OVERVIEW

For the period 2014-2020, the European Union finances the Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine, through the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI).

The program addresses the border area between Romania and Ukraine and will contribute to the overall objective of the European Neighbourhood Instrument: evolution towards a region of prosperity and good neighborliness, achieved through cross border cooperation actions to the benefit of neighboring EU Member and Non-member States.

The program area consists of:

Romania: counties of Satu Mare, Maramures, Botosani, Suceava, Tulcea.

Ukraine: oblasts of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpatska, Chernivtsi, Odessa.

Kyev (Ukraine) and Bucharest (Romania) are included in the Programme area as major centres. Organizations from the major centres may participate as partners in equal conditions as the organisations located into the core area only in large Infrastructure projects. 

EU financial allocation to this program is EUR 60 million.

The minimum co-financing to be ensured by the two countries is 10% of the EU contribution.

The programme has been prepared by the Joint Programme Committee with consultation of stakeholders from the programme area. The programme was approved by the European Commission in December 2015.

JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE

The Joint Monitoring Committee is composed of representatives of the local, regional and central authorities from the states which participate in the programme. Each participating country has equal voting rights, regardless of the number of representatives it has appointed.

The Joint Monitoring Committee monitors the carrying out of the programme, examines all the problems which affect its performance, has the possibility to issue recommendations to the Managing Authority regarding the implementation. The works and decisions of the Joint Monitoring Committee are based on the principles of transparency, equal treatment, non-discrimination, objectivity and fair competition.

The Joint Monitoring Committee approves the selection criteria of projects and is responsible for the evaluation and selection procedures applied to the projects which will be funded by the programme.

MANAGING AUTHORITY

The Managing Authority is responsible for the management of programme in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and assures that the decisions of the Joint Monitoring Committee comply with applicable low and provisions.

The Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and European Funds was nominated by the two countries as the Managing Authority of the Joint Operational Programme Romania – Ukraine 2014-2020.

NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Each participating country appointed a National Authority whose role is to answer for the creation and functioning of management and control systems at national level.

Thus, in Romania the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration was appointed as National Authority, while in Ukraine the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade was appointed as National Authority.

The National Authorities support the Managing Authority and the Joint Technical Secretariat in the monitoring of projects on their own territory, facilitate the communication with beneficiaries etc.

The National Authorities offer support to the Managing Authority for establishing the evaluation criteria and contractual provisions by assuring the conformity with the national legislation.

JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT

The Joint Technical Secretariat is established in the programme to assist the Managing Authority, the Joint Monitoring Committee and the Audit Authority in the fulfillment of their functions.

The Joint Technical Secretariat operates in the Regional Office for Crossborder Cooperation from Suceava. The organization fulfilled a similar function in the programming period 2007-2013 for the Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Programme, having hired staff from both countries, with experience in project management.

The Joint Technical Secretariat performs activities of information and advertising regarding the programme, performs the pre-contracting visits for selected applicants and supports the beneficiaries during the project implementation period.

Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) in Romania

CBC Regional Office Suceava

Mrs. Ingrid Bucsa, Head of JTS Suceava

Bistriţei Street, no 8A, DAE Office Center Building, Suceava, Romania

Phone:+40230 530 049

Fax: +40230 530 055

Contact person: Mrs. Adriana NICULA (communication coordinator)

E-mail: info.ro-ua@brctsuceava.ro

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES

The process of identifying the specific needs of the border area to be addressed through the Romania-Ukraine

Programme was concluded with the selection of 4 specific thematic objectives:

-Thematic objective 2: Support to education, research, technological development and innovation

(ENI Strategic objective: A)

-Thematic objective 3: Promotion of local culture and preservation of historical heritage (ENI

Strategic objective: A)

-Thematic objective 7: Improvement of accessibility to the regions, development of transport and

communication networks and systems (ENI Strategic objective: C)

-Thematic objective 8: Common challenges in the field of safety and security (ENI Strategic

objective: B)

JOINT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME