1. THE ROLE OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS AND ITS OPERATION ANDREJ ENGELMAN

2. SLOVENIA - MAIN DATA AREA: 20.273 KM 2 POPULATION: 2.061.623 GDP PER CAPITA (2013,PPP): 83% EU28

3. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF SLOVENIA 211 MUNICIPALITIES - NUTS 5 12 DEVELOPMENT REGIONS - NUTS 3 2 COHESION REGIONS - NUTS 2

4. 4 THE INTERSECTION OF MACROREGIONAL STRATEGIES

5. WHERE ALL TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES MEET 5

6. 8.7.20146 50 % OF SLOVENE COUNTIES ARE PLACED WITHIN THE BORDER AREA SLOVENIA HAS 70 CM OF BORDER PER INHABITANT: 2-TIMES MORE THAN AUSTRIA 10-TIMES MORE THAN GERMANY CBC – CONDITION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER REGIONS CROSS-BORDER COUNTRY

7. GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EUROPEAN COHESION POLICIES (GODC) GODC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR: EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY EUROPEAN TERITORIAL COOPERATION OTHER FINANCIAL MECHANISMS DEVELOPMENT 180 (200) EMPLOYEES

8. GODC AND EUROPEAN TERITORIAL COOPERATION GODC AND EUROPEAN TERITORIAL COOPERATION 16.9.2013 SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY8

9. 8.7.20149 MANAGING AUTHORITY/NATIONAL AUTHORITY 2000/2004-2006: COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INTERREG III INTERREG IIIA (CBC and NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME) INTERREG IIIC (INTERREGIONAL) 2007-2013: EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION CBC (ERDF/IPA): 5 PROGRAMMES (2 IPA) INTERREGIONAL: 2 PROGRAMMES 2014-2020: EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION CBC (ERDF): 4 PROGRAMMES TRANSNATIONAL: 5 PROGRAMMES INTERREGIONAL: 2 PROGRAMMES

10. LEGAL BASIS – SPECIAL DECREE FOR ETC LEGAL BASIS – SPECIAL DECREE FOR ETC CBC AND INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMMES CBC AND INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMMES  2004-2006: 75% EU – 25% OUT OF STATE BUDGET  2007-2013: 85% EU – ALL BENEFICIARIES GET 10% OUT OF 15% BY THE STATE (GODC) AUTOMATICALLY; 5% OF OWN CO-FINANCING IS REQUIRED TO SHOW COMMITTMENT  2014-2020: ? TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES  NO OR VERY LIMITED NATIONAL CO-FINANCING FROM THE STATE BUDGET FUNDING – NATIONAL COFINANCING

11. GODC AND EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY GODC AND EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY 16.9.2013 SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY11

12. PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2007-2013 1 COHESION REGION ON NUTS 2 LEVEL 3 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES (4.100 MEUR): FOR STRENGTHENING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS (ERDF – 1.768 MEUR) FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (ESF – 756 MEUR) OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (CF – 1.412 MEUR + ERDF – 166 MEUR)

13. PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2014-2020 2 COHESION REGIONS ON NUTS 2 LEVEL: VZHODNA SLOVENIJA (71% EU28) ZAHODNA SLOVENIJA (100% EU28) 1 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (ERDF, ESF, CF – 3.172 MEUR) REGION VS – 42% REGION ZS – 28% CF – 30 %

14. KEY DOCUMENTS KEY DOCUMENTS PA - PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (BETWEEN THE EC AND EU COUNTRY SETING OUT THE PLANS ON HOW TO USE FUNDING FROM THE ESI FUNDS BETWEEN 2014 AND 2020 – BASED ON EC POSITION PAPER) OP - OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (DETAILED PRIORITIES OF THE COUNTRY NEGOTIATED WITH THE EC) IP - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 16.9.2013 SLOVENIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY14

15. MANAGING AUTHORITY OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SYSTEM, HOWEVER: PREPARATION OF PUBLIC TENDERS AND PROPOSALS FOR DIRECT CONFIRMATION OF OPERATIONS; SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS; REGULAR MONITORING AND REPORTING OF OPERATIONS TO THE MA; IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS; PREPARATION OF CLAIMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT ARE DELEGATED TO INTERMEDIATE BODIES

16. PAYMENTS FUNDS PROGRAMMING PERIOD

17. PROBLEM FOR MF? Total Interim Payment 2007- 2013 2014 Total Interim Payment 2007- 2014 2015 Total Interim Payment 2007- 2015 2016 Total Interim Payment 2007- 2016 2018 Total 2007-2018 1 Budget com mitments 1.031,9 1.200,9 84,8 2 Budget payments 2.561,6741,43.303,1916,24.219,367,74.286,90,04.286,9 3 Payment applications 2.471,5646,03.117,4718,63.836,0265,14.101,00,04.101,0 4 EU contri- bution 2.430,6677,53.108,1686,63.794,7101,33.896,0205,14.101,0 5Deficit (4-2) -131,0-63,9-194,9-229,7-424,633,6-390,9205,1-185,9 6 SI co- financing 427,5123,7551,3152,9704,211,3715,50,0715,5 7Total EU + SI 2.989,2865,23.854,31.069,14.923,579,05.002,40,05.002,4 8 Total deficit (4-7) -558,5-187,7-746,2-382,6-1.128,822,3-1.106,4205,1-901,4 - MEUR

18. NEW SI REGULATION – BASIC GUIDING PRINCIPLES MA HAS TO ACTUALLY MANAGE THE COHESION FUNDS THE POSSIBILITY OF SHIFTING OF MONEY BETWEEN IB, COMPETITION BETWEEN PROGRAMS QUALITY OF THE PROJECTS 100% ABSORPTION OF EU FUNDS SIMPLIFICATION ELIMINATION OF THE CURRENT PROBLEMS (ITS) TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY BUILT INTO THE PA

19. FIRST IDEA PLAN ALL COHESION MONEY IN THE BUDGET OF THE GODC ON ONE BUDGET LINE REDISTRIBUTION OF THE MONEY TO IB IN LATE PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS, JUST BEFORE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACTS

20. NEW SI REGULATION – BASIC SOLUTIONS ONE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ADOPTED BEFORE THE BUDGET DEBATE THE TWO PARTS OF THE PLAN: INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF OPERATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD DETAILED DATA FOR TWO YEARS, WHERE NECESSARY FOR A LONGER PERIOD REGULAR UPDATING USE IT OR LOSE IT NO OVER-COMMITMENTS SAME PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENTS FOR SI AND EU MONEY

21. SOME RECOMMENDATIONS KEY FOR SUCCESSFUL COHESION POLICY IS STABILITY (PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS) LOCATION OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY – IN THE CENTER OF THE GOVERNMENT GOOD COOPERATION BETWEEN VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IS A PRECONDITION OF SUCCESS OPEN DIALOG WITH THE EC

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