The process essentially entails rationalising the way in which cohesion policy is conducted, simplifying certain key aspects of the system through the adoption of rules which are clear, simple and precise from the legal point of view, reducing the number of extraneous interpretations and guidelines issued by the Commission (in addition to the implementing rules which it draws up) and reducing the complexity of - and the administrative burden imposed by - many management tools.
The process essentially entails rationalising the way in which cohesion policy is conducted, simplifying certain key aspects of the system through the adoption of rules which are clear, simple and precise from the legal point of view, reducing the number of extraneous interpretations and guidelines issued by the Commission (in addition to the implementing rules which it draws up) and reducing the complexity of - and the administrative burden imposed by - many management tools.