1. Department of International Territorial Cooperation Let’s work together for Us and Europe !

2. Romania’s participation within the European Territorial Cooperation programmes 2007 - 2013 A.Cross-border cooperation B.Trans-national cooperation C.Interregional cooperation

3. The specific character The specific character of the European Territorial Cooperation programmes 2007 – 2013 implies the cooperation of Romanian regions with: A.regions from neighbouring countries (cross-border cooperation) B.regions from a certain geographic area (trans-national cooperation) C.regions from any EU Member State (Inter-regional cooperation) Through programmes jointly managed and administered by the participant states

4. The territorial cooperation at European level promotes the harmonious and balanced development all over European Union territory through:  cross-border cooperation  cross-border cooperation – finances accessibility, environmental and hazard prevention projects, economic and social development and people to people actions at the EU internal and external borders;  trans-national cooperation  trans-national cooperation - mainly aiming at financing actions and developing networks to lead to an integrated territorial development in areas such as: innovation, environment, accessibility and urban development;  inter-regional development  inter-regional development – represents the cooperation among public authorities on problems of common interest, through transfer of experience and good practices among the European Union regions, by constituting networks among the EU cities, as well as EU researchers.

5. The MDPWH manages all the 11 territorial cooperation programmes in which Romania participates in the period 2007-2013 For each territorial cooperation programme there is a sole budget. All the programmes (with the exception of INTERACT II) have an economic-social development axis/area, which also includes urbandevelopment Co-financing rate: - for the programmes financed under the ERDF and the IPA:  85% from Community funds  15% from national funds -For the programmes financed under the ENPI:  90% from Community funds  10% from national funds. This may vary from a programme to another and from a priority axis to another.

6. Operational ProgrammeEligible areaBudget Romania – BulgariaBorder area262 MEUR Ungaria - RomaniaBorder area275 MEUR Romania-SerbiaBorder area22 MEUR (for the period 2007-2009) Romania-Moldova- Ukraine Border area136 MEUR Hungary-Slovakia- Romania-Ukraine Border area74,81 MEUR Black Sea BasinRomania, Bulgaria, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan 17 MEUR (ENPI) +10% national co-financing South East EuropeAustria, Greece and Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, România, Slovenia, Slovakia; Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia; Moldova, Ukraine 245.11 M EUR INTERREG IV C27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway405.09 M EUR URBACT II27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway67.82 M EUR INTERACT II27 Member States, Switzerland, Norway40.03 M EUR ESPON 201327 Member States, Switzerland, Norway

7. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES Joint Monitoring Committee (Joint) Managing Authority Joint Technical Secretariat Info Point/National Contact Point/JTS Antenna Certifying Authority* First Level controllers Audit Authority Auditors’ Group* National Authority For cross-border cooperation OP For inter-regional and trans- national cooperation OP Non-subordination relation Subordination relation For the programmes financed under the ENPI, these structures shall not be established. The role of Certifying Authority – in the ENPI OP case – belongs to the Joint Managing Authority. For the ENPI and the IPA programmes, the role of Joint Selection Committee is played by the Joint Monitoring Committee Key * Joint Selection Committee * Evaluation work group/ Evaluation committee For ENPI OP

8. PROJECT LEADER PARTNER PRINCIPLE (PL)

9. Cooperation and partnership Cooperation criteria (obligation: at least 2/4): Joint project elaboration; Joint personnel; Joint financing; Joint implementation.  Active participation of all the partners from the project idea generation phase  ( Joint designation of the PL=> PL become coordinators)  Avoidance to superpose functions (1 project manager for each partner; only one project management team)  A sole budget (all partners must have a balanced financial contribution)  All partners must contribute to meeting the project objectives

10. Definition The project leader partner (PL) is chosen by and from among the project partners, to ensure the interface with the programme.  PL is the project manager;  PL is the contact person for monitoring, report and other general character information;  The conclusions on the project, the strategy modifications and other important decisions must be jointly taken.

11. What does the “project leader partner” principle imply? Joint project management; Simplification of the communication modalities: PL is the interface with the Managing Authority Note: All partners have responsibilities during the project implementation Partener 1 Partener 2 Partener n Leader Partner MA Management Programme

12. Legal responsibilities of the project leader partner PL submits the financing application from the established partnership; PL and the Managing Authority sign the financing contract; PL elaborates the Partnership Agreement to be signed by partners; => each partner has own duties and ! responsibilities => balanced financial contribution.

13. The Financing contract between the MA and PL includes: - rights: receipt of non-reimbursable funds; - duties: report, meet the imposed deadlines, meet the money- spending objectives, archive, inform, meet the procedures to recover incorrectly spent sums.

14. The Partnership Agreement among partners includes: - rights and duties of each partner; - procedures to recover incorrectly spent sums; - activities of information and publicity; - measures regarding project modification.

15. Financial responsibilities according to the “project leader” concept All partners (PL included): -! are responsible for their own expenses and activities, including reimbursement in case of irregularities; -! must ensure the control of their own expenses – ensured by the appointed controller. The leader partner: -reports to the JTS and administers activities; -receives the ERDF funds under the programme and transfers the part related to each partner; -in case of irregularities: reimburses the sum representing irregularities to the Certifying Authority then asks the money from the partner that caused the irregularities.

16. Recovery of incorrectly made expenses Project Partner returns sums to the Partner Leader according to the provisions of the Partnership Agreement Project Leader Partner reimburses sums Certifying Authority initiates recovery Partner member State Pays sums to the Partner Leader in case the partner does not return the sums to the PL and Turns against its own partner to recover the sums

17. Partner search www.mdlpl.ro www.infocooperare.ro www.fonduri-structurale.ro Websites of the ETC programmes: Websites of the ETC programmes: www.urbact.eu, www.interreg4c.net (functional)www.urbact.eu www.interreg4c.net

18. Thank you ! Maria Magdalena Racovita Jalova Voinea Head of Department Phone: 0372 111 326 Fax: 0372 111 456 Email: magdalena.voinea@mdlpl.romagdalena.voinea@mdlpl.ro