2024-06-21 07:10:43
The third Assembly of the Monitoring Committee of the “South Aegean” Regional Program 2021-2027 happened yesterday in Rhodes – Debriefing occasion of the Operational Program of the South Aegean 2014-2020
The message of optimism for the way forward for the islands of the South Aegean was broadcast each by the third assembly of the Monitoring Committee of the “South Aegean” Regional Program 2021-2027, which mirrored the passable improvement of this system, and by the presentation of the Operational Program of of the final programming interval 2014 – 2020, which closed with an absorption of 122%, bringing the South Aegean as soon as once more to the highest of the efficiency, by way of the utilization of European funding.
The third Assembly of the Monitoring Committee of the Regional Program “South Aegean” 2021-2027, happened yesterday in Rhodes (within the assembly room of the resort “Atrium Platinum”), below the chairmanship of the Regional Governor of South Aegean and President of the Committee Giorgos Chatzimarkos, with the participation of the 45 common members of the Fee and representatives of the European Fee, Cristiana Costinescu, Deputy Head of the Greece-Cyprus Unit within the Directorate-Common for Employment on the European Fee and Carsten Rasmussen, Head of the Administrative Unit of the Directorate-Common for Regional and City Coverage. The work of the Committee was additionally attended by representatives of the first self-government, such because the Mayor of Rhodes and President of the PED of South Aegean Alexandros Koliadis, the Mayor of Syros Hermoupolis Alexis Athanasiou, the Mayor of Kalymnos Yiannis Mastrokoukos, the Mayor of Leros Timotheus Kottakis, the Mayor of Patmos, Nikitas Tsampalakis and the Mayor of Lipsi, Fotis Mangos.
The occasion that happened within the night on the Conservatory of the Historic Acropolis of Rhodes gave a particular coloration to yesterday, the place, with a guided tour of the archaeological website, a video screening and a press convention by Mr. Giorgos Chatzimarkos, Carsten Rasmussen and Ms. Cristiana Costinescu, the report was product of the earlier programming interval.
Opening the work of the third Assembly of the Monitoring Committee, the Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos declared his pleasure within the outcomes introduced by the completion of the Operational Program 2014 – 2020, saying: “We might be glad and proud that the Program was accomplished with full success and with full utilization of its assets, delivering over 4,200 tasks and actions to our islands, the biggest island area in Europe. interventions that stretch and embrace the entire spectrum of our lives.
So we achieved the targets of the Program in full, with out dropping a single euro of the assets we had at our disposal, not a single alternative. I desire to speak about alternatives reasonably than cash. As a result of, what occurred prior to now is that alternatives have been misplaced, as a result of cash was there. So as we speak right here, on the closing of a monetary instrument, we are able to current a Regional Program, from which not a single euro was misplaced. And as well as, we transferred 29 tasks and actions to our new Program, making certain on the one hand their funding and then again the short begin of the brand new Program for the interval 2021-2027″. And he added:
“The European assets out there to our islands are utilized with arduous work and steady effort by way of a plan that follows the prioritization of our priorities, lays the foundations for a sustainable and socially honest improvement, makes use of the information and expertise of human assets, relies to the islands’ strategic benefits and produces a tangible impact on the actual economic system and lives of our islanders.”
The Regional Governor made a particular reference to the cooperation of the South Aegean Area with the Municipalities, as a decisive parameter for the success of the Applications.
“I need to be aware that the variety of our municipalities that, in the event that they have been alone, wouldn’t have entry to monetary instruments is critical. Our municipalities know that in our Area they’ve discovered an ally that helps them each time there’s a want, by way of a whole bunch of program contracts. And I need to thank the primary diploma of self-government as a complete within the particular person of the mayor of Rhodes and president of the Regional Union of Municipalities of the South Aegean, Alexandros Koliadis. As a result of the very best diploma of cooperation between the degrees of self-government in Greece has been achieved and continues to be mirrored within the South Aegean Area. We’re extraordinarily pleased with this place as a result of with out the necessity to agree on every part and with out the necessity to get alongside politically, we are able to serve excessive objectives.
Our regional program has reached the extent it has reached exactly due to this wonderful partnership,” he stated, amongst different issues.
Concluding his introductory speech, Mr. Hatzimarkos emphasised:
“It should be the purpose of all of us to attain good outcomes each quantitatively and qualitatively, in order that we are able to declare from the competent Ministry of Nationwide Financial system and Funds the strengthening of the Program with further assets. And I’m certain that ultimately we will even have help for the regional program of the South Aegean with the extra assets we’d like. Extra assets, options, and alternatives don’t are available in by way of complaining behaviors. They arrive from arduous work, from reliability and from a steady effort, which is the one factor that’s rewarded. And this is a vital message to all residents: work with credibility, dedication, respect for the supply of funding and the principles with out which we couldn’t have the alternatives we have now. Optimism comes with the outcomes our work brings.”
The detailed presentation of the weather of the 2 Applications was made by the pinnacle of the Particular Administration Service of the South Aegean, Antonis Voutsinos, whereas tasks financed by these Applications have been additionally introduced.
1. Replace on the completion of the South Aegean Operational Program 2014-2020
The overall finances of the South Aegean Operational Program (EPNA) 2014-2020 on the finish of the Program Interval, which ended on 12/31/2023, was 154.8 million euros. The Program was closed with a big extra of its assets.
Extra particularly:
– 4,408 tasks and actions with a complete finances of 216.2 million euros have been applied (overcover price 140%), The authorized commitments of those tasks and actions amounted to 213.4 million euros (138%) and
– Expenditures up to now quantity to 189.9 million euros (122.7%), whereas with the belief of the remaining funds of the state help operations, the bills will quantity to 193.3 (124.8%).
– Within the Precedence Axes financed by the ERDF the prices quantity to 130% of the general public expenditure whereas within the Precedence Axes financed
from the ECB the prices quantity to 104.4% of the general public expenditure. In all Axes the expenditure exceeds 100% of public expenditure.
– The well timed completion of the Program and the numerous overcommitment allowed a big variety of tasks and actions to be transferred to the brand new Program of the interval 2021-2027. Thus, with the beginning of implementation of the “South Aegean” Regional Program 2021-2027, 26 operations have been transferred, with a complete finances of 30.3 million euros with co-financing from the European Regional Improvement Fund (ERDF) and three operations with a finances of 1.8 million euros with co-financing from the European Social Fund+ (ESF+). As well as, 3 operations, with a finances of 6.5 million euros, have been included within the new Program as segmented tasks.
For roughly 70% of the tasks, the bodily and monetary object has been accomplished, and in response to the closure plan, funds of €9.2 million stay for the closure of the financial object of the remaining tasks.
2. Implementation progress of the “South Aegean” Regional Program 2021-2027
The Regional Program “South Aegean” (PeP NA) 2021-2027 was authorized in August 2022 with a finances of 285.4 million euros. These assets come 50% from the European Regional Improvement Fund (ERDF) (€105.8 million) and the European Social Fund+ (ESF+) (€36.9 million), whereas the remaining 50% considerations assets of the Greek authorities.
Central targets The central targets of the Program are the next:
– strengthening and diversifying the manufacturing system of the Area, by adopting a technique to diversify the tourism product,
– making certain sustainable improvement and useful resource sustainability and
– strengthening spatial and social cohesion for the advantage of its residents and guests.
The Program is structured in 8 Priorities, of which 5 & 8 are co-financed by EKT+, whereas the remaining from the ERDF.
Program implementation progress
Within the interval from the earlier Assembly of the Monitoring Committee till as we speak, emphasis was positioned on finishing the inclusion of all “transferred” tasks from the EP. “South Aegean” 2014-2020, of the continued tasks co-financed by the ESF, in addition to the segmented tasks in order that their implementation can proceed seamlessly. On the similar time, by way of the written course of, which was repeated 4 occasions, the methodology and standards for choosing actions have been authorized, for which corresponding invites have been issued.
At yesterday’s assembly, the methodology and standards for number of actions for 7 extra actions have been dropped at the eye of the EPPA members for approval.
With knowledge as much as 11/6/2024, the Program introduced the next progress:
– actions with a complete finances of €210 million (73.6%) have been specialised
– 47 requires proposals for inclusion have been made public, with a complete finances of 171m. € (60%)
– 94 operations have been included, with a complete finances of €108.5 million (38%)
– authorized commitments of €65m (23%) have been signed and
– bills totaling €21.1 million (7.4%) have been incurred
In accordance with the planning of invites, till the top of the yr, 14 extra invites are deliberate to be made public, with a complete finances of €77.4 million.
By the top of the yr and in response to the motion plan, it’s predicted that the okays will quantity to €155 million (55%), the authorized commitments to €90 million (32%) and the bills to €35 million (12 %).