CoR - Latvia econ soc ter cohesion

Central

The Ministry of Finance is the funds‑managing authority with regard to European Funds. It is in charge of effective and transparent implementation of EU funds according to the principles of sound financial management. For each type of funds, additional specialised institutions are in charge of securing the effective implementation in support to the Ministry of Finance:

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Overall management and implementation carried out by the national government.
Responsible institutions: The Ministry of Economics, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Welfare, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of the Environmental Protection and Regional Developments.

Spatial planning

Regulation of the legal framework for spatial planning;
Setting up the National Spatial Plan in cooperation with State administrative institutions, local governments, and public organisations; and
Managing, supervising, and coordinating the development of spatial plans.

European Social Fund (ESF)

Overall management and implementation carried out by the national government.
The Ministry of Welfare is responsible for the coordination of the horizontal policy of equal opportunities in issues related to gender equality, disability, and ageing.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government is responsible for the coordination of the horizontal policy of balanced territorial development, the horizontal policy in issues related to environmental protection and information society, and the horizontal policy of international competitiveness of Riga.
The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the coordination of the horizontal policy of macro‑economic stability.

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

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Spatial planning

Evaluating the National Spatial Plan.
Developing and evaluating the spatial plans of planning regions.

European Social Fund (ESF)

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Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Implementation of the national policy programmes.

Spatial planning

Managing, supervising, and ensuring the development, approval and implementation of the spatial plan;
Evaluating those parts of the National Spatial Plan, National Development Plan, sectoral development programme, development programme and spatial plan of the planning region that pertain to the respective municipality.

European Social Fund (ESF)