EU Budget Spain 2014-2020 update November 2014

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€ 959.988in current prices: € 1.082.555

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| EU Member States are required to draw up and implement

strategic plans with investment priorities covering the five ESI

Funds.

| These Partnership Agreements (PAs) are negotiated between the

European Commission and national authorities, following their

consultation of various levels of governance, representatives from

interest groups, civil society and local

and regional representatives.

AGREEMENTSPARTNERSHIP

The designated areas have a total population of 32.25 million or

68.59 % of the population of Spain.

| The maximum levels of aid that can be granted to regional investment

projects carried out by large enterprises in the assisted areas are between

10% and 35% of total investment costs, depending on the area concerned.

| These percentages can be increased by 10 percentage points for medium

sized companies and by 20 percentage points for small enterprises.

AID PERCENTAGESMAXIMUM

| Under the regional guidelines, areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of

the EU average or which are defined as outermost regions are eligible in

priority for regional investment aid, as the main purpose of regional aid is

to foster the development of the less advantaged regions of Europe.

| Regions accounting for 6.9% of the population of Spain fall under this

category and will continue to be eligible for regional investment aid at

maximum intensities of 25% (Extremadura) or 35% (Canary Islands) of the

eligible costs of the relevant investment projects.


| Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucía no longer qualify for this

category, in line with the objective to focus support on the most

disadvantaged regions.

| In order to facilitate a smooth transition, these areas will maintain a higher

maximum aid intensity of 15% until the end of 2017, after which the

maximum aid intensity for less disadvantaged regions of 10% will apply.

| Soria and Teruel qualify for the category of sparsely populated areas, with

an aid intensity of 15%.


| The maximum aid intensities for regional investment aid in the assisted

regions have slightly decreased as compared to the previous aid map (by

up to 5 percentage points depending on the region).

| On the other hand the population coverage has increased from 59.6%

under the previous map to 68.66% under the new map.


Due to high unemployment figures, 33% of the population of Spain

will be eligible for regional investment aid, at a maximum aid

intensity of 10%.

The regions concerned are:

Principado de Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León (excluding Soria),

Comunitat Valenciana (excluding Valencia capital), Región de Murcia,

Eivissa y Formentera, Menorca, Ceuta, Melilla. Furthermore, parts of

Huesca, Zaragoza (excluding Zaragoza capital), Cataluña, Mallorca, La

Rioja, Comunidad de Madrid, Communidat Foral de Navarra and País

Vasco.


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Countries have

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adopted:21 OP >Denmark

1 OP >Lithuania

| Partnership Agreement Adopted 30 – 10 – 2014

| 45 Operational Programme’s submitted

| Adoption of OP’s by European commission in Q4 2014

| Exp.1st grant calls Q1 2015 for funding priorities related to OP’s

OPs should be submitted by Member States within 3 months following the

submission of the Partnership Agreement.

The Commission makes observations within 3 months and adopts the OP

no later than 6 months from the date of its submission.

PLANNING

The PA focus on the following priorities:

•Increasing labour market participation and labour productivity,

as well as improving education, training and social inclusion

policies, with specific attention to youth and vulnerable groups

| Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility

| Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty

| Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning

PRIORITIES ESFFUNDING

Supporting the adaptation of the productive system to higher

added-value activities by enhancing the competiveness of SMEs

| Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and

communication technologies partly

| Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises,

the agricultural sector and the fisheries and aquaculture sector)

| Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network

infrastructures

PRIORITIES SMEFUNDING

Strengthening the R&D and innovation system and its links with the

private sector

| Strengthening research, technological development and innovation

| Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and

communication technologies partly

PRIORITIES R&DFUNDING

Making a more efficient use of natural resources

| Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors

| Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management

| Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency

| Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network

infrastructures

PRIORITIES ENERGYFUNDING

The ESI Funds will assist Spain in achieving national targets of

EU2020 and its flagship initiatives:

|• R&D expenditure co-financed by the private sector will grow from 45.6%

2012 to 60% in 2020. This will result in 25% of the Spanish firms (>10

employees) incorporating technological innovation in 2020 (compared to

13.22% in 2010-2012).

| Attainment of the target of the Digital Agenda for Europe of 100% of the

population covered with 30 Mbps internet (59% in 2013). Out of this, 50%

of the Spanish households will have access to 100 Mbps internet in 2020

(only 0.4% in 2012).

RESULTSEXPECTED

•| In relation to energy objectives, the ESI Funds will provide a significant

contribution to reducing energy consumption in buildings and enterprises

and facilitate achieving the target of 20% reduction in primary energy

consumption by 2020.

|• The Funds will also contribute to increase the employment rate (from

59.3% in 2012 to 74% in 2020), to reduce early-school leaving (from

24.9% in 2012 to close to the target of 15% in 2020) and to take 1.5 million

people out of a risk of poverty or exclusion situation.

RESULTSEXPECTED

In 2014-2020 Spain is allocated around EUR 28.6 billion for Cohesion Policy (ERDF and ESF), including the specific allocation of EUR 943.5 million for the Youth Employment Initiative and EUR 643 million for territorial cooperation.

| Additional EUR 8.3 billion will be devoted to development of the agricultural sector and rural areas from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

| The allocation for European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) amounts to some EUR 1.16 million.

ALLOCATIONSFINANCIAL

Cohesion Policy will be delivered through 45 operational programmes:

|• 3 national OPs co-financed by the ERDF (SME Initiative; Smart Growth;

Sustainable Growth);

•| 19 regional ERDF OPs (one for each region);

•| 4 national OPs co-financed by the ESF (Employment, Training and

Education; Youth Employment; Social Inclusion; Technical Assistance);

•| 19 regional ESF OPs (one for each region).

Moreover, there are one national and 17 regional rural development

programmes (EAFRD), besides a national framework to ensure coherence,

and one fisheries programme (EMFF).

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