Eurochambres ACADEMY27 June 2002,

Westerham

““European Commission – European Commission – Funded ProjectsFunded Projects””

Marco Lopriore, Director, Unioncamere Brussels

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Foreword

• Presentation of EU programmes (in broad lines) serves as a tool for the philosophy of the module

• Methodology of the course is “proposal oriented”: discussion of some “tips and tricks” in presenting projects to the EU

• Presentation of EU programmes (in broad lines) serves as a tool for the philosophy of the module

• Methodology of the course is “proposal oriented”: discussion of some “tips and tricks” in presenting projects to the EU

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Content

• Trends in EU funds• EU Structural funds • EU Enterprise programmes• EU External actions• EU R & D for enterprise

• Trends in EU funds• EU Structural funds • EU Enterprise programmes• EU External actions• EU R & D for enterprise

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BUDGET 2000

(Million € ) sum %  B1: Agriculture 41.493 44.5B2: Structural funds 32.811 35.2B3: Education, Culture, Media 841 0.9B4: Energy 211 0.2B5: Consumers 1.210 1.3B6: R&D 3.630 3.9B7: External Actions 8.127 8.7B8: PESC 47 0.1B0: Competition 203 0.2DA: Administration 4.703 5.0Total 93. 280 100

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• “giving flesh to European construction” and adding to mere legal construction with direct and indirect management of funds

• EU funds versus national funds (content, procedures, time, guidance)

• “reaching out” to civil society bypassing Member States on less politically sensitive topics (SME, information society, etc)

• increasing demands not only from MS/big lobbies but civil society leading to disperions of resources in small projects.

• lack of personnel, externalisation (TAO, EUROPE AID), weak legal basis, diversion from strategy to management

Impact and problems

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Structural funds

Objective: reinforce cohesion inside Europe and close development gap between its rich and poor regions

Resources: 213 000 Meuro for 2000-2006 (18 000 for Cohesion) and between 1994-1999 nearly 21 000 Meuro 18% went to SME

Instruments:• regions lagging development (Ob.1) = 69 %• industrial and rural decline (Ob. 2) = 11.5 % • human resources (Ob.3) = 12.3 %

Decentralised management: National and Regional authorities

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Who benefits from Structural funds ?

 Greek projects Consortium Companies subcontracting

Airport Athens-Spata Athens Intern. Airport Co. (Gr-G) ABB Airport System (Swit-G.),Hochtief AG (G) Airsys Navigation System (G-F),

Milgo Solutions (US)

Bridge Rio-Antirrio Gefyra (F-Gr): Vinci (F) Kinopraxia Gefyra (F-Gr.)Dumez GTM (F)

Metro Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Metro SA (F-Can.-Gr.): Bombardier Transportation (Can),

Bouygues (F), Bombardier (Can), Loughborough (UK),VIA-GTI (F), Systra (F) Alcatel (Can)

Metro Athens Attiko Metro (Gr.) Olympic Metro JV (G.-F.-Gr.)

Egnatia Route Egnatia Odos SA (Gr.) Brown & Roots (UK), Sogerleg(F)/Omec(US)/Lahmeyer (G), DeLeuwe Cather (US), Dorsch Consult (G)/ Scetaroute(F)/ Ado (Gr.)

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CCI PROJECTS

• Italy: - Lete/Sepri

- Excelsior

• Spain: 19 MEURO for internationalisation

• UK: Liverpool Investment Fund

• Objective: provide Business « Check up » in Objective 1 regions to look at their development strategies, efficiency, innovative quality of management. Referenced Directory - in Internet (“www. repertorio.camcom.it”) for the transparency, visibility and competitiveness of the services on the market (700 consultants)

• Target: 4 Obj. 1 regions in 93-96 extende to all Objective 1 Regions 97-99 under SEPRI

• Achievements:

230 business drew feasibility plan, turn over + 37% productivity +23%, employment +11%

LETE SEPRI Project

• Resources: 2 successive Global Subventions from European Regional Development from 1990-1994 and 1994-1999

• Budget: 18 Meuro

- 62% from ERDF (11 Meuro)

- 17% from CCI (3 Meuro)

- 21 % from participating companies (4 Meuro)

• Web site: www.unioncamere.it/Attività1/Sepri.htm

LETE SEPRI Project

· Objective:

-reliable knowledge of the labour demand in order to guide the local, regional and national training policies

· Needs:

-respond to the progressive acceleration of echnological innovation and transformation of the markets

-decrease the gap between labour supply and demand

· Ways:

-information every two years on quantitative and qualitative aspects of the labour demand

-data on the economic activities of the private sector (25 Sectors except for agriculture and free-lance professions)

-regional- and provincial-level data

EXCELSIOR Project –Analysis of labour demand

100.000 companies interviewed• Year:

started in 1993 on 3 provinces, extended to Italy in 1997

• Financing:

- from ESF • Partners:

- Ministry of Labour

- EU• Spin-offs:

- European Employment Week (DG V)

- Study for Lisbon Council on new economy• Web site: ww.unioncamere.it/excelsior/volume.htm

EXCELSIOR Project –Analysis of labour demand

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Innovative actions

• Legal basis: article 21 of new Regulations ERDF• Objective: explore new approaches to economic and social

development and encourage cooperation of local/regional actors• Resources: 0.4 % of annual EDRF funding (450 Meuro), EU

contribution from 300.000 to 3 Meuro• Geographical coverage: all EU regions• Sectors of interventions: technological innovation, information

society, sustainable development• Centralised management: in Brussels by DG XVI and TAO,

submission every year before May by Regions• 2001 Results: 103 out of 156 accepted applications• Web site: http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional-policy/projects/stories/

index-en.cfm

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Community Initiatives

Objective: support for structural measures which have a specific impact at European level

Resources: 10 900 million Euro for 2000-2006 (from 9% of SF to 5% )

Geographical coverage: all EU countriesNumber: down from 13 for 1994-1999 to 4 now:• INTERREG III for interregional cooperation and balanced

development (SME, tourism, islands, etc) • LEADER + for rural development• EQUAL for fighting inequalities in labour market• URBAN II for urban developmentDecentralised management: National Authorities and ministries

presenting Programmes of Community Initiatives

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Multi-annual corporate and entrepreneurial initiative programme, particularly concerning SMEs

(MAP 2001 – 2005)

450 million € budget for 5 years

Promotion of growth and competitiveness

Promotion of enterpreneurial initiative

Enhanced financial framework conditions

Simplified access to support programmes and networks

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Multi-annual programme – Activities in 2001

SME guarantee fund, CREA, ETF and JEV

Euro Info Centre network

11 best procedures projects

Further projects

Financing instruments

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Multi-annual programme Do not forget the

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Projects:

• Quality projects of Eurochambres in partnership with Unioncamere, Consejo, DIHT, ACFCI

• Extension of European Business Register to candidate countries

• Unioncamere Study on services to SME (concerted action)

• CCI involvement in EIC

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EIB and Financial instruments

New features:• Guarantee funds Sme (168 Meuro)• European technology facility (125 Meuro)• European Technology Start up Fund (168 Meuro)• Joint European venture (84 Meuro)• Seed capital (50 Meuro)

Measures: guarantees for SME 2001-2005

Management: European Innovation Fund in Luxembourg and network of financial intermediaries

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PHARE

Decentralised implementation system: since 1994 a process of decentralisation started passing competences on projects (launch, start-up and management) to national PHARE structures.

Projects: Services, Supplies and WorksInstruments: • know-how transfer (policy advice, training, consultancy)• support to investments (studies, guarantees, loans)• investments in infrastructures (cofinancing, development of

transeuropean networks, environment protection)Success stories: EIC Estonia, Eurochambres, etc

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PHARE

• ISPA with 6 000 Meuro supporting transport and environment while

• SAPARD deals with agriculture and modernisation

• SME Financial Facility in PHARE with 135 Meuro http://europe.eu.int/comm/enlargement/pas/phare/pdf/sme_facility.pdf

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TACISDo not forget the

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Start: in 1991 planned up to 31.12.1999 and is continued

Acronym: Technical Assistance for the Community of Independent States

Geographical coverage: NIS + Mongolia = 13 countries

Objectives: create favourable environment for private investments, develop intrastates economic and trade relations, favour social dialogue within NIS

Resources: 3290 Meuro for 1991-1999 to be continued after.

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TACISDo not forget the

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Sectors: restructuring of public companies and development of private sector (SME), development of efficient food chain, infrastructure (transport, energy, telecoms), nuclear safety and environment, reform of public administration, education, social services

Implementation system: no decentralisation. Management of calls remains in Brussels

Projects: Services, Supplies and Works

Instruments: same as PHARE but accent on NGO and twinnings

Success story: CCI Madrid (OJ S 91/30)

New features: evaluation of JVP for NIS/Russia has not reached objectives and has had no impact on economic transition

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EIC in BalkansDo not forget the

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EIC in KOSOVO: • European Agency for Reconstruction (SCR tender)• Contract to 4 EIC (Veneto, EIC Friuli VG, Berlin, Antwerpen)

and SEQUA (Training foundation German CCI) • Host is CCI Pristina• 2 years • 700 Meuro • Started end July 2001Relay Center Zrenjianin (Vojvodina): • EIC Veneto and EIC Friuli VG • Host is industrial association of Zrenjianin

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MEDA

• 5350 MEURO for 2000-2006

• annual financing plans to MED committee + 3year indicative programmes + long term Strategy papers

• programming by DG RELEX, implementation by EuropeAid, evaluation by DG RELEX

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MEDA

• MEDA BILATERAL (90%)- 12 MED - Examples of projects in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco

• MEDA REGIONAL (10%)- Industry - Information Society - Economic networks/associations

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MED BILATERAL EGYPT

Industrial Modernisation Programme

• EU contribution: 250 MEUR

• Partners: GWZ (DE)

• Activities: Quality issues are investigated by consultants, Assistance in achieving ISO may be provided if the company so requires during the implementation stage (100 man-day limitation)Several management training workshops are also addressed towards quality and production managers which cover the issues of quality management systems, implementation of TQM, total quality customer service, and quality assurance

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MED BILATERAL MOROCCO

Support to the programme for the reform of professionalEducation

• EU contribution: 3.5 MEURO• Partners: IFOA, GIFOP (F), ICON INSTITUT (G), Stratégie

Conseil (M)• Activities: Assistance in the reform of the vocational education

and training system in Morocco. Advisory services to beneficiaries on training needs analysis and training programmes design, as well as design of training proposals and terms of reference Provision of seminars to beneficiaries on planning, selection, management and evaluation of the administrative and technical aspects of proposed training programmes.

• Target Group: Ministry of Vocational Education and Training, Businesses, Professional Associations, Training institutions

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MED REGIONAL INDUSTRY

• Regional programme for investment promotion (IPI, 4 MEURO)

• Regional programme for innovation, technology, and quality at the service of SME (15 MEURO)

• EUROMED Market instruments and mechanisms (9.9 MEURO)

• UNIMED Business Network (Unice, 2.5 MEURO)

• Reinforcing industrial zone (Eurada, 0.5 MEURO)

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MED REGIONAL INDUSTRY

Quality, Certification, and standards as

competitiveness factors of EUMED SME

• Objective: Seminar to promote awareness, exchange of experiences, development of further projects

• Venue: Vieste, 29-30 April 1999 • Budget: 50 000 EURO• Partners: Unioncamere, European Commission DG

Enterprise, CEN, CCI Foggia, Med partners

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Research and Development

• Period: 6° Framework programme (2002-2006)• Geographical coverage: all EU countries but also non-EU !• Resources: 17 500 Meuro for 2002-2006 (4% of EU budget but

60% of internal actions, 4% of all EU R&D expenditure)• Approach: not a synthesis of national/sectorial interests but a

tool for maintaining European investments in R&D and real growth of Europe (European Research Area)

• Criteria for selecting proposal: contribution to economic development and S&T excellence, social objective (employment, health, environment) and European value added (critical mass, EU specific problems, standards)

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Research and Development

Information society among 7 Thematic priorities (3600 Meuro): • Interactive and intelligent systems • Ecommerce• Information management

New features: Regional and sectoral pilot projects CPA 11, CRAFT possibility

Projects: networks of excellence, integrated projects, joint programmes

New features: CCI are now much more present and mentioned

Success stories: DEMARCHE, EBR, E-CHAMBER on IST, LOGICIP on Ten Telecom

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Contact

Marco Lopriore

Unioncamere “Brussels Headquarters”

Tel: + 32/2/512 22 40

Fax: + 32/2/512 4911

Email: marco.lopriore@unioncamere.be