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REPuBLIc OF EsT0NIA MINIsTRY OF FINANcE Judit Rozsa European Commission, DG Reform Our ref. 22.07.2024 No 9.2-6/35.-. REFORM-TSI@ec .europa.eu Cooperation and Support Pian for TSI 2021-2027 Dear Ms Rozsa, Piease find attached the signed Cooperation and Support Pian for the Technicai Support Instrument. These seiected projects coincide with the nationai prioritization and we are reaily iooking forward to their impiementation. As a policy developer, the Ministry of Finance of Estonia is committed to identification and prioritization ofnational reform needs and supports the State Shared Service Centre, acting as Coordination Authority, if so needed, to ensure that the activities proposed in the Annex 5 of the Cooperation and Support Pian are carried out. Yours sincerely, — —-::—- Mart Vörklaev Minister of Finance Enci. Cooperation and Support Pian Miryam Vahtra +372 6113047 Miryam.Vahtrafin.ee Suur-Ameerika 1/10122 Tallinn / Estonia / +372 611 3558 / [email protected] www.rahandusministeerium .ee / Reg. code: 70000272 Cooperation and Support Pian Technical Support Instrument 2021 - 2027 Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument Estonia COOPERATION AND SUPPORT PLAN .3 CONDITIONS OF THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT PLAN 3 1. INTRODUCTION 3 II. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT 3 III. WORKING METHODS 4 IV. TRANSMISSIQN OF INFORMATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL AND ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE PLAN 6 V. COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 6 VI. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE REQUEST(S), PRIORITY AREAS FOR SUPPORT AND OBJECTIVES 7 VII. SCOPE OFTHE SUPPORT MEASURES 8 VIII. FINANCING OF SUPPORT 8 ANNEXES TO THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT PLAN 9  C00PERATI0N AND SUPPORT PLAN For the purpose of the Cooperation and Support Pian: (1) The European Commission is hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”; (H) The Directorate General for Structurai Reform Support is hereinafter referred to as “DG REFORM”; (iii) Estonia is hereinafter referred to as “the Member State”; (iv) The State Shared Service Centre, acting as Coordinating Authority, is hereinafter referred to as “the Coordinating Authority” CONDITIONS OF THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT PIAN INTRODUCTION 1. To heip address some of the reievant reform chaiienges that the country is facing, the Member State has requested support under Reguiation (EU) 2021/240 estabiishing a Technicai Support Instrument (hereinafter referred to as “TSI Reguiation”) (1). The request(s) for technicai support submitted by the Member State have been anaiysed by the Commission in accordance with the criteria and principles (2) referred to in Articie 9(5) of the TSI Reguiation. 2. Based on that anaiysis and taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes, this Cooperation and Support Pian refiects the outcome of the discussions between the Member State authorities, notabiy the Coordinating Authority and the Commission, notabiy DG REFORM. 3. The Cooperation and Support Pian sets out the guiding principles governing the provision of support (section II), the pianned working methods (section III), the transmission of information to the European Pariiament and the Councii, as weli as the annuai update of the pian (IV), the communication and visibility requirements (V), the circumstances of the request(s), the priority areas for support, and the main objectives (section VI), the intended scope of the support measures (section VII), and the indicative financing of support (VIII). The Annex(es) provide(s) the specific circumstances of the Member State’s request(s), and an estimated giobal financiai contribution by year, with an indicative timeiine. Annex 5 inciudes a proposal made by DG REFORM for a mandate of the Coordnating Authorities. II. GuIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT The foiiowing principies shouid guide the provision and administration of support: 4. National ownership of reforms. Any support measure shouid aim to support the Member State’s endeavours and initiatives reiated to the design, deveiopment and/or impiementation of reforms, and/or reiated to the preparation, amendment, impiementation and/or revision of recovery and resiiience pians. Nationai authorities (1) Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the Eurorean Parliament and of the council of 10 February 2021 establishincj a Technical Surport Instrument (0J L 57, 18.2.2021). (2) The criteria for analysis is based on the urgency, breadth and depth of the challenges identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas concerned, socioeconomic indicators and institutional and general administrative capacity of the Member State concerned, taking into consideration the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management.  maintain fuil ownership of their reform agenda. They also assume fuli political ownership of the support measures envisaged by thas Cooperation and Support Pian, in order to achieve the most effective resuits from the support received. National ownership is recognised as a key factor for the success of the support measures envisaged under the TSI Regulation. 5. Working in partnership. In order to maximise the results of the support measures, it is crucial that Member States’ authorities at ali leveis national, regionai and Iocal — — aim to work closely with each other in a spirit of partnership, in accordance with that Member State’s institutional and legal framework and, as far as practicable, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders. 6. Coordination and complementarity. The Commission and the Member State, within their respective responsibilities, should foster synergies and ensure effective coordination between the support measures envisaged by this Cooperation and Support Pian and the support measures financed by other Union programmes and instruments, and in particular with measures financed by Union funds. This coordination and complementarity should be ensured in the planning phase, as weiI as during the impiementation phase of the support measures. The Member State is encouraged to optimise, where appropriate, the mechanisms for internal coordination, inter alia, to avoid duplication of effort and with a view to help deliver coherent and streamlined support actions. 7. The Commission shouid promote compiementarity and synergies between different instruments at Union level; the Member State should promote complementarity and synergies between different instruments at national and, where appropriate, regional and iocal leveis, in particular in relation to measures financed by Union funds. 8. The Commission should make best efforts to ensure complementarity and synergies with support provided by other relevant international organisations. 9. No double funding. The support measures envisaged by this Cooperation and Support Pian are to be implemented in accordance with the TSI Regulation and the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046 (hereinafter referred to as “Financiai Regulation”) (3). It is recalied that actions financed under the TSI Regulation may receive support from other Union programmes, instruments or funds under the Union’s budget, provided that the support does not cover the same cost items. III. WORKING METHODS 10. To facilitate the smooth cooperation and effective impiementation of the technical support, the Commission, notably DG REFORM, and the Member State, notably the Coordinating Authority, endeavour to observe the following working methods. 11. Impiementation and monitoring of the Cooperation and Support Pian: (3) Regulation (U, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, PE/13/2018/REV/1 (QJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1—222).  11.1. DG REFORM designates a dedicated Country coordinator (the DG REFORM Country Coordinator) to be the key interioCutor for the Member State. The DG REFORM Country Coordinator maintains a diaiogue with the Coordinating Authority in relation to the support measures provided, and monitors progress towards achievement of the objectives set out in this Cooperation and Support Pian. 11.2. The Member State designates a Coordinating Authority to act as the interiocutor of DG REFORM for the overaii impiementation of this Cooperation and Support Pian. The Coordinating Authority should be responsibie at nationai ievel for Coordinating and prioritising the requests for support submitted by the Member State, for Coordinating the effective impiementation of the support measures envisaged and the aChievement of the objectives set out in this Cooperation and Support Pian (see Annex 4). 11.3. The Commission serviCes, notabiy DG REFORM, shouid set up a monitoring system. This system shouid be based on the coiiaboration of the Coordinating Authority and of the relevant nationai authorities receiving support under the TSI. The proposed system shouid: a) Coiiect reievant indicators, as set out by the TSI Reguiation; (4) b) Estabiish a feedback meChanism to support aCCountabiiity, transparency, owne rs h ip; c) Deveiop a Cuiture of monitoring of resuits and provide eariy warning of impending probiems; d) Encompass information on the foiiow up of the support measures deiivered; e) Inform the Commission and other reievant bodies about the progress made towards reaching the objectives of this Cooperation and Support Pian. 12. Support providers/implementing partners. SpeCifiC support providers/implementing partners wiii be seieCted on a Case-by-case basis. The Commission is responsibie for the coordination of support within its serviCes, and for the seiection of CommerCiai and non-commerciai support providers/impiementing partners. The Commission wili seieCt the support providers/impiementing partners in accordanCe with ail reievant Union ruies. The Commission serviCes may aiso provide direct support to the Member States conCerned in weii-defined areas. 13. Annual Report. According to Articie 15 of the TSI Reguiation, the Commission shaii provide an annuai report simuitaneousiy to the European Pariiament and to the CounCii on the impiementation of the TSI Reguiation, inciuding information on the Cooperation and Support Pians. 14. Evaluation. Four years after the entry into forCe of the TSI Reguiation, the Commission shaii provide simuitaneousiy to the European Pariiament and to the Council, as weii as to the European EConomiC and SoCiai Committee and the Committee of the Regions, an independent mid-term evaiuation report on the impiementation of the TSI Reguiation. By the end of 2030, the Commission shaii provide an independent ex-post evaiuation report to the same institutions. Both evaiuation reports are expected to inciude information on the achievement of resuits of the support measures inCiuded in this Cooperation and Support Pian. (4) Annex 1 of the TSI Regulation, httos://eur-lex.euroa.eu/eIi/reo/2021/24O IV. TRANsMIssI0N OF INFORMATION TO THE EuROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE CouNcIL AND ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE PLAN 15. According to Article 10 of the TSI Regulation, the Commission shail transmit this Cooperation and Support Pian simultaneously to the Luropean Pariiament and to the Council, after obtaining the consent of the Member State. The Member State should give its consent, by separate communication, to the Commission for the transmission of this Cooperation and Support Pian to the European Pariiament and to the Councii. 16. The Member State shali, as soon as possible, indicate ifthis Cooperation and Support Pian contains any sensitive or confidentiaI information the disciosure of which would jeopardise the public interests of the Member State. 17. In any event, the Commission wiii transmit this Cooperation and Support Pian to the European ParIiament and to the CounciI: 17.1.As soon as the Member State concerned has redacted ali sensitive or confidentiai information, the disciosure of which would jeopardise the pubiic interests of the Member State; 17.2. After a reasonabie period, when the disciosure of reievant information wouid not adversely affect the impiementation of the support measures, and in any case no later than two months after the impiementation of such measures under the Cooperation and Support Pian. 18. Sections VI, VII and VIII, as weII as the Annexes to this Cooperation and Support Pian may be subject to an update foliowing changes to support measures. 19. This Cooperation and Support Pian is not legaliy binding. In particular, it does not create any rights or expectations with regard to the contribution to the envisaged support measures. It does not constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Financiai Regulation (5) and does not commit the Commission. 20. The Commission shail make appropriate impiementation arrangements, in accordance with the TSI Reguiation and the Financial Regulation, in order to depioy the support measures envisaged by this Cooperation and Support Pian. 21. The Member State authorities, notabiy the Coordinating Authority, and the Commission, notably DG REFORM, acknowledge that this Cooperation and Support Pian reflects the outcome of the discussions between them. V. COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 22. The Commission may engage in communication activities to ensure the visibility of the EU funding for the support measures outiined in the Cooperation and Support Pians. The Member State agrees that the Commission’s communication activities may involve: - PubiicIy indicating the Member State concerned amongst the Member States benefiting from technical support under the TSI Regulation; - Pubiiciy indicating ali broad areas in which the technicai support is or wili be provided to the Member State; and (5) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1 httrs://eur-Iex.eurona.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oi  — Pubiiciy indicating ali specific support measures outiined in the Annexes of this Cooperation and Support Pian, uniess specified otherwise in the Annex(es). 23. In case sensitive or confidentiai information, the disciosure of which wouid jeopardise public interests of the Member State, emerges during the impiementation of support measures, the Member State concerned is invited to inform DG REFORM about this sensitive or confidential information without deiay. 24. Pursuant to Articie 17 of the TSI Regulation, the Commission shali estabiish a singie oniine pubiic repository through which it may, subject to appiicabie rules and on the basis of consuitation with the Member States concerned, make avaiiable final studies or reports produced as part of eiigibie actions. Where justified, the Member States concerned may request that the Commission not disclose such documents without their prior agreement. 25. Pursuant to Articie 18 of the TSI Reguiation, the Commission shaii implement information and communication actions relating to the instrument, to actions taken pursuant to the instrument and to the results obtained, inciuding, where appropriate and with the agreement of the national authorities, through joint communication activities with the national authorities and the representation offices of the European Pariiament and of the Commission in the Member State concerned. 26. Pursuant to Articie 18 of the TSI Regulation, the recipients of Union funding (the Coordinating Authority and the reievant nationai authorities) shaii acknowledge the origin of those funds and ensure the visibiiity of the Union funding, in particuiar when promoting the actions and their resuits, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to muitipie audiences, inciuding the media and the pubiic. 27. The Coordinating Authority and the reievant national authorities that benefit from technical support are invited to inform DG REFORM about communication activities reiated to the support measures outiined in this Cooperation and Support Pian. 28. The Coordinating Authority agrees that its contact detaiis (name of the entity, functionai maiibox) are pubiished on the DG REFORM website. VI. CIRcuMsTANcEs OF THE REQUEST(S), PRIORITY AREAS FOR SUPPORT AND OBJECTIVES 29. The request(s) for technicai support from the Member State refer(s) to issues to be addressed and to needs arising from the circumstances referred to in Articie 9(3) of the TSI Reguiation. 30. The technicai support is targeted at the priority areas referred to in Articie 5 of the TSI Regutation. 31. The general objective of the Technicai Support Instrument, as foreseen in Articie 3 of the TSI Regulation, is to promote the Union’s economic, sociai and territorial cohesion by supporting Member States’ efforts to impiement reforms. This is necessary to encourage investment, to increase competitiveness and to achieve sustainabie economic and social convergence, resiiience and recovery. This is aiso necessary to support Member States’ efforts to strengthen their institutionai and administrative capacity, inciuding at regionai and Iocai Ievei, to faciiitate sociaiiy inciusive, green and digital transitions, to effectiveiy address the chaiienges identified in the country-specific recommendations and to impiement Union iaw. 32. The specific objectives of the Technicai Support Instrument, as foreseen in Articie 4 of the TSI Reguiation, aim to assist national authorities in improving their capacity  ___________ (1) to design, develop and implement reforms, as weIl as (ii) to prepare, amend, implement and revise recovery and resilience plans pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 33. The objectives of the technical support shall be pursued in close cooperation with the Member State, including through exchange of good practices, processes and methodologies, stakehoider involvement, where appropriate, and a more effective and efficient human resources management. VII. Sc0PE OF THE SUPPORT MEASURES 34. The scope of the support measures shall be the deployment of those eligible actions set out in Article 8 of the TSI Regulation that are deemed relevant to the Member State and are mutually agreed. The technical support measures can be further specified by the Commission as appropriate in the implementation arrangements to be adopted in accordance with Article 12 of the TSI Regulation and with the Financial Regulation. VIII. FINANcING OF SUPPORT 35. The support measures can be financed by the following sources (cf. Annex per year): 35.1. The financial envelope under the TSI budget; 35.2. Voluntary transfers to the instrument of resources allocated to the Member State pursuant to Article 6(3) of the TSI Regulation; 35.3. Payments made by the Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of the TSI Regulation, to cover expenses pertaining to additional technical support requested. Directorate General for Structural Ministry of Finance of Estonia Reform Spport —EE- Director General (Acting) Minister of Finance Judit Rozsa Mart Vörklaev Signed on [date] Signed on [date] Brussels, Belqium Tallinn, Estonia  ANNExEs TO THE CooPEInoN AND SuPP0RT PLAN The scope and status of the support measures, as weII as the estimated giobal financial contribution provided in this document, refer to the status at the moment of completion and signature of this document. Annex 1: TSI 2024- Estimated giobal financial contribution underTSl 2024 budget Participating Project Member States Support Consent on Funding Suppo 11 Type of Beneficiary 1 measures Iinked 1 communication reference 1 ToPic Status source measures project Authority to recovery and for the support code 1 1 (Only ifmulti- resilience plans measure country project) Rail Baltica: Development of functional & institutional framework for Transport and Ministry of Climate TSI 2024 24EE01 Multicountry Latvia, Lithuania, Started No 1mk Yes common cross- mobility border infrastructure management system for the Rail Baltica railway line Rail Baltica: Development of unified cross-border Transport and Ministry of Climate TSI 2024 24EE02 Public Service Multicountry Latvia, Lithuania, Started No 1mk Yes mobility Obligations (P50) model for the Rail Baltica railway line Rail Baltica: lmproving access to finance for the Transport and Ministry of Climate TSI 2024 24EE03 implementation of Multicountry Latvia, Lithuania, Started No mk Yes mobility railway sector projects in order to facilitate mntegration of Baltic states in the  1 1 1 1 2 2 2 : a ii 1 juhli Ii t!I!.. .hi i 1 ii 4.. 1 —. 1 ii a 1 11 1 1 = ii 1! II ‘Iii 9j1 ii .1. . 1 1 1 i  Developing technological solutions and production Transport and Ministry of Climate TS 2024 24EE13 Multicountry Latvia Started No mk Yes possibilities for mobility sustamnable aviation fuel (SAF) in Estonia and Latvia Enhancing the Centre of Government’s capacities to steer Central and Iocal Ministry of Finance Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, TSI 2024 24EE14 complex priorities Multicountry Started lndirect 1mk Yes admmnistration Poland, Portugal and manage crisis and megatrends through peerto peer review and Iearning Boosting the cooperation on the usage of Public fmnances Ministry of Finance Greece, Portugal, TSI 2024 24EE15 Multicountry Not started No mk Yes distributional impact oversight Siovakia, Spain assessment through m icrosim u lation GLOBAL ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION FOR 2024 EUR 3.021.667 Annex 2: TSI 2023 - Estimated giobal financial contribution underTSl 2023 budget 1 Participating Member States Support Consent on Project measures Iinked communication Funding Suppoft Type of Beneficiary reference Topic Status source measures 1 project Authority to recovery and for the support code 1 1 (Only ifmulti- resilience plans measure Country projeCt) Promoting the uptake of strategic public procurement Ministry of Finance TSI 2023 23EE01 in Estonia through Public procurement Standalone On the ground lndirect mk Yes professionalising the public procurement workforce Establishment of data governance, busmness mntelligence Ministry of Economic and analytics offices Central and Iocal Affairs and TSI 2023 23EE02 at agencies to admmnistration, Digital Standalone On the ground Direct 1mk Yes Communication support the data Public Admmnistration economy and seamless data exchange Integrating strategic objectives and policy measures, risk The Government assessments and Clvii protection and Yes TSI 2023 23EE03 Multicountry Office Finland, Ireland On the ground Indirect 1mk plans into National natural disasters Strategy on Resilience of Critical Entities (NSR project) Integrating Spending Reviews and Policy Evaluatmons into the Expenditure policy, Ministry of Finance TSI 2023 23EE04 Multicountry Finland On the ground Indirect mk Ves Medium Term Spending reviews Budget Framework mn Estonia  Digital/information Beigium, Buigaria, - PACE Support Communications Croatia, Cyprus, administrative Technology (1CT), Denmark, Finland, structures to Digital Pubiic France, Germany, Ministry of Finance TS1 2023 23EE08 impiement the Administration, Muiticountry Greece, italy, Latvia, Started No 1mk Yes needed changes mn Governance, Maita, Netheriands, different governance Management of EU Poiand, Portugal, areas (Estonia) funds, Management of Romania, Sloveriia, human resources Spain, Estonian Financial Supervision and Technical support for Bank supervision and Resolutiori Authority TSl 2023 23EE09 Muiticountry Latvia, Lithuania On the ground No 1mk Yes National Handbook resolution (Finantsinspektsioon impiementation of Ministryofthe the Action Pian Environment and TSI 2023 23EE10 Standalone Environment On the ground No 1mk Yes towards sustainable Safety water services Buigaria, Czech Republic, Bank supervision and Denmark, Finland, resolution, Capitai Finanssivalvonta - Proof of concept of France, Greece, Italy, Markets Union, Financiai Supervisory TSI 2023 23F107 Al modeis in market Muiticountry Lithuania, Maita, Started No hnk Yes Digital/Information Authority (FIN-FSA) abuse monitoring Portugai, Romania, Communications Siovakia, Siovenia, Spain, Technoiogy (ICT) Sweden Measuring Citizen’s Satisfaction with Key Ministry of Economic Austria, Beigium, Digitai Pubiic Government Services Affairs and Croatia, Finland, Greece, TS1 2023 23HR01 Administration, Multicountry On the ground Direct mk Ves for Better Communication Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Governance Performance and Siovenia, Spain Enhanced Trust GLOBAL ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION FOR 2023 EUR 4.513.697 Annex 3: TSI 2022- Estimated cjlobal I9nancial contribution underTSl 2022 budet 1 Participating Member States SUppoft Consent on Project 1 Funding Support Type of Beneficiary 1 1 measures Iinked communication reference 1 1 Status source 1 measures project Authoritv 1 to recovery and for the suppo code 1 (Only ifmulti- 1 resiiience plans 1 measure Country project) Beigium, Buigaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Ministry of Economic Republic, Finland, Suppoit to MuIti-country Affairs and TSI 2022 22DCEEO1 Energy Greece, Hungary, Closed lndirect mk REP0werEU child Communication lreland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Siovakia, Slovenia, Spain Regional and local Central and local Ministry of Social — authorities Primary TSI 2022 22EE01 administration, Standalone Affairs On the ground lndirect mk care reform in Healthcare system Estonia Framework for assessment of Environment, circular Environmental board effectiveness of economy, water, and TSI 2022 22EE02 Standalone (EB) On the ground No 1mk biodiversity registry and spatial conservation planning measures in Estonia Digital Public Administration, Ministry of Economic Climate, Energy, Support to the Affairs and TSI 2022 22EE03 Environment, circular Standalone Started lndirect mk Renovation Wave Communication economy, water, land registry and spatial planning  1 1 .a ii 2 1 .a 1 1 2 2 2 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 8 8 8 8 8 1 “liii’ —. II II P11 1 1’ liii— .1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 111 1 uI 11 alliliil ‘1’ ao tI_J i’iI 1111 Iti”1 iiii w UI m B  Building capacity for evidence-info rmed Better regulation, policymaking in Estonian Research Beigium, Czech Republic, licensing, inspections Multi-country TS 2022 22EL07 governance and Council (ETAG) Fin’and, Greece, Latvia, On the ground No 1mk and market child public administration Lithuania, Netherlands surveillance in a post-pandemic Europe GLOBAL ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION FOR 2022 EUR 4.966.340  ution under TSI 2021 budget Participating Member States Support Consent on Beneficiary measures Iinked communication Status Authority to recovery and for the suppo (Only if multi- resilience plans measure countryproject) administration, Research and innovation, Social Coherent policy protection and social Ministry of Economic development for services, Environment, Affairs and TSI 2021 21DCEEO1 high-quality and circular economy, Standalone On the ground Direct 1mk Communication sustainable Iiving water, land registry environment and spatial planning, Sectoral expertise (transport, Iogistics, tourism, agriculture, etc.) Health system performance Ministry ofSocial TSI 2021 21EEO1 assessment Healthcare system Standalone Affa j rs Closed No 1mk framework for Estonia Government evidence and data The Government driven decision Digital Public TSI 2021 21EE02 Standalone Office Closed Direct 1mk making framework Administration and implementation in crisis management Supporting productivity and competitiveness of Ministry of Economic Estonian SMEs Affairs and TSI 2021 21EE03 Financial literacy Standalone Closed Direct 1mk through Real-Time Communication Economy and single contact point digital solutions  Strenghtening of Estonian anti-money Anti-corruption/anti- Ministry of Finance TSI 2021 21EE04 Standalone On the ground Direct 1mk No laundering money-Iaundering framework Ministry of Economic Gas decarbonisation Affairs and TSI 2021 21EEOS Energy Standalone Closed Direct mk Yes pathways for Estonia Communication EU taxonomy Mmnistry of the impiementation and TSI 2021 21EE1O Climate Staridalone Environment Closed Direct 1mk Yes sustamnable finance strategy in Estonia The use of artificial Digitalisation of Tax and Customs TSI 2021 21EE12 intelligence in revenue Standalone Board Closed No mk taxation administration Austria, Beigium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republmc, — REFORM Green Denmark, Finland, Budgeting Budget preparation Ministry of the Multi-country Greece, Hungary, TSI 2021 21EETRN Framework Tramning and implementation, Environment On the ground No 1mk child lreland, Italy, Latvia, Programme Green budgeting Lithuania, Luxembourg, (Estonia) Maita, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Siovakia, Siovenia, Spain GLOBAL ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION FOR 2021 EUR 4.283529 Annex 5: Proposal for a mandate of the Coordinating Authorities Preparation and submission of requests: 1. National awareness, dissemination of knowledge and guidance on TSI: The Coordinating Authority should be responsible at national level for disseminating information and knowledge regarding the TSI instrument. This information should nclude the objectives of the instrument, the eligibility criteria, types of technical support provided, and DG REFORM processes. The Coordinating Authorities should act as the national focal point to explain the relevance of the technical support to national policy priorities, as appropriate within their national context. For this purpose, Coordinating Authorities could, to the extent possible consider developing tools i.e., national TSI info website; and processes for guidance on TSI i.e., create public functional mailboxes, promote TSI webinars and country rollouts, ensure dissemination of DG REFORM’s information, priorities and novelties, etc. 2. Facilitating the relations with applicant authorities: To the extent possible, Coordinating Authorities should (1) identify strategic priorities of interest to receive technical support, (2) be able to identify relevant national, regional, and local authorities that could benefit from TSI support including for multi-country projects and, (3) facilitate relations and engage with other Member States as relevant. If relevant and possible, Coordinating Authority could support potential Beneficiary Authorities in their process of designing high quality requests (as per the criteria set in the TSI regulation). 3. Submission and prioritization of requests: The Coordinating Authorities should be responsible at national level for coordinating and prioritizing the requests for support submitted by the Member State (both individual and multi-country requests), as possible within their national context. Impiementation of projects: 4. Monitor the impiementation of projects and programmes: To the extent possible and if considered appropriate within their national context, the Coordinating Authority should monitor the state of implementation of projects. DG REFORM will facilitate the process by sharing a minimal set of information on the state of play of the implementation of the projects, if needed. Evaluation: 5. Evaluation of projects and programmes: To the extent possible and if considered appropriate within their national context, the Coordinating Authorities, in cooperation with DG REFORM and the Beneficiary Authorities, should contribute to the evaluation of the results of the TSI support measures (for example regarding the extent to which the Beneficiary Authorities have followed-up on the support: adoption of a law, adoption of a strategy, etc). The Coordinating Authorities could, within their capacities, support the evaluation procedures of DG REFORM by: o participating in evaluation meetings organized together with DG REFORM as relevant, with the objective to review the state of play of the implementation of the TSI programme in their Member State and discuss the results of previous projects.  o contribute to analysing the results of the evaluation questionnaires shared by DG REFORM, if needed. o providing feedback on the results of the projects (questionnaires) to DG REFORM. DG REFORM wiII facilitate related processes by sharing information on the impiementation and evaluation of projects, as possible. Throughout the TSI cycle 6. Communication: Pursuant to Article 18 of the TSI Regulation, the “redpient of Union Funding shall acknowledge the origin of those funds and ensure the visibility of the Union Funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public”. In that context, the Coordinating Authorities (and Beneficiary Authorities) are expected to acknowledge the TSI support when communicating about TSI projects. 7. Involvement in Coordinating Authorities Network: The Coordinating Authority is the solely responsible focal point at national level for participation in the Coordinating Authorities’ Network. As such, the Coordinating Authority should participate in the network meetings, consultations, workshops, and additional activities i.e., Iiaising with other Coordinating Authorities (in the context of multi Country projects in particular) and attending the annual Coordinating Authorities workshops organized by DG REFORM.