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This report comprises the ex ante evaluation of the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme (NPA) 2014-2020 undertaken by the European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) and Kontigo AB for the NPA Managing Authority. The ex ante evaluation is being conducted in accordance with DG REGIO Guidelines on Evaluation Methods. The main tasks of an ex ante…
This article assesses the role of administrative capacity in explaining the performance of eight Central and Eastern European countries in managing Cohesion policy over the 2004–2008 period. Drawing on a conceptual framework from the Europeanization literature, it explores whether pre-accession administrative adjustment to comply with the “acquis” continued in the post-accession period, against a backdrop…
Programming has advanced considerably. By the start of November 2014, all but one of the 28 Partnership Agreements were agreed, although only a small number of operational programmes have been approved. In the IQ-Net countries, the negotiations of the PAs have been administratively challenging. For some negotiations have focused on descriptive issues, while for others…
The project involved an assessment of external coherence of the Structural Funds programme in Austria as part of the ex-ante evaluation of the Austrian ERDF OP 2014-20.
Territorial approaches are a more prominent part of Cohesion policy in the 2014-20 period. Under the evolving urban dimension in European Structural and Investment Funds, the new regulations stipulate a ring-fenced budget of five percent of expenditure for Integrated Sustainable Urban Development (ISUD). New tools to implement territorial approaches have been introduced, including Integrated Territorial…
This paper provides a review and assessment of the EU Budgetary and Cohesion policy reform developments over the past year and the preparations for the 2014-20 period. The European Council agreement on the long-term EU budget for 2014-20 (in February 2013) and the subsequent ‘political’ agreement with the European Parliament (July 2013) contained significant changes…
The aim of this briefing is to provide a broad overview of some of the structures and funds which have been put in place to support economic development in Europe. Some of these take the form of funds, others are either new or longstanding institutions; some are small in scale and reach, while others are…
The FIN-EN project has supported the exchange of experience on a cross-section of 2007-13 financial instruments in both Convergence and Competitiveness regions, providing a comprehensive picture of the strengths and weaknesses of their implementation. The FIN-EN partners’ experiences have been brought together in these Guidelines, along with an overview of the changes expected in the…
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This study investigates the likely consequences of the many economic governance reforms adopted in the European Union since 2008 and their implications for Cohesion Policy. Its aim is to provide the European Parliament and, specifically, its Regional Development Committee, with insights into the future conduct of Cohesion Policy. The role of the European Parliament will…