Joint Operational Programme Romania – Ukraine 2014-2020
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Managing Authority Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration Joint Operational Programme Romania – Ukraine 2014-2020 FIRST DRAFT Bucharest, January 2015 This document is subject to modifications and will be submitted to the JPC for aproval in March 2015. 1 Abbreviations CBC – Cross Border Cooperation CC – County Council DG DEVCO – Europe Aid Development and Cooperation EaP – Eastern Partnership EC – European Commission ENI – European Neighbourhood Instrument ENPI – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument EP – European Parliament EU – European Union GIZ – German Society for International Cooperation JOP – Joint Operational Programme JOP RO-UA-MD – Joint Operational Programme Romania – Ukraine - Republic of Moldova JPC – Joint Programming Committee JTC – Joint Technical Secretariat HCOP – Human Capital Operational Programme LIPs – Large Infrastructure Projects MA – Management Authority MC – Municipal Council MD – Republic of Moldova MEF – Ministry of European Funds MFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs MRDPA – Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration NGO – Non Governmental Organisation NPRD – The National Programme for Rural Development NE – North-East NRP – National Reform Program NUTS – Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics OP – Operational Programme OPAC – Operational Programme Administrative Capacity OPLI – Operational Programme Large Infrastructure OPC – Operational Programme Competitiveness ODA – Official Development Assistance PA – Partnership Agreement RA – Regional Authority R&D – Research and Development RO – Romania ROP – Regional Operational Programme SIDA – Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SME – Small and Medium Enterprises SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats analysis TWG – Thematic working groups TA – Technical Assistance TO – Thematic Objectives UA – Ukraine USAID – United States Agency for International Development 2 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME AREA ................................................................................... 8 2.1. CORE REGIONS ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.2. MAJOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CENTRES ....................................................... 11 2.3. FLEXIBILITY RULE ................................................................................................................. 11 2.4. PROGRAMME MAP .............................................................................................................. 11 3. PROGRAMME STRATEGY ............................................................................................................. 12 3.1. STRATEGY DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 12 3.2. JUSTIFICATION OF THE CHOSEN STRATEGY ........................................................................ 17 3.2.1. SOCIO ECONOMIC AND SWOT ANALYSES ................................................................... 17 3.2.2. COHERENCE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 37 3.2.3. MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 52 3.2.4. PAST EXPERIENCE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 54 3.2.5. SUMMARY OF STRATEGY IDENTIFICATION ................................................................. 55 3.3. RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ..................................................................... 57 3.4. PROGRAMME INDICATORS ................................................................................................. 60 3.5. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES ...................................................................................................... 64 4. STRUCTURES AND APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND MANAGEMENT BODIES ................................................................................................................................................. 66 4.1. JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE (JMC) ............................................................................. 66 4.2.1 COMPOSITION OF JOINT MONNITORING COMMITTEE .............................................. 66 4.2.2 FUNCTIONING OF THE JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE .......................................... 67 4.2.3 TASKS OF THE JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ....................................................... 67 4.2. MANAGING AUTHORITY ...................................................................................................... 67 4.2.1 DESIGNATION PROCES ................................................................................................ 67 4.2.2 FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGING AUTHORITY ............................................................. 68 4.3. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES OF ROMANIA AND UKRAINE ....................................................... 69 4.4. JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT, AND BRANCH OFFICES .................................................... 70 4.5. AUDIT AUTHORITY ............................................................................................................... 70 4.6. CONTROL CONTACT POINT ................................................................................................. 70 5. PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................... 71 5.1. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM ............................................................................. 71 5.2. TIME FRAME FOR PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................... 71 5.3. PROJECT SELECTION PROCEDURES ..................................................................................... 71 5.4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................................... 71 3 5.5. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY ............................................................................................. 72 5.6. SEA ....................................................................................................................................... 72 5.7. INDICATIVE FINANCIAL PLAN .............................................................................................. 72 5.8. RULES OF ELIGIBILITY........................................................................................................... 72 5.9. APPORTIONMENT OF LIABILITIES ........................................................................................ 73 5.10. RULES OF TRANSFER, USE AND MONITORING ................................................................ 73 5.11. IT SYSTEMS FOR REPORTING ........................................................................................... 73 5.12. LANGUAGE OF THE PROGRAMME .................................................................................. 73 4 1. INTRODUCTION Cross border cooperation at the external borders of the EU continues to represent a top priority for the European Union during the 2014-2020 programming period. The cross border cooperation under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) will create added value for the border regions building on its predecessor, the ENPI. The ENI CBC aims to create “an area of shared prosperity and good neighbourliness between EU Member States and their neighbours”. To this purpose the ENI has three strategic objectives: (A) promote economic and social development in regions on both sides of common borders; (B) address common challenges in environment, public health, safety and security; (C) promotion of better conditions and modalities for ensuring the mobility of persons, goods and capital. Each programme has to address at least one of the strategic objectives. Additionally, in order to generate a significant impact for the border area each programme has to focus its strategic intervention in the area on a maximum of four thematic objectives from the following: 1. Business and SME development (Strategic objective: A) 2. Support to education, research, technological development and innovation (Strategic objective: A) 3. Promotion of local culture and preservation of historical heritage (Strategic objective: A) 4. Promotion of social inclusion and fight against poverty (Strategic objectives: A, B, C) 5. Support to local & regional good governance (Strategic objectives: A, B, C) 6. Environmental protection, climate change adaptation (Strategic objective: B) 7. Improvement of accessibility to the regions, development of transport and communication networks and systems (Strategic objective: C) 8. Common challenges in the field of safety and security (Strategic objective: B) 9. Promotion of energy cooperation (Strategic objective: B) 10. Promotion of border management, and border security (Strategic objective: C) In the general framework created by the Programming Document 2014-2020, EU Regulation 232/2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument and of the Commission Regulation no 897/2014 laying down specific provisions for the implementation of cross-border cooperation programmes financed under Regulation 232/2014, the programme partners have cooperated in order to identify the needs of the programme area and select