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Goals and assumptions of the research. The m ain goal: Assessment of the benefits drawn by EU-15 countries as a result of cohesion policy implementation in Poland in order to: evaluate the results of cohesion policy in the broader context (innovative aproach)
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Goals and assumptions of the research The main goal: Assessment of the benefits drawn by EU-15 countries as a result of cohesion policy implementation in Poland in order to: • evaluate the results of cohesion policy in the broader context (innovative aproach) • describe the impacts of cohesion policy on EU level • find justification for continuation of cohesion policy after 2013 • establish methodology for CP impact assessment on EU level The assumptions: • cohesion policy creates impacts not only at the national level – CP as a European integration instrument • cohesion policy creates not only the costs for UE-15 (especially for net payers) but also the benefits
Goals and assumptions of the research The main evaluation questions: • Taking into account the increase of consumption and investment demand in Poland due to CP implementation, what is the total value and structure of goods and services exported by EU-15 countries to Poland? • How many foreign companies from the EU-15 countries were the contractors in the projects co-financed from the structural funds in Poland? • What is the aggregated value of structural funds absorbed by companies from the EU-15 countries which have been contractors for the EU co-financed projects in Poland?
Main conclusions The main conclusions: • Cohesion policyis an effective European integration instrument – it creates positive socio- economic impacts on EU level • CP ensures win-win situation generating not only the costs but also the significant benefits for EU-15 (especially for net payers) for each euro, spent on cohesion policy implementation in Poland, EU-15 countries recollected 32 cents by additional import of their goods • CP stimulates the import that favours high technology development and creates knowledge-based economies
Main conclusions The main conclusions for CP evaluation: • methodology: in order to find CP impacts on EU level – both - „top down” and „bottom up” approach should be used and integrated • evaluation results are crucial arguments for the debate on the future of cohesion policy (CP as a success story) • scope of CP evaluation could be extended to EU-15 countries in order to give the overall picture of CP impacts