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Subsidiarity and Partnership in EU funding A best practjce for democratjc development? 12 th Central European Round Table of Green Local Councilors Vienna, 22 nd October 2016 Markus Trilling Climate Actjon Network (CAN) Europe Finance and

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Subsidiarity and Partnership in EU funding

A ‘best practjce’ for democratjc development?

12th Central European Round Table of Green Local Councilors Vienna, 22nd October 2016

Markus Trilling Climate Actjon Network (CAN) Europe

Finance and Subsidies Policy Coordinator

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1. Subsidiarity in the EU: botuom-up decision

making?

2. The Partnership Principle in Regional

Development: what is in it for Local Councilors?

3. Decision making in EU funds: (more)

democratjc or not?

Subsidiarity and Partnership in EU funding

A ‘best practjce’ for democratjc development?

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Subsidiarity

Means that nothing should be done at a higher level that can be done as well , or betuer at a lower level.

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Subsidiarity in multj-level governance

/ EU

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Subsidiarity in the EU

Artjcle 5 TEU

3. Under the principle of subsidiarity, in areas which do not

fall within its exclusive competence, the Union shall act

nly if and in so far as the objectjves of the proposed

actjon cannot be suffjciently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at regional and local level, but can rather, by reason of the scale or efgects of the proposed actjon, be betuer achieved at Union level.

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Subsidiarity in the EU

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European Regional Development, Social + Cohesion Funds 2014 -2020, bn EUR

Climate mainstreaming in central and eastern Europe

77.5

32.8 28.5

22.9 21.9 21.9 21.4

19.2 15.8 15.5

13.9

11.8 8.6 7.5 6.8 4.5

3.5 3

2.2 2.1

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EU funds determine public investments in infrastructure in central and eastern Europe

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– A comprehensive involvement of EU Cohesion Policy stakeholders – partners – into planning, implementatjon, monitoring and evaluatjon of EU investments:

(a)competent regional, local, urban and other public authoritjes; (b)economic and social partners; and (c)bodies representjng civil society, including environmental partners, nongovernmental organisatjons, and bodies responsible for promotjng equality and non-discriminatjon.

– Involvement into elaboratjon of partnership agreement,

peratjonal programmes, and representatjon in monitoring

commituees

The Partnership Principle in Cohesion Policy 2014 -2020

in a nutshell – Art. 5 CPR; ECCP

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The broad involvement of local authoritjes leads to clear goals

which make programmes more sustainable and efgectjve.

Betuer-informed applicants mean betuer applicatjons.
If managed properly, partnership improves the democratjc

decision-making process.

Partnership can link difgerent funding programmes.
Transparency, openness and preventjon of misuse and

corruptjon.

Partnership leads to betuer absorptjon of funds and smooth

implementatjon of the programme.

Why do we think that a partnership improves a programme?

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European Code of Conduct

Does it work?

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Strategic decisions

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“tjmely disclosure of and easy access to relevant informatjon”

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“clear tjmelines”

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“suffjcient tjme for partners to provide input”

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“Involvement at an early stage”

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More subsidiarity and democracy in EU funding?

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Thank you for your atuentjon. Your questjons and comments please!

Markus Trilling Climate Actjon Network (CAN) Europe Finance and Subsidies Policy Coordinator markus@caneurope.org www.caneurope.org