14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/2

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

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

14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/3

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

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

14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/4

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

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

14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/5

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

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

14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/6

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

14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/7

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;

—	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;

—	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;

—	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;

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

—	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);

—	non-profit organizations;

—	universities and educational institutions;

—	research centres and think-tanks;

—	associations of European interest;

—	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.

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)

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

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

—	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

30 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

Outreach and effectiveness of the measure

—	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

—	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

—	Measures to monitor progress

—	Ex post evaluation methodology

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

40 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

Efficiency of the measure

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

20 points; (minimum threshold 50 %)

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

—	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
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.

(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).

		ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal of the European Union		C 165

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 61 14 May 2018

Notice No	Contents	page
	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
2018/C 165/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8820 — GE/Rosneft/JV) ( 1 )	1

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

	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 ))	6


	(1) Text with EEA relevance.