Suranjali Tandon’s Post

Very proud to see my joint paper with Andrea Conte and Francesco Molica published in the Journal of Common Market Studies. 🎯 We have developed a novel indicator to measure how fast European territories were able to spend their allocated #CohesionPolicy budget and then explore the drivers of this financial performance ➡ Financial absorption is heterogeneous across EU Member States and across thematic areas ➡ The governance model of EU programmes is a significant factor explaining financial performance ➡ A decentralised (or regional) governance model has a negative effect on the speed of absorption compared to territories under a national (centralised) model. This might be explained by several reasons: 1️⃣ National authorities are likely to have a greater administrative and operational capacity than regional ones 2️⃣ National programmes cover larger geographical areas than regional ones, which may entail a higher demand for funds Learn more by reading the full paper: https://lnkd.in/d-a6qdYJ

🌍 International IDEA's Annual Review of Constitution-Building 2023 provides a snapshot of global trends in constitution-building.     🔑 Key highlights: ◾ Case studies: insights from countries including the Commonwealth Caribbean, Chile, Tuvalu, Austria, Sweden, and post-coup contexts like Mali and Chad. ◾ Innovation and reform: process-driven innovations and substantive constitutional reforms, particularly in areas of environmental protection and democratic resilience. ◾ Practical considerations: valuable insights for constitution-building practitioners and scholars of constitutional reform.      🔍 Curious to learn more? Gain more insights and explore the case studies here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d5Xs_Zkj

A final study on 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬, prepared for the European Parliament, is available online. We provide an analysis of absorption rates as of the end of 2023, across funds, countries and regions. We also provide an analysis of absorption drivers and obstacles. 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of funds, for example due to delays or limited 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, may jeopardise the achievement of a programme strategy and an adequate selection of projects, leading to unsatisfactory results. We recommend improving absorption by mitigating implementation obstacles rather than replacing #CohesionPolicy or weakening its territorial dimension. The findings of our study are relevant to the 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, EU’s main investment policy. Ecorys - Marco Pompili - Maja Hranilović - Anna Borowczak #ERDF #ESF #CF #REACTEU #ESIF #Regionalpolicy #EuropeanParliament https://lnkd.in/dksw_XRK

I am excited to share an important study on the EU future enlargement. Preparing for the enlargement from a territorial perspective Governance, policies and investments to ensure the role and means of LRAs in an enlarged EU https://lnkd.in/dS36W6fU

A glimpse of EU cohesion policy's complex and varied governance across Member States from the perspective of funding programmes in the period 2014-2020. The chart shows the number of programmes, the share of multi-fund programmes over domestic allocations and the type of programmes (regional, national, both) by country. This diversity reflects, amongst other things, the different size of allocations, institutional settings, or funding strategies in each MS.

There's a lot of new analysis about public trust in government at the moment. OECD Public Governance has a report on drivers of trust in public institutions. https://lnkd.in/eknfDQhy The British Academy has a report on public trust in science for policy. https://lnkd.in/e2xKNqvg And the Joint Research Centre EU Science, Research and Innovation has a report on trustworthy public communications. https://lnkd.in/eyGDD4-R

Next Tuesday, the 24th of September at 11.00 am we wait for you at our webinar focused on the current debate in preparation for the MFF 2028-2034 in connection with the EU enlargement process.  If the Enlargement is in the strategic interest of the EU, the MFF should secure sufficient resources for it. In addition, as some analysts suggest, it would be important to adjust the current financial mechanisms in place for the candidate countries to the rules of the cohesion funds, thus helping them prepare for future accession. https://lnkd.in/dafsrXjJ Raffaella Coletti Giuseppe Chiellino Filippo Marinoni Paola De Fazio Krisela Hackaj Enrico Letta Jorge Nunez Ferrer David Hrvoje Hoic

During October 02 - 04, experts from the Croatian Ministry of Finance visited us as part of our collaboration with the Netherlands National Academy for Finance and Economics. The focus was on improving External Quality Assessment of Internal Control, addressing data reliability, further validation and development plans. The mission led to recommendations for improving the self-assessment process and planning future pilots. This enhances public governance and advances our way towards EU accession! #PFM #PIFC #Moldova #Croatia #EUAccession #InternalControl #GoodGovernance

And we are on the road to the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) in 2025! This week, the Elements Paper of the FfD4 came out. This is the base document that will guide governments negotiations for a renewed financial agenda under auspices of the UN. Earlier this year, I joined the Finance, Integrity and Governance (FIG) Initiative of the UNDP, where we co-create a knowledge space separate from but in support of government's FfD4 negotiations. I am happy to see that the FfD4 Elements Paper incorporates topics that have also been addressed in our two FIG symposia: - 🌐 international tax cooperation; - 🤑 illicit financial flows (IFFs); - 🧑💻 professional "enablers" of tax abuse and IFFs; - 💸 public debt arrangement. The Elements Paper condenses nearly 300 contributions from governments, international financial institutions, civil society, the private sector, academia, and other stakeholders. 🔗 Check out the Elements Paper: https://lnkd.in/gaACK3Xb 🔗 Check out the summary of our 1st FIG Symposium: https://lnkd.in/gWqCjjns

Today marked the inaugural European Policy Committee (EPC) meeting with our new chair, Hilde Niezen! We delved into key EU topics such as the #UWWTD recast preliminary discussion and its challenges, and the #WFD requirements. This platform allows our members to share their analyses on EU challenges and discuss the situations in their respective countries. And, of course, the highly anticipated 18th edition of the Brussels Conference was discussed. Exciting times ahead! 🚀 #EPC #EuropeanPolicy #EWABrusselsConference #EU #water