Challenges of public procurement in EU funded projects

Šostar, Marko; Marukić, Ana

doi:10.30924/mjcmi/2017.22.2.99

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“…Large bureaucracy and administration are visible, and it is necessary to minimize this in compliance with the laws and regulations and rules of the tender. The study of Šostar and Marukić (2017) explains how poor implementation of public procurement procedures leads to the return of money from already funded projects, which is a direct consequence of insufficient investment in human resources.…”

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Application of Successful EU Funds Absorption Models to Sustainable Regional Development

Šostar,

Ristanović,

de Alwis

2023

Economies

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The research paper comprehensively and consistently addresses all relevant theoretical areas related to the topic and includes an extensive empirical analysis of the absorption of EU funds and their impact on the sustainable development of Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Poland. The analysis aims to investigate the efficiency of the absorption of funds from the EU, the impact of these funds on regional development of countries, and the reasons for such impacts. The “Regional Development Model Based on EU Funds” was tested with the aim of applying the model to the Republic of Croatia, countries in the region, and other European countries, to achieve a higher level of absorption of financial resources from the available EU funds. Data for the empirical analysis were collected using a highly structured survey questionnaire completed by a sample of 244 respondents involved in the preparation and implementation of EU-funded projects. The contribution of economic science in theoretical terms arises from the development of scientific knowledge and ideas about the importance of increasing the number of development projects that will increase the absorption of funds from the European Union, thereby increasing economic activities in Croatia and the region. The expected contribution of economic science in the applied sense is based on the formulation of the “Regional Development Model Based on EU Funds”, which is based on the application of knowledge, good practices, and stakeholder experiences, considering relevant indicators from available sources. The greatest contribution is demonstrated through testing the “Regional Development Model Based on EU Funds”, which is applicable to the Republic of Croatia, countries in the region, and other European countries over a longer period. Finally, research into the impact of EU funds on the regional development of recipient countries is considerably less represented and very modest, and is only in the “upswing” of systematic scientific research. The research aims to fill the gaps in research and to encourage the thinking of key stakeholders responsible for regional development, who should eventually realize the importance of defining a regional policy aimed at EU funds as a key to regional development and reducing regional disparities within countries.

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Application of Successful EU Funds Absorption Models to Sustainable Regional Development

Šostar,

Ristanović,

de Alwis

2023

Economies

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“…The initiative defines six priority axes for the implementation of the investment plan for Europe and focuses in particular on the importance of public procurement in EU Member States. The importance of public procurement at EU level is also confirmed Sostar and Marukic (2017), Hudáková (2015) note, that public procurement at EU level is considered to be one of the key instruments of the Strategy Europe 2020 to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The EU public procurement rules set out aim at making the use of public procurement more strategic in order to achieve common society objectives and ensure the most efficient use of public funds.…”

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Evaluation of Social Responsibility in the Selected Food Chain in the Area of Environmental Protection

Grman¹,

Kataniková²,

Švikruhová³

2020

International Scientific Days 2020

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives often help businesses in the form of competitive advantage. Because of these initiatives it is difficult to realize the full value of strategic CSR. CSR can be divided into many areas of business, but the most well-known triple bottom line theory divides CSR into 3 basic areas: environmental, social and economic. In this article we reviewed CSR of the wellknown food chain -Lidl in the context of corporate social responsibility. We focused mainly on the environment part of Lidl´s CSR. We described the CSR policy of the retail chain and suggested the necessary improvements. Our aim was to focus specifically on Lidl's actions and to point out the perception of their programs to deal with food waste, as this is currently a serious problem. The question of food waste is very important nowadays, because we have problems with hunger in some countries and on the other hand we have food waste problems because of the surplus of food. Distribution should be more even. Large food chains such as Lidl have an important role to play in wasting food. The problem of the food waste affects similar food chains much more, as food demand is steadily increasing. Food losses and food waste are responsible for 3.3 trillion tons of greenhouse gases. Improving the situation of food losses and food waste is considered to be a significant factor in reducing emissions.

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“…In Case C-465/10 Chambre de Commerce, the CJEU stated that since measures financed from the European Union budget had to be carried out in full compliance with the directives on public procurement, an infringement of these rules constituted an irregularity. 18 According to the CJEU in Case C-406/14 Wroclaw, an infringement must be considered to be an irregularity in so far as it is capable, as such, of having a budgetary impact and there is no requirement for the existence of a specific financial impact to be demonstrated. 19 The Court subsequently confirmed in the same case that a public procurement infringement constitutes an irregularity in so far as the possibility cannot be excluded that that failure will have an impact on the budget of the Funds.…”

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Audits and Remedies in EU Funded Public Procurement

Soós

2022

PPBMK

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In general, the legality of actions carried out during public procurement is decided by review bodies appointed at the national level. When the procurement involves EU funds, monitoring the legality of such procedures also involves a system of audits and other controls as part of the management and control of funds, involving specialised institutions. The interaction between the two systems is not regulated at the EU level and regulation by Member States is also incomplete in certain cases, leading to friction between the decisions of review bodies and auditors. This article explores in detail institutional competences in EU-funded public procurement and examines how the system of audits and other controls interacts with traditional review procedures at the EU and national level. These are presented both from the EU perspective and from the national perspective, using the Hungarian institutional system as an example. The article analyses the issues arising from overlapping institutional competences and proposes certain possible solutions to deal with these issues.

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Challenges of public procurement in EU funded projects

Abstract: Membership in the European Union implies adjustment of EU projects to the rules of Structur-

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Application of Successful EU Funds Absorption Models to Sustainable Regional Development

Application of Successful EU Funds Absorption Models to Sustainable Regional Development

Evaluation of Social Responsibility in the Selected Food Chain in the Area of Environmental Protection

Audits and Remedies in EU Funded Public Procurement

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