1. ESF IMPLEMENTATION IN MALTA
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2. OUTLINE ESF INTERMEDIATE BODY MANAGING AUTHORITY OVERALL ASSESSMENT
IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
MANAGING AUTHORITY
PROJECT PIPELINE & IMPLEMENTATION
FINANCIAL ISSUES
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3. OVERALL ASSESSMENT
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4. OVERALL ASSESSMENT MAIN CHALLENGES First experience
Implementation phase
National training requirements for:
Administration
Final Beneficiaries
Social Partners
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5. OVERALL ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTS COMMISSION GUIDANCE
Twinning Project with Spain
Twinning Light Project with Italy
EQUAL Twinning Light Project with Spain
COMMISSION GUIDANCE
Committees, Seminars and other Events
Facilitation of sharing Best Practices to develop Common Models
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6. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
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7. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
MONITORING COMMITTEE
Established and met on several occasions
Approval of Programme Complement
Regional Project Committee for Gozo
Human Resources Sub-Committee
Enhanced response time from Commission required
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8. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
ESF POLICY PRIORITIES
National employment challenges established through:
NDP
JAP
JIM
NAP
Useful expertise from existing Member States
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9. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
PROGRAMME COMPLEMENT
Challenges:
Quantifying the Indicators
Transforming Human Capital Investment strategies into eligible ESF actions
Apportioning funding allocations
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10. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
SOCIAL PARTNERS
Participation through NDP sectoral working groups
Consultation through National workshops
Consultation through MCESD
Consultation through MC
Technical Assistance to further strengthen their capacity
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11. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Establishment of a National Commission
Enactment of new Equal Opportunities legislation
Development of a National Gender Equality Action Plan
Ex-Ante evaluation process
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12. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
INFORMATION & PUBLICITY
Programme Complement lays out the SF Communications Strategy and Action Plan
Technical Assistance tender for ESF Communications Strategy and Action Plan requirements
Information & Publicity Campaign already underway
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13. PROJECT PIPELINE & IMPLEMENTATION
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14. PROJECT PIPELINE & IMPLEMENTATION
DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT PIPELINE
Call for Project Proposals closed on the 18th March 2004
ELIGIBILITY RULES & PROCEDURES
Simplified eligibility rules
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15. FINANCIAL ISSUES
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16. FINANCIAL ISSUES
DEVELOPMENT OF PAYMENT, MONITORING, AUDIT & CONTROL SYSTEMS
Established systems have now been streamlined to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of Project Implementation
Development of a new Structural Funds Database
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17. FINANCIAL ISSUES COVENANTS MANUALS MONITORING
Drawn up between MA, PA and IB
MANUALS
Development of a Manual of Procedures
Training for selected FBs
MONITORING
On-the-spot checks
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18. FINANCIAL ISSUES LEGAL & BUDGETARY FRAMEWORK
Results from Malta-EU Acquis Chapter 21
Financial Administration & Audit Act and its amendments, including Public Procurement Regulations
Equal Opportunities legislation
Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) Act
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19. FINANCIAL ISSUES SECURING EFFECTIVE CASH-FLOW
Approved public-sector Projects will be pre-funded by the Government
Approved private-sector Projects will be refunded on a Reimbursement basis
PAYMENT REQUESTS TO COMMISSION
A Covenant between the MA & the PA has been established to ensure sufficient co-ordination, control and checks
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20. THANK YOU Edward Grima Baldacchino ESF Intermediate Body EU Affairs
Directorate
Ministry for the
Family and Social Solidarity
Alison Scerri
Managing Authority
Planning & Priorities
Co-ordination Directorate
Office of the
Prime Minister
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