12-07-2017 15:00
Absorption of Structural Funds in different Member States

József Antall, room 4Q1, European Parliament, Brussels
Poster CONT Public hearing Absorption of funds
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Public hearing on the causes of the various problems of absorption of funds in different Member States, and envisaged solutions in the perspective of the Commission’s role in assisting Member States and pre-accession countries in correct absorption of EU funds

Cohesion Policy is the key investment policy at the European level, delivering EUR 346.5 billion during the 2007-2013 programming period. However, not all Member States found it easy to implement this financial assistance. At the hearing the committee was looking at Denmark, Italy and Romania, and the way these countries implemented structural funds. The objective was to share best practice and develop an understanding for the various difficulties which may arise and how the latter could be avoided in future.

Rapporteur: Georgi Pirinski (S&D)