Charakterystyka układu instytucjonalnego Podkarpacia odpowiedzialnego za wdrażanie Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego dla województwa podkarpackiego na lata 2007–2013

The implementation of the regional policy depends on strategic planning in the regions and cooperation in this scope between the commune and provincial government units and the government administration, in particular subsequent governing groups at all levels of power. During the term of one authorities, the project is prepared, others implement it and the followers notice the whole effect of the changes. The practice of gaining the UE funds depicts that some has to learn from others. That is why, the problem and threat in creating the cohesive regional policy constitute the lack of regulations in the scope of civil service in provincial government units, which would provide the stability of employment and work for the management over the regional development. Personnel changes negatively influence and cause the lack of consistency in the scope of continuing the regional development policy. On the basis of the survey results, scientific studies there were presented the principles of cooperation between the government administration and local government units in the scope of implementing the UE regional policy principles and the principles of management over the UE funds. The institutional and functional changes in the scope of implementing operational programmes for the years 2004-2006 and also within the current period 2007-2013. The barriers limiting the implementation of the authority dualism in the region of Podkarpacie.