The Structural Funds' Implementation in Poland – challenges for 2007-2013

The study is set in the wider framework of the European Parliament's responsibilities in relation to the European Union's policy for furthering economic and social cohesion, known as Cohesion Policy, and aims to understand the performance of the the Structural Funds in Poland. [...] The present study therefore aims to adress two questions: What are the main reasons limiting the effective implementation of the Structural Funds in 2004-2006? and what can be done to overcome these difficulties in order to ensure a successful 2007-2013 programming period?