Social outcome contracts (SOCs) is a relatively new type of mechanism in public service procurement. It focuses on harnessing the resources of the public, private, philanthropy and civil society sectors, with the goal of jointly implementing effective interventions in the public domain. The tool...
The European Parliament gave the final approval, known as ‘discharge’, to the way in which the European Commission in cooperation with the Member States managed and implemented the EU budget in 2017....
The European Union budget helps to deliver on things that matter for Europeans. At the origin of the European project was the idea that pulling resources together would make Europe stronger and be the key to prosperity and peace. The EU budget continues to do that by financing projects that make...
This publication is a compilation of recently updated EU financial rules. With the new Financial Regulation as its backbone, it also contains its detailed rules of application, which are presented synoptically, i.e. alongside the Financial Regulation articles they refer to. A selection of the mo...