EU directly managed Funds: An overview of the new programmes 2014-2020

Mirko Podda Almadén – April 2013

Basics

2014-2020 Programmes

LIFE

COSME

HORIZON 2020

ERASMUS FOR ALL

EUROPE FOR CITIZENS

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What is the main goal of EU 2014-2020 direct

funding?

To achieve the objectives of Europe 2020

strategy.

This means that:

the new programs will be oriented to this goal;

more resources will be allocated to those sectors

that will play a decisive role in this regard.

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How European Commission will continue

to point to a better use of resources?

Through the simplification of funding

instruments;

The definition of procedures more

streamlined and efficient;

Placing a greater focus on results.

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Environment and climate change (LIFE)

Enterprise, Competitiveness & SMEs (COSME)

Research & Innovation (HORIZON 2020)

Youth, Education & Training, Sport (ERASMUS

FOR ALL)

Citizenship (EUROPE FOR CITIZENS)

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Proposed budget: €3.2 billion

Two sub-programs:

Environment;

Climate Action (introduced for the first time in

support of activity relating climate change).

Reference: COM (2011) 874 of 12/12/2011

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Resource efficiency

Development, testing and demonstration of approaches,

best practices and solutions;

Biodiversity

To halt nature loss and restore ecosystem services;

Support for sites network management & coordination

Environmental Governance & Information

Behavioural change and compliance

Better enforcement

Awareness and knowledge sharing

Cooperation networks

Support for NGO involvement in consultation

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Mitigation

Reducing greenhouse gas, included support

for SMEs

Adaptation

Policy studies for local implementation

Integrated strategies & action plans

(regional)

Innovative technologies, systems, methods

Governance and Information

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Proposed budget:

€2.5 billion

The Program for the Competitiveness of

Enterprises and SMEs will continue to support a

large extent the actions foreseen in the current

program for entrepreneurship and innovation,

excluding support for innovation that will feed

into the new Horizon 2020 program.

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COSME will focus on actions to:

1. improve the conditions for ensuring the

competitiveness and sustainability of EU

enterprises, including in the tourism sector;

2. promote entrepreneurship, including among

specific target groups;

3. improve access to finance for SMEs in the form

of equity and debt;

4. improve access to markets both the Union and

the rest of the world.

Reference: COM (2011) 834 of 30/11/2011

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The Framework program for research and innovation "Horizon 2020“ aims to modernize the framework of EU funding for research and innovation by bringing together for the first time in a single instrument all existing EU funds for these sectors.

Proposed budget: over €80 billion

References: COM (2011) 808, COM (2011) 809, COM (2011)

811, COM (2011) 810, COM (2011) 812 of 30/11/2011

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The program will focus on three strategic priorities:

1. Strengthening the EU's excellence in science in the world,

growing talent in Europe, and attracting leading

researchers plan (priority "scientific excellence", 27.8

billion euro);

2. The consolidation of European leadership in the field of

enabling and industrial technologies, promoting innovation

in SMEs with high growth potential and promotion an

easier access to risk capital funding for R & D (priority

"industrial leadership", 20.2 billion euro);

3. Response to major social challenges identified in the

Europe 2020 strategy, supporting research in all strategic

areas (priority "Societal Challenges", 35.8 billion euro).

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Erasmus for All will replace, into a single

program, the seven existing programs in the

fields of education, training and youth:

Lifelong Learning;

Youth in Action;

the five international cooperation programs in

higher education (Erasmus Mundus, Tempus,

Alfa, Edulink and the bilateral cooperation

program with industrialized countries)

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Erasmus for All will continue to support: research and teaching in the field of European

integration (Jean Monnet); European cooperation in the field of sport, (including the fight against doping and violence and the promotion of good governance of sports organizations). Proposed budget: €19.111 billion Reference documents: COM (2011) 787 and COM (2011)

788 of 23/11/2011

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The Europe for Citizens program, with a simplified

structure, will match substantially the homonym

program 2007-2013 and its objective is to:

Promote civic participation;

Increase the awareness and knowledge of the

Union of citizens.

Proposed budget: 229 million euro.

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The program will continue to support:

partnerships between cities (twinning);

transnational networks;

initiatives to commemorate the history of Europe;

the promotion of European debate;

the reflection on citizenship and European values and on issues related to the EU.

Reference: COM (2011) 884 of 14/12/2011

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