2.4. Ex-ante conditionalities
Ex-post evaluations of the Structural Funds have shown that
inefcient policy frameworks and regulatory, administrative
and institutional bottlenecks can undermine the efectiveness
of any investment. In order to support countries and regions
in tackling these problems, which notably afect policy imple-
mentation, the mechanism of ex-ante conditionalities (EAC)
has been proposed.