Annual monitoring report on the implementation of the Structural Reform Support Programme 2017

Summary:

On 21 November 2018 the European Commission presented a report on the implementation of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) in 2017.

Further information:

Since 2017, the Commission has been managing a dedicated programme with an initial budget of €142.8 million (increased to €222.8 million) aimed at supporting Member States in the design and implementation of institutional, administrative and growth-enhancing reforms - the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP).

Structural reforms are, by their very nature, complex processes, the design and implementation of which require a complete chain of highly specialised knowledge and skills. In some Member States, the capacity to initiate and implement structural reforms is often not adequate to address the administrative, economic and social challenges that such reforms entail.

The objective of the Structural Reform Support Programme is thus to help Member States address those challenges and strengthen their capacity to prepare and implement institutional, administrative and growth-enhancing reforms, thereby contributing to strengthening institutions, governance processes, public administrations as well as to improving performance and resilience of the economic and social sectors. The goal is to enhance cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, sustainable growth, job creation and investment.

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EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)465: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying COM(2018)755 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:465:FIN

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