# Official Journal C 165/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6114 May 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 165

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6114 May 2018

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 165/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8714 — P7S1/TF1/Mediaset/Channel 4 Group/EBX) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2018/C 165/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8820 — GE/Rosneft/JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 165/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8714 — P7S1/TF1/Mediaset/Channel 4 Group/EBX) (
  1
  )

1

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2018/C 165/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8820 — GE/Rosneft/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 165/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2018/C 165/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| 2018/C 165/05 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| 2018/C 165/06 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| 2018/C 165/07 | Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 June 2018(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 )) | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 165/03

Euro exchange rates

2

2018/C 165/04

Euro exchange rates

3

2018/C 165/05

Euro exchange rates

4

2018/C 165/06

Euro exchange rates

5

2018/C 165/07

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 June 2018(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ))

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ))

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 165/08 | Call for proposals — Support for information measures relating to the EU Cohesion policy | 7 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2018/C 165/08

Call for proposals — Support for information measures relating to the EU Cohesion policy

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8714 — P7S1/TF1/Mediaset/Channel 4 Group/EBX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 165/01)

On 6 March 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8714. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8714. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8820 — GE/Rosneft/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 165/02)

On 4 April 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8820. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8820. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

8 May 2018

(2018/C 165/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1870 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,45 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4503 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87930 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4760 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1906 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 122,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6233 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,526 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 314,91 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2792 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6495 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,0904 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5929 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5398 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3178 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7019 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5883 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 278,90 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,9131 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5586 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3920 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 718,90 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7106 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,616 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,1187 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,877 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2233 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,1788 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,6300 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1870

JPY

Japanese yen

129,45

DKK

Danish krone

7,4503

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87930

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4760

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1906

ISK

Iceland króna

122,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6233

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,526

HUF

Hungarian forint

314,91

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2792

RON

Romanian leu

4,6495

TRY

Turkish lira

5,0904

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5929

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5398

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3178

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7019

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5883

KRW

South Korean won

1 278,90

ZAR

South African rand

14,9131

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5586

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3920

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 718,90

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7106

PHP

Philippine peso

61,616

RUB

Russian rouble

75,1187

THB

Thai baht

37,877

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2233

MXN

Mexican peso

23,1788

INR

Indian rupee

79,6300

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Euro exchange rates (1)

9 May 2018

(2018/C 165/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1879 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,24 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4495 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87445 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3473 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1895 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 122,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6045 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,564 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 315,12 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2656 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6448 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,0824 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5923 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5299 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3248 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6995 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5921 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 279,55 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,9351 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5628 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3875 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 713,75 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7332 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,694 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,9194 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,078 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2451 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,2043 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,9010 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1879

JPY

Japanese yen

130,24

DKK

Danish krone

7,4495

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87445

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3473

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1895

ISK

Iceland króna

122,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6045

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,564

HUF

Hungarian forint

315,12

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2656

RON

Romanian leu

4,6448

TRY

Turkish lira

5,0824

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5923

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5299

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3248

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6995

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5921

KRW

South Korean won

1 279,55

ZAR

South African rand

14,9351

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5628

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3875

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 713,75

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7332

PHP

Philippine peso

61,694

RUB

Russian rouble

74,9194

THB

Thai baht

38,078

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2451

MXN

Mexican peso

23,2043

INR

Indian rupee

79,9010

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 May 2018

(2018/C 165/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1878 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,22 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4496 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87810 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3150 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1908 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 122,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5470 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,498 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 313,85 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2443 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6388 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,0429 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5865 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5172 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3241 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7144 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5925 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 270,74 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,7041 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5419 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3885 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 664,83 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7700 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,768 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 73,7070 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,081 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2464 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,0556 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,8905 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1878

JPY

Japanese yen

130,22

DKK

Danish krone

7,4496

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87810

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3150

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1908

ISK

Iceland króna

122,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5470

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,498

HUF

Hungarian forint

313,85

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2443

RON

Romanian leu

4,6388

TRY

Turkish lira

5,0429

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5865

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5172

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3241

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7144

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5925

KRW

South Korean won

1 270,74

ZAR

South African rand

14,7041

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5419

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3885

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 664,83

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7700

PHP

Philippine peso

61,768

RUB

Russian rouble

73,7070

THB

Thai baht

38,081

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2464

MXN

Mexican peso

23,0556

INR

Indian rupee

79,8905

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 May 2018

(2018/C 165/06)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1934 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,44 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4498 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88000 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2635 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1933 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 122,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5425 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,506 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 314,97 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2584 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6345 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,1025 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5801 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5197 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3681 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7110 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5917 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 273,07 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,6515 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5572 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3893 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 672,69 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7713 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,551 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 73,5704 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,028 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2486 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,9796 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 80,3600 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1934

JPY

Japanese yen

130,44

DKK

Danish krone

7,4498

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88000

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2635

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1933

ISK

Iceland króna

122,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5425

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,506

HUF

Hungarian forint

314,97

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2584

RON

Romanian leu

4,6345

TRY

Turkish lira

5,1025

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5801

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5197

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3681

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7110

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5917

KRW

South Korean won

1 273,07

ZAR

South African rand

14,6515

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5572

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3893

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 672,69

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7713

PHP

Philippine peso

62,551

RUB

Russian rouble

73,5704

THB

Thai baht

38,028

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2486

MXN

Mexican peso

22,9796

INR

Indian rupee

80,3600

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 June 2018

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2018/C 165/07)

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.

Modified rates are indicated in bold.

Previous table published in OJ C 137, 19.4.2018, p. 3.

| From | To | AT | BE | BG | CY | CZ | DE | DK | EE | EL | ES | FI | FR | HR | HU | IE | IT | LT | LU | LV | MT | NL | PL | PT | RO | SE | SI | SK | UK |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1.6.2018 | ... | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,65 | -0,18 | 1,12 | -0,18 | 0,04 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,30 | 0,09 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 1,85 | -0,18 | 2,21 | -0,33 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,86 |
| 1.5.2018 | 31.5.2018 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,65 | -0,18 | 0,95 | -0,18 | 0,03 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,40 | 0,09 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 1,85 | -0,18 | 2,21 | -0,33 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,86 |
| 1.4.2018 | 30.4.2018 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,65 | -0,18 | 0,95 | -0,18 | 0,03 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,40 | 0,09 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 1,85 | -0,18 | 2,21 | -0,42 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,73 |
| 1.3.2018 | 31.3.2018 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,65 | -0,18 | 0,95 | -0,18 | 0,02 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,54 | 0,09 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 1,85 | -0,18 | 2,21 | -0,42 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,73 |
| 1.2.2018 | 28.2.2018 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,65 | -0,18 | 0,75 | -0,18 | 0,02 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,54 | 0,09 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 1,85 | -0,18 | 2,21 | -0,42 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,73 |
| 1.1.2018 | 31.1.2018 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,65 | -0,18 | 0,75 | -0,18 | 0,02 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,54 | 0,13 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 1,85 | -0,18 | 1,89 | -0,42 | -0,18 | -0,18 | 0,73 |

From

To

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

1.6.2018

...

-0,18

-0,18

0,65

-0,18

1,12

-0,18

0,04

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

0,30

0,09

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

1,85

-0,18

2,21

-0,33

-0,18

-0,18

0,86

1.5.2018

31.5.2018

-0,18

-0,18

0,65

-0,18

0,95

-0,18

0,03

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

0,40

0,09

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

1,85

-0,18

2,21

-0,33

-0,18

-0,18

0,86

1.4.2018

30.4.2018

-0,18

-0,18

0,65

-0,18

0,95

-0,18

0,03

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

-0,18

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

| 14.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 165/7 |
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14.5.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/7

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

‘Support for information measures relating to the EU Cohesion policy’

(2018/C 165/08)

1.   Objectives and themes

This is a call for proposals for funding information measures within the meaning of Article 58 (f) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) from appropriations in the 2018 budget as announced by Commission Decision C(2018)763 of 14 February 2018 (2).

With the current call for proposals, the European Commission seeks to select potential beneficiaries for the implementation of a number of information measures (3) co-financed by the EU. The main aim is to provide support for the production and dissemination of information and content linked to EU Cohesion policy (4), while respecting complete editorial independence of the actors involved.

The specific objectives of this call for proposals are:

| — | To promote and foster a better understanding of the role of Cohesion policy in supporting all EU's regions; |
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To promote and foster a better understanding of the role of Cohesion policy in supporting all EU's regions;

| — | To increase awareness of projects funded by the EU — through Cohesion policy in particular — and of their impact on people's lives; |
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To increase awareness of projects funded by the EU — through Cohesion policy in particular — and of their impact on people's lives;

| — | To disseminate information and encourage an open dialogue on Cohesion policy, its results, its role in delivering on the EU's political priorities and on its future; |
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To disseminate information and encourage an open dialogue on Cohesion policy, its results, its role in delivering on the EU's political priorities and on its future;

| — | To encourage civic participation in matters related to Cohesion policy and to foster citizens' participation to setting priorities for the future of this policy. |
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To encourage civic participation in matters related to Cohesion policy and to foster citizens' participation to setting priorities for the future of this policy.

The proposals shall illustrate and assess the role of Cohesion policy in delivering the European Commission's political priorities and in addressing current and future challenges for the EU, its Member States, its regions and the local level. More specifically, they should relate to the contribution of Cohesion policy to:

| — | boosting jobs, growth and investment at the regional and national level, and improving citizens' quality of life; |
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boosting jobs, growth and investment at the regional and national level, and improving citizens' quality of life;

| — | helping deliver on the EU's and Member States' major priorities – which include, in addition to job and growth creation, addressing climate change, protecting environment, enhancing research and innovation, among others; |
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helping deliver on the EU's and Member States' major priorities – which include, in addition to job and growth creation, addressing climate change, protecting environment, enhancing research and innovation, among others;

| — | enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU while reducing disparities between and within EU countries and regions; |
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enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU while reducing disparities between and within EU countries and regions;

| — | helping regions harness globalisation by finding their niche in the world economy; |
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helping regions harness globalisation by finding their niche in the world economy;

| — | reinforcing the European project as Cohesion policy directly serves EU citizens. |
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reinforcing the European project as Cohesion policy directly serves EU citizens.

2.   Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants (lead and co-applicants as well as affiliated entities if any) must be legal entities established and registered in an EU Member State. Examples of eligible applicants (5) are:

| — | media organisations/news agencies (television, radio, written press, online media, new media, combination of different media); |
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media organisations/news agencies (television, radio, written press, online media, new media, combination of different media);

| — | non-profit organizations; |
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non-profit organizations;

| — | universities and educational institutions; |
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universities and educational institutions;

| — | research centres and think-tanks; |
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research centres and think-tanks;

| — | associations of European interest; |
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associations of European interest;

| — | private entities; |
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private entities;

| — | public authorities (6) (national, regional and local), with the exception of the authorities in charge of the implementation of Cohesion policy in accordance with Art. 123 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. |
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public authorities (6) (national, regional and local), with the exception of the authorities in charge of the implementation of Cohesion policy in accordance with Art. 123 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

Natural persons, as well as entities established for the sole purpose of the implementation of the projects within this call for proposals are not eligible applicants.

For British applicants: the eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of Article II.17 of the grant agreement.

Applicants who participated in the call launched by the European Commission in 2017 (Call for proposals — ‘Support for information measures relating to the EU Cohesion policy’) (7) are eligible notwithstanding the outcome of their previous application.

3.   Exclusion and selection criteria

The applicant (lead and co-applicants) and affiliated entities must sign a declaration on their honour certifying that they are not in one of the situations referred to in Articles 106(1) and 107 of the Financial Regulation (FR) (8) (concerning exclusion and rejection from the procedure respectively).

The applicant (lead and co-applicants) must have the professional competencies as well as appropriate qualifications necessary to complete the proposed information measure as well as stable and sufficient sources of funding to maintain their activity throughout the period during which the project is being carried out or the year for which the grant is awarded and to participate in its funding.

4.   Award criteria

The different tools and activities included in the projects should be interconnected, clear in their conceptual approach and in the results to be achieved. They should also have a significant impact that can be measured through relevant indicators. They should have a regional focus.

Applications will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

| | Criteria | Elements to be taken into consideration | Weighting (points) |
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| 1. | Relevance of the measure and contribution to the objectives of the call for proposals | — | Relevance of the objectives of the proposal with regard to the objectives and priorities of the call for proposals |

Criteria

Elements to be taken into consideration

Weighting (points)

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Relevance of the measure and contribution to the objectives of the call for proposals

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Relevance of the objectives of the proposal with regard to the objectives and priorities of the call for proposals

| — | Relevance of the types of information actions used with regards to the region(s) |
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Relevance of the types of information actions used with regards to the region(s)

| — | Added value to existing initiatives across the regions in Europe |
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Added value to existing initiatives across the regions in Europe

| — | Innovative character of the project with regard to the evolution of the communication landscape, e.g. multimedia dimension of the proposed action |
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Innovative character of the project with regard to the evolution of the communication landscape, e.g. multimedia dimension of the proposed action

30 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

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Outreach and effectiveness of the measure

| — | Specific, measurable, attainable and relevant objectives in terms of outreach and dissemination |
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Specific, measurable, attainable and relevant objectives in terms of outreach and dissemination

| — | Ability of the outreach plan (including for example a broadcast schedule, channel(s) of distribution and number of guaranteed contacts based on previous records) to maximise reach per target audience at local, regional, multiregional and national level (multiplier effect), for example via cooperation of applicants with networks and/or regional actors/media |
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Ability of the outreach plan (including for example a broadcast schedule, channel(s) of distribution and number of guaranteed contacts based on previous records) to maximise reach per target audience at local, regional, multiregional and national level (multiplier effect), for example via cooperation of applicants with networks and/or regional actors/media

| — | Effectiveness of proposed methodologies to reach the objectives of this call, including methods for content production, mechanism to ensure editorial independence and methods to build technical solutions |
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Effectiveness of proposed methodologies to reach the objectives of this call, including methods for content production, mechanism to ensure editorial independence and methods to build technical solutions

| — | Publicity planned for the activities and methods for disseminating results |
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Publicity planned for the activities and methods for disseminating results

| — | Measures to monitor progress |
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Measures to monitor progress

| — | Ex post evaluation methodology |
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Ex post evaluation methodology

| — | Possibilities for continuation of the project beyond the requested period of EU support |
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Possibilities for continuation of the project beyond the requested period of EU support

40 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

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Efficiency of the measure

| — | Cost-effectiveness in terms of the proposed resources, taking into account costs as well as expected results |
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Cost-effectiveness in terms of the proposed resources, taking into account costs as well as expected results

20 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

4.

Organisation of the project team and quality of the project management

| — | Quality of the proposed coordination mechanisms, quality control systems and arrangements to manage risks |
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Quality of the proposed coordination mechanisms, quality control systems and arrangements to manage risks

| — | Quality of the allocation of tasks in view of implementing the activities of the proposed measure |
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Quality of the allocation of tasks in view of implementing the activities of the proposed measure

10 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

A maximum of 100 points will be awarded for the quality of the proposal. The required minimum overall score is 60 points out of 100, while a minimum score of 50 % is required for each criterion. Only the proposals meeting the above-mentioned quality thresholds will be put onto the ranking list. Reaching the threshold does not automatically imply award of the grant.

5.   Budget and project duration

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of information measures under this call is estimated at EUR 5 000 000.

The grant amount will be minimum EUR 70 000 and maximum EUR 300 000. The EU grant will take the form of reimbursement of up to 80 % of the actual eligible costs of the action. Applicants must guarantee the co-financing of the remaining amount covered by their own resources.

The Commission reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

The maximum duration of the projects is 12 months.

6.   Timetable and deadline for applications

| Stages | Date and time period |
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| Deadline for submitting applications | 28 June 2018 |
| Evaluation period (indicative) | July to September 2018 |
| Information to applicants (indicative) | October 2018 |
| Signature of grant agreements (indicative) | December 2018/January 2019 |

Stages

Date and time period

Deadline for submitting applications

28 June 2018

Evaluation period (indicative)

July to September 2018

Information to applicants (indicative)

October 2018

Signature of grant agreements (indicative)

December 2018/January 2019

7.   Further information

The application forms as well as additional information on the call for proposals can be found in the guidelines for applicants available at http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/newsroom/funding-opportunities/calls-for-proposal/

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the abovementioned guidelines for applicants.

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(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

(2)  http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/tender/pdf/official/2018_financing_decision_ta.pdf

(3)  For the purpose of this call for proposals, an ‘information measure’ is a self-contained and coherent set of information activities relating to the EU Cohesion policy.

(4)  With this call for proposals the European Commission is supporting information measures relating to the EU Cohesion policy, which is delivered through three main funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (CF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). In this sense, a project which addresses the impact of any of these three Funds in a region is eligible.

(5)  Non-exhaustive list.

(6)  Public law bodies or bodies governed by private law with a public service mission.

(7)  OJ C 282, 26.8.2017, p. 10.

(8)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) NO 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

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