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The EC's approach to rural developmentThe EC s approach to rural development, with an emphasis on pre-accession period
Marius LazdinisUnit “Pre-accession assistance to agriculture and rural development”
• EC’s approach to rural development
• Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
• State of play - Where do we stand?
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EC’s approach to rural development
Why have a RD ypolicy?
More than 91 % ofMore than 91 % of the territory of the EU is "rural“
Home to more than 56 % of the EU's populationpopulation
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EC’s approach to rural development
Why have a RD policy?
European countryside gives us foodEuropean countryside gives us food, essential raw materials, is valuable place of beauty, rest and recreation, it acts as
lour lungs
Rural areas face significant challenges
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EC’s approach to rural development
Why have a RD policy?y p y
Rural areas face significant challenges
• Average income per head is lower in rural regions than in towns and cities
• Skills base is narrower and the service sector isSkills base is narrower and the service sector is less developed
• Caring for the rural environment often carries a financial costfinancial cost
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EC’s approach to rural development
EU has a common rural development policy p p y(2007-2013)
• Places considerable control in the hands of• Places considerable control in the hands of individual Member States and regions
• Is funded partly from the central EU budget and partly from individual Member States' national or regional budgets
• Rural development policy has links to a number of other EU-level policies
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EC’s approach to rural development
Rural development policy approach
• Thematic
• Strategic
• Flexible
• Integrated
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EC’s approach to rural development
Rural development policy focuses on three themes ("thematic axes“)
• Improving the competitiveness of the agriculturalImproving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector
• Improving the environment and the countryside• Improving the environment and the countryside
• Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of the rural economyencouraging diversification of the rural economy
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EC’s approach to rural development
Rural development policy - Strategic
• Council Regulation and Community strategic guidelines set EU-level priorities for rural development
• Each MS submits a national strategy plan and programmesp g
• MS and the Commission closely monitor and evaluate the results of strategies and programmesprogrammes
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EC’s approach to rural development
Rural development policy - Flexiblep p y
• Based on the principles of subsidiarity and partnershippartnership
• Flexibility in finding a balance between the sectoral dimension (i.e. agricultural restructuring) and the territorial dimensionrestructuring) and the territorial dimension (i.e. land management and the socio-economic development of rural areas)
• Menu of approximately 40 measures is available
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EC’s approach to rural development
Rural development policy - Integrated
• Demonstrated in its objectives, reflecting j , geconomic, environmental and social concerns for agriculture and the wider rural economy
• Same measures may contribute to several• Same measures may contribute to several objectives
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EC’s approach to rural development
In practical terms…
Four axes of rural development policy containing about 40 measures
• Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector
• Improving the environment and the countryside
• The quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economydiversification of the rural economy
• Horizontal - the 'Leader approach' - acts as a way of implementing rural development policy
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R lRural Development 2007-2013
LEADER Axis
Axis 2 Axis 3Axis 1 Axis 2 Environment
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Axis 1 Competi-tiveness
Management Quality of Life
Single set of programming and other rules
Single Rural Development Fund
EC’s approach to rural development
In practical terms…
• 88 national or regional rural development programmes
Regional: 2 for Belgium, 5 for France, 14 for Germany, 21 for Italy, 3 for Portugal, 17 for Spain, 4 for the United Kingdomp g
• To help ensure a balanced approach, MS and regions obliged to spread their rural development funding between the three axesfunding between the three axes
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• EC’s approach to rural development
• Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
• State of play - Where do we stand?
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Similar, but simplified…
• Legal framework
Fi i l i i• Financial provisions
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
• IPA - Integrated Pre-Accession Instrument to assist candidate and potential candidate countriescandidate countries
• It replaces 5 different programmes and instruments: PHARE ISPA SAPARD CARDSinstruments: PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD, CARDS and Turkey pre-accession instruments
• Financial envelope allocated for the pperiod 2007–2013 – EUR 10.2 billion
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
1.Transition Assistance &
Institution Building
2 Cross Border Cooperation
Candidate and potential candidate
t i2. Cross-Border Cooperation countries
3. Regional Development
4. Human Resources Development Only candidate p
5. Rural Development (IPARD)countries
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Rural development component
• To prepare countries for the implementation and management of the CAP
• Contribute to the sustainable adaptation of the agricultural sector and ruralof the agricultural sector and rural areas
• Three “axes”
• 9 “measures”
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Axis 1 – Improving market efficiency and implementation of Community standards
• Investments in agricultural holdings to restructure and to upgrade to Community standards
• Support for the setting-up of producer groupsSupport for the setting up of producer groups
• Investments in the processing and marketing of agriculture and fishery products to restructure those activities and to upgrade them to Communitythose activities and to upgrade them to Community standards
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Axis 2 – Preparatory actions for implementation of the agri-environmental measures and local rural development p
strategies
• Actions to improve the environment and theActions to improve the environment and the countryside
• Preparation and implementation of local rural development strategiesdevelopment strategies
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Axis 3 – Development of the rural economy
• Improvement and development of rural infrastructure
• Diversification and development of rural economic activities
• Improvement of training• Improvement of training
• Technical assistance – preparation, p p ,monitoring, evaluation, information and control activities for the implementation of the programme
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Stabilisation and Association ProcessKey policy framework for EU relations with y p y
the Western Balkans
Stabilisation and Association Agreementsl i hi b h d hRepresents relationship between the EU and each
Western Balkan country, entailing mutual rights and obligations
Framework AgreementsGeneral rules for cooperation concerning EC
financial assistance to the beneficiary countriesy
Sectoral Agreements
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Sectoral Agreement
• Complements the Framework Agreement
• Only for IPARDOnly for IPARD
• Includes provisions for fully decentralised management
• Provides detailed rules for the implementation of the rural development programmes under decentralised management after conferral of
t t th b fi i t 'management to the beneficiary country's authorities
• To be concluded with each candidate country
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Multi-annual Financing Agreement
• Legal commitment of the Commission in the senseLegal commitment of the Commission in the sense of the financial regulation
• Has to be concluded with each candidate country
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework (MIFF)establishes the financial allocation betweenestablishes the financial allocation between
countries and components
Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD)Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD)establishes strategies for each country for the
IPA components
Components for specific programming
Transition Transition & Institution& Institution
BuildingBuilding
Regional &Regional &CrossCross--BorderBorder
CoCo--opop
RegionalRegionalDevelopmentDevelopment
Human Human ResourcesResources
DevelopmentDevelopment
Rural Rural DevelopmentDevelopment
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DevelopmentDevelopment
St k h ldSt k h ld
IPARD structureIPARD structureLocalLocal
partnerspartners
StakeholdersStakeholders
IPARDIPARD••StrategyStrategyStrategyStrategy••ProgramProgram
FinancialFinancialsectorsector
OtherOtherdonorsdonors
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Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
Before implementation of IPARD can start:Before implementation of IPARD can start:
• Framework Agreement must be concluded
• S t l A t t b l d d• Sectoral Agreement must be concluded
• Programme must be adopted
• Conferral of management decision must be adopted
Before financial execution can start:Before financial execution can start:
• Multi-Annual Financing Agreement must be concluded
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IPARD structures
European CommissionCompetent Accrediting
Audit Authority
IPA Monitoring Committee
gOfficer
National IPA Coordinator
National Authorising OfficerIPARD
Monitoring
Committee
reporting
audit, controlmanagement and
IPARD Agency Delegated BodiesManaging Authority
National Fundg
Committeeg
control system (MCS)
F I N A L B E N E F I C I A R I E S T h i l B di
Internal Audit Regional Offices
F I N A L B E N E F I C I A R I E S Technical Bodies
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• EC’s approach to rural development
• Framework for assistance to pre-accession countries
• State of play - Where do we stand?
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Candidate countries – Croatia, Turkey and ythe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Potential candidate countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244
State of play
Our role and objectives
• Financial assistance for contributing to a sustainable development of the farming and
l d l t t t f th did trural development structures of the candidate countries
• Ensure that candidate countries’ institutions d t it t t t tand management capacity are set-up to start
implementation of IPARD• Support administrations in candidate countries
t f th i l t ti f ito prepare for the implementation of agri-environmental measures and local rural development strategies
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State of play
Lessons learnt from SAPARD
• Preparation for implementation takes up to 3 years
• Conferral granted within 16-34 months of the start of eligibility for assistance
• Programme implementation (first projects) starts 6-9 months after conferral of management
• Difficulties in focusing programmes on real needs – too many measures
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State of play
Croatia FYROM TurkeyCroatia, FYROM, Turkey
• Programmes adopted in February 2008• Financial allocations in Multi-annualFinancial allocations in Multi annual
Indicative Planning Document and Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework made
• Sectoral agreements signed with Croatia andSectoral agreements signed with Croatia and FYROM, in process with Turkey
• Accreditation and conferral of management decision expected in 2009 or 2010dec s o e pected 009 o 0 0
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State of play
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244Security Council Resolution 1244
• Institutional and management capacity building to start implementation of IPARD –IPA Component I
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