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Subsidiarity and Partnership in EU funding A ‘best practjce’ for democratjc development? 12 th Central European Round Table of Green Local Councilors Vienna, 22 nd October 2016 Markus Trilling Climate Actjon Network (CAN) Europe Finance and Subsidies Policy Coordinator

Subsidiarity and Partnership in EU funding A ‘best practjce’ for democratjc development? 1. Subsidiarity in the EU: botuom-up decision making? 2. The Partnership Principle in Regional Development: what is in it for Local Councilors? 3. Decision making in EU funds: (more) democratjc or not?

Subsidiarity Means that nothing should be done at a higher level that can be done as well , or betuer at a lower level.

Subsidiarity in multj-level governance / EU

Subsidiarity in the EU Artjcle 5 TEU 3. Under the principle of subsidiarity, in areas which do not fall within its exclusive competence, the Union shall act only if and in so far as the objectjves of the proposed actjon cannot be suffjciently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at regional and local level , but can rather, by reason of the scale or efgects of the proposed actjon, be betuer achieved at Union level.

Subsidiarity in the EU

European Regional Development, Social + Cohesion Funds 2014 -2020, bn EUR 22.9 21.9 21.9 21.4 77.5 19.2 13.9 8.6 11.8 32.8 15.8 2.2 2.1 7.5 4.5 3.5 28.5 15.5 6.8 Climate mainstreaming in central and 3 eastern Europe

EU funds determine public investments in infrastructure in central and eastern Europe

The Partnership Principle in Cohesion Policy 2014 -2020 in a nutshell – Art. 5 CPR; ECCP – A comprehensive involvement of EU Cohesion Policy stakeholders – partners – into planning, implementatjon, monitoring and evaluatjon of EU investments: (a)competent regional, local, urban and other public authoritjes; (b)economic and social partners; and (c)bodies representjng civil society, including environmental partners, nongovernmental organisatjons, and bodies responsible for promotjng equality and non-discriminatjon. – Involvement into elaboratjon of partnership agreement, operatjonal programmes, and representatjon in monitoring commituees

Why do we think that a partnership improves a programme? • The broad involvement of local authoritjes leads to clear goals which make programmes more sustainable and efgectjve. • Betuer-informed applicants mean betuer applicatjons. • If managed properly, partnership improves the democratjc decision-making process. • Partnership can link difgerent funding programmes. • Transparency, openness and preventjon of misuse and corruptjon. • Partnership leads to betuer absorptjon of funds and smooth implementatjon of the programme.

European Code of Conduct Does it work?

Strategic decisions

“tjmely disclosure of and easy access to relevant informatjon”

“clear tjmelines”

“suffjcient tjme for partners to provide input”

“Involvement at an early stage”

More subsidiarity and democracy in EU funding?

Markus Trilling Climate Actjon Network (CAN) Europe Finance and Subsidies Policy Coordinator markus@caneurope.org www.caneurope.org Thank you for your atuentjon. Your questjons and comments please!