BULGARIA AND THE EU FUNDS

19 October 2009Sofia

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BULGARIA AND THE EU FUNDS

Opportunities for financing municipal Opportunities for financing municipal activities/initiatives in the area of communal activities/initiatives in the area of communal

infrastructureinfrastructure

Presentation Outline

Sources of funding for local infrastructures

OP “Environment”

OP “Regional Development”

Rural Development Programme

CBC Programmes

The way of participation

• General objectives

• Main beneficiaries

• Relevant priority areas and activities to be supported

• Available funding for these activities

• Romania – Bulgaria

• Greece – Bulgaria

• Bulgaria – FYROM

• Bulgaria – Serbia

• Bulgaria – Turkey

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Operational Programme “Environment”Financial support through the Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Development Fund;

Operational Programme “Regional Development”Financial support through the European Regional Development Fund;

Rural Development ProgrammeFinancial support through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Areas Development;

Cross-border Cooperation Programmes – Internal (EU) and External BordersFinancial support through the European Regional Development Fund and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance

Local infrastructures - Sources of EU funding

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General strategic objective Improvement, preservation and recovery of the natural environment and development of the environmental infrastructure

Main Beneficiaries Municipalities, Water Supply and Sewerage Companies/Operators (WSSC), River Basin Management Directorates

Operational Programme “Environment”

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Priority axis 1:Improvement and development of water and wastewater infrastructure in settlements with over 2000 population settlements with over 2000 population equivalentequivalent (PE) and in settlements below 2000 PE within urban agglomeration areas.

Activities to be supported: o the construction/reconstruction/modernization of wastewater wastewater

treatment plantstreatment plants including the introduction of tertiary treatment, where necessary, water supply networks, new water storage tanks, main water supply pipes connecting the water supply networks with the water sources, etc.,

o construction/extension/reconstruction/ of sewage networks within the same agglomerations.


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For agglomerations of settlements with more than 10 000 PE – wastewater treatment plants (WTP) and sewage networks.

Status quo (June 2009) agglomerations with more than 10 000 PE – 124

oNumber of agglomerations with fully buildfully build WTP – 7

oNumber of agglomerations with buildbuild WTP but but modernisation neededmodernisation needed for nitrogen and phosphorus removal – 34

oNumber of agglomerations with partially buildpartially build WTP – 8

oNumber of agglomerations with WTP building in progress in progress – 18

oNumber of agglomerations withoutwithout WTP – 57

Operational Programme “Environment” - Priorities

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Priority axis 2: Improvement and development of waste treatment waste treatment infrastructureinfrastructure

Construction of relevant new regional new regional facility/installation for treatment of household facility/installation for treatment of household wastewaste.

Priority will be given to landfills that impose higher risk to the environment and human health.


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Activities to be supported: o regional facilities/installations for municipal waste treatmentmunicipal waste treatment

having sufficient capacity for the country’s purposes in the 54 waste management regions (for example regional landfills and transfer stations);

o facilities for pre-treatmentpre-treatment - composting, sorting, and separation of waste, in parallel with putting into operation of the newly constructed municipal waste regional landfills;

o waste recycling centerswaste recycling centers in parallel with putting into operation of the new municipal waste regional landfills;

o installations for recoveryinstallations for recovery of the emitted gas emissionsof the emitted gas emissions (methane) from the municipal waste landfills for the production of electricity;

o facilities for recycling of construction and demolition wasterecycling of construction and demolition waste.


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Financial Resources:

Priority axis 1: Water and wastewater infrastructure

o 1 284 207 841 € (71,32% of the Programme resources)

Priority axis 2: Waste treatment infrastructure

o 366 743 574 € (20,37% of the Programme resources)


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General strategic objective To enhance the quality of life and working environment with better accessibility to the basic services and to create new opportunities for improved regional competitiveness and sustainable development

Main Beneficiaries Public authorities or non-profit corporate bodies, Ministries, Municipalities for the municipal-owned facilities, etc.

Operational Programme “Regional Development”

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Priority axis 1: Sustainable and Integrated Urban Developmento Social Infrastructure;o Housing (restrictive);o Organisation of Economic Activities;o Improvement of Physical Environment and Risk Prevention;o Sustainable Urban Transport Systems

Priority axis 2: Regional and Local Accessibilityo Road Infrastructure;o ICT Network;o Access to Sustainable and Efficient Energy Resources

Priority axis 3: Sustainable Tourism Developmento Enhancement of tourism attractions and related infrastructure;o Regional Tourism Product Development and Marketing of Destinations

Priority axis 4: Local development and co-operationo Small-scale Local Investments;


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Priority axis 1 Priority axis 2 Priority axis 3

! Total 36 agglomeration areas86 Municipalities, falling in the scope of agglomeration areas

Priority axis 4

! 178 Municipalities



Financial Resources:

Priority axis 1: Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development 52,40%

Social Infrastructure 280 223 084 €

Housing (restrictive) 40 031 869 €

Organisation of Economic Activities 120 095 607 €

Improvement of Physical Environment and Risk Prevention 238 589 939 €

Sustainable Urban Transport Systems 160 127 475 €

Priority axis 2: Regional and Local Accessibility 25%

Road Infrastructure 320 254 952 €

ICT Network 20 015 934 €

Access to Sustainable and Efficient Energy Resources 60 047 803 €

Priority axis 3: Sustainable Tourism Development 13.62%

Enhancement of tourism attractions and related infrastructure 152 665 535 €

Regional Tourism Product Development and Marketing of Destinations 32 714 044 €

Priority axis 4: Local development and co-operation 5,60%

Small-scale Local Investments 83 266 288 €

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Overall objective of Axis 3:

To improve the quality of life and diversify job To improve the quality of life and diversify job opportunities in rural areasopportunities in rural areas

- 877 666 684 €o Basic Services for the Economy and Rural Population;o Village Renewal and Development

! 178 Municipalities under 30 000 people Priority will be given to municipalities with population up to 10 000

inhabitants But: tourism development activities - only in these – less populated

municipalities


Rural municipalities

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Basic Services for the Economy and Rural Population

o Reconstruction and rehabilitation of existing municipal roads municipal roads and bridgesand bridges;

o Construction/reconstruction/rehabilitation of the water supply water supply systemsystem and related facilities;

o Construction/reconstruction/rehabilitation of the sewage systemsewage system and related facilities;

o Construction or rehabilitation of small infrastructure for waste management – only carcass collection facilities;

o Construction or rehabilitation and equipping of installations for installations for the production of electric power and/or heat for municipality the production of electric power and/or heat for municipality owned buildingsowned buildings; setting-up public distribution networks for setting-up public distribution networks for bio-fuels or heat/power from biomass or other renewables;bio-fuels or heat/power from biomass or other renewables;

o Investments for improvement of energy efficiencyimprovement of energy efficiency in municipal and other buildings used for provision of community services, etc.


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Village Renewal and Development

o Rehabilitation of public green areaspublic green areas - parks and gardens, children playgrounds and related facilities;

o Reconstruction and refurbishment of municipal buildings of local municipal buildings of local historic and cultural importancehistoric and cultural importance;

o Reconstruction and construction of street network, street street network, street footpath, squares, lightning in the villagefootpath, squares, lightning in the village, etc.


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Romania - Bulgaria o Priority axis 2: EnvironmentPriority axis 2: Environment

Sustainable use and protection of natural resources and environment and promotion of efficient risk management in the cross-border area

o Joint natural and technological risk preventionintegrated cross-border flood prevention and management systems; joint works for flood prevention on Danube; sanitation and reforestation of the river banks; Joint disaster control studies, exchanges of information.

o Joint early warning and emergency response activitiesjoint flood forecast signalling systems, integrated cross-border control of the hazards, small-scale regional level cross-border infrastructure in the field of emergency preparedness

Cross Border Cooperation Programmes

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Greece – Bulgaria o Priority Axis 1: Quality of LifePriority Axis 1: Quality of Life

Protection, Management and Promotion of the Environmental Resources

o Joint Water ManagementWater Management Interventions; o Waste ManagementWaste Management Interventions; o Common projects for the improvement of the quality of drinking drinking

waterwater; o Promotion for the efficient use of Renewable Energy Renewable Energy

ResourcesResources, etc.


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Bulgaria – FYROMBulgaria – SerbiaBulgaria – Turkey

o Utilisation of eco resources• Small scale investment measures aimed at improving or

rehabilitating water wells/springs/ponds and surrounding areas, soil eroded and wet areas;

• Small scale investment measures aimed at removing the technical barriers through improvement of infrastructure for agriculture/organic waste disposal, herbicides disposal, etc.;

• Activities for permanent protection from the negative effect of flood phenomena, etc.


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Municipalities and other public structures, incl. NGOs are main beneficiaries of the supported measures

Tenders for selection of services, goods and works contractors under rules of:o Bulgarian Public Procurement Law

for all Operational Programmes measures, incl. CBC Romania-Bulgaria and Greece-Bulgaria Programmes;

o PRAG*

for CBC Bulgaria-FYROM, Bulgaria-Serbia and Bulgaria-Turkey Programmes

*Practical Guide to Contract procedures for EC external actions

Business – the way of participation

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http://eufunds.bg Single Information Web Portal for the EU funds

http://ope.moew.government.bg Operational Programme “Environment”

http://bgregio.eu Operational Programme “Regional Development”

http://www.mzh.government.bg Rural Development Programme

http://ipa-cbc-007.eu CBC Bulgaria-FYROM Programme

http://www.ipacbc-bgrs.eu CBC Bulgaria-Serbia Programme

http://www.cbcromaniabulgaria.eu CBC Romania-Bulgaria Programme

Sources of information

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