Marek Szczepański

Wielkopolska UDFDirector of European Programmes Department at BGK

Working Group“JESSICA – lessons learned”– proposal of action plan

Brussels, 28 June 2011 JESSICA NETWORKING PLATFORM sixth meeting

Background – why do we need working group?

• JESSICA – a pilot approach

• Possible modifications of JESSICA’s regulatory framework can help to increase the attractiveness and improve effectiveness of this kind of support

• Likely increase of al engineering instruments scope and role in the next programming period

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Objectives of the Working Group

• Sharing experience (successes and failures) on implementation of JESSICA Initiative in Member States

• Practical assessment of JESSICA’s effectiveness under the current regulatory framework

• Identification of common areas of concern for all stakeholders (i.a. procedural aspects and operational matters proven to be difficult, problematic or ineffective to JESSICA stakeholders)

• Development of proposals of temporary (applicable under the current regulatory framework and COCOF notes) and future solutions (that could be developed in the next programming period) to the issues concerned 3

Proposed outputs

• Submission of opinions and operational recommendationsto European Commission’s financial engineering instruments proposals (i.a. to the new regulatory framework)

• Presentation of reports on the Group’s findings and recommendations on the plenary meetings of the JESSICA Networking Platform (JNP)

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Members of the Working Group

The open group, no formal invitation or approval for participation in meetings and e-mail correspondence

•Members:

– interested representatives of UDFs

– representatives of JESSICA and Investment FundsDivision of EIB

– interested representatives of other Holding Funds

– interested representatives of Managing Authorities

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The Group Coordinator

• proposes first topics that will be subject to the Group’s considerations

• initiates the discussions among the WG members

• reports the WG findings and recommendations to the plenary meetings of the JNP

• submits the WG opinions and recommendationson JESSICA to DG REGIO

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Cooperation process

Identification of problematic areas → allocation of tasks among members → members’ propositions → discussion → common position

•mainly email exchange; the meetings in the courseof the JNP events or at the margins of the JNP meetings (DG REGIO, EIB, UDFs headquarters)

•WG’s activities facilitated and supported by EIB (operational assistance and logistical support)

•an internet platform could be created to facilitate exchange of experiences and opinions

•activity by the end of 2012 with possibility to extend operations if UDFs established in the next programming period will find it useful and request its extension 7

Wielkopolska UDF proposal of the issues to be considered (1)

• Management fee – calculation of the management feeon the basis of total amount allocated for the UDF

• The profitability of the projects – potential conditionsfor financing of investments not generating a sufficient financial surplus

• Exit strategy from the UDF – how to terminatethe activity of the UDF and what should be the future usage of JESSICA funds after their first turnover

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Wielkopolska UDF proposal of the issues to be considered (2)

• UDFs’ risk appetite – consent to invest in urban projectswith the increased level of risk

• External financing of the UDFs – incentives to be appliedto induce private sector participation

• Using JESSICA scheme in ppp projects

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First cornerstones of the Work Plan

• 28 June 2011 – launch of the Group

• 15 July 2011 – the deadline to express interest in participation in the Group and to propose subjectsof the Group’s debates (jessica.lessons.wg@bgk.com.pl)

• 29 July 2011 – agreement of the scope of the Group’s considerations (list of topics) and tasks allocation between the Group’s members

• September 2011 – presentation of solution proposalsby the Group members at the margins of the international JESSICA conference in Poznań

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Thank you for your attention

Marek SzczepańskiDirector of European Programmes Departmentat Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

WG mail: jessica.lessons.wg@bgk.com.plBGK’s JESSICA contact point: JESSICA@bgk.com.plwww: www.bgk.com.pl/jessica