When a country borrows from the imf, its government agrees to adjust its economic policies to overcome the problems that led it to seek financial aid. The imf is most famous for ex ante conditionality, in which governments receive loans in exchange for promises of future behavior. In expost conditionality, the country receiving aid agrees to conditions set by the donor or lender that they will carry out after they receive the aid. European union, european structural and investment. Instead of inducing governments to reform or to under. Faq on exante conditionalities relating to sustainable development. Regional policy ex ante thematic conditionality 1 contains monitoring mechanism thematic objectives ex ante conditionality criteria for fulfilment 1. The existence of a national or regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation in line with the national reform program, to leverage private research and. Exante conditionalities common provision regulations and. Guidance on ex ante conditionalities european commission.
Another current debate surrounds the prospects for scalingup aid successfully. Guidelines for the verification process of the ex ante. The legal basis, therefore, did not allow the commission to coordinate fully the ex ante conditionality assessment with the european semester and other information sources. A lot of faith is being placed in conditionality attached to governance and the policy making process, and the chapter will return to this idea several times. The embedded 20 reform of eu cohesion policy, european structural and investment funds, 1, 20, pp.
Disillusionment has led to proposals to replace ex ante conditionality with ex post conditionality and to focus on ownership, selectivity, and partnerships. Assessment of the fulfilment of exante conditionalities dotaceeu. Promoting economically and environmentally sustainable investments in the waste sector particularly by the development of waste management plans consistent with directive 200898ec on waste, and with the waste hierarchy. Exante conditionalities and performance reserve in cohesion. Preliminary position of the czech republic on the future cohesion. Ms on part ii of the guidance on ex ante conditionalities as regards sustainable. The european union s experiences with policy conditionalities. A second dimension of variation concerns the instruments through which conditionality is imposed. The european unions experiences with policy conditionalities 28 april 2017 peter berkowitz head of unit, smart and sustainable growth, directorate general for regional and urban policy, european commission angel catalina rubianes european commission, directorategeneral for regional and urban policy jerzy pienkowski. It is without prejudice to the ongoing negotiations in the trilogues between the council presidency and the european parliament 15 march 20. Commission dg regio to produce a study on the role of structural funds in the european unions. The czech republic cz promotes stable and strong cohesion policy supported by all. Policy conditionality or economic policy conditionality. Koeberle abstract traditional conditionality in policybased lending is often criticized as being ineffective, intrusive, and corrosive.
While the former specifies certain conditions that. This system of conditionality is designed to promote national ownership of strong and effective policies. An ex ante conditionality should apply to a priority of a programme only when it is has a direct and genuine link to, and. It is also based on questions raised by regios geographical.
The present thesis addresses the 20 cohesion policy reform and its novel ex ante conditionality tool in the area of fundamental rights. This study is a detailed analysis of progress in the fulfilment of all ex ante conditionalities in the common provision regulation for esi funds. Supporting the implementation of egovenment at regional and. In the case of the antidiscrimination directives these minimum requirements include. The fact that scotland has not approved its own national roma integration strategy is a weakness in terms of meeting the necessary ex ante conditionality for esi funds.
Conditionality will take the form of both ex ante conditions that must be in place before funds are disbursed and ex post conditions that will make the release of additional. Ex ante conditionalities exac are one of the key elements of the cohesion policy reform for 201420. Much debate in types of conditionality centers around ex ante versus ex post conditionality. A lot of faith is being placed in conditionality attached to governance and the policymaking process, and the chapter will return to this idea several times. Mar 15, 20 regional and urban policy 20142020 policy and legislation interinstitutional relations draft guidance on ex ante conditionalities part ii this document is a provisional text. A comparison of digital growth investment choices in cohesion policy programmes 2007 and 201420 luigi reggia, sergio scicchitanob,c, laura polverarid arockefeller college of public affairs and policy, state university of new york at albany, ny, usa. The legislative package for the 20142020 programme period introduced two instruments to make cohesion spending more results oriented. Challenges in design and options for more effective assistance 28 april 2017 anwar shah brookings institution, washington, dc. Following the assessment of the information provided in the above letters, we agree with. Regional and urban policy 20142020 policy and legislation interinstitutional relations draft guidance on ex ante conditionalities part ii this document is a provisional text. Environment in cohesion policy framework for 20142020. Andrea schmitz conditionality in development aid policy. The ex ante conditionality aims therefore to foster the development and implementation of national and regional digital growth measures, to assess their consistency with the digital agenda for europes goals and exploit national regional assets in the spirit of smart specialisation.
Ares 20167078096 complemented with your additional information of 2 february 2017 ref. These strategies are a central part of the new cohesion policy framework, being an exante conditionality designed to ensure effective spending of the large amount of eu funds that will be available for research and innovation. European union regional policy aims, methods, results and. These policy adjustments are conditions for imf loans and serve to ensure that the country will be able to repay the imf. Their fulfilment is assessed solely on the basis of the criteria established in annex xi cpr as required by article 19. Ex ante conditionalities article 19 cpr there are two types. Regional policy exante conditionality on water the existence of. This note discusses the european commissions proposal to introduce widescale. Regional and urban policy the directorgeneral brussels, regio. The existence of a national or regional smart specialisation. In ex post conditionality, the country receiving aid agrees to conditions set by the donor or lender that they will carry out after they receive the aid. Cohesion policy as implemented through the european structural and investment. There are seven general ex ante conditionalities that apply to all sectors and policies supported by the esif. Exante conditionalities article 19 cpr there are two types.
Programming period 20142020 exante conditionality 2. The main focus of this report is on economic policy conditionality, as its imposition interferes directly with countries sovereign right to develop and implement economic policies, especially in the fields of public services and public utilities management. They were introduced for the european structural and investment funds esi funds to ensure that the necessary conditions for the effective and efficient use of esi funds are in place. Key stages the ms has to check which ex ante conditionalities are applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the investment priorities it has selected, and whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. Ex ante fundamental rights conditionalities a novel. Cohesion for growth and employment regional policy 307. In sectors supported by the erdf and cf, ms has ensured a. Imf conditionality when a country borrows from the imf, its government agrees to adjust its economic.
This overall reform may include specific positive and negative condi tionality mechanisms which could interlink the cohesion. Regional policy exante conditionality strategic policy framework for instance in the ris3 in place that contains. The european unions experiences with policy conditionalities. Europe 2020 priorities in a national andor regional context an integrated approach for territorial development supported by the cohesion policy funds, the eafrd and the emff arrangements for effective implementation. Reshaping the eu budget and cohesion policy european policies. This study is a detailed analysis of progress in the fulfilment of all ex ante conditionalities in. Research for regi committee conditionalities in cohesion policy. The conditions imposed may be ex ante prerequisites, ex post or both. Research for regi committee conditionalities in cohesion.
Regional and urban policy 20142020 policy and legislation interinstitutional relations directorategeneral employment, social affairs and inclusion esf and fead policy and legislation guidance on ex ante conditionalities for the european structural and investment funds part ii this guidance is addressed to geographical units for esi funds. Thematic and horizontal exante conditionality set out in the regulation preparation of programming documents. Policy conditionality a new instrument in the eu budget post2020. Preservation and management of natural resources common agricultural policy, rural development, environment 371. Regional policy interventions to reduce disparities and promote economic convergence are spread through 3 funds. The ex ante conditionality aims therefore to foster the development and implementation of national and regional digital growth measures, to assess their consistency with the digital agenda for europes goals and exploit nationalregional assets in. Can the eu structural funds reconcile growth, solidarity and stability. For countries where governments assign a low priority to development and poverty alleviation, or lack state capacity, the path is less clear. Com assesses adequacy and consistency of the info provided by ms. Conditionality in development aid policy development aid conditionality, defined as tying forms of support to the implementation of reform programs dictated by the donors, has come under fire from critics who argue that, as an instrument of development cooperation, conditionality has. Later followups determine whether they might receive more aid. The ex ante conditionality, however, sets out the minimum requirements which need to be fulfilled ex ante, to ensure that there is an effective implementation and application of a gender equality strategy and of the antidiscrimination directives. The european unions experiences with policy conditionalities 28 april 2017 peter berkowitz head of unit, smart and sustainable growth, directorate general for regional and urban. The fact that scotland has not approved its own national roma integration strategy is a weakness in terms of meeting the necessary exante conditionality for esi funds.
Given some tax or public expenditure, these tools show a who pays the. Description and rationale for the exante conditionality 34 3. The imfs debt limits policy is an integral part of imf conditionality. Ex ante conditionalities community living for europe. Univerisites are often crucial institutions in regional innovation systems, especially in those with an absence of a. Much debate in types of conditionality centers around exante versus expost conditionality.
Selfassessment by member states andor regions whether conditionality has been met. The implementation of the provisions in relation to the exante. Policy conditionality a new instrument in the eu budget. Programming period 20142020 ex ante conditionality 2. An ex ante conditionality will apply if it is a prerequisite for and has a direct and genuine link to, and direct impact on, the effective and efficient achievement of the specific objectives. European commission directorategeneral regional and urban policy the directorgeneral brussels, regio. It initiates an in depth legal inquiry on their genesis, nature, scope, defining features and general reach. Key stages the ms has to check which ex ante conditionalities are. Regional policy is the vehicle for delivering regional aid. Constraints to the fulfilment of the exante conditionality and the objectives linked thereto 35 3. Regional policy links to research and innovation for sustainable growth future cohesion policy. Regional and urban policy state of play november 2015 thematic exante conditionality 6.
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