1. Ministry of Finance
Contribution of the Operational Programmes to the implementation of the NSRF objectives
Boriana Pencheva
Director
Management of EU Funds Directorate
Ministry of Finance
20 June 2008
Second NSRF Monitoring Committee

2. Contents Annual report on the NSRF implementation for 2007
Strengthening of the administrative capacity

3. Annual report on the NSRF implementation
Analysis of the Progress Achieved
Indicators review
Information on financial implementation
Information with regard to the conformity of National legislation
Additionality with Financial instruments
Information on Operational programmes implementation
Information and publicity measures in the process of NSRF implementation

4. Annual report on NSRF implementation Analysis of the Progress Achieved
Successful completion of the programming and negotiation process of NSRF and OPs
27 September first approved OP „Development of the competitiveness of BG Economy”
Launched calls for proposals:
OP “Administrative capacity” – 9 calls at the amount of 34 mln BGN
OP “Human resources development” – 6 calls at the amount of 87,7 mln BGN
OP “Regional Development” – 6 calls at the amount of 934 mln BGN
OP “Competitiveness” – 3 calls at the amount of 66,5 mln BGN

5. Annual report on NSRF implementation Indicators review
Strategic Objectives
Indicator
Baseline
Target
Level achieved for 2007
1. Develop a competitive economy to achieve high and sustainable growth
1. GDP per capita (in PPS) as share of EU average
32.1% (2005)
51.2% (2013)
38.1%
2. GDP growth (yearly average period)
5% ( )
5.73% ( )
6.2%
3. Exports/GDP ratio
60.8% (2005)
89.77% (2013)
63.4%
2. Develop human capital to ensure high employment, income and social integration;
1. Rate of employment
55.8% (2005)
64% (2013)
61.7%
2. Rate of unemployment
10.1% (2005)
7% (2013)
6.9%
3. At risk of poverty
14.2% (2005)
13% (2013)

6. Annual report on NSRF implementation Indicators review
Strategic Objectives
Indicator
Baseline
Target
Level achieved for 2007
1. Improving basic infrastructure
1. Increased economic growth due to improved transport connectivity and reduced transport costs
2. Time savings, million of hours
0 (rails)
2.3 (2013) – rails
3. Increased attractiveness of selected regions and localities due to higher ecologic quality of life
1.3 (2013) – highways
4. Population connected to WWTP
40.5% (2004)
66.46% (2013)
2. Increasing the quality of human capital with a focus on employment
1. Participation rate – aged
62.1% (2005)
68.5% (2013)
66.3%
2. Percentage of the adult population aged 25 to 64 participating in education and training
1.3% (2005)
5% (2013)
3. Percentage of the population aged with at most lower secondary education and not in further education or training
18% (2005)
16% (2013)

7. Annual report on NSRF implementation Indicators review
Strategic Objectives
Indicator
Baseline
Target
Level achieved for 2007
3. Fostering entrepreneurship, favourable business environment and good governance
1. Labour productivity
3.5% (2005) 5%
3.4%
2. FDI inflow
EUR 11.7 mln
EUR 21.7 mln
EUR 5.9 mln
3. Maximum N of days for registering a new enterprise
32 (2006)
1 (2013) 30
2. Maximum N of procedures for registering a new enterprise
9 (2006) 1
4. Supporting balanced territorial development
1. Increased income and employment in less developed and peripheral areas due to Cohesion Policy interventions 0%

8. Annual report on NSRF implementation
Information with regard to the conformity of
National legislation
Since 1 January 2007 Bulgaria has applied its national legislation to the expenditure of resources from the Structural Funds
In 2007 the regulatory framework defining the procedures and mechanisms ensuring effective management of the EU funds was drafted

9. Annual report on NSRF implementation Additionality with Financial instruments
On 14 December 2007 Ministry of Finance signed a EUR 700 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank
Co-financing, on a priority basis of projects under OP “Transport” and OP “Environment”
Co-financing of projects under the rest operational programmes and certain activities under the Rural Development Programme

10. Annual report on NSRF implementation
Information and publicity measures in the process of
NSRF implementation
Ceremony on the official signing of NSRF- 22 June 2007
Be active campaign – March-June 2007
Campaign reached 84% of the general public in the age group
53 leading national and regional news papers and electronic media
Establishment of national network of informational and publicity officers in Bulgaria
Ministry of Finance awareness raising campaign with the cooperation of Nova TV with regard to the enhancement European Cohesion Policy
20 short films broadcasted in the period 03 December 2007 – 14 February 2008

11. Strengthening of administrative capacity
An interinstitutional working group was established in order to review the possibilities of strengthening of the administrative capacity in the structures involved in EU Structural instruments management and control
The working group has made specific proposals as regards to:
Optimization of the numbers of the administrative structures and units
Application of result oriented renumeration mechanism for the experts involved in management, monitoring and implementation of EU Structural instruments
Improvement of the transparency and information awareness in the process of EU Structural instruments management
Draft Law on Conflict of Interests has been prepared, providing for submission of declaration from the state servants for circumstances, which could lead to conflict of interests

12. NSRF implementation up to 12 June 2008
Operational Programme
Budget
Amount of contracts signed
% of contract signed as a share form the OP budget
Payments made to the beneficiaries
Certified expenditure
“Transport"
0,23%
“Environment"
0,00%
“Regional Development"
2,94%
“Competitiveness"
“Technical Assistance"
16,57%
“Human resources Development"
1,12%
,89
“Administrative capacity"
11,68%
TOTAL
1,22%
,89

13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Ministry of Finance
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Boriana Pencheva
Director
Management of EU Funds Directorate
Ministry of Finance