CAST II Flashcards
(84 cards)
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Procurement types
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contests, negotiated procedures, restricted procedures
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control list
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list of all the risks, including those encountered during previous projects.
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duration
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number of working days (not including holidays or other non-working periods) required to complete an activity
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Council of the EU represents
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the Member states government
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European Parliament represents
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EU citiziens
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EU money comes from
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VAT-based resources, customs duties on imports from outside of the EU, GNI-based resources (MS’s contribution)
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triple helix
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cooperation between 3 parties (academia, industry and governement)
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Treaty of Lisbon
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- signed on 13th dec 2007
- entered into force on 1st dec 2009
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EFTA
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- European Free trade association
- iceland, liechtenstien, Norway, Switzerland
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PPP or P3
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Public Private Partnerships
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forms of grant
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lump sum, flate-rate financing, reimbursment on the basis of unit costs
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Tender Vs grant
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Tender - request predefined services
Grant - gives objectives
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FP7
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2007-2013
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ITER
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- energy project
- EU, india, japan, china, Russia, South Korea and USA
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WBS - work breakdown structure
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components, functional disciplines, company departments, geographical locations, configurations, phases and deliverables.
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Horizon Europe
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- 9th Framework programme
- 2021-2027
- 3 pillars: open science, global challenges and industrial competitiveness, open innovation
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risk analysis does
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- reduce uncertainty
- but does not reduce ambiguity
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PPP
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- project portfolio process
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decentralised management
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- only used in external action fields
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time limit to answer a request to access a doc
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- 15 working days
- if after that no answer, the applicant is entitled to submit to make a confirmation application
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EPSO
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European Personal Selection Office
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CAP
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launched in 1962
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PERT
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- Project evaluation and review technique
- designed to analyse and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project
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EP elects every
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5y
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general EU law
- proportionality
- equality
- legal certainty
- non-retroactivity
- legitimate expectation
- human and fundamental rights
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COREPER
- Committee of Permanent representatives in the European Union
- brussels
- meant to prepare the agenda for the ministerial Council of the EU meetings
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feasability study
- conducted during the formulation fase
- verifies whether th proposed project is well-founded and likely to meet the needs
- justifies acceptance, modification or rejection for funding
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recurrent costs
costs of operation and maintenance occur even after the end of the project.
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development indicators
input
impact
outcome
output
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Input indicators
measure finantial, administrative and regulatory resources provided by the gov and donors
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output indicators
- or results
| - measure immediate and concrete consequences of the measures taken and resources used
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impact indicators
measure the long-term consequences in terms of national development and poverty reduction
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objectively verifiable indicators (OVI)
- are development indicators
| - provide that basis for designing an appropriate monitoring system.
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efficiency indicators
measure the results in terms of target group benefits
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Quality attributes of the quality frame of development projects
relevant
feasible
effective and well-managed
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commission programme supporting the partner gov's sector programme
Sector policy support program
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grants are designed to fund
- non-state actors
| - through call for proposals
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fraud
intentionally
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An executive agency does
and does not
- provide information on programme implementation
- implementation
-provide info on the policy to the MS
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Source of the EU primary law
treaties
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types of EU laws
Primary (treaties)
| Secondary (regulation, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions
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treaties
- lay down the objectives of the European Union, the rules for EU institutions, how decisions are made and the relationship between the EU and its member countries.
- are negotiated and agreed by all the EU countries and then ratified by their parliaments, sometimes following a referendum.
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regulation
legal acts that apply automatically and uniformly to all EU countries as soon as they enter into force, without needing to be transposed into national law.
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Directive
require EU countries to achieve a certain result, but leave them free to choose how to do so. EU countries must adopt measures to incorporate them into national law (transpose) in order to achieve the objectives set by the directive. National authorities must communicate these measures to the European Commission.
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decisions
shall be binding in its entirety. A decision which specifies those to whom it is addressed shall be binding only on them.
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recommendations
without imposing any legal obligation on those to whom it is addressed. They have no binding force.
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delegated acts
legally binding acts that enable the Commission to supplement or amend non‑essential parts of EU legislative acts, for example, in order to define detailed measures.
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implementing acts
legally binding acts that enable the Commission – under the supervision of committees consisting of EU countries’ representatives – to set conditions that ensure that EU laws are applied uniformly.
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only legal act binding the European Commission and the Signatory
Grant Agreement or Grant Decision
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subsidiarity
In some cases Member States can estimate that the EC intervention at regional and local level is more effective than the one of the single Member States
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subsidiarity
In some cases Member States can estimate that the EC intervention at regional and local level is more effective than the one of the single Member States
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millennium development goals
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
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when can the EU court of auditors audit projects
After final report approval
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EIT
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology
| - EU body created by the European Union in 2008 to strengthen Europe’s ability to innovate
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MFF 2021-2027
+ next generation EU
7 headings (1:
1. single market, innovation and digital (132b) Horizon Europe, CEF,...)
2. cohesion and values (377b) (Erasmus+, ESF, CF)
3. Natural resources and envi (356b)
4. Migration and border management (22b)
5. Security and defense [13b)
6. Neighbourdhood and the world (98.4)
7. European Public administration (73b)
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In the Financial Regulation, under which amount the projects are considered to be 'low value' projects?
<=60 000e
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BCWC
best case, worse case - estimation of duration of a task.
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new in Horizon Europe
European Innovation council
open science policy
new approach to partnerships
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implementing partners should
write the monitoring reports and anual operating plan
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who should evaluate development projects during the Programming phases?
- DG DEVCO
- EEAS, FPIS
- Partner gov and EU delegations
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key docs required at Identification stage
Terms of reference
financing proposal
identification fiche
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implementation phase composed by
inception, implementation-phase-out
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DG DEVCO
- DG for International Cooperation and development.
| - manages evaluation of the results of country sector policies and programs.
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RASCI
Responsable, accountable, support, consulted, informed
| responsibility assignment matrix
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PM2
- project
- 4-5weeks, 2-3 people
- more than construction/delivery activities´
- inlcudes transition or business implementation activities
- maturity
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AGB
Appropriate Governance Body
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PSB
Project Steering Committee
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SP
Solution Provider
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PM
Proje. manager
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PO
Project owner
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BM
business manager
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PCT
Project Core Team
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BIG
Business implementation group
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APM
Assistant Project Manager
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PSO
Proj Support Office
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Logical Framework approach
Project description: objectives, purpose, results, activities
indicators
source of verification
assumptions
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Project cycle management (PCM)
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PROGRAMMING
IDENTIFICATION
FORMULATION
IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING MONITORING AND REPORTING
EVALUATION
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Initiating
Proj invitation request
business case
project charter
project logs
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EU 2020
EU's agenda for growth and jobs for the current decade
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EU 2020 targets
Employment: 75% of people aged 20–64 to be in work
Research and development (R&D): 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D
Climate change and energy: greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than 1990 levels
- 20% of energy coming from renewables
- 20% increase in energy efficiency
Education: rates of early school leavers below 10%, at least 40% of people aged 30–34 having completed higher education
Poverty and social exclusion: at least 20 million fewer people in – or at risk of – poverty/social exclusion
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7 flagships initiatives (+-2010)
• Smart growth
◦ Digital agenda for Europe
◦ Innovation Union
◦ Youth on the move
• Sustainable growth
◦ Resource efficient Europe
◦ An industrial policy for the globalisation era
• Inclusive growth
◦ An agenda for new skills and jobs
◦ European platform against poverty
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Climate action
* formulate and implement climate policies and strategies
* take a leading role in international negotiations on climate
* implement the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
* monitor national emissions by EU member countries
* promote low-carbon technologies & adaptation measures
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Green deal - goals
- europe climate-neutral by 2050
- proctect human life, animals and plants by cutting pollution
- hep companies become world leaders in clean products and technologies
- help ensure a just and inclusive transition.
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eligible costs
(incurred during project implementation, necessary, verifiable etc)
