European Commission 12 July 2023, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE EVALUATION of e-Cohesion in 2014-2020

1.Context and scope Digitalisation was one of the simplification measures reinforced in the EU Regulations governing cohesion policy investments in the 2014-2020 programming period. As such, electronic data exchange systems between beneficiaries and programme authorities, or ‘e-Cohesion systems’, were created or further developed and subsequently used during the implementation of the programmes.