1. European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020
Shift to community based services
Andor Urmos
European Commission Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy
Competence Center for Inclusive Growth

2. Tantava(Romania) Institution for disbled persons

3. Institutions for children in Romania

4. UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCPRD)
Countries Ratification of UNCPRD
Australia
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
European Union
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Japan
Romania
Slovakia
United Kingdom
United States of America NO

5. EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020: 1/3 of the EU budget

6. Cohesion Policy 2014-2022 (eligibility simulation)   
GDP/capita*
< 75% of EU average
75-90%
> 90% 
*index EU27=100
3 categories
of regions
€ 351,8 billion for 7 years:        
Canarias
Guyane
Réunion
Guadeloupe/ Martinique
Madeira
Açores
Malta
€ 182 bn
Less developed regions
I will run ahead a bit at the beginning of this conference and present you the framework for the next seven year period.
The European Council, as part of the agreement on the multi-annual budget for the EU, has recently agreed on the budget for Cohesion policy
Lower than proposed by the Commission but still a very important investment resource. For Romania financial resources available will even increase.
While the policy invests throughout the EU in all MS and regions, a strong focus on the EU's poorest regions and countries has been ensured. The less developed regions (15% of the population) get the biggest trunk of the budget.
€ 35 bn
Transition regions
€ 54 bn
More developed regions 
Regional GDP figures:
GNI figures:
© EuroGeographics Association for the administrative boundaries

7. Budget allocations per Member State (2014-2020)
BG 75.88
CY 7.36 CZ DE
DK 5.53
EE 35.90 EL ES
FI 14.66 FR
HR 86.09 HU
IE 11.89 IT
LT 68.23
LU 0.60
LV 45.12
MT 7.25
NL 14.04 PL PT RO
SE 21.06
SI 30.75 SK UK

8. Programming period 2007-2013 ERDF investments
Social infrastructures: education-, health-, childcare-, housing infrastructure (17,9 billion EUR)
E-inclusion (infrastructures & e-services, including e-health) (5,3 billion EUR)
Challenges
Shift to the community-based care
Sustainability of investments
Non-reformed health systems
Alignment with the most important trends and needs
Demographic change
Territorial inequalities

9. Small group homes (Estonia)

10. Evidence-based approach to DI
The majority of children, once they reach adulthood, are transferred to institutions for adults
The most common reason for leaving institutional care is death
Severely reduced life chances for adults who spent their childhood in institutions: 20% with criminal record, 14% in prostitution, 10% committed suicide (Pashkina, 2001, Russia)
Young women raised in institutions 10 times more likely to be trafficked (International Organisation for Migration, Protecting Vulnerable Children in Moldova, 2007)

11. Thematic guidelines on deinstitutionalisation 2014-2020
Development of high-quality, individualised services in the community, including those aimed at preventing institutionalisation and the transfer of resources from institutions to the new services
Planned closure of long-stay residential institutions, including a moratorium on the building of new institutions Building or renovating long-stay residential institutions is excluded, regardless of their size.
Making mainstream services accessible and available to individuals with a variety of support needs
Improvements in existing institutional infrastructure can only be financed in restricted cases based on INDUVIDIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT, such as:
the use of these institutions forms part of a wider strategic programme for community living but they will be phased out in the course of the transitional process; and
the persons concerned, given the seriousness of their condition, require constant medical supervision.
Other clearly identified and compelling cases

12. European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020
Some Key Features
Contributing to Europe 2020 strategy and objectives for smart sustainable an inclusive growth
Concentration
Integrated approach
Ex-ante conditionality for effectiveness
Result orientation
Alignment with Country Specific recommendations
Broad range of investments
But focused on delivering the Europe 2020 objectives on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth around 12 thematic objectives
One of these is supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy and is focused on EE and RES.

13. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and shift to community-based services
European Regional Development Fund support:
Social, health, education and housing infrastructure
Small group homes
Assisted housing
Accessibility measures (access to high-quality services in the community)
Targeted investments in existing large residential institutions can be justified only as transitional measures within the context of a strategy on shift to community-based services

14. Investments in long stay residential institutions
Investments have been made in long-stay residential instituions under different thematic objectives in several countries (TO9, 4, 2)
It goes qgainst the current legal framework, including the Charter, UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Ex-ante conditionalities, etc.
ERDF should not invest in long stay residential institutions, rather only in reinforcing the shift to community based services

15. Non-respect of the Charter by Member States
Could constitute an irregularity
Possible interruptions of payment deadlines
Possible suspensions of payments
Possible financial corrections
Possible infringement proceedings under Article 258 TFEU

16. Partnership European level National level
Cooperation with the European umbrella organisations
European Expert Group on Deinstitutionalisation (EEG)
Guideline and Toolkit (ESI Funds)
Structural dialogue (Eurochild, European Network for Independent Living, etc.)
National level
Across the planning and implementation of the programmes
Code of Conduct on Partnership

17. Thank you for your attention!