EU Structural funds - news http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/0 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:09:15 +0300 en hourly 1 http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1087http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1087Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0300 On 3rd of September 2010, the European Investment Fund - manager of the funds under priority axis 3 of the Operational Programme, which is implemented through the JEREMIE initiative, launched a Call for Expression of Interest No. JER-009/1 to select Financial Intermediaries that will receive resources from the JEREMIE Holding Fund for Bulgaria to implement the following Financial Instrument: Risk Capital Fund(s) The full text of the Call for Expression of Interest № JER-009/1 and the relevant annexes are published on the official web site of the European Investment Fund: http://www.eif.org/. The financial instrument is implemented with the support of the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. All projects will be implemented on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The total amount of the financial aid under the call is BGN 41 072 430. The Fund investing in early stage companies (venture capital) will initiate operations with capital of EUR 30 mln, EUR 21 mln of which are to be provided by the JEREMIE Holding Fund for Bulgaria for the implementation of the Financial Instrument. The rest of the capital is to be raised by the relevant fund manager. The Financial Intermediaries will be able to express their interest up to the maximum amount of the allocated funds under this financial instrument.  The Expression of Interest, including all the relevant documents needs to be submitted in English. The deadline for submitting the Expression of Interest is Tuesday, 2nd of November, 2010. No later than 03/10/2010, the Applicants may request clarifications regarding the Call for Expression of Interest or the nature of the Financial Instrument. Such requests must indicate the Call for Expression of Interest reference number (JER-009/1) and the name of the Applicant and shall be submitted in English via e-mail to:  Regional Business Development Unit European Investment Fund info.rbd@eif.org Answers to all requests for clarifications received within the relevant deadline will be published together in a Clarification Document to be posted on the website http://www.eif.org/, at latest on 19/10/2010. http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1078http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1078Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300 The Managing Authority of OP Environment opens a direct grant award procedure for 36 municipalities related to the preparation and implementation of investment projects on the construction of wastewater treatment plants and sewage networks within agglomerations with over 10 000 population equivalent aimed at achieving the requirements of the European legislation on urban waste water treatment and reduction of the disparities with regards to the share of the population connected to sewage system.  Potential beneficiaries are municipalities that are not prepared to apply with project proposals and have not received public financing so far. These municipalities have not carried out an analysis of the needs of the agglomerations and have not prioritized the objects and the measures that need to be implemented. The current procedure shall support them to develop and implement projects in order to achieve the requirements of the European and Bulgarian legislation. The social and economic contribution of the investment of 600 million leva is undeniable - opening new jobs, as well as new opportunities for the business; the share of the population connected to a sewage system will grow. According to the invitation project proposals may be submitted until 1 November 2010, 31 January 2011 and 30 June 2011. They will be evaluated by expert working groups after each of the three deadlines. The candidates should plan construction works so that the works are completed not later than 31 December 2014. Following the Council of Ministers Decision adopted in the beginning of August this year beneficiaries may receive advance payments up to 35%. The total amount of the grant to agglomerations with over 10 000 population equivalent under the current procedure, together with the amount of the grant under the previous procedure opened in the end of June 2010, is 1,2 billion leva. It will cover the most urgent needs in order to achieve the requirements of the environmental legislation for 124 agglometrations. Beneficiaries that would like to have consultations on the project preparation could send a request to ope@moew.government.bg. http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1059http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1059Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300 Minister Nona Karadjova invited Burgas Municipality and Vidin Municipality to submit project proposals on the construction of waste management infrastructure on the territory of the two regions. The invitations were sent in the framework of direct award procedures under OP Environment in order to find a sound waste management solution through the construction of regional systems of waste treatment facilities. The indicative budget for the project of Burgas Municipality under OP Environment is estimated to 20.8 million Euro. Co financing by the ERDF amounts to 17 million Euro. The total indicative amount of the project is 22 million Euro VAT included. Following the Council of Ministers Decision adopted last week, beneficiaries may receive advance payments up to 35%. The deadline for application is the end of October 2010. The deadline for the project evaluation by OPE Intermediate Body is three months after the submission of the project proposal. Specific beneficiary under the current procedure is Burgas Municipality in association with the municipalities Sredets, Кameno, Nesebar, Pomorie, Aytos, Ruen and Karnobat. Regarding Vidin Region - specific beneficiary under the procedure is Vidin Municipality in association with the municipalities Bregovo, Boynitsa, Kula, Gramada, Novo selo, Dimovo, Ruzhintsi, Belogradchik, Chuprene and Makresh. The indicative budget for the project of Vidin Municipality under OP Environment is estimated to 9.9 million Euro. Co financing by the ERDF amounts to 8.4 million Euro. The total indicative amount of the project is 10.5 million Euro. The deadline for application is 10 October 2010. The deadline for the project evaluation by OPE Intermediate Body is three months after the submission of the project proposal. Eligible activities on the establishment of Burgas and Vidin regional waste management systems are design and construction of the first cell of a non hazardous waste disposal site, transfer stations, separating, composting and recycling installations, design and construction of a recycling center as well as construction of an inbound technical infrastructure necessary for the exploitation of the facilities. Activities related to the improvement of the municipal waste collection and transport services as well as activities related to the closure of existing landfills on the territory of the two municipalities will not be eligible under OP Environment. MA and IB experts are keeping dialogue with the beneficiaries and are following the process of preparation. The new OPE mechanisms allow corrections and improvements to be made in the submitted documents. It will guarantee shortening the terms, preparing quality project proposals and reducing the risks in the project implementation. http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1049http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1049Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300 On 29-30 July 2010 a seminar for the employees of the Central Coordination Unit for EU instruments took place in Velingrad. The Minister for European Union funds management Mr. Tomislav Donchev also took part in the training. The participants were introduced to changes in the legislative framework in the field of EU funds management in Bulgaria. Particular focus was paid to the amendments in the CoM decree 121 and the Methodology for determining financial corrections. The seminar was organized through the project 0002-CCU-1.1 Increasing the efficiency of the Central Coordination Unit and of the Monitoring Committee of the National Strategic Reference Framework, financed by Operational Programme Technical Assistance. http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1036http://eufunds.bg/en/pubs/1036Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300 On 1 July 2010 the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism and the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) launch a call for proposals with a fixed deadline for application: BG161PO003-2.1.08 "Achieving compliance with internationally recognized standards". The launched call for proposals will be open for application till September 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m. The amount of financial aid under the grant procedure is BGN 19 558 300. The grant procedure is implemented with the support of the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. All projects will be implemented on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The full set of application documents and guidelines for applicants as well as the operational manual for implementation of contracts under the call are published on the following websites: http://www.opcompetitiveness.bg/,  http://www.ibsme.org/ and http://eufunds.bg/bg/page/58?programme=4&status=1&id=358. Proposals are to be submitted to the territorial units of the Intermediate Body under Priority Axes 1 and 2 of the Operational Programme - the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Bourgas, Varna, Vratsa, Pleven, Plovdiv, Rousse, Sofia, Stara Zagora and Veliko Tarnovo.