Did you know that EPRC’s IQ-Net network is one of the longest running knowledge exchange and research networks focused on effective and efficient implementation of Structural Funds? 🔍🤝 Learn more about the network and its recent publications in our latest blog by Heidi Vironen, Eléna Jabri, Viktoriya Dozhdeva and Odilia van der Valk 👥 👉lnkd.in/dwPQVn5h #EU #structuralfunds #research #network

Vassilis Tsanidis @EUeic adds: “Figures as strategic procurement officers needs to be mainstreamed in all 🇪🇺 countries, with future-looking & strategic approach. #StructuralFunds can play a prime role to allow public buyers to start looking strategically in purchasing innovation”

🌍 IQ-Net is a network of programme authorities across Europe dedicated to improving #StructuralFunds programme management. We achieve this by: 🔍 Monitoring & analysing management practices 🤝 Facilitating experience exchange 💡 Providing advisory & info support 📢 Disseminating good practices

🖥Our webinar on Local Political #Leadership and #AdministrativeCapacity for #EU #structuralfunds by Alina Dragos will be starting soon! 🧵Follow this thread for key messages.

Good morning, an inspiring morning... As I read the press, an article on #enlargement and cohesion caught my attention (alas, I lack access to it). Yet even without reading it, I find myself immersed in profound personal reflections. It's increasingly apparent that a fundamental shift in mentality is imperative, particularly concerning cohesion—a sentiment drawn from my own experiences working on structural funds – in five Eastern European countries. Upon joining the EU, Eastern European countries gained access to structural funds, and there was a labyrinth of regulations and requirements (understandably so, as clarity is essential in such matters). However, the burden of compliance was largely shouldered by these nations alone, with Operational and National Programmes thrust upon nascent Eastern European administrations, often confronted with brain drain challenges. Despite commendable efforts, Eastern European countries wanted to achieve significant absorption rates of the funds. Meanwhile, their Western counterparts, with mature administrations, prioritized maximizing their own absorption, sometimes inadvertently fostering implicit competition. This skewed focus left Eastern European nations confronted with infrastructure and innovation deficits. It's abundantly clear that a mere influx of funds cannot foster genuine cohesion within the EU. Structural funds inherently carry political dimensions and necessitate a sustainable approach across all member states—an embodiment of the European dimension. Imagine if Western nations had collaborated closely with their Eastern counterparts, echoing the solidarity seen in the reconstruction efforts in Ukraine. Failure to prioritize true European unity in cohesion policy has left regional vulnerabilities exposed, a fact underscored by Putin's continued focus on Eastern Europe. Even today, many Eastern European countries are confronted with infrastructure challenges. Urgent reinforcement of the "Eastern flank," borrowing from NATO's lexicon, underscores the imperative of a developed Eastern Europe within a united Europe. To truly bolster cohesion, a paradigm shift is indispensable. We must invest in Eastern Europe with the same fervor as our commitment to rebuilding post-war Ukraine. Only through concerted efforts to bridge the East-West gap can we unleash the full potential of European unity and prosperity. #Europe #EuropeanUnion #euronews #regionalpolicy #structuralfunds @EmmanuelMacron

📢Have you registered for our upcoming #webinar with @Alina_Dragoss ⁉️ 🔗Sign up here 🔗 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ strath.zoom.us/meeting/regis… #leadership #administrativecapacity #EU #structuralfunds

📢Upcoming EPRC webinar📢 💻Join us for the fourth #webinar of the semester, Wed 08 May (11h - 12h UK). @Alina_Dragoss (@UniStrathclyde) will present 'Local Political Leadership and Administrative Capacity for EU Structural Funds'. 🔗Register via the link⬇️⬇️⬇️ strath.zoom.us/meeting/regis… #leadership #administrativecapacity #EU #structuralfunds

Free access to interesting papers on #StructuralFunds and #Capacitybuilding For the attention of: @lampadina71 @RegioCohe @GerDeSanctis @giacomo_darrigo

@CaroCostongs @EuroHealthNet #cohesion #ESF funds are used for #health but not enough? How can they be optimised to foster more health #equity? #structuralfunds #JustTransition #inequalites But it's not only about the money! Concrete action is needed @GasteinForum

Our 54th IQ-Net Conference took place last week in Olsztyn 🇵🇱 and many more opportunities for exchange and learning are to look forward to! Interested in improving the management of your #StructuralFunds programmes? Have a look at this video with Prof @JohnBachtler & get in touch

Emilia Korkea-aho analyses the ruling in Eurocostruzioni (C-31/21) in which the @EUCourtPress ruled on the scope of the obligation to submit receipted invoices by the beneficiaries of Structural Funds. Read more at @EulawLive:  eulawlive.com/analysis-recei… #EU #EUlaw #structuralfunds

Happy to launch an innovative project in #Portugal combining the revolutionary dimension of #ArtificialIntelligence & the more traditional one of the #EU #structuralfunds Better funds’ absorption means a better society!@EU_MarioNava @aleflora @Nathaliedberger @NOVAIMS

"For each measure financed by #StructuralFunds, it is necessary to apply #RuralProofing, I would even say mountain proofing, in order to be able to effectively apply art.174 of TFEU" recommends @Maupertuis_N at #Montana174 conference on #CohesionPolicy at @EU_CoR 🌄

È in corso a #Badajoz la nuova #studyvisit di #IMPROVEproject. All’iniziativa, ospitata da @FundecytPCTEX, partecipa anche una delegazione di ARTI. More info: arti.puglia.it/eventi/improv… @interregeurope @Devup_ #StructuralFunds #InterregEurope #RIS3 #S3 #innovazione #ricerca #PMI

Hoy recibimos en @FundecytPCTEX a los socios de @interregeurope #IMPROVE, de #Francia, #Italia, #Rumanía y #Estonia. Conectamos con Europa para una mayor efectividad de los #FondosEstructurales en I D en el período 2021-2027. #StructuralFunds #InterregEurope #RIS3Extremadura

È in corso nella sede di ARTI la visita di studio e scambio di esperienze con alcuni dei partner di #IMPROVEproject finanziato dal programma @interregeurope. arti.puglia.it/eventi/improv… @FundecytPCTEX @Devup_ #StructuralFunds #InterregEurope #RIS3 #S3 #ricerca #innovazione

Much work remains to be done on the implementation of #RRF: ensuring coordination & reducing competition with #StructuralFunds and close cooperation with LRAs can still make a great difference on local & regional level such as the green transition & synergies. @cllrmmurphytipp

Rich meeting with @ProfPBianchi 🇮🇹 Minister of Education. Thank you for the cooperation Professional education & post-grad qualifications Guidelines for synergies #RRF #HEU #ErasmusPlus #structuralfunds Support to teachers via teachers academies Early school education #EYCS

'Ubi maior minor cessat'.... Recovery and Resilience Facility - #RRF - is all the rage. And so 'minor' (#StructuralFunds) cessat.... In Italy as well. @fmolica @RegioCohe @CFotina @VaccaVito

Wonderful discussion with the @TraCS3_project regional stakeholder group in #Tampere yesterday on the #mission-oriented regional strategy and the new period of #structuralfunds. #RIS3 #RIS4 #smartspecialisation #innovation