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As part of this larger question, this paper considers whether the holistic sustainability of local authorities\u2014as measured by a Council Sustainability Index\u2014can influence the impact of ESIF on the performance of Portuguese councils and which factors best explain these performance differences. Using a geometric distance function jointly with the Hicks-Moorsteen index, we investigate and present a conclusion on the differential impact of ESIF on sustainable and non-sustainable Portuguese councils over the period 2000 to 2014. 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