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Each MS is evaluated using the Value-Based Data Envelopment Analysis (VBDEA) method. In the first stage, the efficient MS were identified, and the major reasons that might affect the efficient performance of the ERDF. From the results obtained, 43% of the MS were deemed efficient in the application of ERDF committed to fostering an LCE, and these results were mostly justified by their financial spending rate. At the second stage of the analysis, the changes that needed to be done by inefficient MS to \u201ctry and replicate\u201d their efficient counterparts were computed. Furthermore, from the robustness assessment conducted it was possible to show that with thresholds of <jats:italic>\u03b4<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20095% and <jats:italic>\u03b4<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200910%, 22% of the MS managed to attain a robust efficiency. 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