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The Ministry of European Funds – AM HRD launches in May 2015 the request for proposals KAI 2.1 – CPP 189 “Internships for students”.
The main objective of this KAI is developing work skills for students and facilitate transition from school to active life.

Eligible applicants:

• Higher educational institutions of the national education system
• Employers (public or private)
• Professional associations
• Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• Trade unions and employers’ organizations
• NGOs
• Ministry of Education and Scientific Research and structures / agencies / relevant bodies, subordinated / coordinated by it
• Public and private vocational guidance and counseling service providers
• Government General Secretariat

Target group: at least 150 students enrolled in the national education system (bachelor and master)
Project value: 50,000 – 500,000 euro
Project duration: 4-6 months
Financing rate: up to 98% of the eligible value of the project

For more information, please visit : http://www.fonduri-ue.ro/posdru/images/doc2015/cpp189.pdf

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VAPRO can assist you in developing successful projects!

The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) has published the consultative versions of the Guidelines for Sub-measure 4.1 “Investments in agricultural holdings” and Sub-measure 6.1 “Business start up aid for young farmers”.

The sub-measure 4.1 “Investment in agricultural holdings” provides financial support to projects aiming: to improve the general performances of the farms, to facilitate restructuring and modernization of small or medium size farms, to increase market and commercial orientation, to reach community standards, to increase the added value of the agricultural products by processing them at the farm level, to encourage the direct commercialization, setting up and promoting an integrated food chain.

Eligible beneficiaries are: authorised individuals, individual company and family businesses, general partnership company (SNC), limited partnership company (SCS), joint stock company (SA), limited liability company (SRL), company with private capital, research and development institute, agricultural company, agricultural cooperative society, agricultural cooperative, producer group ,etc.

Eligible costs:

• Construction, extension, modernisation and endowment of the productive buildings inside the farm ;
• Refurbishing and endowment of the spaces for commercialisation and delivery and marketing costs within an integrated food chain ;
• Puchasing of new machines, equipment, tools etc ;
• Purchasing (leasing is allowed) of compact transport means
• The establishment of plantations for table grapes and other perennial plantations;
• Expenditures generated by meeting standards and compliance with new standards imposed by EU legislation ;
• Purchasing / development of software, purchasing of licences, patents, copyrights.

Maximum value of the non-reimbursable financing is different depending on farm size and project type, and it can be for certain projects up to maxim 2 mil EUR /project.

The maximum financing percentage can be between 30-50% from the eligible costs, depending on the project type and the farm size. The intensity of non reimbursable financial support can increase up to maximum 90% according to certain criteria.

More information on these guidelines can be found here: www.madr.ro

VAPRO can assist you in developing successful projects!

The day of March 25^th came with good news for SOPHRD program beneficiaries. The long expected list of approved strategic projects for KAI 2.3 (qualification training courses) was published and we gladly inform you that all projects developed by VAPRO under this KAI were approved with a very good score. On this occasion we congratulate the applicants and their partners and wish them success in implementation!

Please find below a brief analysis of this financing call, with the rate of approved projects versus submitted projects of around 22%:

• 342 projects were submitted for an allocated budget of 228 million Euro
• 197 projects were rejected in phase A (administrative) according to the list published on 22.11.2013
• 75 projects were approved out of approximately 170 projects that have entered phase B (technical verification), totaling about 93 million Euro and covering 40% of the allocated budget

Also on March 26^th new lists with approved projects were published for KAI 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 6.2 and 6.3 – strategic and grant type projects. More information can be found here: http://www.fseromania.ro/index.php

European Funds Minister stated for EurActiv.ro / HotNews.ro that in April all contracts for projects submitted last year and funded under SOPHRD and SOPIEC will be signed and from May new calls will be open under these programs.
VAPRO can assist in the development of successful projects!

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Reallocation among Axes to finance all projects selected

In the press conference organized by the Monitoring Committee of MASOPHRD on June 8^th 2010, the MASOPHRD has presented the status of the projects submitted, selected and contracted. Also, it has made a very important announcement for all beneficiaries: MASOPHRD has proposed to finance all projects selected on the key areas where the request has been very high (such as 3.1 or 3.2) by reallocating funds from key area where the interest was not that high (such as 4.2). According to the press release: “The management of MASOPHRD will propose to the Ministry of Labor and to the Ministry of Finance that all projects selected would be totally financed. The necessary amounts will be taken from the financial allocation of key areas where the interest was not that high among beneficiaries”.

Those who have submitted projects on the SOPHRD and are waiting for the results of the evaluation but also those of you who are planning to apply for a project financed through ESF-SOPHRD can analyze the updated situation of projects submitted on SOPHRD.

For more information please access the press release of MASOPHRD, and also an extensive document which presents the status of projects submitted, selected and contracted, and also the measure of reallocation inside SOPHRD suggested by MASOPHRD.

We are celebrating 3 years since we have established our Romanian office and we would like to thank all clients and partners that have been together with us during this time.

Also, as an anniversay offer, we are launching a transparent information and awareness campaign regarding the benefits of European funds, and the things that have not been said to often until now.

Do you want to understand what an EU financed project means?

Do you want to learn from our experience – over 300 projects national and international wide?

Do you have questions regarding projects and EU funding and you have never received an answer until now?

Ask us!!!

Our expertise in Romania, but also internationally, recommends us not only as a consultant with an extremely high success rate regarding projects submitted, but also as a real partner  for beneficiaries and authorities involved, a dedicated partner, serious and moreover capable to provide useful reccomendations and real solutions to specific aspects.

Our results since 2008 and until now regarding ESF (SOPHRD) are, in short terms:

• 97 projects developed and submitted with a value over 50.300.000 euro
• 41 projects evaluated and approved, with a value over  21.000.000 euro
• 39 projects still under evaluation

We are proud to present to you our new website, which we would like to become an important support for those who wish to find out the latest news in the EU funds domain, but also information on how we can help you in winning such funds for your company.

Also, for our 3 years anniversary in Romania, we have inaugurated a new office for VAPRO Romania, where we invite all of our clients as well as all of you who would like to collaborate with us in the future.

We cannot end before we draw a signal regarding the actual status of the absorbtion of EU funds in Romania, that is below 10% at this time. This can lead to the un-desired situation that at December 31st 2010, according to the n+3” rule, Romania will have to return the money it has not used to the European Union.

According to the most recent analysis published on the ACIS website, at April 30th  2010, the reimbursements towards the beneficiaries are worth 22.303.647 euro (90.809.301 lei). So, the absorbtion rate reported to the public funds allocated for 2007 (250.543.753 euro) is   8.90% and compared to the public financing opened for 2007-2010 (1.534.129.960 euro) is is only 1.45%.

We consider that our main advantage in Romania is precisely „understanding the market”, reason for which our involvement in any EU project brings a real added value, which has its roots in the preciseness of the absorption mecanisms of EU funds.

Learn more on our new website : www.vapro.ro

For any details or further information we remain at your disposal:
Irina Zugravu
Mob. +40 730 103 118
E-mail. i.zugravu@vapro.ro