Subdirección General de Gestión del Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional

Assistant Director General: Anatolio Alonso Pardo

Addresses

Teléfono: 91 583 52 23

Functions

By virtue of its powers relating to the ERDF and the JTF, it is also responsible for the functions set out in the following paragraphs:

• Those which, according to the different European Regulations, correspond to the Spanish Member State with regard to the ERDF, the FTJ, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Union's external financing instruments and other funds assigned to it.
• Those which, according to the different European Regulations, correspond to the Managing Authority or similar authority of the programmes financed by the ERDF, the FTJ, the European Territorial Cooperation, the European Union's external financing instruments, the Solidarity Fund, the European Economic Area Financial Instrument and other funds assigned to it.
• The selection of operations for financing from ERDF, FTJ and other funds allocated to it and the implementation of systems to ensure compliance with European and national standards of expenditure submitted to the European Commission for co-financing from these funds.
• Proposals for the development of legislation and regulations related to the management and control of aid from the ERDF, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Union's external financing instruments, the FTJ and other funds assigned to it, as well as the drafting of rules on the eligibility of expenditure.
• The designation of intermediate bodies for the programmes and the definition of the terms of the agreements relating to the intermediate bodies managing the funds under their responsibility.
• Negotiating with the European Commission and other institutions on matters related to the regulation of the ERDF, the FTJ, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Union's external financing instruments and other funds assigned to it
• Cooperation and coordination with the territorial administrations with regard to the programming, management, evaluation, monitoring and communication of actions carried out with the ERDF, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Union's external financing instruments, the FTJ and other funds assigned to it.
• Representation in the committees and working groups for the coordination of European funds and other committees or collegiate bodies where it is competent and the coordination and promotion of the Thematic Networks related to the ERDF, the FTJ and other funds assigned to it.
• All actions necessary for the finalisation and closure of operational programmes of the ERDF, the FTJ, the European Territorial Cooperation, the European Union's external financing instruments and other funds allocated to it.

It is the Managing Authority for programmes financed by the ERDF, with the exception of European Territorial Cooperation programmes, and by the JTF.