special report cohes fund commiss repli submit pursuant articl subparagraph ec treati content gt tabl gt summari period total budget eur million price alloc cohes fund cf order financ rate public expenditur involv project field environ area transport infrastructur spain greec ireland portug court examin commiss manag cf implement member state point view legal regular transact measur evalu effect transact paragraph spread appropri environment transport infrastructur field achiev end period favour road project project water financi implement tend concentr clearanc project approv begin period paragraph project approach devis enabl commiss retain tight control manag cf ensur project propos product commiss authoris administr cf erdf carri ministri practic promot coordin instrument prioriti make appropri alloc paragraph select project framework cf gener take account advanc project influenc chronolog order applic assist project submit provis real program partnership nation author concern paragraph examin project applic commiss led case lengthi delai file reveal defici essenti inform inform unreli paragraph term quot project quot appli cohes countri wai likewis case project gener revenu basi assess amount elig cf financ vari compon includ homogen exhaust occasion project process complet finalis enter project qualifi cf assist paragraph contrast structur fund aid cf assist subject condition claus applic principl make cf financ depend examin budgetari posit beneficiari countri excess govern deficit result review call cf financ question short term condition make achiev invest goal reduc govern debt govern deficit difficult paragraph develop project financ cf occur stage commiss interven initi final phase intermedi stage financi consequ merit rigor manag partnership court check reveal number anomali respect elig account expenditur finalis project commiss devot resourc spot check order detect weak manag system paragraph evalu cf commiss call consult develop approach macroeconom model spite limit produc result commiss develop tool appli fulli gener conclus drawn level cohes countri spain portug attempt evalu nation impact firstli cf project paragraph cost benefit analys cba perform approv project prepar equal rigour calcul method vari greatli depend manag involv indic broadli defin evalu real impact project draw comparison enabl reliabl measur paragraph improv transport infrastructur environ beneficiari countri underlin impact term qualiti cf instrument greater econom social cohes eu quantit aspect model show posit impact project term job output incom invest region concern region economi beneficiari member state show albeit posit impact cohes converg paragraph view encourag result commiss attempt concentr manag medium term plan perspect offer guidanc continu endeavour perfect tool macroeconom evalu project cf paragraph introduct descript cohes fund cohes fund cf provid articl maastricht treati preced provision basi cohes financi instrument establish council regul ec object regul strengthen econom social cohes european union beneficiari member state gross nation product gnp inhabit commun averag set converg programm spain greec ireland portug cf contribut link accord articl regul macroeconom condit stipul articl treati design avoid excess govern deficit decis edinburgh european council decemb cf receiv financi support total eur million price period provid financi support beneficiari countri implement type individu invest project project field environ contribut hand achiev goal commun environment polici defin ec treati accord direct forc environ hand meet prioriti set action programm environ sustain develop transport infrastructur project design put place extend transport infrastructur part tran european transport network ten provid access ten balanc found period financ transport infrastructur project financ environment project indic alloc resourc cf beneficiari member state set annex regul principl financ eu beneficiari member state appli cf financ total public expenditur relat project cf characteris project approach base main principl commiss respons approv project implement provis evalu potenti real impact implement complet commiss respons approv final implement report framework commiss draw assist expert dispos expertis regard monitor control monitor committe set beneficiari member state discuss year technic question relat amend project financ plan matter thing intermedi payment elig defin articl cf regul subject quot principl govern elig expenditur framework project support cohes fund quot beneficiari member state notifi principl distinct featur instrument consider scope audit object court audit examin manag commiss cf hand implement member state legal regular oper financ cf investig includ evalu effici effect project involv complementar cf project structur action european region develop fund erdf goal inquiri make direct evalu cf impact find report note expert regard result obtain impact produc cf inquiri carri commiss offic beneficiari member state cover select project close begin year process complet implement budget financi develop initi budget eur million adopt budget increas year step rate inflat cf retain real term amount eur million take budgetari resourc carri previou financi year account total budget eur million cf commit appropri implement provis featur cf regul emphasis payment support approv project durat year made accord rule advanc amount annual instal commit paid adopt decis grant commun assist intermedi payment paid provid project progress satisfactorili complet third expenditur relat previou payment made payment exce amount annual instal commit total amount intermedi payment instal exce total assist grant case larg project justifi case percentag increas balanc commun assist paid provid project stage project group project carri accord object final applic payment submit commiss month physic complet project stage project group project final report submit commiss member state certifi commiss inform applic payment report correct commiss payment made author bodi design member state made gener rule month receipt admiss applic payment financi assist began april date cohes financi instrument effect remain forc date regul set cf effect analysi financi implement framework cf appli full year complet year mechan provid cf regul appli entireti expenditur charg commiss cf budget head manag commiss region polici director gener characteris systemat concentr commit payment end financi year low level financi activ quarter period averag amount commit amount paid respect financi year commit paid month year quarter show averag commit appropri payment appropri utilis cf appropri show great variat numer approv project begin period smaller number project adopt end period commit cf project fell consider favour alloc project approv preced year tabl show substanti amount await settlement uncertainti payment appropri framework financi year concern fact futur financi movement respect amount estim certainti commiss identifi suffici earli year amount payment appropri project risk amount settl momentarili hinder payment advanc project principl annex ii cf regul amend regul ec design improv manag annual appropri respect period resolv problem budget year period close tabl summari implement budget cohes fund gt tabl gt distribut financ sector provis articl regul establish cf stipul balanc commun financ project relat environ relat transport infrastructur entir period tabl cover entir period show distribut appropri sector achiev distribut resourc field uneven financi year vari beneficiari member state unequ distribut appropri field explain larg project sector difficulti encount respect public contract slow integr environment dimens program sustain develop small scale environ project tabl balanc transport project environment project gt tabl gt addit tabl quot cohes fund assist sector quot show distribut invest favour type intervent road project drink water suppli treatment urban wast water detriment rail maritim infrastructur conserv natur resourc tabl cohes fund assist sector commit period total field gt tabl gt observ manag cohes fund program project final decis grant assist cf commiss carri depth evalu order guarante project select high qualiti accord criteria articl cf regul set essenti element commiss decis base medium term econom social benefit project concern prioriti establish beneficiari member state contribut project make implement commun polici environ tran european network compat project commun polici consist commun structur measur establish balanc field environ transport infrastructur addit framework agreement sign decemb cover entir durat cf regul commiss invit eib assist evalu technic financi level order assist commiss examin project achiev combin sourc financ defici guidelin relat applic assist desk audit case file relev commiss offic show essenti element stipul regul individu decis base file cost effect cost perform impact analys respect project drawn systemat precis instruct method includ form provid purpos likewis altern project studi consider reason case action framework group project audit spain commiss awar detail local amount involv concern portug analysi cost benefit infrastructur project produc insight econom social return case applic assist field environ potenti receipt account commiss conclud conduct financi analysi imposs establish link receipt collect beneficiari compani commerci water compani invest financ cf consist replac worn leak water pipe network provis current regul basi project financ case commiss usefulli potenti revenu account analysi greec field environ consult draw file applic assist compil socioeconom studi cost benefit analys calcul econom financi intern rate return irr estim project impact term job creation make visit final beneficiari concern framework check carri inconsist discov exist potenti revenu gener project includ socioeconom analysi account fix maximum rate cf assist type cost consid accept commiss cba respect sector project type handl charg explan indirect staff cost oper cost electr includ project part data overestim incorrect project kalamata greec socio econom studi data similar project rhode time queri parti involv job creation estim submit project applic overestim unrealist fact explanatori analyt document includ project applic exhaust reliabl commiss posit ensur project propos effect authoris hand context control carri identifi project reject commiss draw list main motiv reject project submit beneficiari member state coordin cohes fund erdf cohes member state nation system implement cf fulli integr exist structur administr erdf case portug ireland nation administr respons sector op erdf cf project field practic concentr respons administr ministri favour coordin cf erdf instrument obei administr logic base program manag project gener manag organis system work slight risk complianc articl cf regul cumul overlap sourc commun financ item expenditur benefit simultan cf structur fund assist commiss link synergi project financ cf erdf reason cf applic form explicitli provid mention potenti link project financ european commun found form fill correctli nation author manag cf erdf carri ministri prioriti optimis appropri alloc instrument coher structur polici support budgetari sector constraint aim project approach enabl commiss appli rigor project select criteria gain understand impact econom social cohes project approv improv consequ control increas transpar qualiti cf action commiss plai activ role construct tran european transport network protect environ project approach difficult implement launch project prepar hast subsequ implement allow made distribut sector fact project submit individu time make difficult compar conduc select approv framework multiannu budget commiss notifi respons nation author indic annual budget balanc distribut transport infrastructur environ action carri determin basi gener guidelin set treati basi nation strategi prioriti sector concern program sector concern gener carri rate gener transport infrastructur sector draw long experi program suffici design project environment field experi acquir recent date cohes countri environment project approv late comparison field transport infrastructur gener nation level project select procedur take account develop term quantiti qualiti project plan advanc project influenc chronolog order project assist request submit regul made provis real program cf goal achiev coher view medium term action implement implement part commiss partnership nation author concern allow beneficiari member state improv qualiti manag applic assist term impact strategi geograph distribut project commun financi assist cf framework beneficiari member state region provis region breakdown assist grant accord principl subsidiar respons nation govern select applic financ project implement region concern approv commiss transfer appropri region centralis administr structur respons cf file facilit implement applic monitor control procedur differ treatment project manag central manag region level spain decis nation author rate commun financ project submit central govern set manag region administr receiv slow approv procedur accord articl regul commiss decis grant cf assist month receipt applic submit member state practic deadlin adher commiss shown tabl highlight longest delai found tabl time approv project applic commiss gt tabl gt analysi system show project applic examin ministri respons environ ministri respons transport infrastructur nation offic respons cf turn forward commiss final verif individu decis approv commiss stage nation applic procedur subject intermedi decision criteria appli intermedi stage ensur condit cf financ fulfil time nation procedur respons nation sector region offic posit verifi fact submit project applic regard financ commun nation level durat examin applic gener short account aspect progress level preced paragraph rapid respons deleg commiss member state concern enabl approv partial project applic spot verif constitu part project carri rapidli nation framework date project applic forward member state concern commiss mark begin period elig member state interest speed entri applic commiss level project applic subject examin take account essenti element decis base evalu carri major case eib paragraph period time found elaps date member state concern forward project applic date approv commiss year request addit inform explan effect approv time lie member state uncertainti part nation administr project initi approv stage respect amend requir definit project project financ cf contribut financ project stage project technic financi independ group project link visibl strategi form coher event total cost project group project principl eur million definit project met difficulti regard interpret applic field environ project tradition smaller scale complex concept field transport infrastructur field environ commiss gave gener approv group project spain greec identifi compon subproject compon specif provis link project timet estim cost subsequ clarifi nation author respons ireland project dublin ring road section northern cross belview harbour receiv commun financ structur fund framework preliminari studi work previous complet part project receiv cf assist field infrastructur project stage project identifi irish belview harbour project split independ project eur million threshold stipul articl regul requir separ cost benefit studi ant evalu cover project greec portug project receiv commun financ structur fund envireg receiv cf assist identifi stage project concern financi technic level expenditur financ envireg cf base contract schedul physic financi complet laid specif made distinct sourc commun financ work definit term quot project quot quot stage project technic financi independ quot stipul articl annex ii cf regul case definit drawn member state concern interpret commiss precis instruct guidelin point lack work definit term project mention articl cf regul result cf financ categori expenditur individu part project combin heterogen project make subsequ evalu impact difficult calcul estim net receipt court check expenditur includ basi assess amount elig financ cf reveal methodolog framework exist permit standardis calcul similar project estim net receipt deduct total expenditur elig financ cf ireland calcul net receipt depend intend project project commerci amount revenu estim hand destin privat household public potenti receipt relat consider cf financ construct motorwai revis toll subsequ introduc likewis project treatment wast water benefit local popul rare includ identifi receipt project benefit commerci compani factori receiv financ cf allow made possibl identifi receipt gener portug revenu gener project field transport base limit cost benefit analysi present promot time project approv commiss conclud conduct detail financi analysi traffic gener extens motorwai question revenu aris margin difficult quantifi case quot path motorwai section kastro martino quot project greec net receipt estim cost invest includ interest eib loan base flat amount grd million approxim eur kilometr run cost justifi document choic element financi analysi calcul net revenu vari person charg appli longer estim depreci period project kind includ estim bank charg addit cash cost commun financ account effect reduc expens project technic present similar project vari manag respect commiss drawn guidelin highlight practic area view encourag degre harmonis standardis technic financi analysi project public sector show balanc financi input output year risk find short cash applic assist implement report submit financi plan estim receipt expenditur year lack inform make calcul work capit relat work capit requir difficult make imposs verifi financi viabil project approv project virtual complet inspect demonstr case time commiss approv project virtual finish submiss approv project complet complet consist principl partnership principl involv consult commiss author respons nation region local level cover entir project stage project includ plan implement amend complet work oper addit court drawn attent repercuss approach consist submit project project complet case time requir complet project greater approach commun financ put rapidli approach effect respect impact commun financ direct case project implement complet condition contrast structur fund aid financi assist cf subject condition claus articl cf regul make financ project stage project countri excess deficit depend achiev target set council recommend complianc articl treati applic principl condition result examin commiss budgetari posit cf beneficiari member state excess deficit examin spring respect preced year autumn current year show annual target recommend council respect budget deficit achiev result financ cohes fund continu short term condition make achiev prosper member state macroeconom object difficult hand countri commit substanti govern invest shown tabl order reduc lag develop increas capac growth prosper hand time reduc budget deficit retain control govern debt tabl public invest expenditur gross fix capit format gener govern percentag gdp gt tabl gt project develop cycl develop project term stage cycl tighter control manag cf project commiss involv begin end cycl begin phase lead approv decis commiss evalu number factor intern plan cost estim irr feasibl perform forecast extern cost benefit analysi desir global strategi synergi project nation region prioriti locat project end cycl commiss ensur project close approv final implement report releas final balanc stage number event substanti alter project develop unforeseen event budget overrun delai incomplet initi design unrealist plan lead amend initi decis possibl commiss interven precautionari basi correct chang direct commiss find oblig accept develop place invest level detect earlier stage understand factor influenc project cost subject adequ control addit consequ extent outcom impact project budget timet overrun ratifi commiss absorb appropri detriment approv project commiss decid approv project subsequ amend decis accept initi rigour depth analysi trigger examin document justifi amend request adopt enabl factor brought identifi set solut found numer amend found case project concern achiev object initi approv project argo greec initi commiss decis made provis total cost eur lai km water main averag cost metr eur subsequ amend initi decis introduc addit invest eur construct reservoir reduc main km averag cost metr eur amend decis increas length main km cost eur averag cost eur final cost invest made main eur brought averag cost eur metr monitor level implement report cf project attach payment applic provid inform state progress synergi aspect coordin project structur oper inform member state concern respect approv final report final balanc paid project close delai commiss depart significantli shorter occur initi phase project time submiss final report relat payment approxim year closur procedur produc version final implement report success applic final payment reason immedi appar case file monitor committe provis monitor committe made articl annex ii regul establish cf set repres commiss eib respons nation author region local author attend meet physic financi indic examin state progress current project check financ plan adequ ensur project continu physic progress signific diverg relat initi estim propos amend commiss addit decis grant aid monitor committe inform situat project applic examin commiss control carri commiss main object mission carri region polici director gener respons manag cf articl articl annex ii regul ec establish contact nation region author respons submiss implement project discuss unresolv question project mission deal matter suffici depth evalu implement project physic execut observ made previous account check carri manag intern control system appli member state reveal weak limit number check larg project case financi control system concern declar revenu physic implement audit carri financi control director gener hand reveal number irregular shown tabl subsequ rectifi classif type irregular detect tabl confirm court audit visit audit find show weak intern control system respons guarante commun fund cf project purpos intend fall main commiss commiss devot suffici resourc audit cf project posit meet oblig full tabl type irregular detect commiss check cohes fund context gt tabl gt tabl incomplet list irregular detect commiss audit visit connect cohes fund gt tabl gt observ relat financi manag project examin spot commiss albeit belatedli concern transpar clarif method evalu statement expenditur inform beneficiari member state principl govern elig expenditur framework project support cf base rule set form elig structur fund assist make allow special featur cf led rule principl made elig criteria expenditur declar base transpar late notif elig criteria explain anomali found audit visit elig expenditur greec case project argo expenditur incur beneficiari enterpris account document recover vat amount grd million eur consid elig expenditur project thessaloniki qualifi expenditur includ amount grd million eur number expenditur item provid decis approv project nafplio case project improv access athen airport expenditur total eur incur deadlin laid initi project decis consid inelig ireland framework water suppli project limerick expenditur total iep approxim eur incur period elig declar commiss elig expenditur spain recover vat expenditur connect water suppli project palma de mallorca amount approxim esp million approxim eur million includ total expenditur elig cf financ project balear island supplementari work total esp million approxim eur connect inclus sand remov equip ad expenditur elig cf financ provis made commiss decis subsequ amend submit commiss member state amount involv addit work repercuss commun financ finalis project greec final technic report project argo state km water main replac spot check reveal smaller quantiti km project involv water pump station final report mention complet spot check reveal complet oper ireland result technic control carri unit respons check statement financi implement systemat reconcili verifi pattern elig expenditur match progress physic implement spain case group project reafforest balear island elig cost approv commiss decis juli amount eur million significantli eur million threshold mention articl cf regul case project sewag treatment plant balear island spot audit reveal work advanc time applic assist date april plant enter complet date commiss approv financ portug project complet close transport infrastructur sector reveal construct fault adequ account ireland expenditur declar elig framework cf expenditur provis made commit paid situat regularis subsequ declar make reconcili account difficult perfect match expenditur incur paid final beneficiari expenditur declar commiss financ discrep encount audit make identif audit trail difficult greec check project transport sector elig expenditur declar verifi basi relev support account document portug case project environ sector financ envireg cf spot check distinguish expenditur cover intervent case respect physic work spain vt vessel traffic system project tenerif documentari evid found spot support issu financi beneficiari payment order amount esp approxim eur spite fact enter account gener director econom plan ministri public work evalu cohes fund domain macroeconom model model develop commiss instig refer framework contract manag regul establish cf commiss report regularli econom social impact cf beneficiari member state provis impli project base approach supplement gener analysi impact cf financ project variabl growth employ trade economi concern analysi account short term incid measur question demand felt execut phase medium long term effect suppli appar oper phase order satisfi requir regul commiss sign contract consult date juli amount eur develop method evalu macroeconom impact cf project date april amount eur essenti concern collect data project evalu specif contract base feasibl studi carri consult subject propos structur evalu criteria commiss unusu situat pose problem model approach propos applic connect call tender familiar consid commiss suitabl evalu project impact commiss adopt special criteria apprais approach end commiss consult submit highest bid approach excel virtu origin test practic applic concern subsequ modif contract sign date extend month time allow perform extend total durat month extens devalu de facto initi criteria award contract tender select procedur includ consider tender abil complet studi time allow addit provis penalti case overrun led amend contract contract sign commiss respons propos consult suggest model creat contract extend cf measur consult estim short medium long term impact project kei econom variabl incom region growth privat invest employ extens contract contract provid commiss suppli adequ oper tool model databas ascertain impact cf fact contract occas result obtain contractor softwar need applic databas creat purpos properti commiss expenditur contract amount eur examin servic provid travel expens show case commiss refund cost travel air busi class annex iv contract stipul articl travel expens refund price economi class ticket case contract sign april set time limit march perform payment januari conform evalu object order establish coher framework analys impact cf expenditur countri concern consult refer paragraph adopt innov approach complementari method vector autoregress model var region comput gener equilibrium model cge model explicit distribut dynam medd model detail annex analysi requir model thing provid answer question measur assist fund individu influenc economi cohes countri effect adjac economi commun gener impact measur econom social cohes union mdrf model fact evalu impact cf project directli concern dynam growth converg region cohes countri countri franc unit kingdom itali examin question tendenc region incom converg diverg time dynam region distribut incom analys appli period show increas inequ explain fact growth achiev group neighbour region adjac group perform region explain neighbour region result spillov public privat invest account apprais cf project carri period aim var cge model evalu impact individu project number viewpoint includ effect region directli concern spillov region economi impact cohes converg model provid addit answer result give compar consist complet applic model var complet var model viewpoint appli spanish region provid detail inform term histor seri likewis cge model take larg region breakdown account analys implic cf region inequ cohes countri model limit evalu impact environment project suitabl transport infrastructur project select project analys mean model gave prefer transport infrastructur project model var cge medd provid interest result potenti impact cf intervent understand relat effect real coordin model model specifi result obtain level imprecis due poor qualiti avail data collect limit extrapol method commiss carri reconcili result obtain model carri harmonis order establish conclus term cf impact economi cohes countri result produc model separ gener posit recommend commiss refin resourc evalu project macroeconom appli fulli model develop member state initi spain cf financi support carri studi macroeconom impact cf nation economi approach adopt studi present novemb model input output moise hermin annex portug carri specif impact assess major project bridg tagu essenti input output model cohes countri produc special studi nation region level macroeconom impact project cf cost benefit analysi cba project submit member state concern examin cost benefit analysi main criteria decis grant commun assist commiss call european invest bank assist project evalu paragraph field transport infrastructur cba base long experi establish methodolog thing quantif paramet environ field hand difficulti quantifi expect benefit led member state method qualit quantit natur commiss find cba insuffici unconvinc member state provid addit inform extend analysi lead redefinit project question ultim refus commun fund project project gran porto drink water suppli enxoé portug dam rescal extens cba examin cba show commiss effort matter notabl public june guid analysi cost benefit larg scale project commun region framework treatment calcul socioeconom variabl differ wide promot sector field member state basic cba concept net present intern rate return discount rate constant current price tax aspect sensit analysi understood parti concern extern factor insuffici evalu quantifi evalu feasibl risk altern option rare consid socioeconom cost benefit incomplet financi aspect account cba includ precis detail inform make verifi thing reliabl case lisbon water distribut network project establish link revenu receiv final beneficiari network invest financ cf drink water treatment plant ibiza desalin plant project price water calcul esp approxim eur cba real price esp approxim eur cba limerick citi water suppli project account privat sector revenu amount iep million approxim eur million project irt calcul basi year period lifetim build assum year financi aspect consid cba trale landfil site project socioeconom aspect belview rail cross project irt calcul state econom benefit expect term time save quantifi cba autorout path pont project estim invest cost eur million construct contract sign amount eur million dispar design interpret relat applic cba produc result differ hypothes adopt distort apprais benefit drawback project rel commiss care draw precis guidelin point order harmonis method appli essenti inform submit cba reliabl verifi compar indic indic submit support cf project nation author erdf indic erdf part gener system measur programm base locat specif context rel object determin number specif object give rise oper object cohes set prioriti part implement multiannu measur indic improv made detail order adapt natur cf project context sector field question transport infrastructur environ indic cf framework gener lack detail requir proper verif project progress quantif impact perform cohes member state portug initi develop introduc quarterli monthli monitor form set data collect order provid requisit inform progress physic implement impact indic attempt improv indic cf framework nation level work respons author harmonis gener cohes countri commiss develop relev indic specif appli cf sector project improv make monitor method unnecessarili cumbersom repres improv sector concern quantit promot sustain develop make sector wide comparison evalu close project commiss project close commiss beneficiari member state accord articl regul establish cf evalu manner project carri evalu potenti real impact implement order assess initi object achiev commiss select extern consult basi call tender postevalu individu close project number project evenli distribut sector domain question carri period year post evalu complet prove improv definit perform indic sector domain implement cf gener member state member state complet post evalu close project portug essenti drawn account job creat project project begun post evalu process greec evalu manag project qualiti work place question post evalu approxim close project examin cohes countri commiss initi aim evalu impact environ impact cohes fund qualit impact analysi trend cohes countri show encourag result period transport infrastructur environ field cf intervent notabl progress reduc dispar rel rest union greec number town cover water treatment system doubl year popul requir cover ireland proport urban wast water treat accord eu standard rose portug percentag popul connect drink water suppli system rose popul access sewerag system rose substanti effort assist develop strateg road network cohes countri aim reduc impact traffic residenti area lower level nois pollut reduc user transit time improv road safeti numer project audit show cf involv wide rang econom activ vt maritim traffic surveil control project cf assist eur million spain thing improv accid marin pollut prevent greec modernis drink water suppli system sewer athen cf assist eur million improv qualiti life inhabit encourag develop tourist facil ireland extens modernis transport infrastructur dublin ring cf assist eur million gener rule brought increas safeti cut journei time facilit link ireland franc unit kingdom portug vasco da gama bridg tagu cost total eur million receiv eur million cf assist eib loan pte million approxim eur million dem million approxim eur million largest civil engin project undertaken europ recent year improv water suppli algarv cf assist eur million help satisfi increas demand drink water brought tourist develop prevent deplet water tabl report cohes highlight posit role cf mean foster increas econom social cohes eu quantit evalu macroeconom impact evalu result obtain model mention paragraph tabl impact project region concern economi member state cohes converg tabl main result var var egc model main result var model gt tabl gt impact transport infrastructur project spain period var gt tabl gt short medium long term effect cohes fund project cge model gt tabl gt impact project region concern posit effect term job creation unemploy output real incom emphasis gain real incom shown cge model substanti lower estim mean var model madrid ring road ria baja motorwai invest privat capit depend model implement cf project lead reduct increas invest ria baja motorwai spain impact project region member state economi individu project var model appli spain type effect region economi region concern term job creation unemploy output real incom invest privat capit medium long term effect individu project estim mean cge model economi member state found posit find made paragraph consist var cge model gain real incom appli economi main conclus evalu impact cf spanish economi model mention paragraph leontief input output model highlight posit impact cf invest gross annual ad state job year creat esp million approxim eur million invest cf project equival averag creation job year moise model turn show invest cf framework gener annual increas gdp creat condit creation approxim job year hermin model show annual increas gdp estim framework cf invest job creation amount job year impact project cohes converg var model permit direct calcul extent cf project reduc accentu region inequ cohes countri show spain increas public invest lead strong expans privat invest richest poorest region whilst intermedi region experi growth effect employ hand concentr richest region intermedi region greec gain privat invest substanti case project concern poorest region portug govern invest richest region rise increas privat invest var model inform need analys cf project contribut region cohes spain result term output employ unemploy level region economi estim region converg level gdp employ simul theoret project lead conclus addit output gener euro higher rich region poor region due inter region differ level capit invest output ratio conclus cf financi instrument design princip treati promot econom social cohes cf assist undoubtedli posit effect beneficiari member state improv implement environment direct countri improv situat respect tran european network access spite posit result commiss improv aspect framework view greater effici financi manag adapt program encourag medium term project commiss control project cycl improv term quot project quot requir precis definit approv procedur simplifi program monitor rigor impact evalu exhaust partnership beneficiari member state develop financi manag cf project commiss exercis stricter control build amount outstand await clearanc commit previou financi year ensur amount outstand exce amount payment appropri enter annual budget commit financi year advanc payment project hinder financi year manag project cycl receiv greater attent stage implement partnership member state present manag monitor commiss begin end cycl regard term quot project quot quot stage project quot quot group project quot commiss care give oper definit appli uniform manner ambigu cohes countri order speed approv procedur project commiss set simpler procedur preliminari stage project applic final stage final report decision framework defin decision criteria precis appli verifi level administr member state concern cf project base approach analys advantag drawback project separ set project approv commiss part coher medium term concept underli plan philosophi kind give greater transpar cf coordin synergi complementar commun instrument programm erdf make harmoni econom social develop commiss increas control context cf prove inadequ field impact qualit evalu project audit show cf contribut strengthen econom social cohes cohes countri experienc high growth rate macroeconom level quot project quot dimens make complet global evalu cf difficult identifi posit result case larg scale project commiss perfect instrument macroeconom evalu project appli fulli report adopt court auditor luxembourg court meet juli court auditor jan karlsson presid council regul ec oj commun address council european parliament econom social committe committe region final commiss clarifi posit balanc commiss consid distribut sought partnership member state environment transport project period object rigid light flexibl maintain order make allow special situat special report cohes financi instrument publish oj march report numer shortcom implement instrument work capit fr assess risk failur enterpris meet oblig calcul wai fr short term current asset year short term current liabil year fr fix capit long term asset year serv show extent resourc fund asset remain enterpris term equal asset fund work capit requir bfr calcul bfr current asset current liabil current asset includ inventori debtor short term asset current liabil includ creditor short term liabil cash posit posit posit favour fr cover bfr cash posit neg bfr exce fr annual report financi year paragraph final project fc sensit analysi studi effect chang crucial estim relat cost benefit profit actual project commiss document etud de développ régional impact de politiqu structurel sur la cohésion économiqu social de union annex present model evalu impact cohes fund model develop commiss initi autoregress vector model var tradit econometr model basic express endogen variabl function exogen variabl time shift valu endogen variabl var model compris endogen variabl explanatori equat endogen variabl link variabl past achiev endogen variabl model context cf var model evalu dynam impact cf expenditur transport infrastructur studi spillov region reliabl result obtain highli depend avail qualiti data collect cohes countri var model result impact project region concern term annual increas cumul privat invest term job creation tabl seek posit region receiv cf assist relat countri model equat account inform produc order contrari tradit econometr system consequ inform equat var model estim effect public invest privat sector invest includ equat calcul equat evalu effect public invest employ econom viewpoint job creation indirectli stimul increas privat invest brought increas public spend model suitabl measur spillov region equat product function increas region gdp spillov adjac region var model make calcul effect term rel output public invest unemploy evalu job creation effect absolut term region directli involv cf project economi regard possibl part nation fund initi earmark invest transport infrastructur environ assign area model spanish region tabl provid detail inform term histor seri transport infrastructur project environ project base absolut variabl complet model point view evid signific statist differenti impact type project public sector regress coeffici sector domain concern environment object measur term increas output privat invest job creation comput gener equilibrium model cge region scale model base principl gener equilibrium theoret model market equilibrium agent act maximis specif function expect assum ration cge model develop apprehend effect invest domain transport infrastructur region region countri take start point save distanc time transport cost result road infrastructur project effect break short term effect cost reduct increas profit enterpris region lower price custom increas consum real incom medium long term effect enterpris reloc instal enterpris delocalis enterpris face increas competit adjust pattern employ net job suppli enterpris reloc higher wage inter compani relat increas demand intermedi product increas profit industri produc intermedi product lower price intermedi product increas profit enterpris product increas mobil worker region tend wage equalis note short term effect essenti concern region direct beneficiari medium long term effect affect region cge model region scale develop spain portug greec ireland result calcul effect number project tabl develop model requir substanti amount data analysi polici relat subject high degre region fragment ensur polici deal trade place context imperfect competit inform relat input output tabl output disaggreg region sector side ad employ road rail air transport essenti analysi type cge model develop difficulti appear level inform incomplet miss inform gave rise estim approxim substitut technic coeffici spanish input output tabl adjust ireland greec output structur markedli degre sector fragment greec ireland limit cge model agricultur industri servic transport cost initi cost benefit analys reliabl test model show medium long term effect virtual ident interregion mobil worker disregard medium long term effect reflect region interdepend model prove adequ analysi spillov region cge model take account extens region breakdown analys cf implic region inequ cohes countri analysi carri affect incom employ region gain real incom region level incom inhabit unemploy obtain conclus converg richest poorest region term gdp employ unemploy model explicit distribut dynam medd model innov reli stochast distribut dimension graphic statist represent region distribut incom concern dynam growth converg region cohes countri countri franc unit kingdom itali examin question tendenc region incom converg diverg time dynam region distribut incom analys carri base data period result obtain medd model show region tend increas wealth contrari remain poorer cohes countri increas converg run parallel rate growth economi portug experienc substanti rate growth period consider signific dispar region greec spain lesser growth rate period attain higher degre region cohes ireland inform subject model emphasi level region incom relat neighbour region absolut level region incom show measur absolut term level incom highlight increas inequ measur involv rel valu demonstr tendenc increas region inequ explain fact growth achiev group neighbour region differ group adjac region model similarli conclud region perform explain neighbour region appear evid spanish region portug continu dynam increas inequ region appli model data public privat invest show spain public invest repercuss neighbour region plai import part further region cohes portug public privat invest plai role account result analysi base data period order apprais cf project medd model refin produc result accompani explan base confirm statist techniqu concern primarili impact cf project trend incom period question final period confin period cohes fund exist model member state input output model seek depict link resourc economi final consumpt identifi interdepend level sector countri interrel basi intermedi consumpt moise modelo de investigación simulación de la economia espanola econometr model equat simul macroeconom effect public polici medium term year economi hermin econometr model take account specif characterist member state aggreg effect nation level start hypothesi economi oper full output consequ multipli acceler effect increas invest creat expans output employ model appear give satisfactori result term effect demand macroeconom model base variabl hypothes incomplet partial input output model consid effect demand analys short term impact relat commun intervent moise long term sector effect hermin base complex assumpt pattern nation govern expenditur vari significantli consequ lead variat calcul impact cf invest view assumpt underli model result treat caution studi model develop commiss initi court call expert specialis field macroeconom model european economi approach rel posit region relat member state fact statist pool disaggreg result regress coeffici refer quot repres quot region commiss repli summari cohes fund cf posit impact analysi trend cohes countri show encourag result period consider progress made narrow gap rest union commiss agre court auditor financ cohes fund project prove effect commiss consid coordin erdf ensur discuss member state choic project submit cohes fund interdepartment consult exercis coordin appar concentr cohes fund oper specif sector corridor commiss assess project light criteria laid regul cohes fund gener financ larg scale project plai pivot role economi countri concern project form part plan process requir lengthi prepar commiss ensur project financ cohes fund accord sector prioriti concentr water wast manag prioriti strateg corridor node concentr limit number corridor node prioriti emerg discuss commiss member state introduc regul ec ec requir member state provid inform need assess project conform sector territori strategi period commiss ask member state draw refer framework cf oper figur commun support framework csf commiss ensur member state provid inform requir regul applic form inform detail commiss fairli high standard regul requir revenu project account substanti net revenu gener promot member state guidanc method appli natur project submit cohes fund regul mention elig date expenditur concept quot project quot permit fund project linkag set articl regul accord articl maastricht treati cohes fund specif intend reconcil budgetari converg public invest catch process make financ invest burden nation budget extrem assumpt nation financ addit impact budgetari deficit margin short term posit medium long term monitor committe meet commiss routin monitor statu project remedi action committe allow fairli close watch progress project includ financi manag commiss carri audit mission supplement committe work check project physic financi progress process payment applic extend commiss monitor role requir larg increas staff assign manag monitor cf project cohes fund posit impact trend cohes countri period encourag appreci progress catch rest union commiss make effort refin assess tool light experi implement budget financi develop commit concentr end financi year larg date member state submit applic end month year commit month budgetari instal decis adopt previou year similarli payment concentr end year date member state appli payment order correct situat articl annex ii amend regul stipul annual instal project gener commit april articl requir applic payment submit time year latest march juli novemb fewer project approv recent year increas number commit decis previou year involv payment annual instal reflect prioriti larg infrastructur project amount await settlement aris project financ plan cover period extend decemb reflect delai execut result mention previou paragraph fact project cover year uncertainti court refer link variat financ plan commiss found short payment appropri commiss case outstand amount budgetari plan year distribut financ sector articl requir commiss assess project basi contribut make commun polici environ appli provis mind avoid dissip effort commiss decid give prioriti invest wast water treatment drink water suppli wast manag commiss interpret articl enunci report cohes financi instrument cf produc commun novemb commiss council european parliament econom social committe committe region cohes polici environ state prioriti sector prioriti allow substanti progress made beneficiari member state reaffirm period commiss commun juli structur fund coordin cohes fund programm period cohes fund plai part combat eros experi show project make consider administr demand commun nation author kind oper programm type financ erdf commit rail transport show upward trend year period substanti increas support project kind maritim infrastructur commiss consid maritim transport prioriti pollut hand detail case studi made financ port develop project bear mind invest port gener substanti revenu studi address problem competit overcapac affect mean transport observ manag cohes fund program project defici guidelin relat applic assist regul ec requir commiss altern project suggest commiss propos regul reject council recent revis regul requir member state provid inform altern consid commiss receiv cost benefit analys analys econom impact albeit uneven qualiti commiss felt materi suppli provid suffici basi determin project satisfi regul criteria made enquiri seek assist eib commiss produc detail form state inform member state suppli applic assist workshop held member state administr concern gener commiss inform natur locat cost group project contain applic suppli commiss project process summaris decis grant assist form drawn group project monitor committe inform locat cost statu expenditur project locat amount small subproject project group mention court submit summari form member state concern regul ec adopt includ specif provis take account receipt small environment project financ greec commiss gener appli rate oper fund potenti gener revenu exceed oper cost cost benefit analys commiss consult project promot method vari repli paragraph handl oper cost financi charg court mention paragraph nation author select applic accord principl subsidiar commiss ask member state submit project fund select made cf regul requir commiss check project satisfi elig qualiti criteria articl provid compar analysi commiss commiss consid project satisfi regul elig prioriti criteria inform member state reason regul make provis formal reject decis coordin cohes fund erdf commiss endeavour ensur erdf cf oper compat mutual reinforc period refer framework drawn transport environ sector make enhanc synergi ensur coher commiss aim optimis appropri alloc financi instrument erdf conflict coher structur polici view concentr cohes fund oper specif sector corridor make optimis fund ensur polici coher budgetari sector constraint compar requir cf regul commiss check project conform elig criteria cf rule requir program proce pace transport environ sector commiss requir ensur resourc suitabl alloc field fulli achiev cohes fund resourc larg extent devot big project plai pivot role economi countri concern form part plan process requir lengthi prepar project cover sector plan drawn territori level nation region catchment area standard project prepar project matur import criteria select nation commun level commiss believ inter project coher ensur concentr oper specif sector transport corridor achiev partnership member state cover program project prepar commiss draw attent function link project fund geograph distribut project commiss appli procedur criteria prepar adopt monitor project financ cohes fund commiss level differ treatment financ rate determin basi articl take account assist request member state slow approv procedur regul stipul commiss gener decid month provid member state suppli inform regul requir condit budget year project approv commit appropri year insuffici delai approv caus incomplet applic form lead request cf inform insuffici commit appropri project resourc repli paragraph lack inform complianc commun polici environ award public contract definit project project financ gener rule applic individu project state locat precis repli paragraph monitor committe member state detail inform execut project group framework structur fund ireland element number project fund prior introduct cohes fund element project assist cohes fund view suitabl project cf assist commiss consid element cover cohes fund identifi constitut project stage repli paragraph project applic belview port waterford involv port access road control rail cross extens port quai dredg harbour approach applic submit separ irish author date june februari cf assist project approv decis date novemb juli commiss accept separ project applic respect improv project princip reason commiss advantag treatment separ applic ground ensur transpar cf assist transport sector road rail port separ implement author respons deliv project view natur road rail port improv divis respons transport issu irish administr system separ applic allow earli adopt decis case commiss quickli agre assist project port access rail cross project examin belview quai extens applic significantli delai commiss clarifi promot import question relat project initi propos case separ applic allow budget alloc made effici final small size project combin basi cohes fund support port project ireland econom justifi disproportion larg effect port invest irish economi due ireland island natur regul fund project project stage group project negoti regul ec commiss introduc concept project stage subsequ made clear member state financi independ project stage stage correspond function entiti sewag treatment work defin geograph term success section motorwai delimit railwai line stage period project implement work physic identifi mean suitabl quantifi indic carri period end commiss inform member state interpret quot group project quot concept group project satisfi criteria locat area situat transport corridor carri plan area corridor defin goal supervis bodi respons coordin monitor group project case project carri compet author concept subsequ incorpor revis cf regul calcul estim net receipt regul requir receipt account determin basi assess amount elig financ method commiss requir assist rate determin basi ratio current net receipt current invest method formalis februari vade mecum appli commiss revenu gener project basi inform suppli member state commiss essenti lai bind rule beneficiari member state main paramet enter calcul life invest discount rate paramet justifi circumst regul requir receipt anticip promot account provid give rise substanti net revenu natur toll charg lead rate cf assist motorwai industri wast water treatment project attract lower rate assist user pai charg cover part invest cost take decis motorwai widen portug commiss eib report financi econom studi broader project encompass submit cf project adopt regul govern cohes financi instrument make provis adapt rate assist account receipt commiss financi viabil account decid rate assist conclud traffic gener widen motorwai revenu accru promot margin difficult quantifi time project approv substanti net revenu commiss inform member state calcul rate assist appli differ observ court member state applic larg elimin data recompil commiss paramet justifi circumst discount rate residu submit applic member state undertak ensur project financi viabil minimum commiss requir oper cost cover receipt member state appli charg system approv project virtual complet cf regul specifi elig date expenditur applic date requir cf assist cover entir project cycl articl specif cf financ project stage expenditur incur project approv date elig condition polit econom rational cohes fund condition basic idea cohes fund reconcil hand achiev converg criteria budgetari situat hand higher public invest view process catch allevi impact financ nation budget cohes fund condition reinforc commit member state elig cohes fund regard public deficit criterion macroeconom model simul impact structur fund relat nation financ magnitud import cf give slightli higher progress diminish public deficit consequ opposit forc hand extrem assumpt nation public financ fulli addit increas public deficit hand posit suppli side effect invest infrastructur human capit growth employ increas tax revenu reduc social transfer tend reduc public deficit long run project develop cycl commiss know advanc cost increas project decid chang amount assist origin approv increas consid justifi regard view monitor committe progress project discuss reason departur initi forecast examin request process commiss accord regul ec criteria approv form payment applic includ inform synergi coordin project structur oper payment applic stage provid inform difficult suppli context member state requir provid inform physic financi progress project complianc requir laid decis commiss scrutinis final report member state inform payment gener made month receipt applic longer report incomplet report payment applic submit question rais monitor committe aris scrutini case file monitor committe cf regul provid commiss member state discuss approv project forum commiss occasion provid inform monitor committe progress applic pend project direct interest committe member control carri commiss cf financ project monitor member state commiss accord cf regul protocol sign nation author commiss coordin activ mean frequent contact nation monitor servic resourc monitor servic region polici director gener carri site desk audit cf project part annual audit plan beneficiari member state articl regul ec requir beneficiari member state report commiss irregular subject initi administr judici investig entri forc regul ec regul ec appli cohes financi instrument case report nation author greek author spanish author irish author complianc rule public contract elig expenditur case shown tabl report author regul irregular discov audit commun institut cover regul ec member state oblig bring commiss attent ensur observ relat financi manag project examin spot elig criteria adopt commiss reflect confirm practic defin analys elig expenditur elig expenditur hard defin recover vat process project vat relat expenditur thessaloniki project regard elig member state letter connect member state check expenditur declar chang member state deal nafplio case commiss court find regard athen airport project action figur inelig expenditur pre date elig date declar irish author applic assist account commiss grant decis sum inelig expenditur examin light inform provid court action requir commiss court find regard water suppli project palma de mallorca action finalis project argo project mention paragraph check close commiss acknowledg difficult coher financi physic indic case cost complet project risen commiss decis match increas increas cohes fund grant monitor purpos case commiss focus comparison indic physic complet financi complet base forecast final cost absorpt grant declar elig expenditur regul permit assist project eur million justifi case project balear island mention court island natur factor justifi approv project provis regul ec forbid financ project advanc stage complet date decis elig expenditur incur member state date submiss applic commiss ensur situat except commiss import work carri member state good qualiti respons construct fault adequ account declar contractor invoic present payment elig expenditur invoic paid identifi problem number irish project irish author made awar fail enter commit address problem practic detect individu project problem appear resolv issu arisen subsequ project project involv replac exist wastewat treatment plant tavira portug capac treatment standard longer adequ project financ sourc envireg programm cohes fund work financ fund grant decis final report post evalu report cohes fund financ reconstruct upgrad treatment plant cover preliminari primari wast water treatment ancillari instal build pump station connect primari secondari treatment facil work financ envireg physic km distant financ cf cover secondari tertiari treatment amount mention court support certif june account ministri public work director gener econom plan evalu cohes fund domain macroeconom model model develop commiss instig refer framework contract manag court comment applic method purpos work develop method evalu imposs previou experi applic main aim contract develop model set model estim socioeconom impact project region nation level commun countri success tender origin outset prove applic tender experi gave commiss basi judg sound bid consult select highli specialis univers institut high stand field macroeconom analysi commiss regard month extens chang award criteria contract quantifi simul socioeconom impact individu project model develop contract model produc consult contract properti commiss commiss reason contract applic model produc individu project assess complex innov macroeconom model short appli research lack staff knowledg expertis field contract framework contract total alloc simul initi individu simul subsequ call requir charg estim contract contact fix cost fee variabl travel subsist cost initi estim eur prove unnecessari estim amount cancel eur estim close actual travel accommod expens payment made contract januari invoic receiv amount eur simul carri date studi commiss conform evalu object commiss consid model yield posit result make effort ensur refin appli futur coordin model approach chosen model measur aspect invest cost benefit analysi cba member state made great effort improv qualiti cba remain commiss note comment account improv futur cost benefit analys cohes fund lisbon project repli paragraph regard ibiza project water price spanish author cba base previou experi perfectli accept greatli welcom indic price revis year account inter alia updat oper cost final close project commiss case requir review econom factor affect assumpt initi cba construct cost element enter infrastructur invest invest cost includ type expenditur cost land studi regul requir commiss ensur socioeconom benefit proportion resourc method commiss consid report justifi draw conclus commiss dispos mean apprais report produc eib request commiss share court view cba method improv version guid commiss encourag member state align method interest greater compar give greater weight emu context reason subsidiar commiss impos harmonis method cba indic indic cf indic project physic financi progress indic progress result impact programm produc erdf indic agre commiss member state purpos provid pictur project statu commiss approach satisfactori view aim pursu monitor indic cf seek quot repres improv sector concern quantit quot track physic financi progress execut project conclus commiss believ cohes fund effect regul amend council introduc improv increas effect situat envisag court arisen practic risk payment appropri fulli expenditur result project approv lower pre approv estim year includ outstand amount smaller countri make greater annual instal system monitor project matter concern commiss intensifi monitor cf project court recommend requir larg increas number commiss staff commiss provid inform matter monitor committe meet revis cf regul precis definit concept take long time project approv inform suppli inadequ complianc commun rule demonstr project highest prioriti resourc limit regard intern administr procedur commiss institut deleg procedur project approv speed process commiss consid project approv period fit coher philosophi hope strengthen program approach commun support framework iii ask member state draw framework refer set strategi allow cf structur fund oper coordin commiss endeavour improv evalu tool light experi