Operational Programme „Technical Assistance“ is one of the seven operational programs developed on the basis of the priorities of the National Strategic Reference Framework and is a tool for acquiring funding from the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union under the 2007-2013 programming period.
Goal: improve coordination, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of Structural and Cohesion Funds in Bulgaria for the period 2007-2013
Priorities:
- Supporting the implementation of activities carried out centrally: Central Coordination Unit, Certifying Authority, Audit Authority, Managing Authority of the Program Monitoring Committee of the NSRF Monitoring Committee and OPTA
- Support to local bodies by providing specialized training
- Further develop and facilitate the functioning of a unified management system and information Promotion of European cohesion policy in Bulgaria and provide general and statistical information
Potential beneficiaries: CCU; certifying authority (the National Fund „to MF); audit authority (the“ Audit of EU funds „to MF); Managing Authority of OPTA (Department of Technical Assistance to the“ Management EU funds in MF) Monitoring Committee OPTA; governing bodies of other operational programs, monitoring committees, institutes and government agencies for analysis and / or statistical institutes involved in the NDP, NSRF, Operational Programs, National Program for reforms, municipalities, regional administrations.
Total budget: total budget of OP „Technical Assistance for 2007-2013 will amount to 56,819,427 euro, of which the EU (through ERDF) will provide € 48,296,513.
Contracting authority -Ministry of Finance through the Operational Programme Technical Assistance for Management of EU funds. (www.minfin.bg)
