Suchergebnisse

Membership in the European Union implies adjustment of EU projects to the rules of Structural Funds, but also adoption of legal regulations, thus influencing the process of implementation of the public procurement in EU funded projects. Each successful applicant who expressed the need for procurement of goods, services and works of a certain value, must respect the principles of public procurement. Irregularities in the procurement process can lead to the failure of returning the EU funds even several years after the end of the project. Therefore, the knowledge and proper implementation of public procurement is the main precondition for the correct implementation of each project. In order to obtain information about the current absorption capacity of the public procurement liable parties, and to identify key obstacles that stakeholders face in procurement procedures, the research was conducted by surveying 30 entities that are subject of public procurement in Croatia. Research results imply the poor quality of public procurement in the implemented projects, which often results in financial corrections, disapproving project reports, etc.

People learn their whole life due to acceleration pace of life. Lifelong learning in that sense is all learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective. The European Union helps fund projects and organisations which contribute to the implementation of EU programs and policies. About 80% of EU funding is granted through programmes managed in the EU countries themselves. This paper provides more detailed information on Operational programmes 2014 – 2020 in Croatia and relevant EU funds. Within this paper, a survey of young people about getting acquainted with EU funds was conducted. This survey was carried out among 85 students of Polytechnic of Pozega, which intended to establish how familiar people are with the topic of EU funds and possibilities afforded by those funds. The methodology used is questionnaire. The aim of the research is to show awareness of the opportunities that EU funds offer and to emphasize the importance of lifelong learning.