Un principe clé et spécifique de la gouvernance des fonds structurels est le principe de partenariat. Le principe de partenariat a rendu la gouvernance de la politique de cohésion plus transparente, ouverte et intégrative, mais son application reste largement insuffisante.
A key principle specific to the governance of the Structural Funds is the partnership principle, which has made for more transparent, more open and more integrated governance of cohesion policy. However, it is not yet applied anything like as widely as it should be.