European Union

Cohesion Policy

EU Cohesion Policy2014 – 2020

Energy and Energy Efficiency

EU cohesion policy invests in …

TransportRenewable energy

Researchand innovation

Training

Cooperation between regions

Energy efficiency

Support for SMEs

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Objectives

• Deliver the Europe 2020 strategy objectives of smart,

sustainable and inclusive growth

• Focus on results

• Maximise the impact of EU funding

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Proposed EU budget 2014-2020

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

Cohesion Policy33% (€336 billion)

Connecting Europe Facility4% (€40 billion)

Other policies(agriculture,

research, external,…)

63% (649 billion)

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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

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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%

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How will funding be allocated?

68,7%

11,6%

15,8%

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119.2

72.4

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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

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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

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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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