Analysis of appeal procedure for co-financing of environmental projects under Regional Operational Programme For Podlaskie Voivodeship 2007-2013

The purpose of the paper was to examine the effectiveness of the appeal procedure for co-financing of environmental projects within the framework of the Regional Operational Programme for Podlaskie Voivodeship 2007-2013. The analysis was based on the secondary data of the Podlaskie Voivodeship Marshal’s Office and the literature covering the research area. The results of research indicated that the appeal procedure concerning the process of application for the co-financing of projects under Priority Axis V. Development of infrastructure for environmental protection of the programme proved to be a low effective mechanism of verification of the correctness of projects’ assessment.The paper comprises the first detailed analysis in the existing body of literature of the effectiveness of the appeal procedure concerning environmental projects, which may constitute a valuable diagnostic tool in defining the scope of the evaluation of other EU-funded regional programmes in future financial perspectives.