The challenge for research is that in each financial programming period new legal bases and new instructions are defined, which the EU Member States have to follow when implementing the European Cohesion Policy. The purpose of the master thesis was to compare the instructions in the financial programming period 2007–2013 and 2014–2020 and their differences, to compare the eligibility of costs between ESDF, ESF and CF funds in the financial programming period 2014–2020 and to determine the absorption rate between Slovenia, Czech Republic and Estonia in the last two financial programming period. The main objective was to identify possible differences between the instructions in the financial programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 and the ERDF, ESF and CF funds, which set out the eligible costs and the necessary supporting documents for the use of European Cohesion Policy. The master thesis used a comparative analysis between the countries and a comparison between the available and drawn down amounts in the last two financial programming period. A comparison was also made between the instructions in Slovenia in the last two financial programming period and between the ESDF, ESF and CF funds in the financial programming period 2014–2020 in order to identify errors and proposals for a better absorption rate of European funds in the future financial programming period 2021–2027. The objectives of the Master's thesis were achieved through a comparative analysis between selected EU Member States, whereby we found that only one of the countries was more receptive compared to the previous financial programming period. In the OU's instructions, we compared the types and supporting documents for the eligibility of costs and found that in the new financial programming period, the eligible costs of lump sums and financial instruments were added. With our master thesis we contributed to the field of eligibility of costs in European Cohesion Policy, as the master thesis provides a solid overview of eligible costs in European Cohesion Policy and the necessary supporting documents for them.
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