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Effectiveness and impact of cross‐border cooperation programmes in the perception of beneficiaries. Investigation of 2007–2013 Romania–Ukraine–Moldova programmes

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  • Ramona Tiganasu
  • Tudor Dumitru Jijie
  • Karima Kourtit

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In the life cycle of cross‐border cooperation programmes, their performance is assessed according to a European Commission methodology, focusing mainly on relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability, added value, coherence, consistency, complementarity and synergies. Covering these key dimensions of performance assessment, this paper proposes an analysis on the effectiveness of 2007–2013 cross‐border co‐operation programmes between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, from the perspective of the perception of projects beneficiaries. The study was based on a qualitative and quantitative research, by applying questionnaires to a large number of beneficiaries. The added value of the research derives from the comparative analysis of the perceptions of the beneficiaries from the three countries, thus taking into account the interpretation of the programme results in relation to these perceptions. The main purpose of the paper was to evaluate the extent to which they are perceived as being adapted to local/regional needs, correlated with the capacity of local actors to participate in the programmes thus bringing about a relevant contribution to development. The results obtained highlighted that there are gaps between the three countries included in the analysis in terms of perceiving the effectiveness of cross‐border co‐operation programmes. The limits of the research are related to the impossibility of making a comparison, at least currently, regarding the effectiveness of 2007–2013 versus 2014–2020 programmes. En el ciclo de vida de los programas de cooperación transfronteriza, su desempeño se evalúa con arreglo a una metodología de la Comisión Europea, centrada principalmente en la pertinencia, la eficiencia, la eficacia, el impacto y la sostenibilidad, el valor añadido, la coherencia, la regularidad, la complementariedad y las sinergias. Mediante la consideración de estas dimensiones clave de la evaluación del desempeño, este documento propone un análisis de la eficacia de los programas de cooperación transfronteriza de 2007‐2013 entre Rumanía, Moldavia y Ucrania, desde la perspectiva de la percepción de los beneficiarios de los proyectos. El estudio se basó en una investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa mediante la aplicación de cuestionarios a un gran número de beneficiarios. El valor añadido de la investigación se deriva del análisis comparativo de las percepciones de los beneficiarios de los tres países, teniendo en cuenta la interpretación de los resultados del programa en relación con esas percepciones. El principal objetivo del documento fue evaluar en qué medida se perciben como adaptados a las necesidades locales/regionales, en correlación con la capacidad de los agentes locales para participar en los programas, aportando así una contribución pertinente al desarrollo. Los resultados obtenidos pusieron de relieve que existen desfases entre los tres países incluidos en el análisis en cuanto a la percepción de la eficacia de los programas de cooperación transfronteriza. Los límites de la investigación están relacionados con la imposibilidad de hacer una comparación, al menos en este momento, respecto de la eficacia de los programas de 2007‐2013 frente a los de 2014‐2020. 国境を越えた協力プログラムのライフサイクルにおいて、その成果は、重要性、効率性、有効性、影響と持続可能性、付加価値、首尾一貫性、継続的不変性、補完性、相乗性に主に焦点を当て、欧州委員会の方法論に従って評価される。成果の評価のこれらの重要な側面を踏まえて、本稿では、プロジェクトの受益者の認識の観点での、ルーマニア、モルドバ、ウクライナの間の2007~2013年の国境を越えた協力プログラムの有効性に関する分析を提示する。この研究は、多くの受益者から質問票の回答を得る、定性的および定量的研究に基づくものである。研究の付加価値は、3カ国の受益者の認識の比較分析に由来するものであり、すなわちプログラムの結果の解釈をその認識に関連して考慮している。本稿の主な目的は、それらがその地方/地域のニーズに適合していると認識されている程度を評価することであり、それはプログラムに参加する地域の主体の能力と相関するため、開発に重要な貢献をもたらすものである。結果は、分析の対象の3国間では、国境を越えた協力プログラムの有効性の認識に差があることを明確に示すものであった。研究の限界は、少なくとも現在のところでは、2007~2013年と2014~2020年のプログラムの有効性を比較することができないことに関係している。

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  • Ramona Tiganasu & Tudor Dumitru Jijie & Karima Kourtit, 2020. "Effectiveness and impact of cross‐border cooperation programmes in the perception of beneficiaries. Investigation of 2007–2013 Romania–Ukraine–Moldova programmes," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 12(5), pages 867-891, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:12:y:2020:i:5:p:867-891
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12342
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