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Technical Support Instrument 2022 –Practical guide to TSI
Laura Rinaldi, Head of Unit (acting), Financial Sector and Access to
Finance, DG REFORM
Dublin, 15 September 2021
Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM)
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Agenda
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• General presentation of the Technical Support Instrument
• Multi-country projects
• Flagship Technical Support Projects
• Technical Support Instrument 2022 – timeline, templates, submission
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The Technical Support Instrument
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The Technical Support Instrument is a powerful tool
that can enable Member States to carry out the reforms
they need for a sustainable growth”
– Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
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What is the Technical Support Instrument?
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• The Technical Support Instrument (TSI) is the EU programme that provides tailor-made
technical expertise to EU Member States to design and implement reforms
• The support is demand driven and does not require any co-financing from Member States
• It is an important pillar of the EU recovery plan, which helps Member States mitigate the
economic and social consequences of the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis
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What is the Technical Support Instrument?
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€ 864 million of budget for the period 2021-20271
27 Member States involved
Wide range of reform areas covered by technical support
Any reform phase, from design to implementation and evaluation
1 In current prices
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Reform areas covered (1/3)
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Green transition Digital transition Health and long-term care
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Reform areas covered (2/3)
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Skills, education and training
Governance and public
administration Competitiveness
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Reform areas covered (3/3)
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Financial sector and access
to finance
Revenue administration and
public financial management
Labour market and social
protection
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How does the Technical Support Instrument work?
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Submission of requests
for technical support by
Member States
Selection of requestsProvision of technical
support
1 2 3
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Provision of tailor-made technical supportto Member States
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DG REFORM involved throughout the duration of the project
European Commission’s in-house
expertise
Direct provision
Member States’ experts
Other international organisations
Private sector experts
Indirect provision
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3%
18%
22%
16%
18%
23%
Other
Labour market, health,education and social services
Revenue administration andpublic financial management
Financial services and access tofinance
Governance and publicadministration
Technical Support Instrument 2021 – 1st call
271
444
580 609
706
159 147
263228 226
SRSP 2017 SRSP 2018 SRSP 2019 SRSP 2020 TSI 2021
Received (nr.) Selected (nr.)
58% 33% 45% 37% 32%
Received and selected requests,
nr. of requests and selection rate (%)
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Selected requests by policy area,
% of selected requests
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Support programme with Ireland 2018-2021
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10 10 10
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
SRSP 2018 SRSP 2019 SRSP 2020 TSI 2021
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Support programme with Ireland 2018-2021
Projects per policy area
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Status of the projects
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3
6
6
10
35 projects in total
Sustainable Growth &Business Environment
Revenueadministration andPublic FinancialManagementLabour Market,Education, Health &Social Services
Governance & PublicAdministration
Financial Sector &Access to Finance
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7
14
5
35 projects in total
Closed
Started
On the ground
Evaluation
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Technical Support Instrument 2021 – dedicated call for Recovery and Resilience plans
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Call dedicated to the implementation of RRPs
€ 9 million of budget
38 requests received – 23 requests selected
• Ireland submitted 1 request and selected for funding
20 Member States requested technical support
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Multi-country (multi-region) requests
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A multi-country or multi-region project is a
technical support project that is relevant or
common to more than one Member State as it
belongs to the same policy area and addressed
the same priorities for technical support
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Flagship technical support projects
Definition
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• Flagship technical support projects are projects proactively proposed
by DG REFORM that:
• Are largely needed across Member States
• Meet a top EU / Commission priority
• Are designed in a way that can easily be fitted to various national
contexts
• Their uptake is voluntary
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Flagship technical support projects
• Flagship technical support projects:
• May be taken up individually by different Member States or jointly
as a multi-country project;
• Can cover issues of horizontal priority for the Commission (e.g.
equality);
• May comprise technical support modules that you can opt-in and be
tailored-made to your national context
Format
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• For TSI 2022, we are proposing 13 flagship technical support projects
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Flagship technical support projects for TSI 2022
EU Supervisory Digital Finance Academy:
Strengthening Supervisory Capacity in innovative
Digital Finance
Digital Skills for Digital Transformation of Health and
Care System
Development of resilient, innovative and human-
centric digital government services
Bridging the climate financing gap with public policy
instruments
Recharge and Refuel - Clean, smart and fair urban
mobility
Support to Renovation Wave
Greening taxes - applying polluter pays principle in practice
Support to the implementation of the Just Transition
Support to the Tourism ecosystem: towards a more sustainable,
resilient and digital tourism
Integration of Third Country Nationals in EU Member States
Implementation of the European Child Guarantee in EU Member
States
Gender mainstreaming in public policy and budget processes
Regional and local authorities – Enhancing cooperation &
Quality of public administration
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Flagship technical support projects in the field of Digital
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Flagship technical support projects in the field of Green
Bridging the climate
financing gap with public
policy instruments
Recharge and Refuel
Clean, smart and fair urban
mobility
Support to Renovation
Wave
Greening taxes -
applying polluter
pays principle in
practice
Support to the implementation
of the Just Transition
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Flagship technical support projects in line with EU priorities
“Support to the Tourism ecosystem”
“Integration of Third Country Nationals in EU Member States”
“Support to the Implementation of the European Child Guarantee”
“Gender mainstreaming in public policy and budget processes”
“Regional and local authorities – Enhancing cooperation & Quality of public administration”
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Technical Support Instrument – Process
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Submission of requests
for technical support by
Member States
Selection of requestsProvision of technical
support
1 2 3
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TSI 2022 – Submission of the requests – timeline
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Nov
Annual Conference – Thematic
roll-out on flagship technical
support projects (1 July)
Deadline for submission
of requests under the TSI
2022 call (31 October)
Jul Aug Sep Oct
Annual Conference –
General roll-out (30 June)
Country roll-outs
Present TSI 2022 submission process,
flagship technical support projects,
and multi-country projects and discuss
Member States’ priorities
Jun
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TSI 2022 – Template for request for technical support
I L L U S T R A T I V E
The request for technical support will consist of
questions on the following aspects:
1. Multi-country dimension of the request
2. Description of the problem/need to be addressed
3. Indicative description of the support measures
requested and the estimated cost
4. Circumstances of the request
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TSI 2022 – Template for request for technical support
I L L U S T R A T I V E
New section on
multi-country
requests
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TSI 2022 – Template for request for technical support
I L L U S T R A T I V E
New information on:
• Output/deliverables of projects
• Budget estimation
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TSI 2022 – Template for request for technical support
I L L U S T R A T I V E
New information on:
• Results of past
projects
• Project stakeholder
management
• Envisaged provider
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TSI 2022 – Template for request for a Flagship technical support project
I L L U S T R A T I V E
TECHNICAL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT (TSI) PROGRAMMERegulation (EU) 2021/240 (TSI Regulation)
REQUEST FOR AFLAGSHIP TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROJECT
DEADLINE: 31 October 2021
• 13 Flagship technical support projects to choose from
• Partially pre-filled template
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TSI 2022 – Submission of requests through the Commission’s IT platform
I L L U S T R A T I V E
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• Requests must be submitted
using the Commission’s IT
platform (link)1
• Beneficiaries and Coordinating
Authorities need to have a EU
Login account (link)2
1 Access to the portal is granted by DG REFORM
2 A EU Login manual is available in the platform (link)
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TSI 2022 – Submission of requests through the Commission’s IT platform
I L L U S T R A T I V E
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1 – Access to the IT platform
3 – Preparation and
submission of the request
2 – Selection of the
type of request to submit
1. ‘Normal’ request for
technical support
2. Request for a Flagship
technical support project
(13 projects in total)
1. For ‘normal’ requests for
technical support:
standard template to be
filled in by Member
States
2. For requests for a
Flagship technical
support project:
partially pre-filled
template
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Technical Support Instrument – Process
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Submission of requests
for technical support by
Member States
Selection of requestsProvision of technical
support
1 2 3
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TSI 2022 – Adoption of the requests – timeline
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Nov Dec Jan
2022
Feb
Preliminary communication
of results to Member States
Formal decision of
the Commission
Deadline for submission
of requests under the TSI
2022 call (31 October)
Oct
2021
Analysis of requests
by the Commission
AprMar
Projects on the ground
(from April 2022)
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DG REFORM Contact details
Country Coordinators:
Functional mailboxes:
1. Revenue Administration & Public Financial Management: [email protected]
2. Governance and Public Administration: [email protected]
3. Sustainable Growth & Business Environment: [email protected]
4. Labour Market, Education, Health & Social Services: [email protected]
5. Financial Sector & Access to finance: [email protected]
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New Commission’s website for Reform Support
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New website on all
technical support
measures provided by the
Commission in Member
States with information on:
• Commission’s activities
• Real-life projects
• Commission’s partners
• Funding
• Publications
• Latest news
Visit ec.europa.eu/reform-support
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Where to find further information on TSI projects
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• DG REFORM’s website
(link)
• TSI webpage (link)
• Examples of reform support
(link)
• Selected TSI 2021 requests
(1st call) (link)
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For each Member State, TSI 2021 country factsheets have been published in English and national languages
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Brochures – general and per policy area
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News about the TSI programme is also publishedon the Commission’s official social media channels
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On Twitter, @EU_reforms, #EUReformSupport, and #TSI
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Thank you
Go raibh maith agat