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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
40% to 49,9% of EU pouplation(155→224 Mio.) in eligible areas (Obj. 1&2)
213 to 233 bn. Eurofor structural funds by 2006 (one third of the EU budget)
400 to 480 Structural Funds programmes
211 to 264NUTS 2-Regions
EU Structural policy 2000-06following enlargement
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Integration of the structural funds 5 common objectives
Standardised administration rules Decentralised management Raising of the structural funds' budget up to 14 bn ECU p.a. (ca. 20% of EU-Budget)
Introduction of a new objective 4 Simplification of procedures
New cohesion and fisheries instruments Raising of the structural funds' budget up to 32 bn ECU p.a. (ca. 30% of EU budget)
1994
1999
1989
1993
1960: The European Social Fund (ESF) into force1974: Start of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
19571988
19571988
2000
2006
Concentration of regions covered and financial resources phasing-out for some objective 1,2 and 5b regions3 common objectivesIntroduction of pre-accession instruments for candidates (ISPA)
History
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< 5050 - 7575 - 9090 - 100100 - 125>= 125No data
Index EU 25= 100
Source: Eurostat
Regional GDP per head in 2001for EU27 in power purchase parities
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
linked Community policies: State Aids
Sustainable development Equal opportunities
RTD SME promotion
Information society
FundsERDFESFEAGGFFIFGCohesion Fund
EU cohesion policy
Rural development
Employment and social integration
Regional development
Other EU policies and concepts: Lisbon/Gothenburg strategy, enlargement, budget, institutional Reform, Global influences: general economic development, foreign investments, national policies
EU Cohesion policy and funds
Region analysis, multi-annual programming,
management, co-financing, evaluation
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TECArt. 161
Art. 162Art. 148Art. 37
General Regulation (EC) 1260/1999
on Structural Funds
•ERDF Regulation•ESF Regulation•EAGGF Regulation•FIFG Regulation •Cohesion Fund Regulation
Commission‘s Regulations:
•EAGGF/SAPARD Regulations•Regulation on Information/Publicity•Eligible expenditure•Financial control•Financial corrections
Commission‘s Decisions:
•Decisons (Objective 1 and 2 regions)•Communications (Community initiatives)
•Decisions on single programmes
Council by unanimity, assent of EP, commentsby ECS/CoR
ERDF, ESF: Codecision
EAGGF, FIFG, CohesionFund,
Legal framework
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regulative frameworkfinancial means,
eligible regions/areas
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regional analysis (SWOT), strategy,plan/programme draft/complement
22
negotiations:Member State/region-Commission
33
programme decision44
programme managementproject selection
evaluation/ adaptation
55
Programming cycle
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (1)
ERDF ESFESF EAGGF-G FIFG
EuropeanRegional
DevelopmentFund
EuropeanEuropeanSocial Social FundFund
EuropeanAgriculture
Guidiance and Guarantee Fund-Guidiance Sect.
Financial Instrumentof FisheriesGuidance
• Infrastructure• Investments
• RTD• SME
...
• VocationalVocational TrainingTraining
• EmploymentEmploymentSubsidiesSubsidies
......
• Development of rural areas• Investments
in tourism...
• Development of Fisheries
Sites• Modernising
Fisheries'Industries
...
Cohesion Fund
for MemberStates with a
GDP below 90%
• environmental and trans-port (TEN)
infrastructure
(project selection)
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The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (2)Community Initiatives
INTERREG III EQUALEQUAL Leader+
cross-border,transnational
and inter-regional
co-operation
transnationaltransnationalnetworking networking
and exchangeand exchange
strategies for sustainable
rural develop-ment
ERDF• Infrastructure
•sustainable dev.• planning•studies•culture• RTD• SME
...
ESFESF innovativeinnovative
employment employment actions in actions in
EU networksEU networks
EAGGF-G
local action groups
URBAN II
development ofdeprived urban
areas
ERDF• Infrastructure
• public transport• employment
•social inclusion•culture
•information• SME
...
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AT BE CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IR IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT SK SL SP SW UK
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Community Initiatives
Cohesion Fund
EU Structural Funds 2000-06Amounts available in bn Euro; for new Member States: 2004-2006
10
30
40
50
60
20
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
Several environmental projects in Estonia focus on waste water treatment.
These projects include the improvement of the facilities in Narva City and Viljandi.
Narva, Estonia: ISPA finances better environment
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The “Lichthaus” is former workers’ council buildung, belonging to a bancrupt shipbuildung area.
Funded by the URBAN initiative, it now hosts 10 new media companies with 50 new created workplaces.
Bremen, Germany: new enterprises in old buildings
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
Valencia, Spain: new motorway
Cofinanced by the
European Regional
Develpment Fund,
Objective 1.
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
Porto, Portugal: funding of biotechnology facilities
The University of Porto in the Norte region received funding for new laboratories.
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
Northumberland, UK: energy from windmills
Within the Northern Energy Initiative in Northumberland, Northeast England, the ERDF financed this windmill park.
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Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
Convergence objective 78.5%including a special programme for outermost regions (EUR 264 bn.)
Programmes and Instruments
Eligibility Priorities Allocations
European territorial co-operation objective 3.94% (EUR 13.2 bn.)
Regional competitiveness and employment objective 17.2% (EUR 57.9 bn.)
Cohesion Policy2007-2013
3 Objectives
Budget: € 336.1 bn(0.41% of EU-GDP)
Regional and nationalprogrammes ERDFESF
Cohesion Fund
Regions with a GDP/head75% of average EU25
Statistical effect:Regions with a GDP/head
75% of EU15 and >75% in EU25
Member StatesGNI/head 90% EU25 average
•innovation;•environment/ risk prevention; •accessibility; •infrastructure; •human ressources; •administrative capacity
•transport (TENs); •sustainable transport; •environment; •renewable energy
67.34%= 177.8 Mrd. EUR
8.38%= 22.14 Mrd. EUR
23.86%= 62.99 Mrd. EUR
Regional programmes (ERDF) and national programmes(ESF)
Member States suggest a list of
regions (NUTS I or II)
"Phasing-in"Regions covered by objec-
tive 1 beween 2000-06 and not covered by theconvergence objective
•Innovation•environment/risk prevention•accessibility•European employment strategy
83.44%= 48.31 Mrd. EUR
16.56%= 9.58 Mrd. EUR
Cross-border and transnational
programmes andnetworking (ERDF)
Border regions and greater regions of
transnational co-operation
•innovation;•environment/ risk prevention; •accessibility•culture, education
35.61% cross-border12.12% ENI 47.73% transnat. 4.54% f. networks
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