How the EU and Member States Manage Data Transparency and Accessibility on EU Funds

The objective of this study is to identify factors that impact on transparency and accessibility in the EU and its Member States. Cases studies with reference to shared management have been carried out in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Poland. A variety of funds in direct and indirect management as well as the European Development Fund are also part of the research.

The periods under scrutiny are the Multiannual Financial Frameworks (MFF) 2007 – 2013 and in particular 2014 - 2020.

Finally, the study concludes with evidence-based policy recommendations which can allow further data transparency and accessibility.

External authors: Michèle Finck (LSE Enterprise), Katharina Ehrhart (LSE Enterprise) and Jorge Nunez Ferrer (CEPS)

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, July 2016: How the EU and Member States Manage Data Transparency and Accessibility on EU Funds http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/572692/IPOL_STU(2016)572692_EN.pdf

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