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EU Cohesion Policy
2014-2020
Proposals from the
European Commission
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Policy
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
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Mission and Goals
Mission of EU cohesion policy:
• to reduce disparities between Europe's regions strengthening
economic, social and terrritorial cohesion in line with article 174 of
the Treaty
• to contribute to the Union Strategy of smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth
Two goals:
• Investment for growth and jobs
• European Territorial cooperation
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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 regions
TOTAL**
0.9
336.0
Connecting Europe facility for transport, energy and ICT
40.0
376.0
TOTAL
*Cohesion Fund will ringfence 10 billion EUR for the new Connecting Europe Facility
**Includes 2,5 billion EUR allocation for food for deprived persons
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Geographical coverage and level of support
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%)
Co-financing rates range from:
• 50 % for the more developed regions
to
• 85 % for the Cohesion Fund and less developed regions of
Member States whose average GDP per capita for the period
2007 to 2009 was below 85 % of the EU-27 average
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Cohesion Fund for
Member States with
GNI per capita <90%
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Investments in the
fields of environment
and trans-European
transport Networks
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On the basis of latest
GNI figures, Greece
and Cyprus will benefit
from phasing-out of
Cohesion Fund
Common Principles for all Funds
• Five funds: ERDF, ESF, CF + rural development and
fisheries
• Strengthening partnership and multi-level governance
- Introduction of a binding European Code of conduct
• Compliance with Union and national law
• Reinforcement of gender equality and non-discrimination:
• Promoting sustainable development
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Thematic Objectives to Deliver Europe 2020
Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and
communication technologies
Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized
enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries
and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF)
Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and
management
Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key
network infrastructures
Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning
Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration
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Strengthening the Strategic Approach
Common Strategic Framework
Partnership contract
Operational
Programmes
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Programming
• Integrated programme approach
• One Common Strategic Framework at EU level and one Partnership
Contract at national level
• Possibility for multi-fund programmes
• Possibility for "multi-category" operational programmes which cover
less developed, transition, and more developed regions or any
combination of these
• Integrated approaches for territorial development
supported by the CSF Funds
• Macro-regional strategies to be reflected in all layers of
programming
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Performance framework
Focuses on the achievement of programme objectives
Sets out milestones and targets for performance of programme
priorities for 2016, 2018 and 2022
Performance review - in 2017 and 2019
Performance reserve – disbursed after the review in 2019
• A performance reserve of 5% is set aside at the beginning of
the programming period (exception for ETC)
• The performance reserve is established per CSF Fund, per
Member State and per category of region
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A Focus on Results
• Fund specific common output and result indicators
• Programme specific indicators
• Thorough information and analysis of all the elements of
the OP required only in 2017, 2019 and for the final report
• No annual report in 2015, lighter annual reports on
implementation
• Ex-ante evaluation
• Evaluation during the programming period
• Ex-post evaluation by the Commission
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Conditions of assistance
Some changes in eligibility rules, incl:
• Operations supported by the CSF Funds shall be located in
the area covered by the programme under which they are
supported
• Exemptions subject to conditions:
o benefit to the programme area
o ceiling of 10% at the level of a priority axis
o Monitoring Committee approval
o fulfilment of management, control and audit obligations
Simplified costs used more widely
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Ex-ante and macroeconomic
conditionalities
Ex-ante conditionality
• Directly related to the thematic objectives or horizontal conditions of
effectiveness
• Conditionalities must be fulfilled within two years of the approval of
the Partnership Contract or by end of 2016
Macroeconomic conditionality - closer link between cohesion
policy and the economic governance of the Union in two areas:
• Council recommendations
• Union financial assistance to a Member State
May lead to:
• Amendment of programmes
• Suspension of payments
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Responsibilities of Member
States and of the Commission
• Broad continuity of general responsibilities and obligations
• eCohesion Policy
• Broad continuity in the structure of the management and
control system and in the division of tasks and the
responsibilities of the managing authority, the certifying
authority and the audit authority
• Member State should designate an accrediting body at
ministerial level: responsibility for accreditation of the
managing and certifying authorities, continuous oversight,
for fixing a probation period, and withdrawal of
accreditation
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Other aspects
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Technical assistance
Major projects
Joint Action plans
Financial instruments
Pre-financing, interim payments and decommitment
deadlines
• Proportionate audit arrangements
• Accounting year and clearance of accounts
• Financial corretions, interruptions and suspensions
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Scope of ERDF
• Investments in infrastructure providing basic services to
citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT
are limited to the less developed and transition regions
• More targeted support to large enterprises, focused on
technology and applied research, including the first
production of Key Enabling Technologies
• Restrictions for support to the ETS sector, the tobacco
industry, decommissioning of nuclear power stations and
undertakings in difficulties
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Scope of the Cohesion Fund
• Investments in the environment, including areas
related to sustainable development and energy which
present environmental benefits
• trans-European networks in the area of transport
infrastructure, in compliance with the guidelines
adopted by Decision No 661/2010/EU
• technical assistance
• Appropriate balance of investments required
• Restrictions – decommissioning of nuclear power
stations, ETS sector, housing
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Scope of ESF
Human capital as driver for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
18 Investment priorities in 4
thematic objectives:
ESF contribution to the other
thematic objectives notably:
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Promoting employment and
supporting labour mobility
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Supporting an environmentally
sustainable economy (low
carbon…)
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Promoting social inclusion and
combating poverty
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Enhancing the accessibility, use
and quality of ICT
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Investing in education, skills and
lifelong learning
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Strengthening research and
innovation
Enhancing the competitiveness of
SMEs
Enhancing institutional and
administrative capacities
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European Territorial Cooperation
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Architecture
• Cross-border cooperation
• COM to adopt list of cross-border areas to receive support by
programme (at NUTS 3 level)
• List specifies border areas covered by IPA/ENI
• List includes regions in NO, CH etc. and countries neighbouring
outermost regions for information purposes
• Addition of adjacent NUTS 3 regions may be proposed when
submitting programmes
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Architecture
• Transnational cooperation
• COM to adopt list of transnational areas to receive support
by programme (at NUTS 2 level)
• Third country regions covered by ENI (incl. Russia) and IPA
can also be covered by programme, funding to be made
available.
• Third country regions included in list for information
purposes
• Addition of adjacent NUTS 2 regions may be proposed when
submitting programmes
• Interregional cooperation – EU-27, whole or part of territory of
third countries may be covered
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Financial Resources
• 3 categories
• 73%
for cross-border cooperation (EUR 8.6 bn)
• 21%
for transnational (EUR 2.4 bn)
• 6%
for interregional (EUR 0,7 bn)
• 75% co-financing rate (50% for outermost regions’
allocation)
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EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
in 2014-2020 Cohesion Policy
• Political commitment to be reflected in 2014-2020
cohesion policy programmes
• Territorial co-operation programmes will support
as well
• EUSBSR to be reflected in all programming
documents
• Review of the Strategy and its Action Plan
• Roles and responsibilities
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For more information
InfoRegio:
ec.europa.eu/inforegio
RegioNetwork:
www.regionetwork2020.eu
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