Politica di coesione 2014-2020.Il sistema di governance per la gestione dei fondi della Regione Sardegna

This dissertation aims to study and analyze how the new 2014-2014 ESIF regulations (European Structural & Investment Funds), particularly ERDF (European Regional Development Funds) and ESF (European Social Funds), impact the governance system in the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (ARS) with regard to the management of EU resources for cohesion policy. Moreover, it investigates how the latter has responded to the EU's push towards reinforcing the administrative efficacy of actors responsible for managing European funds. More specifically, this work examines whether and how the Regional administration has changed in an effort to meet current needs for the simplification, consistency and transparency of fund management required by the new regulations; what difficulties were encountered in the process; what systems of coordination and interchange among involved parties (regional, national and European) were set in place; what measures were taken to meet the EU's demands for reinforcing administrative management; finally, what strengths and critical issues are evidenced in the new Regional organization.