EU FUNDS FOR POLAND

Transcription

1 EU FUNDS FOR POLAND COHESION POLICY May 2015 Business Sweden Poland

2 EU FUNDS SUPPORT AREAS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POLAND S ECONOMIC GROWTH MAJOR INVESTMENT PRIORITIES Development of modern transport, energy and ICT infrastructure Creation of a business environment that supports innovation Increasing society s professional activity by improved employment policy, social inclusion and education Development of environmentally friendly resourceefficient economy EXAMPLE RESULTS SO FAR* km of roads purchased or upgraded transport fleet units enterprises supported 258 business surrounding institutions supported new jobs universities and scientific units supported 480 sewage plants 681 investments in renewable energy resources EXTENSIVE INVESTMENTS TO BE CONTINUED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EU FINANCING PERIOD *AS OF DECEMBER 2014 SOURCE: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SWEDEN 2

3 POLAND AS THE LARGEST BENEFICIARY OF EU FUNDS*, RECEIVING OVER 82 BEUR FOR TOTAL EU ALLOCATION (IN BEUR) 100% = 347 TOTAL EU ALLOCATION (IN BEUR) 100% = 351 EU FUNDS DISTRIBUTION PER COUNTRY (IN BEUR)** Country EU funds Poland 83 Italy 32 Other EU member states; 278 (80%) Other EU member states; 268,4 (77%) Spain 29 Romania 23 Czech Republic 22 Hungary 22 Portugal 22 Poland; 69 (20%) + 19% Poland; 82,6 (23%) Germany 19 France 16 Sweden EU FUNDING FOR POLAND ACCOUNTS FOR AROUND 22% OF SWEDISH GDP IN 2014 * EU FUNDS RELATED TO COHESION POLICY. ADDITIONAL EU FUNDING SUCH AS COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY FUNDS NOT INCLUDED ** ROUNDED VALUES SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION BUSINESS SWEDEN 3

4 55% OF THE EU FUNDS TO BE MANAGED CENTRALLY, 38% TO BE MANAGED BY REGIONS DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (IN BEUR)* 100% = 82,6 BEUR COMMENTS Regional programs; 31; 38% 0,7 2 2,2 4,7 Technical Assistance Eastern Poland Nationwide programs - projects of strategic importance for development of Polish economy, administered by central government 8,6 27,4 Digital Poland Knowledge, Education, Growth Smart Growth Infrastructure and Environment Regional programs - projects of strategic importance for regions, administered by local governments Others - mainly transnational projects within the Connecting Europe Facility** and European Territorial Cooperation Others; 6; 7% Nationwide programs: 45,6; 55% * ROUNDED VALUES ** ALLOCATION FOR POLAND UNTIL 2016 SOURCE: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SWEDEN 4

5 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM MOSTLY DEDICATED TO TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (IN BEUR) 100% = 27,4 BEUR EXAMPLE ACTIONS Energy security enhancement; 1; 4% Reduction in emissions; 1,8; 6% Low-carbon transport in cities; 2,3; 8% Road infrastructure for cities; 3; 11% National heritage protection; 0,5; 2% Strategic healthcare infrastructure; 0,5; 2% Technical assistance; 0,3; 1% TEN-T network and intermodal transport development; 9,5; 35% What Urban railway and underground infrastructure development Smart grid solutions Facilities for the municipal wastes management For whom public administration and local governments rail transportation companies rolling stock leasing companies enterprises public administration and local governments enterprises (mainly large) Environment protection; 3,5; 13% Railway infrastructure development; 5; 18% public administration and local governments) SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 5

6 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL SMART GROWTH PROGRAM SUPPORTS R&D ACTIVITIES IN POLAND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (IN BEUR) 100% = 8,6 BEUR EXAMPLE ACTIONS What For whom Increasing the scientific and research potential; 1,2; 14% Support for environment and potential of innovative enterprises; 1; 12% Technical assistance; 0,3; 3% R&D activities taken up by companies; 3,9; 45% Research, technological and experimental works Commercialization of scientific research results production of goods and services based on developed technologies and their consortia academic and research units public administration and local governments and their consortia clusters coordinators Consulting services in the field of enterprises internationalization business surrounding institutions* Innovation in enterprises; 2,2; 26% public administration and local governments *EXAMPLES OF BUSINESS SURROUNDING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS, TECHNOLOGICAL INCUBATORS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, R&D INSTITUTIONS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, CAPITAL FUNDS, BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORKS SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 6

7 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, GROWTH PROGRAM INCREASES EMPLOYEES PRACTICAL SKILLS DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (IN BEUR) 100% = 4,7 BEUR EXAMPLE ACTIONS What For whom Social innovations and transnational cooperation; 0,7; 15% Support for healthcare; 0,3; 7% Technical assistance; 0,1; 2% Youth on the labour market; 1,8; 38% Internships, trainings, postgraduate courses Promoting solutions for combining professional life with childcare employment centers and agencies employers organizations NGOs public administration and local governments NGOs Activization of unemployed, particularly youth and 50+ public administration and local governments Effective public policies; 1; 21% academic units Higher education; 1; 21% SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 7

8 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL DIGITAL POLAND PROGRAM SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (IN BEUR) 100% = 2,2 BEUR EXAMPLE ACTIONS What For whom Society's digital competences; 0,1; 5% Technical assistance; 0,01; 0% Internet access networks of min. 30 Mb/s telecommunication companies public administration and local governments Access to high-speed internet; 1,1; 50% Cloud computing technologies public administration and local governments E- administration and open government; 1; 47% Development of e-services Cultural heritage digitalization research units public administration and local governments research units NGOs SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 8

9 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL EASTERN POLAND PROGRAM SUPPORTS COHESION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN 5 EASTERN PROVINCES DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (IN BEUR) 100% = 2 BEUR EXAMPLE ACTIONS What For whom Over-regional railway infrastructure; 0,3; 15% Technical assistance; 0,03; 2% Purchase of machinery and equipment enhancing innovation business surrounding institutions research units Export initiation or expansion Modern transport infrastructure; 0,9; 47% Start-up platforms for new innovating ideas business surrounding institutions enterprises (mainly start-ups) research units Enterprising Eastern Poland; 0,7; 36% Ecological public transport systems business surrounding institutions public administration and local governments SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 9

10 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF 16 POLISH PROVINCES* Zachodniopomorskie Lubuskie Pomorskie Wielkopolskie Kujawskopomorskie Warminskomazurskie Mazowieckie Podlaskie DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BETWEEN 16 PROVINCES* > 3 BEUR Dolnoslaskie Lodzkie Lubelskie Swietokrzyskie Opolskie Slaskie Malopolskie Podkarpackie 2 3 BEUR 1 2 BEUR < 1 BEUR * FOLLOWING FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHILE CALCULATING THE REGIONAL ALLOCATION: POPULATION, GDP PER CAPITA AND NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED AT THE NUTS-2 LEVEL (NUTS-2 ARE EU TERRITORIAL UNITS WITH POPULATION BETWEEN 800,000 AND 3,000,000. IN CASE OF POLAND 16 VOIVODESHIPS); NEEDS AND POTENTIALS OF REGIONS. SOURCE: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SWEDEN 10

11 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL AROUND 5 BEUR ALLOCATED TO TRANSNATIONAL PROJECTS, MAINLY INFRASTRUCTURAL ONES INFRASTRUCTURE: CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (OVER 4 BEUR) SOFT PROJECTS: EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION (OVER 0,7 BEUR) Transport Core network infrastructure Comprehensive network infrastructure Missing cross-links Baltic Sea Region Natural resources management Sustainable transport Innovation Energy Electrical grids Oil supply interconnections Gas interconnections Southern Baltic SMEs competitiveness Strengthening of the blue sector Strengthening of the green sector Telecom Internet network deployment Pan-European digital services Internet safety INTERREG EUROPE SMEs competitiveness Research and innovation Low-carbon economy SOURCES: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 11

12 NATIONWIDE REGIONAL TRANS- NATIONAL MORE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED ON REGIONAL LEVEL COMPARING TO BEUR Regional operational programmes Infrastructure and Environment Innovative Economy/Smart Growth Transnational cooperation programmes* Human Capital/Knowledge, Education, Growth Digital Poland Eastern Poland Technical Assistance *CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY, EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION SOURCE: MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SWEDEN 12

13 KEY FINDINGS More funds 19% increase in EU cohesion funds allocation to Poland (69 BEUR in ; 82,6 BEUR in ) Increase in Polish share of cohesion funds allocated to EU member states from 20% to 23% Poland again as the biggest EU funds beneficiary among all EU member states Major changes Main focus still placed on infrastructure, environment and innovation Lower emphasis on soft projects related to human capital Decentralization distribution of EU funds shifted more to provinces Transnational projects New opportunities for transnational projects around 5 BEUR within the Connecting Europe Facility and European Territorial Cooperation Programs specially dedicated to Baltic region countries Supported areas include: transport, energy, telecommunication BUSINESS SWEDEN 13

14 HOW TO BENEFIT FROM EU FUNDS 82,6 BEUR EU FUNDS FOR POLAND Way of making business with EU-money DIRECT INDIRECT How to benefit from the money INVEST IN YOUR POLISH COMPANY TAKE PART IN EU-FINANCED PUBLIC TENDERS SELL TO COMPANIES WINNING EU-FINANCED PUBLIC TENDERS SELL TO COMPANIES FUNDED BY DIRECT EU MONEY SOURCE: BUSINESS SWEDEN ANALYSIS BUSINESS SWEDEN 14

15 HOW WE CAN HELP YOU TO DIRECTLY APPLY FOR EU FUNDS Go/Not-go Go/Not-go Yes/No Initial interest in investing in Poland Initial assessment of feasibility by Business Sweden Meeting with Business Sweden Further preparations for investment and EU-funds application Application process Signing of contract BUSINESS SWEDEN 15

16 HOW WE CAN HELP YOU TO BENEFIT FROM EU FUNDS INDIRECTLY What are EU funds? Introduction to EU funds Is this for me? Concrete business opportunity identification Entry decision Sales training Market analysis Quick scan of individual opportunities for EU funds Deep scan of business opportunities Example of relevant projects Next steps / application process Decision on establishment of local presence Decision on establishment form: BuS BDO, joint sales office, partnership, sales representative Sales training Hot line support Additional financial solutions Project identification Networking Intensive identification of individual projects and beneficiaries Extensive identification: fairs, conferences and seminars Establish networks of partners, i.e. general contractors, consultants, EU consultants Meeting/seminars with Managing Authorities and decision makers BUSINESS SWEDEN 16

17 CONTACT US BUSINESS SWEDEN IN POLAND Business Sweden in Poland ul. Czackiego 7/9 PL Warsaw - Poland Tel: polen@business-sweden.se BUSINESS SWEDEN 17