1. Introduction to the draft GRDP guidelines on partnership
Petr Pelcl
Supreme Audit office, Czech Republic
A few words on my personal background:
ex-NGO person that worked on partnership issue in CE, gave trainings to NGOs in CR on EU SF in
Ex-head of intermediary body – resposible for building up an regional implementing agency for JROP (biggest programme in the Czech rep.)
Currently lawyer withi SAO, EU SF unit

2. Report objectives Summarise good practice Give recommendations to
Authorities in charge of programming
Management authorities
Assessment teams (SEA, ex-ante)
Others involved

3. What is partnership? Not clear Usually associated with:
EU Structural Funds (or regional/local development operations in general)
Dialogue among different stakeholders
Openness &Transparency
Democratic decision-making

4. Definition of the partnership
Art. 8 of EC Regulation no. 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on EU SF
Art. 10 of draft EC Regulation for
Aarhus Convention
Basic principles from practise

5. Partnership in Structural Funds
Partnership in programming
Partnership in implementation & monitoring
Partnership in evaluation

6. Partnership in programming

7. Facilitator
An expert
Responsible for smooth coordination of the partnership consultation with the programming process (incl. evaluations)
In charge of:
Information dissemination
Groups, workshops, conferrences
Interaction with planners
Everyone could be an expert on partnership?!!
If a person, organisation is not in charge, the partnership suffers with lack of interest of the planning team and it leads to cheatings & fake-consulations

8. Public participation plan
Identify the stakeholders
Design of the system according to specific conditions
Step-by-step plan
Resources:
People (team, responsibilities)
Budget
Timetable

9. Partners in the planning team
Programming (steering) Group
Expert Thematic Groups
Issue of legitimacy of the representatives
Why do we have a pp plan?
- it ensures, the partnership is going to be managed effectively
- it serves for public to make clear, what will be the rules on their participation
- in identifies the resources need (partnership always needs: people, time, committment and money)

10. Information campaign & Consultations
Web-page
E-conference
Mass media, printed materials
Public meetings

11. Minimum standard To have a public participation plan
To have a facilitator
To have and use information tools
Kick-off and closing conference
NGOs in steering and expert groups
Public hearings (2x)
Comments taken into account

12. Partnership in implementation & monitoring
Partners in monitoring committees
Project selection criteria
Project appraisal
Project selection panels/committees (external experts etc.)
Capacity building
Project pipeline
Awareness on EU SF policy
Awareness on sustainable development principles

13. Partnership in evaluation
Mid-term evaluation
Ex-post evaluation
Similar process as programming

14. Thank you for your attention,
…we will discuss the raised issues within working groups!