The European Commission proposal for a Regulation on common provisions for Structural and Cohesion Funds 2014-2020 includes proposals for simplification and proportionality through the merger of authorities, a new system of accreditation and annual clearance and rolling closure of accounts....

This briefing note presents an analysis of how the Partnership Contracts for the funding period 2014-2020 can be implemented regarding issues of multilevel governance and how the flexibility in the EU Cohesion Policy can be guaranteed. The note examines the following: an analysis of the Draft...

The ad-hoc note carries out a detailed analysis of the implications of the Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter for EU policy making. It provides an overview of the issues and territorial challenges facing the EU and of the territorial dimension of current EU policies. It looks in some...