Regional Policy and Barriers to Access to EU Funds for the SME Sector in 2007–2013

• Authors: Dubel Przemysław
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main goal of this article is to present an analysis of the implemented actions supporting the increase of competitiveness of the SME sector within the framework of regional development policy in 2007–2013, with particular emphasis on barriers in access to EU funds by this sector of the economy. The described barriers have been identifi ed on the basis of the interviews carriedout. The obtained results confirm the most frequent opinions about problems with access to EU funds that entrepreneurs have, such as: poor information about application rules and procedures, too extensive bureaucracy and unclear guidelines regarding, among others, eligibility of expenditure.

Keywords

EN

Regional Policy; Management; Projects; Development of the SME Sector

• Publisher: Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 245-255

Contributors

author

Dubel Przemysław

• Wydział Zarządzania, Uniwersytet Warszawski

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