Community Initiative Programme EQUAL for Poland 20042006

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Community Initiative Programme EQUAL for Poland
2004-2006

• Department for European Social Fund Management
• Ministry of Regional Development

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EQUAL Themes in Poland

• Theme A Employability (Re-) integration to the
  labour market
• Theme D Entrepreneurship Social economy
• Theme F Adaptability Adaptation to change and
  new ICT
• Theme G Equal opportunities Reconciling family
  and profesional life
• Theme I Asylum seekers

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EQUAL budget

• Total EQUAL 178 584 275 EUR
• ESF 133 938 206 EUR
• National budget 44 646 069 EUR

Actions 1 - 3 2 - 75 3 - 15 PT -
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Average budget of DP in Poland 7,5 mln PLN
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Financial Allocation

• Theme A 60 361 490 EUR
• Theme D 48 932 090 EUR
• Theme F 37 681 281 EUR
• Theme G 16 072 584 EUR
• Theme I 3 035 932 EUR
• Total budget 166 083 377 EUR

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Budget divided into themes
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The selection procedure

• 751 applications received
• 107 Development Parternships (DPs) selected
• Theme A 38 DPs
• Theme D 27 DPs
• Theme F 25 DPs
• Theme G 13 DPs
• Theme I 4 DPs

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EQUAL management

• Managing Authority Minister of Regional
  Development
• National Support Structure The Cooperation
  Fund Foundation
• Paying Authority Minister of Finance

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Current activities

• Action 1 latest end date 30 June 2005
• Action 3 earliest start date January/February
  2006
• Action 2 and 3 end date 31 March 2008

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New programming period

• Timetable
• May approval by Council of Ministers
• June launching of social consultation
• September final approval by Council of
  Ministers
• October formal negotiations with European
  Commission

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Contact

• Ministry of Regional Development
• Department for ESF Management
• Marta.Rudnik_at_mrr.gov.pl
• 48 693 45 80