EU Cohesion Policy 2014 – 2020

European UnionCohesion Policy

EU Cohesion Policy2014 – 2020

Proposals from the

European Commission

European UnionCohesion Policy │ 2

Legislative package

• The General Regulation• Common provisions for cohesion policy, the rural development policy and the

maritime and fisheries policy• Common provisions for cohesion policy only (ERDF, CF, ESF)

• Fund specific regulations• ERDF regulation• CF regulation• ESF regulation• ETC regulation

• EGTC regulation


Objectives and Budget

• Primary objective of EU cohesion policy: to reduce the significant economic, social and territorial disparities between Europe's regions

• Cohesion policy: key role in delivering the Europe 2020 objectives

• Proposed budget for Cohesion Policy: 376 Billion €


Proposed EU budget 2014-2020

"Ambitious but realistic" proposals by the Commission in June 2011 for a Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020

Cohesion Policy

33% (€336 billion)

Connecting Europe Facility4% (€40 billion)

Other policies(agriculture,

research, external,…)

63% (649 billion)


Budget for Cohesion Policy post 2013

billion EUR (2011 prices)

Cohesion Fund* 68.7

Less developed regions 162.6

Transition regions 39.0

More developed regions 53.1

Territorial Cooperation 11.7

Extra allocation for outermost and northern regions0.9

TOTAL 336.0

Connecting Europe facility for transport, energy and ICT40.0

TOTAL 376.0

* Cohesion Fund will ringfence 10 billion EUR for the new Connecting Europe Facility


Financial FrameworkReinforcing a fair system for all EU regions

• Three categories of regions: – Less developed regions (GDP per capita < 75% of EU average)– Transition regions (GDP per capita between 75% and 90%)– More developed regions (GDP per capita > 90%)

• Why a new category for transition regions?– Simpler and fairer system– Helps these regions to soften the transition between less and more

developed regions


Main Objectives

• Deliver the Europe 2020 strategy objectives of smart,

sustainable and inclusive growth.

• Focus on results.

• Maximise the impact of EU funding.


Main changes: Reinforcing effectiveness and performance

Focus on results– common + programme-specific indicators, reporting, monitoring & evaluation

Performance framework for all programmes– clear and measurable milestones and targets

Performance reserve– 5% of national allocations (by Member State, fund and category of region)

Ex-ante conditionality– ensuring conditions for effective investment are in place

Macro-economic conditionality– alignment with the new economic governance


Strengthening the Strategic Approach

Adoption of Operational Programmes

Partnership contract:- Ex-ante conditionalities- Performance framework

Common Strategic Framework – Key actions for Thematic objectives derived from Europe 2020


A menu of thematic objectives

• research & innovation• information and communication technologies (ICT)• competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) • shift towards a low-carbon economy• climate change adaptation & risk prevention and management• environmental protection & resource efficiency• sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in key network

infrastructures• employment & supporting labour mobility• social inclusion & combating poverty• education, skills & lifelong learning• institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations


Simplification

Common rules - funds covered by Common Strategic Framework

– cohesion policy, rural development and maritime + fisheries policy

Option of multi-fund programmes

– ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund

Streamlined delivery system– harmonised rules on eligibility and durability

– greater use of simplified costs

– linking payments with results

– e-Cohesion: one stop shop for beneficiaries

– proportional approach to control


Concentrating resources to maximise impact

Less developed regionsMore developed & transition regions

Concentration of ERDF investments on:• energy efficiency & renewable energy

• research & innovation• competitiveness of SMEs

• flexibility – different regions have different needs

• special arrangements for ex-convergence regions

60%20%

44%

6%


European Social Fund

25%22%

Share of ESF within Cohesion Policy budget

2014-20202007-2013

Out of structural funds support (ERDF + ESF), ESF will represent:

• 25% in less developed regions

• 40% in transition regions

• 52% in more developed regions


Cohesion Fund

Supports Member States with GNI per capita < 90% of EU27 average

• Investing in environment– Climate change adaptation and risk prevention

– Water and waste sectors

– Biodiversity including through green infrastructures

– Urban environment

– Low carbon economy

• Investing in transport– Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)

– Low-carbon transport systems and urban transport


How will funding be allocated?

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Budget allocation (in %)

Population covered(in millions)

Less developed regions/MS Transition regions More developed regions

Cohesion Fund¹ 68.7

Less developed regions 162.6

Transition regions 38.9

More developed regions 53.1

European Territorial Cooperation

11.7

Outermost regions and sparsely populated areas

0.9

Total 336.0

¹ €10 billion from the Cohesion Fund will be allocated to the Connecting Europe Facility


Current programming period

General RegulationArt 16 Equality between men and women and non-discrimination

ERDF RegulationArt 7.2 Eligibility of expenditures – housing for marginalised communities in the framework of an integrated approach.

More in general social infrastructures investments in health, education, housing and other social infrastructures (categories of expenditures)

Programming period post 2014 – proposal

Common provisionsArt 5 partnership and multi-level governance – including economic and social partners, civil society etc in the preparation of the Partnership Contract

Art 7 Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination

Art 14 c and 87 d: Contents of the partnership agreement: integrated approach to address specific needs of geo areas OR target groups most affected by poverty.

Chapter II Community-led local development

Marginalised Communities focus

Ex-ante conditionality for the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty.

-MS have to set in place a

-National strategy for poverty reduction, containing a mapping of the territorial concentration beyond the regional/on NUTS 3 level of marginalised and disadvantaged groups including Roma

-National Roma inclusion strategy

ERDF

Priority of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty


Poverty Mapping

Optional tool to implement Article 14 (c) and 87(d) of CPR

• MS to have in place a national strategy for poverty reduction.• Member States may choose between

– geographical appproach: identify geographical areas most affected by poverty, possibly through poverty mapping

OR – target group approach: identify the target groups at highest risk of

discrimination or exclusion (e.g. Roma, migrants, disabled people etc) – possibly using maps to more efficiently target funds.

• All CSF Funds may be mobilised.• Integrated approaches to be set out in the Partnership Contract and

Operational Programmes, including indicative financial allocations for the relevant CSF Funds.


Timeline

2014

Nov.2010

Jan.2012

2012 – 2013

5th Reporton

Economic,Social andTerritorial

Cohesion +

public consultation

Publicconsultation

onCommonStrategic

Framework

Agreement on

MFF and adoption of

new legislative package

Entry into forceand adoption

ofprogrammes

European Union Cohesion Policy │ 19

Dec.2011

Communication from the

Commission: CommonStrategic

Framework

Oct.2011

Proposals forCohesion

Policy2014-2020

June2011

Proposal bythe

Commission for a

MultiannualFinancial

Framework

March2010

Adoption of Europe 2020

Strategy


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