1. The EU context for future funding in Scotland John Bachtler The Future of EU Funding in Scotland European Parliament Seminar Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, 22 February 2013

2. EU context for future funding in Scotland
Budgetary context: how much money?
Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF),
Implications for Cohesion policy
Regulatory context: what is expected?
strategic coherence
thematic concentration
better performance

3. MFF commitment appropriations

4. MFF change in appropriations: 2007-13 to 2014-2020

5. MFF: implications for Cohesion policy

6. MFF: implications for Member State allocations

7. Regulatory context
Member States expected to “improve the quality of spending” through:
more strategic coherence – with Europe 2020
thematic concentration – on key EU priorities
better performance – make results visible

8. Strategic coherence
Focus is on ensuring a more strategic and coordinated (even integrated) use of the Funds e.g. through:
coordinating committees for different Funds
joint managing authorities for different programmes
single programmes for all Funds
simplifying access for applicants to all EU funding (Structural Funds, Horizon 2020 etc)
single application points
harmonising eligibility rules

9. Thematic concentration
Focus of spending on a limited number of objectives to:
maximise the contribution of Cohesion policy to Europe 2020
achieve a critical mass of support
Programming preparations indicate more spending on:
energy-related themes (energy efficiency, renewables and low-carbon economy)
research, technological development and innovation; ICT
education/human capital
social inclusion and health
Less support for 'hard' infrastructure, such as transport

10. Thematic concentration
Themes AT DK UK NL FI IE SE LU DE BE ES FR SI CZ GR HU IT LT LV PL PT RO SK
1. RTDI x X
2. ICT
3. SME comp.
4. Low-carbon economy
5. Climate change
6. Enviro protection
7. Sust transport
8. Employment and mobility
9. Social inclusion
10. Education, skills
11. Inst. capacity
 No. of priorities 7 8 9 10 11

11. Better performance
Need for clearly specified objectives, results and the new intervention logic to:
support programming, monitoring, assessment of achievements
emphasis on the effectiveness and efficiency of interventions
Managing authorities are making some efforts to:
improve coherence of programme objectives with indicators and targets
use fewer monitoring indicators
ensure better comparability across regions, programmes
However, there appears to be a major gap between Commission expectations and action at programme level

12. Thank you for your attention.