1. Mira Yanova MBMD Director
SURVEY OF THE PREPAREDNESS AND THE PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR THE ABSORPTION OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS (comparative results among beneficiaries and journalists)
Mira Yanova
MBMD Director

2. SURVEY PARAMETERS Survey assignor Ministry of Finance
Conduct of the survey
MBMD CONSULTING EOOD
Phone: ,
Web-site:
Conducting period
02 – 07 November 2007
Sample volume
90 interviews with NGO representatives;
150 interviews with local government representatives;
100 interviews with journalists;
60 interviews with consultancy representatives;
Method of sample forming
Random sample
Method of registering information
Straight individual interview at the respondents’ place of work

3. EXPECTED EFFECT OF EU FINDS ON BULGARIAN ECONOMY

4. DIFFICULTIES FOR BENEFICIARIES IN THE ABSORPTION OF EU FUNDS
(among all groups)

5. SHARE OF THE POSITIVE APPRAISALS OF THE PREPAREDNESS FOR EU FUNDS ABSORPTION
Beneficiaries
Journalists
March
June
November
Consultants
67%
59% -
Local authorities
65%
71%
76%
37%
54%
48%
NGOs
61%
79%
68%
Businesses
39%
69%
57%
53%

6. PREFERENCE FOR OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Human Resource Development – 69%
NGOs and local authorities
Regional Development – 60%
Local authorities
Administrative Capacity – 47%
Environment – 40%
Competitiveness – 25%
Consultants and NGOs
Transport – 12%

7. PREFERRED MANNER OF PARTICIPATION IN THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS

8. PREFERRED MANNER OF PARTICIPATION IN THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS

9. PREFERRED MANNER OF PARTICIPATION IN THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS

10. SHARE OF THE POSITIVE APPRAISALS OF EU FUNDS PUBLIC AWARENESS
Beneficiaries
Journalists
March
June
November
Local authorities
70%
71%
67%
50%
46%
60%
NGOs
64%
56%
75%
77%
84%
Businesses
32%
69% -
55%
63%
61%
53%
51%
45%

11. NEED FOR TRAINING AS REGARDS THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS

12. PREFERRED SOURCES OF INFROMATION
Seminars and trainings
Line Ministries
Info-points
Internet

13. BENEFICIARY PREPAREDNESS FOR:

14. TEST ON THE REAL KNOWLEDGE OF LEGISLATION BY BENEFICIARIES (ELIGIBILITY OF COSTS)
1/3 OF THE BENEFICIARIES STATE THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH SCF APPLICATION FORMS

15. AT WHAT STAGE OF THE SCF PROJECT CICLE DO YOU EXPECT ANY DIFFICULTIES?

16. AT WHAT STAGE OF THE SCF PROJECT CICLE DO BENEFICIARIES EXPECT ANY DIFFICLUTIES? (according to journalists)

17. INTENTION FOR PROJECT APPLICATION UNDER ANY OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES

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