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Absorption of EU Funds 2007-2013 (I). Absorption of EU Funds 2007-2013 (II). Absorption of EU Funds 2007-2013 (III). Typical Risk Areas. Public Procurement Artificial Splitting of Contracts Directly Awarded Additional Contracts Use of Award Criteria not Allowed by the Directives
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Absorption of EU Funds 2007-2013 (I) European UnionCohesion Policy
Absorption of EU Funds 2007-2013 (II) European UnionCohesion Policy
Absorption of EU Funds 2007-2013 (III) European UnionCohesion Policy
Typical Risk Areas • Public Procurement • Artificial Splitting of Contracts • Directly Awarded Additional Contracts • Use of Award Criteria not Allowed by the Directives • Eligibility of Expenditure • Financial Engineering Instruments • Firms in Difficulty • Leverage Effect • Fin. Eng. must be set up either as Independent Legal Entities or as a Separate Block of Finance • State Aid Rules • Compliance with Environmental Directives European UnionCohesion Policy
Positive Elements • Simplification • Introduction of Flat Rates / Lump-Sum • National Eligibility Rules • Revision of Public Procurement Directives • Macro-regional Cooperation • Baltic Sea Strategy • EU Strategy for Danube River European UnionCohesion Policy
Lessons learned • Importance of a well developed strategic planning • Strategic follow-up • Evaluation culture • Management Verifications European UnionCohesion Policy
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