EU Cohesion policy is implemented through three different EU Funds, which interact withone another and also with other EU funding sources, particularly the rural developmentfisheries
The rate of financial implementation has improved across the EU27, with theaverage payments rate now at 30.3 percent (November 2011). Although the financial progress of
The rate of financial implementation has improved across the EU27, with theaverage payments rate now at 25.2 percent (May 2011). These figures mask wide variations
The increased use of non-grant financial instruments in Cohesion policy programmes overthe last few programme periods, which is predicted to continue into the next period,
Many changes in European Union Cohesion policy since the late 1990s have been driven by the need to ensure and demonstrate financial accountability. This paper