EU/EEA Programmes Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and EEA EFTA Participation Egill Eyjolfsson, EFTA Secretariat - IMD
1. Programmes and the EEA Agreement 2. Main Themes of the 2021-2027 MFF 3. Financial Implications for the EEA EFTA States 4. Assessment, Procedural Considerations and Timeline.The EU and the EEA side
Two kinds of EEA cooperation Participation in EU Homogeneity of legislation programmes The four freedoms Research and technological development Free movement of Goods, Information Services Free movement of services Free movement of capital The environment Free movement of persons Education, training and youth Social Policy Competition, State Aid and Public Consumer protection Procurement Small and medium sized enterprises, Flanking and horizontal policies Tourism Environment Audiovisual sector Gender Equality Civil protection Labour law Consumer protection Company law Statistics Health and Safety
Co-operation outside the Four Freedoms • The Parties shall strengthen and broaden cooperation on matters falling outside of the four freedoms. (Part VI, Art. 78) • Participation in EU programmes is a key instrument for cooperation in a wide range of areas.
EU => EEA Programmes • Identification of Programmes which are likely to further the objectives of the EEA Agreement. • Participation takes the form of association to the Individual Policy Programmes under the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). • Inclusion into the Agreement along with financial modalities for payments.
Rights of EEA EFTA States • Full and equal access to all parts of an EU programme or activity. • At project level, persons and organisations from the EEA EFTA States have the same rights and obligations as those applicable to persons in the EU Member States. • The EEA EFTA States can participate fully and equally in the Committees assisting the Commission in the management and development of a Programme.
Obligations of EEA EFTA States • Obligations as set out in the EU Programme and Financial Regulations • Financial Contribution from the EEA EFTA States to the EU Programme Budgets
EU Programmes 2007-2013 Participation in 16 Programmes Total EEA EFTA Commitments of 1.7 Billion euro • 7th Research Framework Programme (FP 7) • Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) • Lifelong learning (LLL) • Culture • Youth in Action • Media • Daphne: Combating violence • Employment and Social Solidarity (Progress) • Health • Consumer • Safer Internet • Marco Polo II • Rapid response instrument for major emergencies • Civil Protection • Erasmus Mundus • Statistics
EU Programmes 2014-2020 Participation in 13 Programmes Total EEA EFTA Commitments of 1.7 Billion euro • Horizon 2020 • Erasmus+ • Implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems (EGNOS and Galileo) • Copernicus • Creative Europe • Connecting Europe Facility (ICT Part) • Health for Growth • Union Civil Protection Mechanism • European Statistical Programme (ESP) • Employment and Social Innovation • Consumer Programme • Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) • Rights, Equality and Citizenship
EU Programmes 2021-2027 ?
Main Themes EU MFF 2021 - 2027
EU MFF 2021–2027 • Content Less on traditional Cohesion Policy and the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) More on Erasmus+, Research and Innovation and actions for the development and operation of the Internal Market More on Defense and Security • Structure Consolidation and restructuring of Programmes (from 58 to 37) • Challenges Brexit
Changes in Priorities
I SINGLE MARKET, INNOVATION & II COHESION & VALUES DIGITAL 5 Regional Development & Cohesion 1 Research & Innovation European • European Regional Development Fund • Horizon Europe Solidarity • Cohesion Fund Fund • International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) • Support to the Turkish-Cypriot Community • Euratom Research & Training Programme 6 Economic & Monetary Union European 2 European Strategic Investments • Reform Support Programme including the Reform Investment • InvestEU Fund Delivery Tool and Convergence Facility Stabilisation Function • Connecting Europe Facility • Protection of the Euro Against Counterfeiting 7 Investing in People, Social Cohesion & Values • Digital Europe Programme (incl. Cybersecurity) 3 Single Market • European Social Fund + Globalization (incl. EaSI & Health) • Single Market Programme Adjustment • ERASMUS+ (incl. Competitiveness and Small and Medium-Sized Fund Enterprises - COSME, Food Safety, Statistics, • European Solidarity Corps Consumer, Competition and Administrative • Justice, Rights & Values Cooperation) • Creative Europe (incl. MEDIA) • EU Anti-Fraud Programme • Cooperation in the Field of Taxation (FISCALIS) • Cooperation in the Field of Customs (CUSTOMS) 4 Space • European Space Programme
IV MIGRATION & BORDER III NATURAL RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT 10 Migration 8 Agriculture & Maritime Policy • Asylum & Migration Fund • European Agricultural Guarantee Fund 11 Border Management • European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development • Integrated Border Management Fund • European Maritime & Fisheries Fund European Border and 25% climate 9 Environment & Climate Action Coast Guard mainstreaming (Frontex) • Programme for Environment & Climate Action across the (LIFE) EU Budget VI NEIGHBOURHOOD & THE WORLD V SECURITY & DEFENCE 15 External Action* • Neighbourhood, Development and International 12 Security Cooperation Instrument (incl. external aspects of migration) • Internal Security Fund • Humanitarian Aid • Nuclear Decommissioning (Lithuania) • Common Foreign & Security Policy • Nuclear Safety and Decommissioning (incl. for Bulgaria and Slovakia) • Overseas Countries and Territories European (including Greenland) 13 Defence Peace Facility • 16 Pre-Accession Assistance • European Defence Fund • Pre-Accession Assistance • Connecting Europe Facility - Military Mobility 14 Crisis Response *The European Peace Facility is an off - budget fund • Union Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU) Emergency outside the Financial Framework Aid Reserve
Financial Implications for the EEA EFTA States
Contribution to the EEA Budget GDP EFTA 3 ∑ j + GDP EU GDP EFTA = j 1 j EEA Agreement Article 82, Protocol 32. • MFF 2007 – 2013 (1.7 Billion) • MFF 2014 – 2021 (3.2 Billion)
Proportional Contributions 3,50% 3,00% 2,50% 2,00% 1,50% 1,00% 0,50% 0,00% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2.28% 2.39% 2.40% 2.52% 2.38% 2.60% 2.80% 3.03% 2.97% 2.76% 2.47% 2.36% 2.42% Ice 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.08% 0.07% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09% 0.10% 0.12% 0.14% Lie 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.04% Nor 2.15% 2.25% 2.26% 2.41% 2.28% 2.49% 2.69% 2.92% 2.86% 2.64% 2.34% 2.21% 2.24%
Contribution to the EEA Budget 450.000.000 400.000.000 350.000.000 300.000.000 250.000.000 200.000.000 150.000.000 100.000.000 50.000.000 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 131,816 190,139 206,080 218,433 206,082 241,222 307,556 316,349 425,775 402,902 363,817 x 1000 euro
Financial Impact on EEA EFTA Contribution • Decrease in focus on Cohesion and the CAP - Outside of the scope of EEA EFTA Participation • Increase in commitments towards Internal Market initiatives and Programmes - areas where EEA EFTA Participates => Absolute Increase in EEA Contribution
Financial Impact on EEA EFTA Contribution • UK’s departure - Currently carries around 15% of the EU28 GDP • Recalculating the 2019 proportionality factor on the basis of the EU27 GDP - EEA EFTA contribution = 2.83% (2.42% EU28) => Relative Increase in EEA Contribution.
Assessment, Procedural Considerations and Timeline The EU and the EEA side
2018 – 2021 To Do List: Identification of Programmes Assessment of Programmes Shaping/Influencing of Programmes Notifying EC of Participation Inclusion of Programme Regulations Implementation
EEA Relevant Programmes • 14 Programmes in assessment - Programmes in a wide range of policy areas are being assessed under the EFTA WG structure, in parallel with National processes. - EEA EFTA Comments have been provided as input to the EU Legislative procedure. • Estimated EEA EFTA Commitments - Full participation in all Programmes is estimated to potentially require a commitment of around 6,2 billion euro. - Identifying the parts where participation is less likely the estimated baseline commitment more likely to be approx. 4.5 billion.
Programmes MFF 2021-2027 • Creative Europe • Horizon Europe • ERASMUS • Digital Europe (incl. Cyber Security) • Connecting Europe Facility • European Space Programme • Single Market Programme • European Social Fund • Rights & Values (Justice, Rights & Values Fund) • European Defence Fund • Union Civil Protection Mechanism • Invest EU • Life Programme for Environment and Climate Action • European Solidarity Corps
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