GREEN SEMINAR: Do Not Significant Harm (DNSH) and other golden horizontal rules in EU funds (structural and investments funds, clima initiatives and recovery and resilience plans, modernisation fund)– how to implement the Green Deal and other key EU priorities in projects in practice
– DNSh – until when?
– instruments for financing (grants and loans vs investments funds implication – debate)
– developing the work force skills to manage the green deal and digital processes
– Digitalizing public sector – Romanian example (interoperability and cloud)
Day 1 on 6 March 2025
8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00 – 9:15 Introduction and starting quiz: how to get Master of Funds Administration (MFA)
9:15 – 10:30 The European Green Deal
- FIT FOR 55 – COMMISSION PROPOSALS – adopted
- EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) reform
- New EU Emissions Trading System for building and road transport fuels
- Social Climate Fund
- Effort Sharing Regulation
- Regulation on Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture (LULUCF)
- CO2 emissions standards for cars and vans
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
- Renewable Energy Directive
- Energy Efficiency Directive
- Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR)
- ReFuel EU Aviation Regulation
- FuelEU Maritime Regulation
- Transforming our economy and societies
- Making transport sustainable for all
- Leading the green industrial revolution
- Cleaning our energy system
- Renovating buildings for greener lifestyles
- Working with nature to protect our planet and health
- Boosting global climate action
- Directive (EU) 2023/959 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading system (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
- Directive (EU) 2023/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards aviation’s contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and the appropriate implementation of a global market-based measure (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/857 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement, and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/857 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement, and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/839 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the reporting and compliance rules, and setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review (Text with EEA relevance) – LULUCF
- DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652
- Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU (Text with EEA relevance)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (Text with EEA relevance)
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 – 12:30 DNSH – REGULATION (EU) 2020/852 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088
in practice
- Irregularities and frauds – how to avoid serious trouble ?
- Case study: RRF
- Discussion round
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Time
instruments for financing (grants and loans vs investments funds implication – debate)
13:30 – 14:30 structural and investments funds, clima initiatives and recovery and resilience plans, modernisation fund
Case study: how to define green financial instruments
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break & Networking
Working in parallel groups – panels of your choice: Management Panel v Implementation Panel
14:45 – 16:00 ….
TBC
Day 2 on 7 March 2025
8:30 – 9:00 Warmup Coffee
9:00 – 9:15 From yesterday’s conclusions to today’s introduction – MFA development
9:15 – 10:30 Warming up horizontal session – developing the work force skills to manage the green deal and digital processes
Monitoring progress in programmes’ implementation: ESI Funds’ indicators versus RRF’s milestones
- Task division and system of cooperation between key actors: Managing Authorities – Intermediate Bodies – Audit and Control Institutions
- Technical assistance – main tools and novelties 2021-2027;
- How to implement new information and promotion obligations
- Discussion round
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 – 12:30 Accelerating horizontal session – how to navigate inside 2021-2027:
- Enabling conditions at implementation stage (innovations, transport, sustainable and social development)
- New obligations for cross-border cooperation in 2021-2027 Programmes
- Reporting and communication rules: Beneficiary versus Managing Authority
- Looking for optimal mode: shared management versus direct management
- Growing role of Financial Instruments: main policy objectives and types of projects
- Discussion round
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Time
13:30 – 14:30 Digitalizing public sector – Romanian example (interoperability and cloud)
- Novelties goals and expected results for ESF+
- How to implement AMIF – key rules
- EAFRD – social development at rural areas
- JTF – unique chance for new qualifications and jobs
- Case study: social development in 2021-2027
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break & Networking
Working in parallel groups – panels of your choice: Management Panel v Implementation Panel
14:45 – 16:00 Digitalizing public sector – Romanian example (interoperability and cloud)
- R&D and innovations as key priorities for 2021-2027
- Optimal system of Business Support Institutions (BSIs)
- Economic promotion and internationalisation – main traps
- STEP initiative in practice – main consequences
- Case study: optimal project for enterprises’ support in 2021-2027
- Q & A session and the main second day’s conclusions
17:00 – Walking tour and get-together in Berlin
