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7.2. Implementation phase
Information on the involvement of stakeholders in this phase is more limited and with
important differences between countries, since at the time of gathering information, the
implementation phase had just started and not all countries were at the same stage. Other
initiatives may therefore exist or be developed throughout the implementation phase.
While we still observe that in some countries the involvement of relevant stakeholders is
mainly limited to their role as beneficiaries of the actions, others plan a wider approach.
Initiatives identified include:
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Participation of relevant stakeholders in
structures in charge of aspects related to the
implementation of the Operational Programmes
, including:
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Monitoring Committees
(e.g. Bulgarian
Human Resources Development OP
and
Science and Education for Smart Growth OP
, Slovak
Human Resources OP
, Spanish
Social Inclusion and Social Economy OP
).
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Working groups
set up to prepare and develop the Operational Programmes.
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Thematic working groups addressing specific topics of common interest
such as
youth, unemployment, equality, social inclusion…
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Participation/consultation of stakeholders as regards
certain elements related to the
implementation phase
such as the preparation of the calls for projects and the content
of planned projects.
Within the
Polish
Knowledge, Education, Development OP
the content of planned projects
was consulted ex ante with Roma representatives and public consultations were held to
discuss the selection criteria for projects. In fact, ex ante consultation of project content
with Roma representatives from the project area is one of the selection criteria.
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Promotion of
cooperation between the bodies in charge of ESI Funds and those in
charge of Roma inclusion.
Spain
set up, as part of the NRIS, an Inter-funds Committee bringing together representatives
from the Managing Authorities of the ESF, ERDF and EAFRD and the National Roma
Contact Point with a view to ‘articulate in a coordinated manner the planning, monitoring
and evaluation of the interventions targeting the Roma population’.