Beneficiary Country: Malta
Twinning Code: MT/2003/IB/SPP/01/TL
Project Type: PHARE
Title: Assistance on the preparation for Structural and Cohesion Funds
Objective: To assist Malta in strengthening the institutional framework and administrative capacity in order effectively to co-ordinate, manage and implement the Structural and Cohesion Funds according to EC Regulation 1260/99.
Budget amount: € 200.000,000
Duration: 6 months as of February 2004
Leading Partner : Italy
Italian Partners: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze – Dipartimento per le Politiche di Sviluppo
Regione Sardegna
Studiare Sviluppo (Mandated Body)
Leading Partner: Italy
Project Leader Italy: Nicolino Paragona
Project Leader Bulgaria: Marlene Bonnici
Project Fiche (pdf, 35kb)
Components:
Component 1: Assistance in the drawing-up of working agreements ("covenants") between the Managing Authority, the Paying Authority, the Intermediary Bodies and the Implementing Agencies
Component 2: Hands-on training on the rules/procedures/practicalities related to the financial control aspect of structural funds
Component 3: Assistance in the drafting of manuals, guidelines and other documentation to be used in the implementation of structural funds and the cohesion fund.
Component 4: Assist the Ministry for Gozo to strengthen its administrative capacity required to carry out its functions in respect of the Regional Project Committee for Gozo
Component 5: Assist all relevant and potential stakeholders (including NGOs and partner organizations) in identifying and proposing projects within Interreg and other Structural Funds related programmes