LEADER implementation in Estonia Marek Treufeldt ARIB Estonian

LEADER implementation in Estonia Marek Treufeldt ARIB, Estonian PA HEAD of LEADER Unit 31. 03. 2015

Some figures • 26 LAGs • 2007 -2013 budget 85, 6 MEUR (10% of RDP) • Total approved projects: - by LAGs: 7584 - by PA: 7475 (98, 6%) • Approved activities – 19 600 • Submitted to LAGs – appr. 12 000 • Paid out by PA (18 March) – 82, 5 MEUR

Some figures (2) Submitted applications form of ownership e-applications Total % public limited company 4 32 36 0, 5 self-employed person 23 215 238 3, 1 non-profit association 376 4 421 4 797 63, 3 private limited company (Ltd. ) 195 1 250 1 445 19, 0 Foundation 41 319 360 4, 7 civil law partnership 2 64 66 0, 9 local municipality 29 613 642 8, 5 Total 670 6 914 7 584 100

E-ARIB (e-service)

Some difficulties • Public procurement • contract with PA under public law • a continuing project carried out in different stages • 2 EC audits (2009 and 2014), ECA audit (2011), plus National Audit Office of Estonia (2014), plus certification audits every year.

+ • Advance payments for LAGs • the system of submitting payment claims based on partially paid invoices (at least part of own contribution must be paid) For future: • CAP simplification. When dealing with smallscale investments to simplify PA-s control of the requirements deriving from procurement legislation, because protection of financial interests of EU and MS-s are guaranteed already by evaluation of the reasonableness of costs.

New period Support for preparation of LDS measure - Our national legislation approved already in October 2014 - We made approval decisions in December 2014 - we have received more than 40 payment claims - Strategy implementing measures - in august - Current difficulties – indirect costs - New IT-systems for submitting applications

What kind of activity?

Thank you! Marek Treufeldt marek. treufeldt@pria. ee