eu cohesion policy 2014 – 2020
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European UnionCohesion Policy
EU Cohesion Policy2014 – 2020
Proposals from the
European Commission
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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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Objectives and Budget
• Primary objective of EU cohesion policy: to reduce the significant economic, social and territorial disparities between Europe's regions
• Cohesion policy: key role in delivering the Europe 2020 objectives
• Proposed budget for Cohesion Policy: 376 Billion €
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Proposed EU budget 2014-2020
"Ambitious but realistic" proposals by the Commission in June 2011 for a Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020
Cohesion Policy
33% (€336 billion)
Connecting Europe Facility4% (€40 billion)
Other policies(agriculture,
research, external,…)
63% (649 billion)
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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 regions0.9
TOTAL 336.0
Connecting Europe facility for transport, energy and ICT40.0
TOTAL 376.0
* Cohesion Fund will ringfence 10 billion EUR for the new Connecting Europe Facility
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Financial FrameworkReinforcing a fair system for all EU regions
• 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%)
• 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
Adoption of Operational Programmes
Partnership contract:- Ex-ante conditionalities- Performance framework
Common Strategic Framework – Key actions for Thematic objectives derived from Europe 2020
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A menu of thematic objectives
• 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
Less developed regionsMore developed & transition regions
Concentration of ERDF investments on:• energy efficiency & renewable energy
• research & innovation• competitiveness of SMEs
• flexibility – different regions have different needs
• special arrangements for ex-convergence regions
60%20%
44%
6%
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European Social Fund
25%22%
Share of ESF within Cohesion Policy budget
2014-20202007-2013
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?
68,7%
11,6%
15,8%
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119.2
72.4
307.1
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Budget allocation (in %)
Population covered(in millions)
Less developed regions/MS Transition regions More developed regions
Cohesion Fund¹ 68.7
Less developed regions 162.6
Transition regions 38.9
More developed regions 53.1
European Territorial Cooperation
11.7
Outermost regions and sparsely populated areas
0.9
Total 336.0
¹ €10 billion from the Cohesion Fund will be allocated to the Connecting Europe Facility
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Current programming period
General RegulationArt 16 Equality between men and women and non-discrimination
ERDF RegulationArt 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)
Programming period post 2014 – proposal
Common provisionsArt 5 partnership and multi-level governance – including economic and social partners, civil society etc in the preparation of the Partnership Contract
Art 7 Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination
Art 14 c and 87 d: Contents of the partnership agreement: integrated approach to address specific needs of geo areas OR target groups most affected by poverty.
Chapter II Community-led local development
Marginalised Communities focus
Ex-ante conditionality for the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty.
-MS have to set in place a
-National strategy for poverty reduction, containing a mapping of the territorial concentration beyond the regional/on NUTS 3 level of marginalised and disadvantaged groups including Roma
-National Roma inclusion strategy
ERDF
Priority of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
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Poverty Mapping
Optional tool to implement Article 14 (c) and 87(d) of CPR
• 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
OR – 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.
• 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
2014
Nov.2010
Jan.2012
2012 – 2013
5th Reporton
Economic,Social andTerritorial
Cohesion +
public consultation
Publicconsultation
onCommonStrategic
Framework
Agreement on
MFF and adoption of
new legislative package
Entry into forceand adoption
ofprogrammes
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Dec.2011
Communication from the
Commission: CommonStrategic
Framework
Oct.2011
Proposals forCohesion
Policy2014-2020
June2011
Proposal bythe
Commission for a
MultiannualFinancial
Framework
March2010
Adoption of Europe 2020
Strategy
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