Department of International Territorial CooperationDepartment of International Territorial Cooperation

Let’s work together for Let’s work together for Us and EuropeUs and Europe!!

Romania’s participation within the Romania’s participation within the

European Territorial Cooperation programmesEuropean Territorial Cooperation programmes 2007 - 2013 2007 - 2013

A. Cross-border cooperationB. Trans-national cooperationC. Interregional cooperation

The specific characterThe specific character of the European Territorial Cooperation

programmes 2007 – 2013 implies the cooperation of Romanian regions with:

A. regions from neighbouring countries (cross-border cooperation)

B. regions from a certain geographic area (trans-national cooperation)

C. regions from any EU Member State (Inter-regional cooperation)

Through programmes jointly managed and administered by the

participant states

The territorial cooperation at European level promotes the The territorial cooperation at European level promotes the

harmonious and balanced development all over European Union harmonious and balanced development all over European Union

territory through:territory through:

cross-border cooperationcross-border cooperation – finances accessibility, environmental and hazard prevention projects, economic and social development and people to people actions at the EU internal and external borders;

ttransrans--nanattionalional cooperation cooperation - mainly aiming at financing actions and developing networks to lead to an integrated territorial development in areas such as: innovation, environment, accessibility and urban development;

iinternter--regionalregional development development – represents the cooperation among public

authorities on problems of common interest, through transfer of experience and good practices among the European Union regions, by constituting networks among the EU cities, as well as EU researchers.

The MDPWH manages all the 11 territorial cooperation programmes in which Romania participates in the period 2007-2013

For each territorial cooperation programme there is a sole budget.

All the programmes (with the exception of INTERACT II) have an economic-social development axis/area, which also includes urbandevelopment

Co-financing rate:- for the programmes financed under the ERDF and

the IPA: 85% from Community funds 15% from national funds

- For the programmes financed under the ENPI: 90% from Community funds 10% from national funds.

This may vary from a programme to another and from a priority This may vary from a programme to another and from a priority axis to anotheraxis to another. .

Operational Programme Eligible area Budget

Romania – Bulgaria Border area 262 MEUR

Ungaria - Romania Border area 275 MEUR

Romania-Serbia Border area 22 MEUR (for the period 2007-2009)

Romania-Moldova-Ukraine

Border area 136 MEUR

Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine

Border area 74,81 MEUR

Black Sea Basin Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

17 MEUR (ENPI) +10% national co-financing

South East Europe Austria, Greece and Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, România, Slovenia, Slovakia; Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia; Moldova, Ukraine

245.11 M EUR

INTERREG IV C 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway 405.09 M EUR

URBACT II 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway 67.82 M EUR

INTERACT II 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway 40.03 M EUR

ESPON 2013 27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES

Joint Monitoring Committee

(Joint) Managing Authority

Joint TechnicalSecretariat

Info Point/National Contact Point/JTS Antenna

Certifying Authority*

First Levelcontrollers

Audit Authority

Auditors’ Group*

NationalAuthority

For cross-border cooperation OP

For inter-regional and trans-national cooperation OP

Non-subordination relation

Subordination relation

For the programmes financed under the ENPI, these structures shall not be established. The role of Certifying Authority – in the ENPI OP case –belongs to the Joint Managing Authority. For the ENPI and the IPA programmes, the role of Joint Selection Committee is played by the Joint Monitoring Committee

Key

*

Joint Selection Committee *

Evaluation work group/

Evaluation committee

For ENPI OP

PROJECT LEADER PARTNER PRINCIPLE (PL)

Cooperation and partnershipCooperation criteria (obligation: at least 2/4):

•Joint project elaboration;

•Joint personnel;

•Joint financing;

•Joint implementation.

Active participation of all the partners from the project idea generation phase

( Joint designation of the PL=> PL become coordinators)

Avoidance to superpose functions

(1 project manager for each partner; only one project management team)

A sole budget

(all partners must have a balanced financial contribution)

All partners must contribute to meeting the project objectives

DefiniDefinitiontion

The project leader partner (PL) is chosen by and from among the project partners, to ensure the interface with the programme.

PL is the project manager;

PL is the contact person for monitoring, report and other general character information;

The conclusions on the project, the strategy modifications and other important decisions must be jointly taken.

What does the “project leader partner” principle imply?

•Joint project management;

•Simplification of the communication modalities: PL is the interface with the Managing Authority

Note: All partners have responsibilities during the project implementation

Partener 1

Partener 2

Partener n

Leader PartnerMA

ManagementProgramme

Legal responsibilities of the project leader partner

•PL submits the financing application from the established partnership;

•PL and the Managing Authority sign the financing contract;

•PL elaborates the Partnership Agreement to be signed by partners;

=> each partner has own duties and

! responsibilities

=> balanced financial contribution.

The Financing contract between the MA and PL includes:

- rights: receipt of non-reimbursable funds;

- duties: report, meet the imposed deadlines, meet the money-spending objectives, archive, inform, meet the procedures to recover incorrectly spent sums.

The Partnership AgreementThe Partnership Agreement among partners includes:among partners includes:

- rights and duties of each partner;

- procedures to recover incorrectly spent sums;

- activities of information and publicity;

- measures regarding project modification.

Financial responsibilities according to the “project leader” concept

•All partners (PL included):

-! are responsible for their own expenses and activities, including reimbursement in case of irregularities;

-! must ensure the control of their own expenses – ensured by the appointed controller.

•The leader partner:

-reports to the JTS and administers activities;

-receives the ERDF funds under the programme and transfers the part related to each partner;

-in case of irregularities: reimburses the sum representing irregularities to the Certifying Authority then asks the money from the partner that caused the irregularities.

RecRecovery of incorrectly made expensesovery of incorrectly made expenses

Project Partnerreturns sums to the Partner Leaderaccording to the provisions of the

Partnership Agreement

Project Leader Partner reimburses sums

Certifying Authorityinitiates recovery

Partner member StatePays sums to the Partner Leader

in case the partner does not return the sums to the PL

and Turns against its own partner

to recover the sums

Partner searchPartner search

www.mdlpl.ro

www.infocooperare.ro

www.fonduri-structurale.ro

Websites of the ETC programmes:Websites of the ETC programmes: www.urbact.eu, www.interreg4c.net (functional)

Thank you ! Thank you !

Maria Magdalena Racovita Jalova Voinea Maria Magdalena Racovita Jalova Voinea

Head of Department

Phone: 0372 111 326

Fax: 0372 111 456

Email: magdalena.voinea@mdlpl.ro