The purpose of this study is to investigate how Member States have addressed in the 2014-2020 programming period the subject of inclusive growth in their ERDF-co-financed (both mono and multi fund) OPs and the Partnership Agreements. It begins with the identification of relevant inclusive growth...

This report presents the main findings of Work Package 2 "Support to SMEs - Increasing research and innovation in SMEs and SME development", part of the ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy programmes 2007-2013, focusing on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It aims to assess the...

The necessity for the project arose due to illegal waste dumping taking place in the ravine of Kouroupitos on the island of Crete. Non-compliance with European law by Greek authorities led to the condemnation of Greece by the European Court of Justice and to the imposition of heavy fines. Under...

The project 'Ex post Evaluation of Cohesion Policy Programmes 2007-2013 Co-Financed by the ERDF/CF, Work Package 6' was one out of a number of work packages included in the ex post evaluation organised by DG Regional and Urban Policy. The evaluation analysed the progress and achievements of...

Culture and tourism have emerged as important recipients of ERDF funding. In the 2007-2013 programming period 80% of ERDF Operational Programmes provided support for investment in culture and tourism. A minimum of EUR 14.4 billion was allocated to culture and tourism if account is taken only of...

The overall objective of the study was to assess the advantages and disadvantages of a potential use of budget support for the delivery of parts of the ESI Funds, and to assess the feasibility of using a delivery mechanism based on budget support to deliver Cohesion Policy. It took as a point of...

The Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) (2014 - 2020) was the successor to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (2007-2013). The general objective of COSME was to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs,...

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) was one of three programmes within the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013). The EIP supported actions relating to: i) access to finance for SMEs; ii) creation of an environment favourable to SME cooperation (including...

This is the final report of the project entitled "Updating, improving and expanding the Regional Authority Index for 43 democracies 1950-2016." The project was funded by the European Commission (tender: 2016.CE.16.BAT.079). This report discusses the main results of the project and presents...

The EUSF was established in 2002 to enable the EU to show its solidarity with Member States and Candidate Countries affected by natural disasters. It was reformed in 2014 and its legal basis is Regulation (EU) 2012/2002, as amended by Regulation No. 661/2014. The Fund's main purpose is to...