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EU Cohesion Policy
2014 – 2020
Proposals from the
European Commission
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Cohesion Policy
Legislative package
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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)
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Fund specific regulations
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ERDF regulation
CF regulation
ESF regulation
ETC regulation
EGTC regulation
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Objectives and Budget
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Primary objective of EU cohesion policy: to reduce the significant
economic, social and territorial disparities between Europe's regions
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Cohesion policy: key role in delivering the Europe 2020 objectives
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Proposed budget for Cohesion Policy: 376 Billion €
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Proposed EU budget 2014-2020
Cohesion Policy
33% (€336 billion)
Other policies
(agriculture,
research,
external,…)
63% (649 billion)
Connecting Europe Facility
4% (€40 billion)
"Ambitious but realistic" proposals by the Commission in June 2011
for a Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020
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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
0.9
Extra allocation for outermost and northern regions
TOTAL
336.0
40.0
Connecting Europe facility for transport, energy and ICT
376.0
TOTAL
* Cohesion Fund will ringfence 10 billion EUR for the new Connecting Europe Facility
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Financial Framework
Reinforcing a fair system for all EU regions
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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%)
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Why a new category for transition regions?
– Simpler and fairer system
– Helps these regions to soften the transition between less and more
developed regions
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Main 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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Main changes: Reinforcing effectiveness and
performance
Focus on results
– common + programme-specific indicators, reporting, monitoring & evaluation
Performance framework for all programmes
– clear and measurable milestones and targets
Performance reserve
– 5% of national allocations (by Member State, fund and category of region)
Ex-ante conditionality
– ensuring conditions for effective investment are in place
Macro-economic conditionality
– alignment with the new economic governance
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Strengthening the Strategic Approach
Common Strategic Framework – Key actions for
Thematic objectives derived from Europe 2020
Partnership contract:
- Ex-ante conditionalities
- Performance framework
Adoption of Operational
Programmes
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A menu of thematic objectives
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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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Simplification
Common rules - funds covered by Common Strategic Framework
– cohesion policy, rural development and maritime + fisheries policy
Option of multi-fund programmes
– ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
Streamlined delivery system
– harmonised rules on eligibility and durability
– greater use of simplified costs
– linking payments with results
– e-Cohesion: one stop shop for beneficiaries
– proportional approach to control
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Concentrating resources to maximise impact
Concentration of ERDF investments on:
• energy efficiency & renewable energy
• research & innovation
• competitiveness of SMEs
6%
60%
44%
20%
More developed & transition regions
Less developed regions
• flexibility – different regions have different needs
• special arrangements for ex-convergence regions
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European Social Fund
2007-2013
2014-2020
Share of ESF within Cohesion Policy budget
25%
22%
Out of structural funds support (ERDF + ESF), ESF will represent:
• 25% in less developed regions
• 40% in transition regions
• 52% in more developed regions
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Cohesion Fund
Supports Member States with GNI per capita < 90% of EU27 average
• Investing in environment
– Climate change adaptation and risk prevention
– Water and waste sectors
– Biodiversity including through green infrastructures
– Urban environment
– Low carbon economy
• Investing in transport
– Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
– Low-carbon transport systems and urban transport
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How will funding be allocated?
Less developed regions/MS
Cohesion Fund¹
Less developed regions
162.6
38.9
More developed regions
53.1
European Territorial
Cooperation
11.7
Total
More developed regions
500
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68.7
Transition regions
Outermost regions and
sparsely populated areas
Transition regions
0.9
336.0
90
15,8
%
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11,6
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400
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350
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300
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250
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¹ €10 billion from the Cohesion Fund will be
allocated to the Connecting Europe Facility
450
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68,7
%
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Budget allocation
(in %)
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72.4
119.2
Population covered
(in millions)
Marginalised Communities focus
Current programming
period
Programming period
post 2014 – proposal
General Regulation
Common provisions
Art 16 Equality between men
and women and nondiscrimination
Art 5 partnership and multi-level -MS have to set in place a
governance – including
economic and social partners,
-National strategy for
civil society etc in the
poverty reduction,
preparation of the Partnership
containing a mapping of
Contract
the territorial
concentration beyond the
Art 7 Promotion of equality
regional/on NUTS 3 level
between men and women and
of marginalised and
non-discrimination
disadvantaged groups
including Roma
Art 14 c and 87 d: Contents of
the partnership agreement:
-National Roma inclusion
integrated approach to address
strategy
specific needs of geo areas OR
target groups most affected by
ERDF
poverty.
ERDF Regulation
Art 7.2 Eligibility of expenditures
– housing for marginalised
communities in the framework of
an integrated approach.
More in general social
infrastructures investments in
health, education, housing and
other social infrastructures
(categories of expenditures)
Chapter II Community-led local
development
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Ex-ante conditionality for the
thematic objective of promoting
social inclusion and combating
poverty.
Priority of promoting social
inclusion and combating poverty
Poverty Mapping
Optional tool to implement Article 14 (c) and 87(d) of CPR
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MS to have in place a national strategy for poverty reduction.
Member States may choose between
– geographical appproach: identify geographical areas most affected by
poverty, possibly through poverty mapping
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– target group approach: identify the target groups at highest risk of
discrimination or exclusion (e.g. Roma, migrants, disabled people etc) –
possibly using maps to more efficiently target funds.
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All CSF Funds may be mobilised.
Integrated approaches to be set out in the Partnership Contract and
Operational Programmes, including indicative financial allocations for the
relevant CSF Funds.
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Timeline
5th Report
on
Economic,
Social and
Territorial
Cohesion +
public
consultation
March
2010
Adoption of
Europe 2020
Strategy
Nov.
2010
Public
consultation
on
Common
Strategic
Framework
Proposals for
Cohesion
Policy
2014-2020
June
2011
Proposal by
the
Commission
for a
Multiannual
Financial
Framework
Oct.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Communication
from the
Commission:
Common
Strategic
Framework
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2012 – 2013
Agreement
on
MFF and
adoption of
new
legislative
package
2014
Entry into force
and adoption
of
programmes
Where can I find further information?
www.inforegio.europa.eu
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