1. 10/13/2015 1 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy

2. 10/13/2015 2 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. Euro for structural funds by 2006 (one third of the EU budget) 400 to 480 Structural Funds programmes 211 to 264 NUTS 2-Regions EU Structural policy 2000-06 following enlargement

3. 10/13/2015 3 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments 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 force 1974: Start of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 1957 1988 1957 1988 2000 2006 Concentration of regions covered and financial resources phasing-out for some objective 1,2 and 5b regions 3 common objectives Introduction of pre-accession instruments for candidates (ISPA) History

4. 10/13/2015 4 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments < 50 50 - 75 75 - 90 90 - 100 100 - 125 >= 125 No data Index EU 25 = 100 Source: Eurostat Regional GDP per head in 2001 for EU27 in power purchase parities

5. 10/13/2015 5 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments linked Community policies:  State Aids  Sustainable development  Equal opportunities  RTD  SME promotion  Information society Funds ERDF ESF EAGGF FIFG Cohesion 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

6. 10/13/2015 6 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments TEC Art. 161 Art. 162 Art. 148 Art. 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, comments by ECS/CoR ERDF, ESF: Codecision EAGGF, FIFG, Cohesion Fund, Legal framework

7. 10/13/2015 7 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments regulative framework financial means, eligible regions/areas1 regional analysis (SWOT), strategy, plan/programme draft/complement2 negotiations: Member State/region-Commission 3 programme decision 4 programme management project selection evaluation/ adaptation 5 Programming cycle

8. 10/13/2015 8 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (1) ERDFESFEAGGF-GFIFG European Regional Development FundEuropeanSocialFund European Agriculture Guidiance and Guarantee Fund- Guidiance Sect. Financial Instrument of Fisheries Guidance Infrastructure Investments RTD SME... Vocational Vocational Training Training Employment EmploymentSubsidies... Development of rural areas Investments in tourism... Development of Fisheries Sites Modernising Fisheries' Industries... Cohesion Fund for Member States with a GDP below 90% environmental and trans- port (TEN) infrastructure (project selection)

9. 10/13/2015 9 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments The Structural Funds and Instruments 2000-2006 (2) Community Initiatives INTERREG III EQUALLeader+ cross-border, transnational and inter- regional co-operation transnationalnetworking and exchange strategies for sustainable rural develop- ment ERDF Infrastructure sustainable dev. planning studies culture RTD SME... ESF innovative innovativeemployment actions in EU networks EAGGF-G local action groups URBAN II development of deprived urban areas ERDF Infrastructure public transport employment social inclusion culture information SME...

10. 10/13/2015 10 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments 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 2000-06 Amounts available in bn Euro; for new Member States: 2004-2006 10 30 40 50 60 20

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12. 10/13/2015 12 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

13. 10/13/2015 13 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments 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

14. 10/13/2015 14 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments Valencia, Spain: new motorway Cofinanced by the European Regional Develpment Fund, Objective 1.

15. 10/13/2015 15 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.

16. 10/13/2015 16 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.

17. 10/13/2015 17 Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments Convergence objective 78.5% including a special programme for outermost regions (EUR 264 bn.) Programmes and Instruments EligibilityPrioritiesAllocations European territorial co-operation objective 3.94% (EUR 13.2 bn.) Regional competitiveness and employment objective 17.2% (EUR 57.9 bn.) Cohesion Policy 2007-2013 3 Objectives Budget: € 336.1 bn (0.41% of EU-GDP) Regional and national programmes ERDF ESF Cohesion Fund Regions with a GDP/head  75% of average EU25 Statistical effect: Regions with a GDP/head  75% of EU15 and >75% in EU25 Member States GNI/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 the convergence 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 and networking (ERDF) Border regions and greater regions of transnational co-operation innovation; environment/ risk prevention; accessibility culture, education 35.61% cross-border 12.12% ENI 47.73% transnat. 4.54% f. networks