Year: 2010
Funding: European Commission 
Language: English, Latvian

The purpose of this research is to identify if corruption risks are present and where these risks can be found in the management process of EU funds in sectors of education and science as well as to highlight the most obvious problems in the management of the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The greatest corruption risks occur at the project application evaluation stage and the area of public procurement. Potential corruption risks are also generated by the economic crisis and the current reforms in the system of education. Likewise the low rate of the acquisition of EU funds may increase corruption risks because hasty and ill-considered decisions are likely upon the approach of the deadline for the acquisition of the funds.

 Corruption °C. Sand in the Machine of EU Funds Distribution (458.69 KB)