbourhood Programme = ERDF + CARDS
Joint implementation structure with shared responsibilities:
for the INTERNAL component (SI & HU)
one MA and one PA
for the EXTERNAL component (HR)
one Programme Co-ordination Unit and one Contracting Authority
INSTITUTIONAL ORGANISATION
JOINT STRUCTURES ERDF:
Managing Authority – NARD (from 2006 GOLSRP)
Paying Authority – Ministry of Finance, Slovenia
NATIONAL STRUCTURES ERDF/CARDS:
Intermediate Body - VATI-HU; ECD/MEI-HR
Sub-Paying/Contracting Authority - VATI-HU; ECD/MEI-HR
JOINT STRUCTURES ERDF + CARDS:
Joint Technical Secretariat
Joint Monitoring Committee
Joint Selection Committee
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BENEFITS
Neighbourhood Programme =
two financial instruments (ERDF + CARDS) in a joint programme
Joint call published simultaneously in all three countries with a joint documentation = it creates the basic conditions for joint projects
The same selection procedure from the date of issuing the call to the contract stipulation for all three countries = transparent and fair treatment of all applicants
Separate contracting and implementation for ERDF under Structural Funds rules for CARDS under PRAG rules for External Aid

8. MAJORITY OF SLOVENIA ELIGIBLE for CBC

9. STRUCTURE
INTERREG III – OVERVIEW
NFP

10. NPF 1
GENERAL:
Slovenia welcomes the recognition of importance of territorial cooperation in NFP
Slovenia is in favour of CBC strand (80%)
Managing and implementation structures established through the years of cooperation should be upgraded and used for the future

11. NPF 2 EGTC Welcomed as an option
To be explored and agreed in
In NFP existing experiences, knowledge, structures should be used, upgraded, EGCC would be parallel structure to the existing ones
Value added in case of solving specific joint problems of towns, natural areas, SME’s (EGTC as secretariats for joint protected areas, for small projects, joint management of towns –Gorica/Nova Gorica…)…

12. NPF 3
Slovene Development Strategy (adopted by Government – )
Spatial Development Strategy
National Development Plan (action plan adopted by Government – )
Regional Development Plans
Sectoral Programmes

13. GOVERNMENT DECISIONS Decision of the Government of 23 June 2005:
GOLS continues its role as Managing and National Authority for new Objective 3 programmes
Slovenia to cooperate in 13 programmes
Three bilateral CBC programmes on internal EU borders (SLO/A, SLO/I, SLO/H)
Two CBC IPA programmes - SLO/CRO, Adriatic Initiative
Four interregional programmes
Four transnational programmes (CADSES (1,2), Alpine Space, Mediterranean)

14. Alpine Space IntIVC HUNGARY AUSTRIA URBACT SLOVENIA CROATIA CADSES I
Obj.3
Obj.3
URBACT
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
CADSES I
Obj.3
IPA
ITALY
IPA
ESPON
CADSES II
ADRIATIC
Mediter-ranean
InterAct II

15. Head of Programmes - Coordinator Monitoring and Evaluation
System
Audit
EXPERTS
Financial Control
Monitoring and Evaluation
Finance, Legal support
Internal Audit
Certification
body
WORKING GROUP
OBJECTIVE 3
SYSTEM
HEAD of OPs
SLO-A
SLO - I
SLO - CRO
SLO - HUN
Adriatic
CADSES 1
CADSES 2
Alpine
Space
IVC
Interact
ESPON
URBACT
CBC
TRANSNATIONAL
INTERREGIONAL
GOSLRP
STRATEGIC
LINE
MINISTRIES
REGIONAL
ACTORS