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At the heart of the successful use of the EU’s Structural Funds lies a partnership with local players at various levels in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the programmes. To generate maximum impact and ensure the most effective use of EU resources, the expertise of the different partners has to be effectively harnessed and integrated.