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Cohesion Policy and Cohesion Policy and its financial instrumentsits financial instruments
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy
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40% to 49,9% of EU population(155→224 Mio.) in eligible areas (Obj. 1&2)
213 to 233 bn. Eurofor Structural funds by 2006 (one third of the EU budget)
400 to 480 Structural Funds’ programmes
211 to 264NUTS 2-Regions
EU Structural policy 2000-06following enlargement
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HistoryHistory
Integration of the Structural funds 5 common objectives
Standardised administration rules Decentralised management Raising of the Structural funds' budget to 14 bn ECU p.a. (ca. 20% of EU-Budget)
Introduction of a new Objective 4 Simplification of procedures
New cohesion and fisheries instruments Raising of the Structural funds' budget to 32 bn ECU p.a. (ca. 30% of EU budget)
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1999
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1960: The European Social Fund (ESF) enters into force1974: Start of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
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Concentration of regions covered and financial resources Phasing-out for some Objective 1,2 and 5b regions3 common objectivesIntroduction of pre-accession instruments for candidates countries (ISPA)
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< 5050 - 7575 - 9090 - 100100 - 125>= 125No data
Index EU 25= 100
Source: Eurostat
Regional GDP per head in 2001
for EU27 in purchasing power parities
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linked Community policies: State Aid
Sustainable development Equal opportunities
RTD SME promotion
Information society
Funds ERDF ESF EAGGF FIFG Cohesion FundEU cohesion policy
Rural development
Employment and social integration
Regional development
Other EU policies and concepts: Lisbon/Gothenburg strategy, enlargement, budget, institutional Reform, Global influences: general economic development, foreign investment, national policies
EU Cohesion policy and fundsEU Cohesion policy and funds
Region analysis, multi-annual programming,
management, co-financing, evaluation
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TECArt. 161
Art. 162Art. 148Art. 37
General Regulation (EC) 1260/1999
on Structural Funds
•ERDF Regulation•ESF Regulation•EAGGF Regulation•FIFG Regulation •Cohesion Fund Regulation
Commission‘s Regulations:
•EAGGF/SAPARD Regulations•Regulation on Information/Publicity•Eligible expenditure•Financial control•Financial corrections
Commission‘s Decisions:
•Decisons (Objective 1 and 2 regions)•Communications (Community initiatives)
•Decisions on single programmes
Council by unanimity, assent of EP, commentsby ECS/CoR
ERDF, ESF: Codecision
EAGGF, FIFG, CohesionFund,
Legal frameworkLegal framework
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regulatory frameworkfinancial means,
eligible regions/areas
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regional analysis (SWOT), strategy,plan/programme draft/complement
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negotiations:Member State/region-Commission
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programme decision44
programme managementproject selection
evaluation/ modification
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Programming cycleProgramming cycle
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The Structural Funds and The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (1)Instruments 2000-2006 (1)
ERDF ESFESF EAGGF-G FIFG
EuropeanRegional
DevelopmentFund
EuropeanEuropeanSocial Social FundFund
EuropeanAgriculture
Guidance and Guarantee Fund-Guidance Section
Financial Instrumentof FisheriesGuidance
• Infrastructure• Investments
• RTD• SME
...
• VocationalVocational TrainingTraining
• EmploymentEmploymentSubsidiesSubsidies
......
• Development of rural areas• Investment
in tourism...
• Development of Fishing
Areas• Modernising
Fisheries'Industries
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Cohesion Fund
for MemberStates with a
GDP below 90%
• environmental and trans-port (TEN)
infrastructure
(project selection)
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The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (2)The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (2)Community InitiativesCommunity Initiatives
INTERREG III EQUALEQUAL Leader+
cross-border,transnational
and inter-regional
co-operation
transnationaltransnationalnetworking networking
and exchangeand exchange
strategies for sustainable
rural develop-ment
ERDF• Infrastructure•sustainable development
• planning•studies•culture• RTD• SME
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ESFESF innovativeinnovative
employment employment actions in actions in
EU networksEU networks
EAGGF-G
local action groups
URBAN II
development ofdeprived urban
areas
ERDF• Infrastructure
• public transport• employment
•social inclusion•culture
•information• SME
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Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Community Initiatives
Cohesion Fund
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Community Initiatives
Cohesion Fund
EU Structural Funds 2000-06Amounts available in billions of Euro; for new Member States: 2004-2006
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Several environmental projects in Estonia focus on waste water treatment.
These projects include the improvement of the facilities in Narva City and Viljandi.
Narva, Estonia: ISPA finances better environmentNarva, Estonia: ISPA finances better environment
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The “Lichthaus” is a former workers’ council building, belonging to a bankrupt shipbuilding area.
Funded by the URBAN initiative, it now hosts 10 new media companies and has created 50 new jobs.
Bremen, Germany: new enterprises in old buildingsBremen, Germany: new enterprises in old buildings
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Valencia, Spain: new motorway Valencia, Spain: new motorway
Cofinanced by the
European Regional
Develpment Fund,
Objective 1.
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Porto, Portugal: funding of biotechnology facilities
The University of Porto in the Norte region has received funding for new laboratories.
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Northumberland, UK: energy from windmillsNorthumberland, UK: energy from windmills
Within the Northern Energy Initiative in Northumberland, Northeast England, the ERDF has financed this windmill park.
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Convergence objective 78.5%including a special programme for outermost regions (EUR 264 bn.)
Programmes and Instruments
Eligibility Priorities Allocations
European territorial co-operation objective 3.94% (EUR 13.2 bn.)
Regional competitiveness and employment objective 17.2% (EUR 57.9 bn.)
Cohesion Policy2007-2013
3 Objectives
Budget: € 336.1 bn(0.41% of EU-GDP)
Regional and nationalprogrammes ERDFESF
Cohesion Fund
Regions with a GDP/head75% of average EU25
Statistical effect:Regions with a GDP/head
75% of EU15 and >75% in EU25
Member StatesGNI/head 90% EU25 average
•innovation;•environment/ risk prevention; •accessibility; •infrastructure; •human ressources; •administrative capacity
•transport (TENs); •sustainable transport; •environment; •renewable energy
67.34%= 177.8 bn. EUR
8.38%= 22.14 bn. EUR
23.86%= 62.99 bn. EUR
Regional programmes (ERDF) and national programmes(ESF)
Member States propose a list of
regions (NUTS I or II)
"Phasing-in"Regions covered by objec-
tive 1 in 2000-06 period and not covered by theconvergence objective
•Innovation•environment/risk prevention•accessibility•European employment strategy
83.44%= 48.31 bn. EUR
16.56%= 9.58 bn. EUR
Cross-border and transnational
programmes andnetworking (ERDF)
Border regions and greater regions of
transnational co-operation
•innovation;•environment/ risk prevention; •accessibility•culture, education
35.61% cross-border12.12% ENI 47.73% transnational 4.54% f. networks