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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments


http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy

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40% to 49,9% of EU pouplation(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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Integration of the structural funds 5 common objectives

Standardised administration rules Decentralised management Raising of the structural funds' budget up 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 up to 32 bn ECU p.a. (ca. 30% of EU budget)

1994

1999

1989

1993

1960: The European Social Fund (ESF) into force1974: Start of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

19571988

19571988

2000

2006

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 (ISPA)

History

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< 5050 - 7575 - 9090 - 100100 - 125>= 125No data

Index EU 25= 100

Source: Eurostat

Regional GDP per head in 2001for EU27 in power purchase parities

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linked Community policies: State Aids

Sustainable development Equal opportunities

RTD SME promotion

Information society

FundsERDFESFEAGGFFIFGCohesion Fund

EU 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 investments, national policies

EU 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 framework

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regulative frameworkfinancial means,

eligible regions/areas

11

regional analysis (SWOT), strategy,plan/programme draft/complement

22

negotiations:Member State/region-Commission

33

programme decision44

programme managementproject selection

evaluation/ adaptation

55

Programming cycle

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The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (1)

ERDF ESFESF EAGGF-G FIFG

EuropeanRegional

DevelopmentFund

EuropeanEuropeanSocial Social FundFund

EuropeanAgriculture

Guidiance and Guarantee Fund-Guidiance Sect.

Financial Instrumentof FisheriesGuidance

• Infrastructure• Investments

• RTD• SME

...

• VocationalVocational TrainingTraining

• EmploymentEmploymentSubsidiesSubsidies

......

• Development of rural areas• Investments

in tourism...

• Development of Fisheries

Sites• Modernising

Fisheries'Industries

...

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)Community 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 dev.• planning•studies•culture• RTD• SME

...

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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AT BE CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IR IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT SK SL SP SW UK

Objective 1

Objective 2

Objective 3

Community Initiatives

Cohesion Fund

EU Structural Funds 2000-06Amounts available in bn Euro; for new Member States: 2004-2006

10

30

40

50

60

20

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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 environment

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The “Lichthaus” is former workers’ council buildung, belonging to a bancrupt shipbuildung area.

Funded by the URBAN initiative, it now hosts 10 new media companies with 50 new created workplaces.

Bremen, Germany: new enterprises in old buildings

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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 received funding for new laboratories.

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Northumberland, UK: energy from windmills

Within the Northern Energy Initiative in Northumberland, Northeast England, the ERDF 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 Mrd. EUR

8.38%= 22.14 Mrd. EUR

23.86%= 62.99 Mrd. EUR

Regional programmes (ERDF) and national programmes(ESF)

Member States suggest a list of

regions (NUTS I or II)

"Phasing-in"Regions covered by objec-

tive 1 beween 2000-06 and not covered by theconvergence objective

•Innovation•environment/risk prevention•accessibility•European employment strategy

83.44%= 48.31 Mrd. EUR

16.56%= 9.58 Mrd. 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% transnat. 4.54% f. networks

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