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Anne Louise Friedrichsen, LIFE unit
LIFE+ Results and lessons learned from the first application
round 2007
Anne Louise Friedrichsen, European Commission - DG ENV LIFE unit
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/index.htm
Anne Louise Friedrichsen, LIFE unit
Budget LIFE+• Overall budget 2007-2013: € 2.143 billion • At least 78% dedicated to project action grants:
– Gradually increasing: 2007 187 M€
2008 207.5 M€
2009 225 M€
2010 240 Me– Minimum 50% to NAT: 93.500.000€ in 2007– Indicative National Allocations
• Up to 22% for operational expenses of DG ENV– NGO operational grants, impact assessments, management of LIFE+,
Communication activities such as Green week
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Indicative National Allocations 2008Country Indicative amount Country Indicative amount Country Indicative
amount
AT 3.895.038 € FI 7.431.275 € MT 2.384.000 €
BE 4.282.100 € FR 18.154.414 € NL 6.654.410 €
BU 4.467.666 € GR 7.053.895 € PL 9.830.858 €
CY 2.200.000 € HU 5.186.640 € PT 5.810.890 €
CZ 4.117.414 € IE 3.267.012 € RO 9.033.381 €
DE 24.152.660 € IT 18.265.318 € SE 8.528.922 €
DK 5.095.709 € LT 2.856.683 € SI 4.471.481 €
EE 3.438.168 € LU 2.268.234 € SK 3.170.514 €
ES 22.228.050 € LV 2.750.000 € UK 16.505.268 €
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2007 Application package 2008• Call for proposals + national annual priorities
• General guidelines for applicants
• Specific guidelines for applicants (merged with general guidelines)– LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity (considerable changes in guidelines)
– LIFE+ Environment policy and governance (definition of innovation and demonstration)
– LIFE+ Information and Communication (considerable changes in guidelines)
– Guidelines for the completion of the financial application forms
• Application forms (one per component + financial forms) submission format– Part A: Administrative information (public bodies only)
– Part B: Technical application forms + output monitoring indicators
– Part C: Detailed technical description of the proposed actions
– Financial forms (2% civil servants rule)
• Evaluation guide: eligibility criteria, merge of award critiria
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2007 Evaluation and selection phases• Proposals: 707 (264 NAT, 325 ENV, 118 INF)
• Eligibility: 585 retained (82%), 122 rejected
• Financial selection: 509 retained (87%) (Public authorities 283, others 226), 70 rejected, 6 not evaluated
• Technical selection: 423 retained, 86 rejected
• Award: 181 retained
• Revision: 168 proposals (140 + 28 reserve)
• Selected: 143 projects
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Eligibility: reasons for failure
• Without request for further information (51)– Several forms missing or incomplete: 43
– Not submitted in electronic format: 2
– Not submitted via national authority: 3
– Beneficiary not legally constituted in EU: 3
• After request for further information (71)– No reply within 7 work days: 36 !!!
– Resubmitted docs still incomplete: 26
– Beneficiary refused to submit docs: 9
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Eligibility: 2008 changes
• Public bodies (+ declaration) replace the unclear distinction between public bodies and public authorities
• Further information deadline 5 workdays
• Submission formats: PDF scan and produced
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Financial selection: reasons for failure
• Negative assessment (insufficient financial capacity): 35
• Proof for public authority status not provided: 26
• Assessment not possible (insufficient data):4
• Auditors certificate not qualified, adequate: 5
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Technical selection: reasons for failure• ENV: Neither innovation nor demonstration: 4
• INF: Not within the scope: 4
• Nature:– Not within scope: 5
– Neither best practice nor demonstration: 2
– Less than 25% for concrete conservation actions: 18
– Insufficient/ inadequate Natura2000 conservation status: 14
• Biodiversity:– Not within scope: 6
– Neither innovation nor demonstration: 23
– Less than 25% for concrete conservation actions: 10
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2007 Award evaluation criteria 2008• Technical coherence and quality (8/15)
• Financial coherence and quality (8/15)
• Contribution to the general objectives of LIFE+ (12/25)
• European added value (12/25) (15/30)
• Complementarity and optimal use of EU funding (5/10) out
• Transnational character (5)
• National added value (5) (10) and compliance with National annual priorities
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Revision phase 2007
• Withdrawn proposals: 13
• Budget reductions for all proposals
• Forest Focus project: EU contribution reduced from 45 to 16.1 mio€
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The final list: national allocations
0 5.000.000 10.000.000 15.000.000 20.000.000 25.000.000 30.000.000
UKSK
SISEROPT
PLNLMTLV
LUXLTIT
IEHUGRFR
FIESEEDK
DECZCYBG
BEAT
Blue: national allocation used White: national allocation not usedYellow: national allocation surpassed (all amounts in €)
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Final shortlist
0 50 100 150 200
NoiseHealth
SoilChemicalsInnovation
AirForests
Urban environmentStrategic approaches
WaterClimate change
Waste and natural resources
Forest f ire prevention trainingAw areness raising campaigns
LIFE+ BiodiversityLIFE+ Nature
Proposals submitted vs. projects retained per policy
area
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Final list by Member State and by component
0 5.000.000 10.000.000 15.000.000 20.000.000 25.000.000 30.000.000 35.000.000
UKSKSI
SEROPTPLNLMTLV
LUXLTITIE
HUGRFRFI
ESEEDKDECZCYBGBEAT
LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance
LIFE+ Information & Communication
LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity
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Lessons learned for 2008
• Eligibility criteria softened
• Financial viability criteria restricted to private bodies
• Clarification provided on the scope of LIFE+ biodiversity and INF
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Important dates 2008 call
15/07/2008: Call for proposals
21/11/2008: Deadline to national authorities
05/01/2009: Deadline to the Commission
Evaluation and selection
01/01/2010: Project start date
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Conclusions
•Information on LIFE+ and call available on website
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/index.htm
•Questions ? Contact you national authority !
•Carefully follow instructions on formalities
•Focus on your main objective: the environment !
•Good luck and thank you for your attention