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The original full study analyses the implications of a shift towards performance-based instruments for budgetary control. In the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and (to a lesser extent) Cohesion Policy, the use of Financing not Linked to Costs (FNLC) was adopted as a means of simplifying the financing of programmes funded by the EU. Instead of disbursements being based on costs, beneficiaries have to demonstrate that they have made progress towards achieving plans. For the RRF, qualitative ...

In der vollständigen Originalstudie werden die Auswirkungen des Wechsels zu leistungsbasierten Instrumenten auf die Haushaltskontrolle analysiert. Bei der Aufbau- und Resilienzfazilität (ARF) und – in geringerem Maße – bei der Kohäsionspolitik wurde die Nutzung der nicht an Kosten geknüpften Finanzierung als Möglichkeit herangezogen, um die Finanzierung von Programmen zu vereinfachen, die von der EU finanziert werden. Dabei beruhen die Vorschusszahlungen nicht auf den Kosten, sondern die Begünstigten ...

El estudio completo original analiza las implicaciones de una transición hacia instrumentos basados en el rendimiento para el control presupuestario. En el Mecanismo de Recuperación y Resiliencia (MRR) y, en menor medida, en la política de cohesión, se adoptó el uso de la financiación no vinculada a los costes con el fin de simplificar la financiación de los programas financiados por la Unión. Según dicha financiación, los desembolsos no están vinculados a los costes, sino que se basan en la consecución ...

Albania has been an EU candidate country since June 2014. On 25 March 2020, the Council decided to open accession negotiations with the country, based on its progress in meeting the political criteria and fulfilling the five priorities that are key for EU membership. Accession negotiations effectively started in July 2022, when the first intergovernmental conference was held. The main challenges are flaws in the functioning of the judiciary, in the fight against corruption, and in the safeguarding ...

North Macedonia gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. The country applied for EU membership in March 2004 and was granted EU candidate status in December 2005. As part of the June 2018 Prespa Agreement, the country changed its name to Republic of North Macedonia ('North Macedonia' in short), in exchange for Greece ending its veto on the country's EU and NATO accessions. The first intergovernmental conference on 19 July 2022 marked the beginning of accession negotiations. The newly ...