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JASPERS EUROPEAN UNION ASSISTANCE HELPS SLOVENIA GROW. Norbert Hahn Head of the Operations Management Division 20 th April 2009 Brdo. JASPERS structure. JASPERS current staff: 56 experts, 2 vacancies three regional offices almost fully staffed and in operation.
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JASPERSEUROPEAN UNION ASSISTANCE HELPS SLOVENIA GROW Norbert Hahn Head of the Operations Management Division 20th April 2009 Brdo
JASPERS structure • JASPERS current staff: 56 experts, 2 vacancies • three regional offices almost fully staffed and in operation
Current Portfolio: Summary • More then 414 active and 116 completed projects to date • Major projects account for 80% of total active interventions, small projects for 7% and horizontal projects for 13%. • It is expected that JASPERS will complete about 100 Assignments in 2009 • Close to all Action Plans 2009 are signed • Support also requested by MS for wide range of relevant horizontal Issues (such as combining EU Grants with PPPs) • Demand for JASPERS expertise in non-conventional or complex projects e.g. cultural projects in Poland
Action Plans 2009 • More then 150 new Assignments are included in the Action Plans 2009, though Demand on JASPERS might even be greater
Recovery Package – JASPERS’ Role • As part of the EU’s Economic Recovery Strategy, the Commission will increase its contribution to JASPERS by 25 % in 2009-2013, meaning an Additional 15 Staff financed by the Commission, to be matched Pro Rata by EIB (+4)…
Future Direction of JASPERS - Re-focusing Accelerating Absorption of the EU Funds • JASPERS scope of tasks to be change: • Increased focus on ‘ready’ projects and Major projects in order to accelerate and ensure consistency of quality for all grant applications submitted to the Commission • Supporting project preparation in new ways: • Fund Reprogramming • Repackaging Grant Applications • Phasing
JASPERS IN SLOVENIA IN 2008 11 projects have been completed in 2008 • Flood protection Mura River • Integrated measuring and information system for water environment • Flood protection Ljubljanica river • Regional waste management center Ljubljana • Collection and treatment of waste water-Savinja • Protection of the water source Mrzlek • Integral protection and regulation of supplying Bela Krajina with drinking water • Motorway Beltinci-Lendava • Modernization of system for air traffic control • Follow-up on Transport CBA workshop • Workshop Preparation of project application
JASPERS IN SLOVENIA IN 2009 9 Environment projects • 1 Flood protection project (Savinja) • 1 Integrated water project (drinking water) • 1 Water supply project • 3 Waste water projects • 1 sustainable use of energy • 2 Solid waste projects 8 Transport projects • 1 Airport project • 2 Rail projects • 1 Horizontal project (management of project cost) • 3 Road projects • 1 Port project
JASPERS Website and Communications Policy More Information available at http://www.jaspers-europa-info.org/ JASPERS is pursuing an active Communications Policy and will communicate better with all its stakeholders during 2009