EU Cohesion policy & accountability : coverage, context, content & costs in the case of ERDF in the Netherlands (original) (raw)

The long-term effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy: Assessing the achievements of the ERDF, 1989-2012

Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation), 2016

This book brings together academics, members of European institutions, and regional and national level policymakers in order to assess the performance and direction of EU Cohesion policy against the background of the most significant reforms to the policy in a generation. Responding to past criticisms of the effectiveness of the policy, the policy changes introduced in 2013 have aligned European Structural and Investment Funds with the Europe 2020 strategy and introduced measures to improve strategic coherence, performance and integrated development. EU Cohesion Policy: Reassessing performance and direction argues that policy can only be successfully developed and implemented if there is input from both academics and practitioners. The chapters in the book address four important issues: the effectiveness and impact of Cohesion policy at European, national and regional levels; the contribution of Cohesion policy to the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; the importance of quality of government and administrative capacity for the effective management of the Funds; and the interrelationships between institutions, territory and place-based policies. The volume will be an invaluable resource to students, academics and policymakers across economics, regional studies, European studies and international relations.

Cohesion Policy in the Netherlands: is there a situation of good accountability?

As part of my dissertation research an analytical framework on the concept of ‘good accountability’ has been developed that is briefly outlined in the paper. After that, three (possible accountability) relationships on national level in the Netherlands between the member state, the management authority and the European Commission are discussed according to this framework. This is specifically done for the regional ERDF OP's in the Netherlands in the 2007-2014 period. However, this framework will also offer possibilities to compare the Dutch situation to that of other MS’s. Also some changes in the 2014-2020 period are mentioned.

A new dawn for cohesion policy? The emerging budget and policy directions for 2014-20

2013

This report has been prepared by the European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) under the aegis of EoRPA (European Regional Policy Research Consortium), which is a grouping of national government authorities from countries across Europe. The Consortium provides sponsorship for EPRC to undertake regular monitoring and comparative analysis of the regional policies of European countries and the interrelationships with EU Cohesion and Competition policies. Over the past year, EoRPA members have comprised the following partners: Austria  Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery), Vienna Finland  Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (Ministry of Employment and the Economy), Helsinki France  Délégation à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'attractivité régionale (DATAR), Paris Germany  Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (Federal Ministry for the Economy and Technology), Berlin  Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Bau und Tourismus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Ministry for the Economy, Construction and Tourism,

New budget, new regulations, new strategies: The 2006 reform of EU cohesion policy

European Policy Research …, 2007

This paper on the reform of EU Cohesion policy provides a review and assessment of the EU budget agreement and the strategic planning undertaken by Member States for the 2007-2013 period. The paper was originally drafted for EoRPA (European Regional Policy Research Consortium) 1 , which is a grouping of national government authorities from countries across Europe. The Consortium provides sponsorship for the EPRC to undertake regular monitoring and comparative analysis of the regional policies of European countries and the interrelationships with EU Cohesion and Competition policies. EoRPA members currently comprise the following partners: Austria • Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery), Vienna Finland • Sisäasiainministeriö (Ministry of the Interior), Helsinki France • Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement et à la compétitivité des territoires (DIACT), Paris

Setting the stage for the reform of cohesion policy after 2013

2011

This paper reviews the current state of the debate on EU budget and policy reform, and developments during 2009-10, focusing in particular on the future of Cohesion policy after 2013. The paper was prepared by the European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) under the aegis of EoRPA (European Regional Policy Research Consortium), which is a grouping of national government authorities from countries across Europe. The Consortium provides sponsorship for the EPRC to undertake regular monitoring and comparative analysis of the regional policies of European countries and the interrelationships with EU Cohesion and Competition policies. EoRPA members currently comprise the following partners: Austria  Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery), Vienna Finland  Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (Ministry of Employment and Economy), Helsinki France  Délégation à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'attractivité régionale (DATAR), Paris

Future research on European Union Cohesion Policy: a Master Class during the OPEN DAYS 2014

Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2015

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Possibilities to Quantify the Impact of Cohesion Policing at the Level of the Eu States

2020

The Structural and Cohesion Funds have evolved with the need for states for funding, relative to the general European framework, with several stages of simplification, in order to facilitate their management and access at national and regional level. Pursuing objectives at EU level is largely compatible with reducing regional disparities, in the sense that, for example, supporting innovation or sustainable development in less developed regions is an important means of achieving this goal. Closer links to the overall EU policy agenda also underline the fact that cohesion policy does not focus exclusively on less developed regions, but supports investment in all regions, with a view to promoting common EU objectives. In addition to the goal of reducing regional disparities, cohesion policy has come to be more closely aligned with the EU's overall policy agenda. In order to assess the impact of the effects of the implementation of the projects financed through the Cohesion Policy instruments 2007-2013 at the level of the European Union states, a composite indicator called the Cohesion Policy Impact Measurement Index 2007-2013 (IMIPC) was built. Verification of the objectives taken into account in the construction of this Cohesion Policy Impact Measurement Index 2007-2013 was an analysis of the correlation between it and the Gross Domestic Product, the level of GDP of a country being considered a predictor of the impact of cohesion policy.