Simplified Cost Options
Simplified cost options (SCO) are one of the most important simplification measures to reduce administrative costs and burden.
They are effective in reducing the error rate, as was recognised by the European Court of Auditors in its contribution to the High Level Group on Simplification.
They facilitate access of small beneficiaries to the ESI Funds thanks to the simplification of the management process and allow organisations to focus more on the achievement of the objectives.
A network of ERDF/CF SCO practitioners has been established to help a change in mindset and the increase of the SCO uptake.
Representatives from EU Countries have the opportunity to learn from each other, develop and test ideas through informal discussions.
Their documents are published on this page.
SCO Network Meetings
Library
Studies and documents
Good practices for simplification of the ERDF/CF implementation
Workshops
Webinar on designing & implementing SCOs and FNLC in the programming period 2021-2027 – 23 February 2021
- Speakers: Maria SOUMELA Raluca CHETRARU, Ioana MANTOG (European Commission, DG REGIO); Luca SANTIN (Transnational Network of ERDF/CF SCO practitioners); Alina KVIETKAUSKIENĖ (European Social Fund Agency – Lithuania); Katri TARGAMA (State Shared Service Centre – Estonia).
- Panellists: Vladislava GLIETZ, Barbara KORCZAK (European Commission, DG REGIO); Michael GROSSE (European Commission, DG EMPL)
Capacity building for cohesion policy
- Tools for developing ACB roadmaps
- REGIO Peer2Peer+
- Competency Framework
- Training on cohesion policy for EU Member State Experts
- Partnership and citizen engagement in cohesion policy
- Events and studies on administrative capacity building
- Anti-fraud and corruption
- Integrity Pacts
- Public Procurement
- State aid in the management of EU cohesion policy funds
- Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform
- Simplification and simplified cost options