03157nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245008900055210006900144260001200213300001200225490000700237520247100244653000702715653001302722653002602735653001202761653001102773653002802784653002302812100002302835700001802858856003902876 2023 eng d a1680-904100aLos proyectos JESSICA como catalizadores del desarrollo urbano sostenible en Polonia0 aLos proyectos JESSICA como catalizadores del desarrollo urbano s c02/2023 a203-2220 v953 aUna de las consecuencias negativas de los procesos de desarrollo que han tenido lugar en la Unión Europea son las disparidades en el desarrollo de las ciudades y zonas urbanas, que afectan tanto a los ciudadanos como al nivel de actividad económica, lo que puede conducir a la degradación del propio espacio. Las disparidades pueden entenderse como el resultado de un fallo del mercado. Por lo tanto, es preciso llevar a cabo intervenciones que guarden relación con un proceso de regeneración. A fin de abordar este problema, la Comisión Europea decidió presentar la iniciativa de Ayuda Europea Conjunta en Apoyo de Inversiones Sostenibles en Zonas Urbanas (JESSICA), como parte de la política de cohesión ejecutada en el período comprendido entre 2007 y 2013. JESSICA es un instrumento financiero rotatorio que se centra en el desarrollo sostenible de las ciudades, y 11 Estados miembros decidieron poner a prueba la solución propuesta. El primer país en firmar el acuerdo fue Polonia, que implantó JESSICA en cinco regiones (Pomorskie, Mazowieckie, Śląskie, Wielkopolskie y Zachodniopomorskie). Este enfoque innovador entrañó numerosos desafíos para todas las partes interesadas (actores europeos, regionales y locales procedentes tanto del sectorpúblico como del privado) que participaron en la planificación y la implementación de la iniciativa. La metodología empleada se basa en el paradigma positivista, que examina las relaciones causales entre las intervenciones públicas (proyectos) y sus efectos. Se ha adoptado un enfoque realista en las técnicas de evaluación, así como en nuestra propia evaluación de todos los proyectos, realizada por expertos, que se han fundamentado a través de numerosas herramientas analíticas como el agrupamiento jerárquico y aglomerativo. De las principales conclusiones del estudio se desprende que los proyectos ejecutados en Polonia tan solo cumplen parcialmente los supuestos teóricos, y que las imensiones social y horizontal del desarrollo sostenible han estado infrarrepresentadas. Se observan ciertas divergencias a nivel regional en lo que respecta al enfoque modelo, y una región destaca en cuanto a la calidad de los proyectos (Zachodniopomorskie). Los proyectos relacionados con el patrimonio histórico o cultural, seguidos de los que se centran en la reconversión de los terrenos industriales abandonados, son los que mejor reflejan la complejidad del desarrollo urbano sostenible10aEU10aEU funds10afinancial engineering10aJESSICA10aPoland10asustainable development10aurban regeneration1 aMusiałkowska, Ida1 aIdczak, Piotr uhttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/4868502358nam a2200253 4500008004100000020001800041245011800059210006900177260003100246300001000277520154600287653002001833653000701853653001301860653002601873653001201899653001101911653002201922653001701944653002301961100001801984700002302002856007902025 2022 eng d a978311076219800aFinancial Engineering in Sustainable Funding of Urban Development in the EU Reflections on the JESSICA Initiative0 aFinancial Engineering in Sustainable Funding of Urban Developmen aBerlin/ BostonbDe Gruyter a1-2433 aThis theoretically rooted and research-based book provides insights on the JESSICA funding model which – unlike the traditional non-repayable aid – focuses on supporting sustainable urban development projects in a repayable and recyclable way. Looking through the lens of the JESSICA financial engineering mechanism used in urban transformation, it examines the functioning and performance thereof and formulates policy recommendations for the future. The aim of this volume is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the JESSICA sustainable funding model by exploring its repayable assistance mechanism to support sustainable urban development projects. The authors make several noteworthy contributions to the literature on EU cohesion policy and shed light on the use of the repayable instruments within public interventions, while providing, for the first time, a critical analysis of the JESSICA sustainable funding model from the holistic perspective which is especially relevant for supporting sustainable urban development. Financial Engineering in Sustainable Funding of Urban Development in the EU provides policy-significant findings that are important for EU cohesion policy in the field of repayable assistance to be reinvested in the long term in urban and regional transformation. Includes an in-depth exploration of the particular aspects of EU cohesion policy Provides theoretical discussion and empirics illustrated by figures and maps. Contributors are experts, representing policy-oriented and academic research.10acohesion policy10aEU10aEU funds10afinancial engineering10aJESSICA10aPoland10aurban development10aurban policy10aurban regeneration1 aIdczak, Piotr1 aMusiałkowska, Ida uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110762198/html#overview02910nam a2200241 4500008004100000022002200041245012700063210006900190260003000259300000800289520211700297653003102414653002002445653001602465653001302481653001902494653001702513653002002530100002302550700001802573700001702591856006002608 2020 eng d a978-83-957204-4-400aSuccesses & Failures in EU Cohesion Policy: An Introduction to EU cohesion policy in Eastern, Central, and Southern Europe0 aSuccesses Failures in EU Cohesion Policy An Introduction to EU c aBerlin/WarsawbDe Gruyter a2083 aRegions in the EU’s Eastern and Southern peripheries tend to perform badly across many rankings from economic development, to quality of government,social justice and innovation potential, despite the fact that the vast majorityof EU structural funding has been spent in these countries. However, these countries followed different development trajectories and reacted differently to the economic crisis. Some of them still struggle, others thrive, others, afteryears of structural transformation, are stuck in a middle-income trap.Successes and failures as a result of EU cohesion implementation are avaluable source of feedback for future plans. Southern part of the EU, and Central and Eastern Europe provide an excellent opportunity to evaluatethem, The whole implementation exercise is sometimes challenging to accomplish, as both the public and private sectors have low absorption capacity. In contrast, positive experiences also emerged. Regions in Central and Eastern European countries witnessed improvements in the form of change in GDP per capita, benchmarked against the EU average during theyears 2008-2015, while Southern Europe improved similarly between 2000-2008. In this volume, the authors cover a variety of aforementioned problems and experiences of either all member states, with special attention to peripheral countries, or to sectoral or regional problems in selected countries. The book begins with an overview of the issues of economic convergence and quality of life in all member states. It also addresses political aspects of EU cohesion policy, including involvement of civil society into this public policy, as well as relationships between cohesion policy support and EU identification. The final section discusses an important novelty in the framework of EU cohesion policy, namely the JESSICA initiative, that is, an instrument offering repayable and recyclable funding targeted at economically-viable and sustainable urban development projects. Authors are engaged in research on EU cohesion policy and represent severaldisciplines: economics, political and social sciences.10aCentral and Eastern Europe10acohesion policy10aconvergence10aEU funds10aEuropean Union10aregeneration10aSouthern Europe1 aMusiałkowska, Ida1 aIdczak, Piotr1 aPotluka, Oto uhttps://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580682?language=en00768nas a2200241 4500008004100000020002200041245014300063210006900206250000600275260002400281300001200305490000600317653001300323653002600336653001200362653001100374653001700385653001600402653001800418100002300436700001800459856004900477 2016 eng d a978-83-7417-918-800aThe use of repayable financial instruments in the process of regeneration of degraded urban areas on the example of the JESSICA initiative0 ause of repayable financial instruments in the process of regener a1 aPoznańbPUEB Press a115-1360 v110aEU funds10afinancial instruments10aJESSICA10aPoland10aregeneration10aurban areas10aWielkopolskie1 aMusiałkowska, Ida1 aIdczak, Piotr uhttps://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/1208302118nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245011400055210006900169300001000238490000900248520137400257653002001631653001301651653001501664653001101679653002601690653002401716653004801740100001801788700002301806856005901829 2014 eng d a2336-114X00aAssessment of the System of Project Selection under the Cohesion Policy "The Case of the Wielkopolska Region"0 aAssessment of the System of Project Selection under the Cohesion a69-980 v20143 a

The current year 2014 allows/has allowed for the first attempts to evaluate the operations, organization and implementation of the Cohesion Policy 2007-2013. The authors have analysed one of the elements that might have an impact on the results obtained under the regional operational programme in the Wielkopolska region in Poland, namely the modes of the selection of projects. This element of the whole cycle of projects is an under-researched subject of scientific analyses even though the project selection itself has been deeply examined by (various) control institutions (the European Court of Auditors, Supreme Audit Offices etc.). The authors use evaluation concepts and a strategic management lens, and formulate five research questions on: the conditions necessary for the transparency of project selection, the main factors determining the choice of the adopted selection mode, the impact of the selection mode on the results, the quality of the work of experts, and the efficiency of the appeal procedures for beneficiaries – trying to answer all these questions in the subsequent sections of the article. The methods used comprise analyses of legislation, reports, primary data and in-depth-interviews with the stakeholders. The research has also practical implications and can be a valuable case-study for policy-makers.

10acohesion policy10aEU funds10aevaluation10aPoland10aselection of projects10aWielkopolska region10aWielkopolska Regional Operational Programme1 aIdczak, Piotr1 aMusiałkowska, Ida uhttps://www.evaltep.cz/inpage/assessment-wielkopolska/03111nas a2200229 4500008004100000020002200041022000800063245010200071210006900173260004000242520229400282653001402576653003902590653001702629653001302646653001102659653002702670653001102697100002302708700001902731856013102750 2013 eng d a978-80-89013-68-5 ayes00aLEGAL ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EU FUNDS 2007-2013 IN POLAND – PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES0 aLEGAL ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EU FUNDS 20072013 IN POLA aBelgrade, SerbiabNISPAceec09/20133 a

Poland, since the pre-accession period, has been dealing with the European Union financial and technical assistance. However, current financial perspective of the EU gave Poland opportunity to be involved in the whole programming period and participate in each phase of the Cohesion Policy cycle. The responsibility of the implementation of this policy is shared between the European Commission and the Member States of the EU. Therefore, one of the key elements of the use of EU funds is the regulatory environment and legal acts adoption that enable proper use of the EU budgetary allocations. Besides, the strong impact of the European Union has been visible on the processes of governance and law creation on both central and regional levels of administration. It has resulted in appearance of multilevel governance and creation of  multilayered legal system in terms of the use of EU funds. One of the main aims of the article is to present Polish experiences with the implementation and creation of legal acts referring to the area of Cohesion Policy in the years 2007-2013 (including strengths and weaknesses). From comparison made to previous period 2004-2006 changes in the process of adoption and implementation of legal acts are noticeable. Moreover, some shifts towards stronger coordination in the phase of programming of the policy are visible. Challenges and remedies to weaknesses with reference to legal and management aspects of Cohesion Policy would be also discussed in concluding section of the paper. The methodology of the paper bases on the analysis of types of legal acts, legal and administrative procedures comprising EU regulations, Polish legal acts, Ministry of Regional Development regulations and guidelines, regional/local law, confronted with the consequences for system of EU funding and for potential beneficiaries. The results of the analysis can help to formulate recommendations for improvement in the forthcoming years 2014-2020 that can be useful not only in the Polish case. This particular experience can serve as in-depth case study for countries preparing themselves to join the EU and also provide some lessons for inter-regional co-operation in the area of regional development and consequences of multilayered law creation. 

10a2007-201310aadoption of operational programmes10acoordination10aEU funds10aEU law10aoperational programmes10aPoland1 aMusiałkowska, Ida1 aTalaga, Robert uhttps://www.academia.edu/3578342/Legal_aspects_of_the_implementation_of_EU_funds_2007-2013_in_Poland_-_practice_and_challenges02254nas a2200313 4500008004100000020002200041245012700063210007100190260001200261300001200273490001300285520129100298653002601589653001601615653001201631653000701643653001301650653002001663653001301683653001501696653000801711653001101719653001101730653002601741653000701767100002301774700001901797856012401816 2011 eng d a978-83-89693-19-100aKontrola wydatkowania środków z funduszy strukturalnych jako element zarządzania procesem rozwoju regionalnego w Polsce0 aKontrola wydatkowania środków z funduszy strukturalnych jako ele c01/2012 a297-3110 v140/20113 a

The EU Cohesion Policy has had a great impact on many processes and changes in policy-making in Poland. In the area of regional development and development policy new instruments and creation of the systems of management and control had to be introduced in the Member States (MS) which is a derivative of the EU regulations. The MS however have autonomy in shaping the systems. Those two elements contribute to increasing complexity, multi-level governance and needs strong coordination of many elements. In the article the authors decided to analyse different types of external control of the use of EU Structural Funds and relate this to the phases of the project cycle management. The authors modify definition of external control and include also  control of the system by the stakeholders of the Cohesion Policy (social control) with the focus on administrative proceedings application. Therefore, multidimensional overview on proper functioning of the systems of the SF management and control in Poland is introduced by the authors. This approach is innovative and at the same time the article gives an opportunity to gather dispersed information on control present in the literature. The methodology  is based on legal acts analysis.

10aadministrative courts10aakty prawne10acontrol10aEU10aEU funds10afundusze unijne10akontrola10alegal acts10aPCM10aPoland10aPolska10asądy administracyjne10aUE1 aMusiałkowska, Ida1 aTalaga, Robert uhttp://skpzk.czasopisma.pan.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=245:no-140-2011&catid=84:wydania&Itemid=210