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"en.20110927.26.2-359-500"2
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"Since the late 1990s, the absorption of structural and cohesion funding has been recognised as a main concern in relation to the implementation of EU cohesion policy. Many Member States have faced difficulties in absorbing the structural and cohesion funding from the EU budget, especially during the early post-accession years. The rules relating to the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund are complex and therefore difficult to comply with, which causes errors. Rules and procedures should therefore be simplified in order to achieve higher absorption rates, reduce errors and increase efficiency. At the same time, the right balance should be found between the simplification and stability of rules and procedures. I consider it more appropriate to give a stronger focus to fraud rather than formal irregularities, and a more flexible and differentiated approach to irregularities depending on the seriousness of the irregularity identified. There needs to be more balance between the rules and procedures required to guarantee the legality and regularity of EU expenditure, on the one hand, and making cohesion policy more geared towards performance and more cost effective, on the other."@en1
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