Bulgaria EU grants 2014-2020 July 2014

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Budget BreakdownBulgaria

Cohe-sion Fund

Less De-veloped Regions

Transi-tion Re-

gions

More Devel-oped

Regions

Outer-most and

north-ern

sparsely popu-

lated re-gions

Euro-pean

Territo-rial Co-opera-

tion

Youth Em-

ploy-ment Ini-

tiative (addi-

tional al-location)

Direct pay-

ments CAP

Rural devel-

opment (7) CAP

Euro-pean Mar-itime and

Fisheries Fund

Nuclear decom-mission-

ing

Total

Bul-garia

€ 2,278 € 5,089 € -NaN € -NaN € -NaN € 166 € 55 € 5,137 € 2,339 € 88 € 293 € 15,445

€ 1,000

€ 3,000

€ 5,000

€ 7,000

€ 9,000

€ 11,000

€ 13,000

€ 15,000

€ 2,278

€ 5,089

€ 166 € 55

€ 5,137

€ 2,339

€ 88 € 293

€ 15,445

Bulgaria

Axis Title

• Under Bulgaria's regional aid map, the entire territory of Bulgaria will be eligible for regional aid under Article 107(3)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) that allows Member States to grant aid in areas with a standard of living below EU average or high unemployment. The map will be in force from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2020.

• The map also defines the maximum aid intensities for large companies carrying out projects in the country at 50% of the total investment cost in five of Bulgaria's regions and at 25% in the Yugozapaden region. The proposed maximum aid intensity is for projects with eligible expenditure below €50 million. These percentages can be increased by 20 percentage points for investments carried out by small and 10 percentage points by medium sized enterprises.

Bulgaria maximum aid percentages2014 - 2020

• Five regions in Bulgaria have a GDP per capita lower than 45% of the EU average and one - the Yugozapaden region - between 60% and 75% of the EU average. Under the regional aid guidelines 2014-20, areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average 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. In comparison to the previous map, the overall aid intensity remains the same (50%) for all Bulgarian regions except for the Yugozapaden region where it drops to 25%, in line with the guidelines' principle to prioritise providing support to the most disadvantaged regions. The population coverage remains the same.

Bulgaria maximum aid percentages2014 - 2020

Current status Europe Partnership Agreements & Operational ProgrammesPA 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

Planning

• Partnership agreement and 4 OP’s submitted• Adoption of PA & OP’s by European

commission in Q3 2014• Expected first grant calls Q4 2014 for funding

priorities related to Op’s

Funding priorities Bulgaria

Indicative allocation of support by the Union bythematic objectives for each of the ESI FundsIn view of the lack of a final decision on the total amount of the allocation for Bulgaria, the indicative allocation of the support by thematic objectives and funds is presented in percentage point. These have been calculated as shares of total amount of the ESI funds for Bulgaria including the funds for technical assistance.

ERDF ESF CF EAFRD EMFF TOTAL

1. Strengthening research, technological development and innovation 11.38% - - 0.45% - 4.40%

2. Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies

6.62% - - 5.00% - 3.72%

3 Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF)

16.56% - - 15.60% 50.00% 10.82%

4. Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors 14.95% - - 10.10% 6.00% 8.21%

5. Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management 2.55% - - 7.70% - 2.85%

6. Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency 8.58% - 49.76% 40.50% 33.00% 24.95%

7. Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

8.66% - 50.24% - - 14.65%

8. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility - 28.47% - 2.50% 5.00% 4.56%

9. Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty 12.06% 20.99% - 14.00% - 10.84%

10. Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning 12.31% 33.76% - 0.15% - 9.26%

11. Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration - 12.58% - - - 1.71%

Technical Assistance 6.33% 4.20% - 4.00% 6.00% 4.03%

TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Programme title ESI Fund

Operational programme “Regions in Growth” ERDF

Operational programme “Human Resources Development” ESF

Operational programme “Science and education for smart growth”

ESF / ERDF

Operational programme “Innovations and Competitiveness”

ERDF

Operational programme “Transport and transport infrastructure”

CF/ ERDF

Operational programme “Environment” CF/ ERDF

Operational programme “Good Governance” ESF/ ERDF

Maritime and Fisheries ProgrammeEMFF

Rural Development ProgrammeEAFRD

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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