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Enabling environment for partnerships – Czech Republic

This presentation by Zdenek Foltyn from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs discusses the evolution of partnerships in the Czech Republic's European Social Fund (ESF) projects from 2004 to 2013. It outlines both the legislative challenges faced and the improvements made in partnership frameworks, including the requirement for clear descriptions of partnership value in project applications. Key experiences, such as the impact of partnerships on project implementation and stakeholder trust, are highlighted. The aim is to integrate ESF-type partnerships into national policies.

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Enabling environment for partnerships – Czech Republic

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  1. Enabling environment for partnerships – Czech Republic Zdenek Foltyn, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, ESF Management Department ESF Exchange Event 18th January 2008 Malta

  2. Levels of Partnerships • Programme level • required by the EU legislation, • well established in the Czech Republic • relevant stakeholders involved in the preparation of the OPs, members of the Monitoring Committee(s), have access to ESF resources • Project level • encouraged by the MAs but still a substantial space forimprovement in the Czech Republic

  3. Partnerships – experience 2004-06 • Considerable drawbacks in the legislation – partnership was not defined in the relevant national legislation, act on public procurement applied to the partners • The issue – partner or supplier? • Major impact especially on EQUAL project, based on international partnerships • Implementation of projects with partnership was endangered

  4. Partnerships – experience 2004-06 The way out • Amendment of the Act on budgetary rules (no. 218/2000) – partnership still not defined but though can be legally supported • Patterns of contract between project promoters and partners published on the web, including typical examples of partners and suppliers in the ESF projects

  5. Partnerships –2007-13 • Partnership is encouraged and supported • Must be described in the project application and will be assessed (to exclude projects with “hidden suppliers”, however there are no extra points for partnership) • Clear description of added value of the partnership is required in the application

  6. Partnerships –2007-13 • In some kinds of projects limited to non financial partnerships (individual project based on public procurement) • If financial partnership is allowed, a contract is to be signed (project promoter with each partner) • The partner has to fulfil the same eligibility criteria as the project promoter itself, but only the project promoter can be the recipient of the grant (one institution)

  7. Partnerships –2007-13 • Experience from 2004-06 – high added value of non financial partnerships (different levels of state administration, NGO´s with state administration) • ESF projects improve capacity of the institutions involved • Partnership in ESF projects helps to build the trust among stakeholders involved • Long-term objective – to mainstream ESF type partnerships into national policies

  8. Thank you for your attention! www.esfcr.cz zdenek.foltyn@mpsv.cz ESF Management Department Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic

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