The Planning and Priorities Co-ordination Division (PPCD)
Contact Details:
Planning and Priorities Co-ordination Division
Triq il-Kukkanja,
Santa Venera, SVR 1411
Tel: ( 356) 2200 1142/3
Fax:( 356) 2200 1141
E-mail
Please refer to this map for directions to reach our office.
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Mission Statement
PPCD aims to ensure the efficient absorption and management of European assistance, both EU and bilateral, through effective coordination across Government Departments, Authorities, Agencies and other stakeholders.
Apart from providing the above-mentioned services, PPCD also ensures maximum transparency and information in relation to the funds which fall under its responsibility. This function is carried out through the organisation of training sessions, information activities and communication with the media, potential applicants for funding and the general public.
Main Role and Functions
The Planning and Priorities Co-ordination Division was set up in March 2001 as part of the administrative infrastructure required to manage the pre- and post-accession funds allocated to Malta by the European Union (EU).
PPCD aims to ensure the efficient absorption and management of European assistance, particularly in relation to Cohesion Policy, through effective co-ordination across Government Departments, Authorities, Agencies and other stakeholders.
Until July 2011, PPCD also used to handle a number of bilateral programmes which now, together with other EU funds, fall within the remit of the Funds and Programmes Division. Today, PPCD's main functions include it being the:
Managing Authority for Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund 2004-2006;
Overall Co-ordinator for the Programming of Cohesion Policy 2007-2013;
Managing Authority for both Operational Programmes 2007 - 2013: Operational Programme I - European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund; Operational Programme II - European Social Fund.
Apart from providing the above-mentioned services, PPCD also ensures maximum transparency and information in relation to the funds which fall under its responsibility. This function is carried out through the organisation of training sessions, information activities and communication with the media, potential applicants for funding and the general public.
Permanent Secretary EU Funds - Ing Anthony Camilleri Inġ. Anthony Camilleri joined the civil service in 1989 as an engineer at the Standards Laboratory within the then Department of Industry. In 1996, the Malta Standardization Authority was established and he was detailed with this Authority to perform duties as Technical Co-ordinator (Engineering). Between 1999 and 2003 he formed part of the technical team during the Malta-EU negotiations/screening process for Chapter 1 - Free Movement of Goods. At the beginning of 2001, Inġ. Camilleri was appointed as Head of the Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate within the Malta Standards Authority. Late in 2006, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Standards Authority, leading the management team of the said Authority and being responsible for its overall administration. As from 23rd May 2011, Inġ. Camilleri was appointed as Director General spearheading the Technical Regulations Division within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority. Between 2001 and 2012, he represented the Ministry for Economic Services on the Occupational Health and Safety Authority Board. During his career, he also regularly represented the Maltese Government in various Commission Standing Committees and Council Working Parties and was appointed several times as short-term expert through EU funded projects for the Balkan region, MEDA region and Turkey. Inġ. Anthony Camilleri was appointed Permanent Secretary (EU Funds) on 5 September 2012.
Director General - Mr Jonathan Vassallo
Jonathan Vassallo joined the Public Service in 2006. Initially, Mr. Vassallo was responsible for Financial Control on the Single Programming Document 2004-2006 as well as Cohesion Fund 2004-2006 projects. Subsequently, he was appointed Senior Manager within the same Division and is now Director General PPCD.
Funds and Programmes Division
The Funds and Programmes Division (FPD) was set up in July 2011 as part of an administrative structure required to handle the management of EU and other Funds (with the exception of Cohesion Policy Funds) allocated to Malta and to provide guidance to the focal points of the EU and other Programmes that are managed by the Commission or other institutions.
More information about the Funds and Programmes Division may be found here.