MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF Promoting Regional Partnership, Networking and Cooperation between Greece & Czech Republic for the efficient use of the EU Structural Funds Athens 4 March 2005 The Greek Community Support Framework and the role of the CSF Managing Authority Nasos Sofos Secretariat General for Investment & Development

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF Historic background – 1 EU Member since “Pilot” progr. Mediterranean Integrated Programmes (MIP): CSF I: CSF II & CF I: CSF III & CF II: Progr. Period IV:

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF Historic background – 2 MIP billion ECU CSF I billion ECU CSF II billion ECU CSF III billion EURO Total (incl. private part.) EC/EU57%50%47% 51%

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF Historic background – 3 CF I (billion ECU) CF II (billion EURO ) 11 EC Initiatives (billion ECU) 4 EC Initiatives (billion EURO) Total (EC/EU) ,

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF PRIORITIES OF GREEK CSF TOTAL: 44.3 billion Euro (EU: 22.7) 1. HUMAN RESOURCES-EMPLOYMENT 2. TRANSPORT 3. COMPETITIVENESS 4. RURAL DEVELOPMENT – FISHERIES 5. QUALITY OF LIFE 6. INFORMATION SOCIETY 7. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (13 ROPs) 8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF IMPLEMENTATION CSF Approval: 71% of Public Spending (PS) or projects Contracts: 50% of PS Absorption/ Expenditure : 31% of PS

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF OPCONTRACTS SIGNEDEXPENDITURE 11 SECTORAL / NATIONAL 52%32% 13 REGIONAL 47%27% TOTAL50%31% IMPLEMENTATION CSF

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE GENERAL SECRETARY OF INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION SERVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES COORDINATION SERVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES STRATEGY - PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES MONITORING INFORMATION SYSTEM «OΠΣ» MONITORING INFORMATION SYSTEM «OΠΣ» GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING – REGIONAL POLICY AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS COHESION FUND COHESION FUND INTERREG PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF THE GREEK CSF MANAGING AUTHORITY - 1  Secretariat General for Investment & Development of the Min. of Economy & Finance  Coordination & Monitoring CSF / OP Implementation  National negotiator / speaker with the EC/ “chef de file”  Guidelines / Instructions to MAs of OPs  Monitoring OP implementation / n+2 rule / task forces  Management and Control Systems  CSF Monitoring Committee  Yearly report to the Commission  State Aid rules

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF THE GREEK CSF MANAGING AUTHORITY - 2  Strategic Planning – Policies  Committees (EC, OECD, etc.)  Programming , task force  Evaluation, Revision, Performance Reserve  Technical Assistance  MIS / OΠΣ  Information – Publicity

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF THE GREEK CSF MANAGING AUTHORITY - 3 Links with Cohesion Fund Paying Authority Interreg Private Investment Programme Public Investment Programme

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF THE GREEK CSF MANAGING AUTHORITY - 4 Supported by MOU S.A. – Management Organisation Unit Shareholder : the State (non-profit) Technical Support and Services, MIS/ΟΠΣ Staffing, training Planning and Development of Management Tools, Manuals and Guidebooks Technical know-how

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