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...