Events and studies on administrative capacity building

DG Regio organises events and commissions studies to improve the understanding of administrative capacity issues in the implementation of EU cohesion policy funds.

Upcoming studies

• Study on Roadmaps for Administrative Capacity Building, call closed in November 2023 (eTendering - Data (europa.eu)) . Study to be completed in March 2025

Completed studies

• Organisational models of programme authorities managing EU cohesion policy 2000-2020, call closed in June 2022. Study completed in March 2025
• Towards simplification – analysis of selection of operations – taking stock of practices in the EU Member States Handbook on selection of operations Call closed in April 2021 - Project was finalised in 2022.
• Engaging citizens in cohesion policy - DG REGIO and OECD pilot project final report - March 2022.
• Mainstreaming strategic public procurement to advance regional development - An experiment to support public buyers achieving Cohesion Policy objectives - OECD, 2021.
• Study on peer learning tools for the administrative capacity building in the management of ERDF and the Cohesion Fund , 2021.
• Strengthening governance of EU funds under Cohesion Policy - administrative capacity building roadmaps - OECD, January 2020.
• The use of technical assistance for administrative capacity building in the 2014-2020 period , 2020.
• Preventing fraud and corruption in the European Structural and Investment Funds – taking stock of practices in the EU Member States , 2019.
• New assessment of ESIF administrative costs and burden , 2018.
• Implementation of the partnership principle and multi-level governance during the 2014-2020 ESI Funds , 2016.
• The use of new provisions during the programming phase of the European Structural and Investment Funds .
• The implementation of the performance frameworks in 2014-2020 ESI Funds
• Implementation of the partnership principle and multi-level governance during the 2014-2020 ESI Funds
• Setting up a database to assess impacts and effects of certain thresholds and limits in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 (CPR)
• Use of new provisions on simplification during the early implementation phase of ESIF
• Improving the take-up and effectiveness of financial instruments