2. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 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 sofos@mnec.gr

3. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006

4. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 Historic background – 1 EU Member since 1981 - “Pilot” progr. Mediterranean Integrated Programmes (MIP):1986-1991 CSF I:1989-1993 CSF II & CF I:1994-1999 CSF III & CF II:2000-2006 Progr. Period IV:2007-2013

5. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 Historic background – 2 MIP billion ECU CSF I billion ECU CSF II billion ECU CSF III billion EURO Total (incl. private part.) 3.212.929.7 44.2 EC/EU57%50%47% 51%

6. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 Historic background – 3 CF I 1994-99 (billion ECU) CF II 2000-6 (billion EURO ) 11 EC Initiatives 1994-99 (billion ECU) 4 EC Initiatives 2000-06 (billion EURO) Total (EC/EU) 3.0 3.3 1,15 0.950

7. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 PRIORITIES OF GREEK CSF 2000-2006 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

8. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006

9. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 IMPLEMENTATION CSF 2000 - 2006 Approval: 71% of Public Spending (PS) or 14.800 projects Contracts: 50% of PS Absorption/ Expenditure : 31% of PS

10. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 OPCONTRACTS SIGNEDEXPENDITURE 11 SECTORAL / NATIONAL 52%32% 13 REGIONAL 47%27% TOTAL50%31% IMPLEMENTATION CSF 2000-2006

11. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 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

12. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006

13. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 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

14. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 THE GREEK CSF MANAGING AUTHORITY - 2  Strategic Planning – Policies  Committees (EC, OECD, etc.)  Programming 2007-2013, task force  Evaluation, Revision, Performance Reserve  Technical Assistance  MIS / OΠΣ  Information – Publicity

15. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 THE GREEK CSF MANAGING AUTHORITY - 3 Links with Cohesion Fund Paying Authority Interreg Private Investment Programme Public Investment Programme

16. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MANAGING AUTHORITY CSF 2000-2006 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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