1. Bulgarian NSRF and OPs: Evaluation Arrangements
Ministry of Finance
Bulgarian NSRF and OPs:
Evaluation Arrangements
Jenya Dinkova
Head of Coordination of Projects and Programmes Department
Management of EU Funds Directorate
Ministry of Finance
Evaluation network June 2008, Brussels

2. CONTENTS Structural Funds Institutional Framework
Evaluation plans. Evaluation scope and main evaluations planned
Organization and management of the evaluations
Links with the monitoring
Use of evaluation results
Evaluation capacity building
Министерство на финансите

3. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS
CONVERGENCE OBJECTIVE
Operational Programmes
6.674 bln €
OP Regional Development
1.361 (ERDF)
OP Competitiveness
0.988 (ЕRDF)
OP Human Resources Development
1.032 (ESF)
OP Administrative Capacity
0.153 (ESF)
OP Transport
1.624 (ERDF + CF)
OP Environment
1.466 (ERDF + CF)
OP Technical Assistance
0.048 (ERDF)

4. Institutional Framework - Bulgaria
Central Coordination Unit
MA of OP
“Regional Develop
ment”
MRDPW
MA of OP
“Development of the Competitive
ness of BG economy”
MEE
MA of OP “Human Resources Develop
ment
MLSP
MA of OP
“Administra
tive capacity”
MSAAR
MA of OP
“Transport” MT
MA of OP
“Environ
ment”
MEW
MA of OP
“Technical Assistance” MF
1 Intermediate Body
3 Intermediate Bodies
1 Intermediate Body
Beneficiaries
Certifying Authority
Audit Authority
Monitoring Committees NSRF and OP

5. Evaluation Plans NSRF – plan is under preparation
Operational Programmes – plans for the whole programming period and specific evaluations in 2009
All principally agreed at the Monitoring Committees meetings

6. Organisation and management of the Evaluation system
Role of the Central Coordination Unit, Ministry of Finance
Evaluation Units in the OPs Managing Authorities – issue of responsibilities
Evaluation Steering Group on National Level

7. Links with the Monitoring
Management and Monitoring Information System – interrelations with evaluation

8. Use of the Evaluation results
Early Warning Tool
Decision-making
MAs
Monitoring Committees
Other stakeholders
Follow-up

9. Evaluation Capacity Building
Gained pre-accession experience
Main conclusions
Evaluation culture
DG Employment Evaluation Seminar in Bulgaria – autumn 2008

10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Ministry of Finance
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Jenya Dinkova
Evaluation network June 2008, Brussels