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Bulgarian delegation 27 th November 2012

Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI National Coordinator for ERDF and CF. Bulgarian delegation 27 th November 2012. Agenda. Presentation of the Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI Portuguese experience concerning the use of Structural Funds

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Bulgarian delegation 27 th November 2012

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  1. Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI National Coordinator for ERDF and CF Bulgarian delegation 27th November 2012

  2. Agenda • Presentation of the Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI • Portuguese experience concerning the use of Structural Funds • The Portuguese NSRF – main achievements and lessons learnt • The future of Cohesion Policy in Portugal

  3. IFDR Functions

  4. Mission Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI Executes regional development policy through the financial coordination of the community structural funds and of the Cohesion Fund.

  5. Main responsibilities Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI • Put forward proposals of sustainable regional development policies • National financial coordination of the Structural Funds • National coordination for operational monitoring and management of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund • Payment Authority / Certifying Authority • Payment entity for ERDF and CF

  6. Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI • Global financial coordination of the community structural funds and of the Cohesion Fund • Coordination, management and physical and financial monitoring of the ERDF and of the Cohesion Fund and the management of technical assistance measures of these funds • Payment authority of the ERDF and Cohesion Fund, within the CSF III, and certifying authority and paying entity, within the NSRF, relating to these funds and territorial cooperation programs • 2nd level control authority of the ERDF and of the Cohesion Fund, within the CSF III, and responsible for control of the operations, within the NSRF

  7. Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI The organizational model The organs Flexible Structure, based on • Units • Groups • Project Teams • Directive Council • Statutory Auditor

  8. Group Statutory Auditor Directive Council Vice-Chairman Chairman Vice-Chairwoman Coordination of Operational Management Certification Control and Audit Support for Institutional Management Information Systems Financial Coordination Legal Support and Litigation Planning and Programming Financial and Asset Administration IS NSRF Programming and Financial Monitoring Support for Operational Management ERDF and Cohesion Fund Internal Audit Monitoring and Evaluation Territorial Cooperation and Community Initiatives Control of Expense Declarations Internal IS Human Resources Audit Communication Financial Management Technical Documentation ERDF TA OP Technical Secretariat Body Unit

  9. Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Chairman Directive Council Control and Audit Payments Certification Function Internal Audit Support for ControlandAudit Certification Institutional Management Unit InternalAudit

  10. Portugal – 25 years implementing the Structural Funds

  11. North Centre Lisbon Alentejo Algarve 0 50km Portugal overview Azores Madeira

  12. Portugal Overview • Surfacearea91 946,7 km2 • Total population 10 562 thousand • Populationdensity 115 hab por km2 • Workforceof 5 581 thousand Source: EUROSTAT/INE

  13. Portugal Overview • 2009 GDP – 168.503 M€ • Exports– 28% of 2009 GDP • Unemployment rate – 12,9% (2011) • Gross publicdebt – 108% of GDP (2011) Source: EUROSTAT/INE

  14. Source: EUROSTAT

  15. Source: INE

  16. Source: EUROSTAT

  17. Source: EUROSTAT

  18. Source: EUROSTAT

  19. Source: INE

  20. Source: INE

  21. Journey time 1986-2006 Source: INE

  22. Source: INE

  23. Source: INE

  24. 22 835 21 412 13 980 6 958 CSF I CSF II CSF III NSRF Structural Funds 20 years after Portuguese EU adhesion Million Euros

  25. Portuguese NSRF Main achievements and lessons learnt

  26. National guiding principles • Operational Concentration • Investment and Development Actions Selectiveness • Economic Viability and Financial Sustainability of Investments • Cohesion and Territorial Enhancement • Strategic Monitoring

  27. NSRF – Territorial diversity Convergence Regions – North, Centre, Alentejo e Azores Regional Competitiveness and Employment Region – Lisbon Phasing In Region – Madeira Statistical Phasing Out Region – Algarve

  28. Three thematic operational agendas HumanPotential National Strategic Reference Framework Operational Programmes Territorial Enhancement Competitiveness Factors

  29. Three thematic operational programmes Competitiveness Factors (ERDF) Human Potential (ESF) Territorial Enhancement (ERDF + Cohesion Fund) • The priorities of the National Strategic Reference Framework are implemented through 24 Operational Programmes

  30. Nine Regional OP by NUTS II Ten Territorial Cooperation OP (Cross-border, Transnational, Interregional) Two Technical Assistance OP • The priorities of the National Strategic Reference Framework are implemented through 24 Operational Programmes

  31. Portugal 2.664 M€ 2ndposition >3x average

  32. Portugal 6.250 M€ 6thPosition 2x Average

  33. Portugal 42% 7thposition > average

  34. Data updateduntil 30.09.2012 concerningcontratedprojects

  35. Data updateduntil 30.09.2012 concerningcontratedprojects

  36. Data updateduntil 30.09.2012 concerningcontratedprojects

  37. Simplification • Why? • To counteracttheeffectsoftheeconomiccrisis • To acceleratetheimplementationofthecurrentprogrammingperiod • To clarifyprocedures • How? • Through the amendments of the Regulations: EU and national levels • Through the adjustment/clarificationofproceduresandguidelines

  38. Amendmentsofthe EU Regulations • Amendmentsofthe General Regulation, the EFRD RegulationandtheImplementationRegulation (2009, 2010, 2011) • Co-financing repayable assistance • Expensesof major projectsincludedinexpendituredeclarationsbeforethethe adoption of the Commission decisions • Thechangesoftheconditionsregardingtheadvances paid to the beneficiaries included in the statement of expenditure (deletion of the 35% limit)

  39. Amendmentsofthe EU Regulations • Amendmentsofthe General Regulation, the EFRD RegulationandtheImplementationRegulation (2009, 2010, 2011) • Thereinforcementofthepre-financing • Theapplicationofthetop-upmechanism • Theuse ofthetemporarystateaidframework

  40. Co-financing repayable assistance • Clarificationof a procedureimplemented in the portuguese NSFR • Applicable to aidschemes to SMEs • By 31st December 2011 more than 9% oftheoperationssupportedbythe NSRF wereincluded in thiscategory

  41. Expensesof major projectsincluded in expendituredeclarationsbeforethethe adoption of the Commission decisions • Pre-condition: previousnotification to theCommission • By30th September 2012 expensesof5 major projetswereincluded in expendituredeclarations: 214 M€ ofeligibleexpense • These 5 projects represent 56% of major projects notified to the Commission waiting for decision

  42. The changes of the conditions regarding the advances paid to the beneficiaries included in the statement of expenditure (deletion of the 35% limit) • By 31st December2011, 1 100 projectsinvolvedadvancespaid to thebeneficiaries(incentive schemes), 331 of which exceeded the 35% limit • Advances paid to the beneficiaries included in the last statement of expenditure of 2011: 17% of the public expense • CompetitivenessFactors OP: 19,3%; Regional OP Centre: 26%; Regional OP Alentejo: 26%

  43. The reinforcement of the pre-financing • Until 31st December2011: • 1,1 milliard € ofpre-financing paid by the Commission • 3,6 milliard € ofinterim payments paid by the Commission • Fromthe 5 milliard € transferred to thebeneficiaries/ intermediatebodies: • 26% wereadvances • From wich: 16% of advances under incentive schemes • Reinforcementoftheliquidity in the real economy

  44. Theapplicationofthetop-upmechanism • Pre-condition: applied to each certified statement of expenditure submitted during the period in which Member-States benefit from the financial assistance made available in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) n.º 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 – on request • Theincrease by an amount corresponding to 10 pp above the co-financing rate (priority axis) • Until31st October2012: 299 M€ receivedbytheComissionunderthismechanismand 101 M€ paid to beneficiaries

  45. The use ofthetemporarystateaidframework • New limitofminimis (500 000 €) applied in 2009 and 2010 • 330 M€ grantedduringthisperiod, fromwhich 42 M€ bythe NSRF OPs: 40 M€ fromthe ERDF and 2 M€ fromthe ESF • Extensionofthenewlimit to theoperationssubmitteduntil 31st December2010 andapproved in 2011 • More 7,6 M€ grantedbythe NSRF OPs, fromwhich 7,3 M€ fromthe ERDF and319 467 € bythe ESF

  46. Amendmentsofthenationalregulations • AmendmentsoftheGeneral Regulation Governing the ERDF and Cohesion Fund and of the specific regulations applied to the OPs • Changes in 2009, 2010 and 2011 aiming to promote the implementation of the EFDR and the CF • Adjustments regarding procedures: payment requests presented by the beneficiaries; the use of advances paid to beneficiaries; submission of projects (GR)

  47. Amendmentsofthenationalregulations • AmendmentsoftheGeneral Regulation Governing the ERDF and Cohesion Fund and of the specific regulations applied to the OPs • Establishment of higher cofinancing rates – public investment • Increase of the payment rate (5 pp above the cofinancing rate; top up mechanism) – public investment • Amendmentsof 29 specific regulations applied to the OPs in 2010 (including aid schemes) and 39 specific regulations in 2011

  48. Municipalities investment • 3 memossignedbetweentheGovernmentandtheNationalAssociationofMunicipalities • Cofinancing rates • Submissionofoperations “ongoing” • Establishment of “performance plafonds” – high rates of execution • Forms simplification; check-lists simplification

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