The complexity of simplifying in the European Estructural and investment funds: the example of simplified cost options

Abstract

The overall objective of the simplification proposals is to ensure that the European regulations provide results to the target public in a transparent, efficient and efficient approach, always searching the lowest possible cost in order to eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens, harmonize legislation without interfering in achievement of the programming political strategy. The implementation of a simplifying policy in cohesion policy also makes it possible to focus more on the human resources and the administrative effort involved in the management of the ESI Funds in the achievement of the priority objectives, and not in the collection and processing of a large number of documents. Likewise, the simplification of the management process will facilitate the access of small beneficiaries to European funding and will lead to obtaining a lower percentage of error contributing to a more correct use of the Funds.