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Governance Structure in the Area of Financial Instruments in the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 Programming Periods journal article

A Shift Towards a More Systematic But Also More Demanding Approach for National Control Authorities

Marcel Bode

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 5 (2017), Issue 4, Page 277 - 286

Financial instruments (FIs), as a means of public support in Cohesion Policy, have been enjoying increasing interest in recent years, with Member States planning to allocate double their spend on financial instruments in 2014-2020 compared to the previous programming period. Alongside a stronger legally binding framework, there is the issue of an adequate management and control system to ensure compliance with the rules. The management checks by the managing authorities and the audits carried out by the audit authorities are the foremost defence line within this governance system.


ERDF Ex-post Evaluation of Urban Development and Social Infrastructure Interventions journal article

Christine Hamza

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 5 (2017), Issue 2, Page 147 - 154

This ex-post evaluation analyses the nature of the interventions that have been financed and what has been achieved with ERDF support in the 2007-2013 period related to urban development and social infrastructure. It is the first study to undertake this effort. The analysis is based on monitoring data, document screening, interviews with managing authorities and a survey of project implementation bodies. The results of the evaluation reveal that integrated urban development strategies are defined and take effect outside the Operational Programmes at local level, while social infrastructure interventions follow a more sectoral path mostly at national or regional level. Integrated urban development challenges, objectives and outcomes tend to be vague. Achievements are seen in making a locality or city more attractive for residents, businesses and visitors. In some Member States, investment in social infrastructures contributes to a more or less fundamental reform of the respective system. This is particularly relevant for health and education infrastructure. Generally, there is a tendency for EU-13 Member States to invest more in infrastructure and for EU-15 to focus more on integrated strategies.

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