Glossary of Regional Development Terms Isbn: 960-87566-4-2
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GLOSSARY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TERMS ISBN: 960-87566-4-2 © Copyright 2004 MO¢ ·.Â. All rights reserved Publishing Production POINT Co. 6, Sivitanidou str., 176 76 Kallithea - Athens Tel.: 210 95.95.683 - 210 210 95.89.775, Fax.: 210 95.89.536 MOU S.A. THE CHALLENCE OF EFFICIENCY 1 T H E EN V I R O N M E N T W O R K F O R C E 6 Greece has been a EU-member since 1981 Specialist and highly qualified personnel In the 90’s it embarked upon a vast development Fair and transparent system of recruitment, involving programme with significant funding by the European several different selection stages and processes Union’s structural funds Ongoing in-service development and training There have been 3 major development programmes, High-quality performance better known as Community Support Frameworks: ñ 1st CSF 1989 - 1993 ñ 2nd CSF 1994 - 1999 R E S O U R C E S 7 ñ 3rd CSF 2000 - 2006 For the period 2000 - 2006, EU structural assistance to The MOU is financed from national resources and Greece amounts to a total of 25 billion euros. programmes co-funded by the European Union. 2 I D E N T I T Y S E R V I C E S PR O V I D E D 8 The CFS Management Organisation Unit (MOU S.A.) was established in1996 in order to strengthen the Design and development of tools, methodologies and administrative and management capacity of CSF know-how relating to the management of CSF projects implementing authorities Transfer of know-how through training of staff in CSF It is a non-profit-making institution within the broader implementing authorities public sector On-going support of final beneficiaries with management It reports to the Minister of Economy and Finance but it is weaknesses external to the Ministry’s civil service structure Evaluation and recommendation of suitable personnel for It is staffed from both the private and public sector by CSF Managing Authorities highly qualified experts Evaluation of management capacity and organisation of Managing Authorities 3 M I S S I O N Procurement of state-of-the-art office equipment and modern infrastructure facilities for CSF Managing Its mission is to assist public administration authorities in Authorities the effective management of EU-funded programmes, by Organisation, installation and operation of information meeting specific needs in: technology systems Highly specialised human resources and know-how S T R U C T U R E 9 4 O B J E C T I V E 1. Central Service based in Athens 2. Expert teams for the support of final beneficiaries The MOU’S objective is to assist implementing authorities to effectively tackle CSF project implementation problems having to do with: the successful maturation of projects S U P P O R T OF FI N A L 10 the quality of projects and project-related studies B E N E F I C I A R I E S the evaluation and follow-up of projects The MOU establishes expert teams to provide advisory, time and budget planning managerial and technical support to various bodies fulfilling the obligations arising from national and implementing EU- funded programmes (final Community regulatory frameworks beneficiaries). The MOU expert Teams are: Task Force for remote and island areas 5 A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Expert Team for European Social Fund projects Expert Team for minority group’s projects It is governed by a nine-member Administrative Board, Technical Support Unit for solid waste and waste serving on a three-year term and representing various water management projects social and economic bodies. Management Information System Expert Team 3 THIS GLOSSARY WAS PRODUCED AS PART OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME “TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2000-2006” AND CO-FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION 4 PREFACE During the implementation of the 2nd Community Support Framework (CSF) in Greece, the absence of standard terminology about CSF and regional development concepts and definitions, often gave rise to misinterpretations and confusion among those involved in the implementation of EU co-funded programs. In an effort to establish common terminology, MOU s.a. (Management Organization Unit of the CSF) produced in 2001, a CSF glossary of terms in greek which proved a very useful, reliable and handy tool. Given the success of the greek version, MOU has proceeded to a translation in English. The English Glossary of Regional Development Terms provides a broad coverage of regional development and enlargement policy terminology, as well as terms often used in EU treaties and in the debate on current EU policies, offering accurate descriptions for more than 550 terms. It also includes terms about Agriculture, Competition, Culture, Development, Economic and Monetary Affairs, Education, Training, Youth, Employment and Social Affairs, Energy, Enterprise, Environment, Fisheries, Food Safety, Human rights, Institutional affairs, Justice, Research and Innovation, Taxation and Transport. Dimitris KARDOMATEAS Chairman of the Board, MOU s.a. 5 Important information This glossary was elaborated by the Management Organization Unit of the CSF (MOU s.a.) and serves as an orientation for non-specialists in the referenced matters. It has no legal value whatsoever and does not bind MOU s.a. in any way. Reproduction is authorized provided that the source is acknowledged and that this notice is reproduced therein. Management Organization Unit of the Community Support Framework S.A. (MOU s.a.) Department of Planning and Development Services 103, Michalakopoulou street, 115 27 Athens GREECE Tel: +30 210 7499100 Fax: +30 210 7700502 e-mail: [email protected] 6 INDEX Abstention, constructive (positive abstention) . 23 Accession criteria (Copenhagen criteria) . 23 Accession negotiations . 23 Accession of new Member States to the European Union . 24 Accession partnership . 24 Acid rain . 25 Accountability . 25 Additionality . 25 Afforestation . 26 Agenda 2000 . 26 Agricultural levies . 26 Agri-environment and animal welfare . 27 Agri-environmental measures . 27 Amendment of the Treaties . 27 Animal welfare . 27 Annual and final implementation reports . ..