The aim of the paper is evaluation of the effectiveness of protection of consumer rights in the electricity market. According to analyses made in the course of an audit carried out in 2017 by the Supreme Audit Office, rights of electricity consumers have not been fully respected, despite legal regulations and actions taken by power companies and government administration. Therefore, the author notes that it should be in the public interest to monitor, in particular, the terms of consumer agreements made with businesses in the electricity and gas market who use standard contract terms. In addition, the initiative of public authorities in stimulating the development of the consumers' rights movement as an essential component of a civil society should also be increased.

The  institution  of  European  Funds  Officer  was  established  in  July  2017  to  assume  responsibility  for  improving  and streamlining the process of performing tasks related to spending EU funds. The task of the European Funds Officer is to monitor and inform individual institutions about the system of implementing proposed improvements in the fulfilment of national and regional operational programmes through his contact with the applicants, beneficiaries and other entities interested in implementing European funds. The article describes the European Funds Officer and his tasks; and presents an  analysis  of  the  activities  of  the  Officer  at  the  Ministry  of  Investment  and  Development,  as  well  as  the  Officers appointed by the regional operational programme managing authorities, on the basis of their annual reports.