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Rapport Rapport Working Group 1 Working Group 1

The Perspective of the The Perspective of the Candidate Countries Candidate Countries

Peter Heil, PhD Peter Heil, PhD Office of the Prime Minister, Hungary Office of the Prime Minister, Hungary

Topics concerning CEECs

• Resources for

Resources for the the Candidates Candidates (

(How much How much? ? How How?) ?)

• New

New priorities for priorities for the the CEECs CEECs? ?

• Subsidiarity -

Subsidiarity - regions or nations regions or nations

• Programming and management

Programming and management

• Role

Role of the

• f the Commission

Commission

Resources for Candidate Countries

• Shift to

Shift to the the East East – – still needs in still needs in EU 15 EU 15

• Conditions for effective absorption

Conditions for effective absorption

• Need for an

Need for an overall

• verall national framework

national framework

• Additionality and co

Additionality and co-

• financing

financing

• Management capacity at all levels

Management capacity at all levels

• Emphasis on

Emphasis on the the Cohesion Fund questioned Cohesion Fund questioned

New, specific CEEC-priorities?

• Generally

Generally no, no, but but… …

• Flexibility

Flexibility… …

• Project

Project sizes sizes

• Gas pipelines

Gas pipelines, , energy networks energy networks

• Poorer areas surrounding cities

Poorer areas surrounding cities

• URBAN

URBAN programme programme

• Border areas as

Border areas as a a gateway gateway of

• f illegal immigration

illegal immigration

• Quality

Quality of

• f state administration

state administration

Regional or national management

• Enlargement

Enlargement no no argument for argument for re- re- nationalisation nationalisation

• Importance

Importance of subsidiarity

• f subsidiarity
• Participation

Participation of

• f regions and cities

regions and cities

• Disadvantages for weaker regions

Disadvantages for weaker regions? ?

• Creation

Creation of

• f Cross

Cross-

• border Programming

border Programming Regions Regions

Management

• No

No particular insistance by particular insistance by Candidate Candidate Countries… Countries…

• Simplification can mean complication

Simplification can mean complication

• Long time needed to draw down funds

Long time needed to draw down funds

• Difficulty to amend programmes

Difficulty to amend programmes

• Performance reserve

Performance reserve – – stick and carrot stick and carrot

Community participation

• Community method enhances national

Community method enhances national practices practices

• Shared responsibilities

Shared responsibilities – – different aspects different aspects

• Commission as

Commission as a a reliable reliable partner, a partner, a helping hand helping hand… …

Conclusion

• Interesting viewpoints

Interesting viewpoints, , good lessons good lessons

• Importance

Importance of

• f equal treatment

equal treatment

• Need to continue discussions

Need to continue discussions… …