PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT Between Slovenia And
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CCI 2014SI16M8PA001 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT between Slovenia and the European Commission for the period 2014–2020 October 2014 1 Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 7 1. ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE UNION STRATEGY FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH .............................................................................................................. 8 1.1 An analysis of development disparities, needs, and growth potential with reference to the thematic objectives and the territorial challenges ............................................................................. 8 1.1.1 Analysis of development needs, disparities and growth potentials by thematic objectives ..... 21 1.1.1.1 Thematic objective 1: Strengthening research, technological development and innovation22 1.1.1.2 Thematic objective 2: Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies .......................................................................................................... 28 1.1.1.3 Thematic objective 3: Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD), and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF) ........................................... 31 1.1.1.4 Thematic objective 4: Supporting the shift to a low-carbon economy in all sectors .......... 40 1.1.1.5 Thematic objective 5: Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management ................................................................................................................................... 44 1.1.1.6 Thematic objective 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency .......................................................................................................................... 47 1.1.1.7 Thematic objective 7: Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures .................................................................................................................. 56 1.1.1.8 Thematic objective 8: Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility ................................................................................................................................ 61 1.1.1.9 Thematic objective 9: Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination .................................................................................................................................. 70 1.1.1.10 Thematic objective 10: Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning ........................................................................................................................ 79 1.1.1.11 Thematic objective 11: Enhancing the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and an efficient public administration ....................................................................... 91 1.2 A summary of the ex-ante evaluations ............................................................................................. 99 1.3 Selected thematic objectives and a summary of the main results expected for each ESI fund ..... 104 1.4 The indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level ........... 129 1.4.1. The indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level ... 129 1.4.2 Information on the Youth Employment Initiative .................................................................... 134 1.4.3 Information on the share of ESF (%) of structural funds (ERDF and ESF) ................................ 134 1.4.4 Information on the allocation of technical assistance ............................................................. 135 1.4.5 Total indicative amount of EU support for climate change objectives ................................... 135 1.5 The application of horizontal principles .......................................................................................... 138 1.5.1 Partnership principle ................................................................................................................ 138 1.5.2 Promotion of equality between men and women, non-discrimination and accessibility ....... 145 1.5.3 Sustainable development ......................................................................................................... 147 1.5.4 Horizontal policy objectives ..................................................................................................... 150 1.6 The list of programmes under the ERDF, the ESF and the YEI, the CF, the EAFRD and the EMFF with applicable framework sums of allocated support for each fund and each year ............................ 151 1.7 Request for the transfer of Structural Funds allocations between categories of regions .............. 153 1.8 Transfer from the European Territorial Cooperation goal to the Investment for Growth and Jobs goal .................................................................................................................................................. 153 1.9 Request for a transfer of technical assistance to the European Commission................................. 153 1.10 Information on the allocated funds related to the performance reserve .................................... 153 2 2. ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CSF FUNDS ............................... 156 2.1 The arrangements that ensure coordination between the CSF Funds and other Union and national funding instruments and with EIB ................................................................................................... 156 2.2 Ex-ante verification of compliance with the rules on additionality ................................................ 168 2.3 A summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of applicable ex ante conditionalities ................. 168 2.4 The methodology and mechanism to ensure consistency in the functioning of the performance framework ....................................................................................................................................... 168 2.5 Reinforcing the administrative capacity of the authorities involved in the management and control of the programmes ......................................................................................................................... 170 2.6 Reduction in the administrative burden for beneficiaries .............................................................. 181 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT ............................. 185 3.1 The arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the ESI Funds for the territorial development of specific sub-regional areas ................................................................................... 189 3.1.1 Community-led local development .......................................................................................... 190 3.1.2 Integrated territorial investments ............................................................................................ 196 3.1.3 Sustainable urban development .............................................................................................. 196 3.1.4 The main priority areas for cooperation in the field of macro-regional and sea basin strategies200 3.1.5 Integrated approach to addressing the specific needs of geographical areas ......................... 206 4. ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND PROGRAMMES ............................................................................................................................ 208 4.1 An assessment of existing systems for electronic data exchange and measures for electronic data exchange ......................................................................................................................................... 208 3 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Slovenia’s contribution to meeting the Europe 2020 Strategy targets – TO 1 .............................. 22 Table 2: Slovenia’s contribution to meeting the Europe 2020 Strategy targets – TO 4 .............................. 40 Table 3: Slovenia’s contribution to meeting the Europe 2020 Strategy targets – TO 8 .............................. 61 Table 4: Slovenia’s contribution to meeting the Europe 2020 Strategy targets – TO 9 .............................. 70 Table 5: Slovenia’s contribution to meeting the Europe 2020 Strategy targets – TO 10 ............................ 79 Table 6: Selected thematic objectives and a summary of the main results expected for each Cohesion Policy Structural Fund (ERDF, ESF, CF) ...................................................................................................... 104 Table 7: Selected thematic objectives and a summary of the main results expected for the EAFRD ...... 120 Table 8: Selected thematic objectives and a summary of the main results expected for the EMFF ........ 126 Table 9: Indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objectives at national level for each ESI fund separately (in EUR million) (total Union support, including performance reserve) ................... 129 Table 10: Information on the Youth Employment Initiative programmed under thematic objective 8... 134 Table 11: Information on the share of ESF (%) of structural funds (ERDF