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ESI Funds and Economic Governance Guidelines

Summary

Guidelines on linking European Structural and Investment Funds to economic governance, emphasizing caution in reprogramming or suspending funds.
10 28.10.2015
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economy
finance
social policy
european union
administrative law
public administration
public finance and budget policy

Key points

  • The report emphasizes that cohesion policy is a vital tool for European solidarity and regional development.
  • Measures linking fund effectiveness to economic governance should be used only as a last resort in exceptional situations.
  • The implementation of rules regarding the reprogramming or suspension of funds must be transparent and well-justified.
  • The suspension of payments is a penalizing measure that must be applied with extreme caution.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the European Structural and Investment Funds and sound economic governance: guidelines for the implementation of Article 23 of the Common Provisions Regulation European Structural and Investment Funds and sound economic governance
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