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The Significance of European Administrative Soft Law for the Implementation of European Structural and Investment Funds in the Member States

Jacobine van den Brink


In the implementation of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) the European Commission is increasingly using European administrative soft law. This article explores the legal effects of this for national authorities, responsible for the implementation of European Structural and Investment Funds, and national courts, confronted with disputes in this area. The central issue in this paper is: how to consider these legal effects, especially in the light of flexibility, legality, legal certainty, and transparency?

Dr. J.E. van den Brink is assistant professor and researcher Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. As from 1 July 2016 she is appointed as a full professor European and national administrative law at Maastricht University.

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