SLOVAKIA2014-2020 update August ‘14

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Slovakia

• A regional aid map defines the regions of a Member State eligible for national regional investment aid under EU state aid rules and establishes the maximum aid levels for companies in the eligible regions. The adoption of its regional aid map ensures the continuity of Slovakia's regional policy. It will be in force between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2020.

• Article 107(3)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) allows Member States to grant state aid to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment. The regional aid guidelines define this type of regions as having a GDP below 75% of the EU average.

Slovakia

Allocated funds 2014-2020

ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000

Slovakia• In line with these principles, 88.48% of the population of the

Slovak Republic living in the regions of Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko and Západné Slovensko will continue to be eligible for regional investment aid at maximum aid intensities varying between 25% and 35% of the eligible costs of the relevant investment projects. As compared with the Slovak regional aid map currently in force, the aid intensities will be 15% lower in the new map, in line with the new regional aid guidelines.

• The region of Bratislava, where 11.52% of the Slovak population lives, has a GDP per capita exceeding 100% of the EU average and will thus not be eligible for regional aid between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2020. This does not alter the current situation, since this region ceased to be eligible for aid under the current map in 2009 after a transitional period where aid was allowed with a 10% intensity.

Slovakia maximum intensity

SlovakiaSlovakia Budget breakdown

SlovakiaOperational programs

• will be delivered by 7 operational programmes (OPs), so 4 less compared to 2007-13 period:

• 3 national OPs co-financed by ERDF (OP Research and Innovation, Integrated Regional OP, OP Technical Assistance)

• 2 national OPs co-financed by ERDF and CF (OP Integrated Infrastructure, OP Quality of Environment);

• 1 national OP co-financed by ESF and ERDF (OP Human Resources);

• 1 national OP co-financed by ESF (OP Effective Public Administration)

• Moreover there is 1 Rural Development Programme (financed by EAFRD) and 1 Fisheries programme (financed by EMFF).

Programme architecture Cohesion policy Slovakia

PA submitted no OP’s PA & OP’s submitted Czech republic PA 17/04Italy: PA 22/04Spain: PA 22/04Croatia: PA 22/04Ireland: PA 22/04Luxemburg : PA 30/04Romania: PA 01/04

France: PA 14/01 and all 32 OPs submittedPortugal: PA 04/02 and all ten OPs submittedLithuania: PA 04/01 and their one OP submittedFinland: PA 17/02 and their one OP submittedHungary: PA 07/03and all five OPs submittedNetherlands: PA 10/03 and all four OPs submittedMalta: PA 01/04 and one OP submittedBulgaria: PA 02/04and all four OPs submittedSlovenia: PA 10/04and their one OP submittedSweden: PA 17/04 and nine OPs submittedAustria: PA 17/04 and their one OP submittedUnited Kingdom: PA 17/04 and three OPs submittedBelgium: PA 23/04and two OP submitted

Adopted PA no OP’s Adopted PA OP’s submittedGreece: PA adopted 23/05Cyprus: PA adopted 20/06

Poland: PA adopted 23/05 and all 21 OPs submittedLatvia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedSlovakia: PA adopted 20/06 and all five OP submittedGermany: PA adopted 22/05 and 15 OPs submittedEstonia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedDenmark: PA adopted 05/05 and their one OP submitted

Current status Europe Partnership Agreements & Operational Programmes

• Partnership agreement adopted end of June 2014 and all OP’s submitted

• Adoption of OP’s by European commission in Q3 2014

• Expected first grant calls Q4 2014 for funding priorities related to Op’s

Planning

Budget breakdown Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Rep

ublic

Denmark

German

y

Estonia

Irelan

d

Greece

Spain

France

Croati

aIta

ly

Cypru

s

Latvia

Lithuan

ia

Luxe

mbourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherl

ands

Austria

Poland

Portuga

l

Romania

Slove

nia

Slova

kia

Finlan

d

Swed

en

€ -

€ 20,000

€ 40,000

€ 60,000

€ 80,000

€ 100,000

€ 120,000

Other

Rural development (7) CAP

Direct payments CAP

European Territorial Coopera-tion

Regions

Total national spending

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Budget breakdown Europe

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