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...

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...

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...

The European Commission, Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy, has selected Ernst & Young Special Business Services for the "Study on the implementation of the EU Competency Framework for the management and implementation of the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund"....

In the wake of the financial crisis, public and private investment has stagnated due to loss of confidence and austerity policies. The supply side for investment is complex, with the boundaries between public and private often blurred. The overall landscape varies widely between countries, but...

Ce rapport, réalisé dans le cadre des projets collectifs du Master Stratégies Territoriales et Urbaines, répond à une demande de la Commission Européenne de faire une étude détaillée des mécanismes des trois instruments d'investissements sur le territoire français que sont les...

In preparation of the regulatory framework for the 2014-2020 programme period, simplification measures were introduced to reduce administrative costs and burden. Expectations concerning possible reductions have been based among others on an impact study carried out by t33/SWECO in 2012. The...