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This paper describes the impact of inter-institutional negotiations on EU Financial Regulation. It provides a summary of the main simplification measures, and compares the measures proposed in the Financial Regulation to those proposed in the cohesion policy legislative package. The authors examine the degree to which the simplification measures respond to the needs expressed by Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs), evaluate their impact on the use of EU Funds, and point out a number of measures that will require changes exclusively for LRAs and national governments.