Shared management is a regime in which the European Commission entrusts the administration of funds to a member state, which is responsible for them through its own authorities. In practice, this means that calls are announced by the Slovak managing authority, projects are evaluated by Slovak evaluators, contracts are concluded by national institutions, and inspections are carried out by domestic authorities. The Commission retains oversight, audit, and the option to suspend payments if the system does not function. Most EU funds are managed this way, including the Slovakia Programme. For the applicant, the most important consequence is that they communicate exclusively with Slovak authorities, submit documents in Slovak, and direct complaints to the national system. Contacting the Commission directly about an individual project generally makes no sense, and the matter will be sent back.
See also: Managing Authority (MA), Directly managed programmes, Intermediate Body (IB).
