Abstract: The purpose of this publication is to present selected issues related to the management of European programs and projects, with particular emphasis on transport projects. The most important operational program for the transport sector is Infrastructure and Environment for the years 2007-2013. The vast majority of funds allocated to the program were reserved for the transport sector under three priorities. The basis of the operational program management system structure is the division of competencies between ministries acting as Managing Authorities. The selection of transport projects within the operational program takes place through a competitive or individual mode. In both cases, the qualification of projects for co-financing from EU funds is carried out according to approved criteria. Project implementation is evaluated based on appropriate product and result indicators.1. PROGRAMMING OF EU FUNDS IN THE YEARS 2007-2013
The overarching EU document defining the areas for which EU grants are intended in the years 2007-2013 is the Community Strategic Guidelines (CSG). Based on this, taking into account Poland’s socio-economic conditions, the most important Polish document titled National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), also known as the National Cohesion Strategy (NCS), was developed.
The NSRF defines the directions of support from financial resources available in the years 2007-2013 under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), and the Cohesion Fund (CF). Furthermore, it is a reference instrument for the preparation of operational programs, the purpose of which is to organize the acquisition of EU financial resources for the implementation of specific projects.
EU co-financing of large investment projects is a huge support, without which most of them would be difficult to implement. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine