EEA

Programmes

- EEA EFTA Participation in EU Programmes

- Outlook: EU MFF 2021-2027

Egill Eyjolfsson

Officer - IMD, Brussels

eey@efta.int

Two kinds of EEA cooperation

Homogeneity of legislation

The four freedomsFree movement of Goods, Free movement of servicesFree movement of capitalFree movement of persons

Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement

Flanking and horizontal policiesEnvironmentGender Equality Labour lawConsumer protectionCompany lawStatisticsHealth and Safety

Participation in EU programmes

Research and technological developmentInformation ServicesThe environmentEducation, training and youthSocial PolicyConsumer protectionSmall and medium sized enterprises,TourismAudiovisual sectorCivil protection

• The Parties shall strengthen and broaden

cooperation on matters falling outside of

the four freedoms. (Part IV, Art. 78)

• Participation in EU programmes is a key

instrument for cooperation in a wide range

of areas.

Co-operation outside the Four

Freedoms

EU Programmes 2007-2013

• 7th Research Framework Programme (FP 7) • Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) • Lifelong learning (LLL)• Culture • Youth in Action • Media • Daphne: Combating violence • Employment and Social Solidarity (Progress)• Health• Consumer • Safer Internet• Marco Polo II• Rapid response instrument for major emergencies • Civil Protection• Erasmus Mundus• Statistics

EU Programmes 2014-2020• Horizon 2020

• Erasmus+

• Implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems

(EGNOS and Galileo)

• Copernicus

• Creative Europe

• Connecting Europe Facility (ICT Part)

• Health for Growth

• Union Civil Protection Mechanism

• European Statistical Programme (ESP)

• Employment and Social Innovation

• Consumer Programme

• Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

(COSME)

• Rights, Equality and Citizenship

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EU Programmes 2021-2027

• Identification of Programmes which are likely to

further the objectives of the EEA Agreement.

• Participation takes the form of association to the

Individual Policy Programmes under the EU

Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

• Inclusion in Protocol 31 along with financial

modalities for payments.

EU => EEA Programmes

Rights of EEA EFTA States

• Full and equal access to all parts of an EU programme

or activity.

• At project level, persons and organisations from the EEA

EFTA States have the same rights and obligations as

those applicable to persons in the EU Member States.

• The EEA EFTA States can participate fully and equally in

the Committees assisting the Commission in the

management and development of a Programme.

Obligations of EEA EFTA States

• Obligations as set out in the EU

Programme and Financial Regulations

• Modalities for the Financial Contribution of

the EEA EFTA States to the EU

Programme Budgets (Art 82)

Contribution to the EEA Budget

EEA Agreement Article 82, Protocol 32.

• MFF 2007 – 2013 (1.7 Billion)

• MFF 2014 – 2021 (3.2 Billion)

= +

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EFTAGDPEUGDP

EFTAGDP

Proportionality factor

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2.28% 2.39% 2.40% 2.52% 2.38% 2.60% 2.80% 3.03% 2.97% 2.76% 2.47% 2.36% 2.42%

Ice 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.08% 0.07% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09% 0.10% 0.12% 0.14%

Lie 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.04%

Nor 2.15% 2.25% 2.26% 2.41% 2.28% 2.49% 2.69% 2.92% 2.86% 2.64% 2.34% 2.21% 2.24%

0.00%

0.50%

1.00%

1.50%

2.00%

2.50%

3.00%

3.50%

Contribution to the EEA Budget

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50,000,000

100,000,000

150,000,000

200,000,000

250,000,000

300,000,000

350,000,000

400,000,000

450,000,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

131,816 190,139 206,080 218,433 206,082 241,222 307,556 316,349 425,775 402,902 363,817

Contributions to the EEA Budget

• Operational Costs for Programmes & Agencies

• Administrative Costs for SNEs

• Internal Market Budget Lines (“Annual Budget

Lines”)

Outlook

EU MFF 2021 - 2027

MFF 2021–2027 I What We Know

• Content✓ Less on Cohesion and the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy)

✓ More on Defense and Security

✓ More on Erasmus+ and Research Programmes

• Structure✓ Consolidation and restructuring of Programmes (from 58 to 37)

• Challenges✓ Brexit

Changes in Priorities

1 Research & Innovation

• Horizon Europe

• International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)

• Euratom Research & Training Programme

2 European Strategic Investments

• InvestEU Fund

• Connecting Europe Facility

• Digital Europe Programme (incl. Cybersecurity)

3 Single Market

• Single Market Programme (incl. Competitiveness and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - COSME, Food Safety, Statistics, Consumer, Competition and Administrative Cooperation)

• EU Anti-Fraud Programme

• Cooperation in the Field of Taxation (FISCALIS)

• Cooperation in the Field of Customs (CUSTOMS)

4 Space

• European Space Programme

I SINGLE MARKET, INNOVATION &

DIGITAL

5 Regional Development & Cohesion

• European Regional Development Fund

• Cohesion Fund

• Support to the Turkish-Cypriot Community

6 Economic & Monetary Union

• Reform Support Programme including the Reform

Delivery Tool and Convergence Facility

• Protection of the Euro Against Counterfeiting

7 Investing in People, Social Cohesion & Values

• European Social Fund + (incl. EaSI & Health)

• ERASMUS+

• European Solidarity Corps

• Justice, Rights & Values

• Creative Europe (incl. MEDIA)

EuropeanSolidarity

Fund

EuropeanInvestment

StabilisationFunction

GlobalizationAdjustment

Fund

II COHESION & VALUES

8 Agriculture & Maritime Policy

• European Agricultural Guarantee Fund

• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

• European Maritime & Fisheries Fund

9 Environment & Climate Action

• Programme for Environment & Climate Action (LIFE)

III NATURAL RESOURCES &

ENVIRONMENT

10 Migration

• Asylum & Migration Fund

11 Border Management

• Integrated Border Management Fund

12 Security

• Internal Security Fund

• Nuclear Decommissioning (Lithuania)

• Nuclear Safety and Decommissioning (incl. for Bulgaria and Slovakia)

13 Defence

• European Defence Fund

• Connecting Europe Facility - Military Mobility

14 Crisis Response

• Union Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU)

V SECURITY & DEFENCE

EuropeanPeaceFacility

Emergency

Aid Reserve

15 External Action*

• Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument(incl. external aspects of migration)

• Humanitarian Aid

• Common Foreign & Security Policy

• Overseas Countries and Territories(including Greenland)

• 16 Pre-Accession Assistance

• Pre-Accession Assistance

VI NEIGHBOURHOOD &THE WORLD

25% climate

mainstreamingacross theEU Budget

EuropeanBorder and

Coast Guard(Frontex)

*The European Peace Facility is an off - budget fund outside the Financial Framework

IV MIGRATION & BORDER

MANAGEMENT

2018 – 2021 To Do List:

✓ Identification of Programmes

✓ Assessment of Programmes

✓ Shaping/Influencing of Programmes

✓ Notifying EC of Participation

✓ Inclusion of Programme Regulations

✓ Implementation

Registered Programmes

• 14 Programmes in assessment• 5 Programmes mirror programmes under the current period

• 4 Programmes are same in name but consolidate programmes which the

EEA EFTA States have participated in before and/or introduce some new

elements

• 5 Programmes are completely new or contain a majority of actions which

have not been participated in by the EEA EFTA States before

• Estimated EEA EFTA Commitments ✓ Full participation in all programmes is potentially estimated to require a

commitment of around 6,2 billion euro (2007-2013 1.7 billion, 20014-2020,

3.2 billion)

✓ Identifying the parts where participation is less likely the estimated baseline

commitment more likely to be approx 4.5 billion.

Financial Impact on EEA EFTA

Contribution

• Decrease in focus on Cohesion and the

CAP - Outside of the scope of EEA EFTA

Participation

• Increase in commitments towards Internal

Market initiatives and Programmes - areas

where EEA EFTA Participates

=> Absolute Increase in EEA Contribution

Financial Impact on EEA EFTA

Contribution

• UK’s departure - Currently carries around

15% of the EU28 GDP

• Recalculating the 2019 proportionality

factor on the basis of the EU27 GDP -

EEA EFTA contribution = 2.83% (2.42%

EU28)

=> Relative Increase in EEA Contribution.

• EEA to Inform EU of Participation by

February 2020

- Indicative

- Non-binding

• EEA to include Programme regulations by

February 2021- Important to ensure full participation from

beginning 2021

Procedural Considerations

Protocol 32

20/01 21/I0/6 20/02 20/5 20/12 21/01

EEA send List of Programmes in which they Consider Participating in under MFF 2021-2027

Reply from the EU

CommunincationFrom the EU

Publication of

the budget

Exchange of letters

EEA and the EU

21/1/5

Final breakdownOf contribution

To the EU

Deadline for the Establishment legal

Base

Call for funds

Payment

21/08/31

Year X – 1 (2020) Year X (2021)

Discussions towards an agreement on the EU side

Proposals

Final preparations towards the establishment of the legal base for the MFF

Adoption of the legal base for the new programmes

EU side

May 2018

Commission proposal

MFF

May 2019

Political agreement

MFF

December 2019

Adoption of Regulation

MFF

Discussion on the EU side towards adoption

Discussion on the EEA EFTA side towards inclusion of the new programmes into the EEA Agreement

December 2020

Deadline for the Adoption of the Programme Regulations EU

MFF

July 2021

Deadline for the incorporation into the EEA Agreement