Institution-System in Transition (Cohesion Policy In Poland And Hungary)

Abstract

The preparation of the new 2014–2020 period is taking place, alongside the consideration of the planning and programming tasks there occurs also the question, what kind of institution system would be necessary for the implementation tasks, and whether it is necessary and if yes, what kind of change of the currently existing organizations would be needed and what factors would influence the structure of the cohesion policy’s implementation institutional system. Poland and Hungary are two cohesion countries, both of them using significant amounts of structural funds financing public investments. Despite the common regulation at EU level the two countries seem to choose different solutions in order to guarantee smoother implementation that will allow policy objectives and results to be achieved more effectively – Hungary is centralizing and Poland is rather decentralizing the system. What is behind this phenomenon? Which is the best way to strengthen the efficiency of the cohesion policy?