Rapport Rapport Working Group 1 Working Group 1 The Perspective of the The Perspective of the Candidate Countries Candidate Countries Peter Heil, PhD Peter Heil, PhD Office of the Prime Minister, Hungary Office of the Prime Minister, Hungary
Topics concerning CEECs � Resources for Resources for the the Candidates Candidates ( (How much How much? ? How How?) ?) � � New New priorities for priorities for the the CEECs CEECs? ? � � Subsidiarity - Subsidiarity - regions or nations regions or nations � � Programming and management Programming and management � � Role Role of the of the Commission Commission �
Resources for Candidate Countries � Shift to Shift to the the East East – – still needs in still needs in EU 15 EU 15 � � Conditions for effective absorption Conditions for effective absorption � � Need for an Need for an overall overall national framework national framework � � Additionality and co Additionality and co- -financing financing � � Management capacity at all levels Management capacity at all levels � � Emphasis on Emphasis on the the Cohesion Fund questioned Cohesion Fund questioned �
New, specific CEEC-priorities? � Generally Generally no, no, but but… … � � Flexibility Flexibility… … � � Project Project sizes sizes � � Gas pipelines Gas pipelines, , energy networks energy networks � � Poorer areas surrounding cities Poorer areas surrounding cities � � URBAN URBAN programme programme � � Border areas as Border areas as a a gateway gateway of of illegal immigration illegal immigration � � Quality Quality of of state administration state administration �
Regional or national management � Enlargement Enlargement no no argument for argument for re- re- � nationalisation nationalisation � Importance Importance of subsidiarity of subsidiarity � � Participation Participation of of regions and cities regions and cities � � Disadvantages for weaker regions Disadvantages for weaker regions? ? � � Creation Creation of of Cross Cross- -border Programming border Programming � Regions Regions
Management � No No particular insistance by particular insistance by Candidate Candidate � Countries… Countries… � Simplification can mean complication Simplification can mean complication � � Long time needed to draw down funds Long time needed to draw down funds � � Difficulty to amend programmes Difficulty to amend programmes � � Performance reserve Performance reserve – – stick and carrot stick and carrot �
Community participation � Community method enhances national Community method enhances national � practices practices � Shared responsibilities Shared responsibilities – – different aspects different aspects � � Commission as Commission as a a reliable reliable partner, a partner, a � helping hand… … helping hand
Conclusion � Interesting viewpoints Interesting viewpoints, , good lessons good lessons � � Importance Importance of of equal treatment equal treatment � � Need to continue discussions Need to continue discussions… … �
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