Widuto, Agnieszka, (2016), “Structural reform support programme 2017-2020”, European Parliament, July
Structural reforms have been identified as crucial to accelerating economic recovery, boosting growth and reducing unemployment. In November 2015, the European Commission proposed to establish the Structural Reform Support Programme 2017- 2020, to provide Member States with technical assistance in designing and implementing structural reforms, with a budget of €142.8 million taken from existing allocations to the structural and investment funds. Building on experience relating to reforms in Greece and Cyprus, the programme aims to improve administrative and institutional capacity, to facilitate better implementation of EU law, in particular the country-specific recommendations issued under the European Semester, more efficient use of EU funds and the introduction of growth-enhancing structural reforms.
Relevant Posts
- European Commission, (2016), “The Economic Impact of Selected Structural Reform Measures in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal”, Institutional Paper 023, April
- Makrydemetres, Anthony, Zervopoulos, Panagiotis, D., Pravita, Maria-Eliana, (2016), “Reform of Public Administration in Greece; Evaluating Structural Reform of Central Government Departments in Greece: Application of the DEA Methodology”, GreeSE Paper No.97, February