Managing authority

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Under the auspices of the EU's cohesion policy for 2021-2027, a managing authority is responsible for the efficient management and implementation of a programme.

A managing authority may be a national ministry, a regional authority, a local council, or another public or private body that has been nominated and approved by a Member State. Managing authorities are expected to conduct their work in line with the principles of sound financial management.

For each programme, a managing authority must transmit electronically up-to-date implementation data five times per year to the Commission. Other key tasks for a managing authority include:

• ensuring that activities selected for funding match the programme's criteria, are consistent with the strategies and planning documents necessary for the fulfilment of applicable enabling conditions, are cost-effective and efficient

• checking that co-financed products and services are delivered efficiently according to EU and national rules

• recording and storing electronically the data on each operation necessary for monitoring, evaluation, financial management, verifications and audits accounts, and ensuring that a rigorous audit trail exists

• ensuring that a programme's performance is properly evaluated

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