SF Managing Authority – Ministry of Finance1

EU Structural Funds Annual Implementation Report 2005

Iveta BaltiņaMinistry of Finance

Head of EU Funds Department

1 June 2006

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Contents

Financial progress of the EU Structural Funds (SF)

Result indicators characterising the SF implementation progress

Tasks for 2006

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SF Financial Progress

1,65

7,19

0,00

5,388,24

47,92

8,89

32,85

0,00

5,00

10,00

15,00

20,00

25,00

30,00

35,00

40,00

45,00

50,00

%

ERDF ESF EAGGF FIFG

Disbursements to the SF final beneficiaries of the total available funding (%)

as for 31.12.2004. as for 31.12.2005.

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SF Financial Progress

0,00

3,31

0,002,32 1,46

30,57

0,98

27,45

0,00

5,00

10,00

15,00

20,00

25,00

30,00

35,00

%

ERDF ESF EAGGF FIFG

Payments from the EC (%)

as for 31.12.2004. as for 31.12.2005.

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SF Implementation Progress

ERDF indicators: assistance granted to 13 research centres (108%)

and 565 items of research equipment purchased (283% of the planned amount for 2004 – 2006)

premises of 10 vocational education institutions and 9 higher education institutions renovated (146%)

20 emergency care vehicles purchased (100%) 32 infrastructure investment projects

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SF Implementation Progress

ERDF – less successful indicators: 2 water service systems improved (5% of the

planned amount for 2004 – 2006) the development of broadband internet access

infrastructure has not commenced yet no increase in the number of primary health-care

centres and hospitals, included in the Unified Blood Donation Information System

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SF Implementation Progress

ESF indicators: for the purpose of promoting employment, assistance was

provided to 20 571 individuals (76% of the planned number for the 2004 – 2006 period)

assistance provided to 126 institutions and all municipalities (126%) to enhance institutional capacity building

5 institutions were provided assistance to conduct doctoral/post-doctoral research, the implementation of 7 lifelong learning projects is currently underway

to reduce social exclusion, assistance was provided for 3851 individuals (59%)

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SF Implementation Progress

ESF – less successful indicators: the number of employment promotion projects of

the Ministries of Welfare and Economy(MW - 60 projects or 5% of the total amount planned for the 2004 – 2006 period, EM - 4 projects or 1,3% of the total amount planned)

89 student internship projects (7,4%) 2 training projects for teachers and academics

(0,8%)

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SF Implementation Progress

EAGGF indicators: high-quality forestry, forest soil cultivation and

timber primary processing machinery was introduced in 87 sites (193% of the planned amount for the 2004 – 2006 period )

290 new farms supported (126%) 607 agricultural companies supported (61%)

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SF Implementation Progress

EAGGF – less successful indicators: 1 internal quality control and management system

introduced (2% of the planned amount for 2004 – 2006)

no agrochemical studies of soils conducted (no project applications received)

no results within the framework of the Development of Local Action (“LEADER+” type measure)

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SF Implementation Progress

FIFG indicators: 29 fishing vessels scrapped (116% of the planned

amount for 2004 – 2006) 55 fishing vessels (57%), 7 fish processing

enterprises (28%) and 1 port (33%) modernised FIFG – less successful indicators:

no marketing measures implemented for fisheries and aquaculture

no producer organisations were provided assistance

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Tasks for 2006

Factors impeding the implementation of the SF in 2005: inflation/cost overruns, as well as labour shortages (e.g.,

necessary to complete construction projects) specification of project implementation conditions, lengthy

project appraisal process, no Structural Funds Management Law

lack of project management skills of final beneficiaries and public bodies

Delays in project implementation timelines Little project applications for specific activities

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Tasks for 2006

Make overcommitments in the SF implementation monitoring

Improve the legislative basis of the SF implementation Continue evaluation activities Continue SF management communication strategy

informing about the achieved results Update and implement the Human Resource

Development Plan