RURAL COMMUNES OF ŚLĄSKIE AND KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE VOIVODSHIPS AS BENEFICIARIES OF REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS 2007-2013
The aim of the paper was to identify and compare the results of EU funds absorption from regional operational programs 2007-2013 by the rural communes of Śląskie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodships. The study was based on secondary data from the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office and the SIMIK database. The financial results of absorption of EU funds from ROP s by rural communes differ significantly between the discussed voivodships and within Śląskie, while they are relatively unified in Kujawsko-Pomorskie. The structure of spending the funds obtained, by the SIMIK priorities, varies in both regions, although the very high share of expenditures on regional and local roads is the common feature. Only moderate correlactions between absorption value with average annual population and average annual revenues of commune budgets in kujawsko-pomorskie were statistically significant.