Generalitat has a plan to obtain 264 million in European funds

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With the aim of accessing European funds, the Consell has approved the 2017-2020 Action Plan. The Plan includes incentives for personnel who generate European financing, while at the same time it will allow, according to the regional government's statement, "to overcome the Valencian reputational mortgage."

The initiative has a budget of 48 million euros and it has been calculated that the multiplier effect of this investment could be 5.5 euros for every euro invested, which would mean an additional 264 million euros of Email Data resources from the European Union. The actions will allow the management of European funds in the Valencian Community to be optimized to the maximum in order to apply them to public policies.

To raise these additional funds, the Consell will implement reforms in the administrative structure in order to prioritize obtaining community resources that alleviate the under-financing situation of the Valencian Community. Reforms that will serve as a preparatory framework for the foreseeable reduction of structural funds and the increase in resources of competitive programs.

This change forces the Generalitat to be very aware of this process, as well as to change the strategic vision and the way of acting in terms of European financing, since it will have to compete for resources with other regions throughout Europe.

The Action Plan provides for the creation of multidisciplinary teams to search for funding opportunities, as well as the coordination of European affairs management units in all departments. The application of career incentives to personnel who generate European funding is also planned, in addition to facilitating the coverage of temporarily vacant positions in the departments that obtain EU resources from these funds.

The Plan advocates providing greater agility to the contracting processes in tenders and subsidies financed with EU resources, in addition to specialization in the management of European funds for the Generalitat staff.

Strategic alliances with other European regions will also be promoted to opt for joint projects. The same alliance strategy will be deployed towards city councils and councils to attract aid from the municipal environment.

Objectives and axes of the Plan

The first major objective of the plan is to ensure that the Generalitat assumes decisive political leadership, so that the Valencian Community becomes a reference before the main European institutions and the State for its effectiveness in the management of different programs and for the number and quality of developed European projects. The objective is none other than the transformation of the Valencian economic model so that it focuses on knowledge and innovation, while reducing inequalities and improving environmental sustainability and the quality of life of citizens.




Furthermore, the plan outlines a Post-2020 scenario in which the Community will be prepared to compete in the new financial program of the European Union.

The European Financing Action Plan establishes six main lines of action that are specified in a total of twenty-one objectives:

"Internal organization and management" points out the need to establish a management system based on continuous improvement and excellence, which allows us to be a reference before the main European institutions and the State, for its effectiveness and efficiency in the management of different programs. and by the number and quality of projects developed. The objectives are the improvement of human resources related to European funds, the reinforcement of the management systems of the Ministry of Finance to provide a better service to the rest of the departments; the establishment of common planning and management systems for European funds and economic-administrative formulas that favor the raising of funds.
The second major axis highlights the need to establish a strategic commitment to European financing in the Generalitat, and to this end the following objectives are set: Work as a team in the Generalitat to search for financing opportunities and establish strategic alliances with other European regions. . It also contemplates working more closely with the General State Administration in relation to European funds and articulating the Instrumental Public Sector to obtain more European funds.
The third axis is socioeconomic transformation through European financing, for which the lines of government action with possible funds will be cross-analyzed, coordination between structural and competitive funds will be implemented, and R&D capacity will be improved. +i as a key element to obtain funds and an optimal position will be sought to face the post-2020 processes.
The fourth axis refers to the improvement of the reputation of the Valencian Community, for which a Valencian partnership will be created before the European Union and the General Administration of the State, measures will be established to facilitate Valencian participation in European institutions and the presence of the Community before the European institutions.
The fifth objective is to involve the private sector and other public agents to obtain more European funds, boost the presence of the Generalitat in European cooperation networks and establish alliances with local entities to attract more financing.
Finally, the sixth axis refers to the need to transfer all the opportunities offered by the European institutions to Valencian society.
To this end, the dissemination of actions with European funding is planned, as well as the holding of sectoral meetings with Valencian entities interested in presenting themselves in the calls, increasing presence in multi-sector debate forums on European funding and establishing meeting points on new projects, as well as on already completed projects.