Transcript ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗΣ ΓΙΑ

PROPOSALS OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION FOR THE NEW
PROGRAMMING PERIOD
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PRIORITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE
COHESION
Ι. Convergence (78% of the resources)
II. Regional competetiveness and
employment (18%)
III. Territorial Cooperation (4%)
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PRIORITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE
COHESION
Ι. Convergence
Concerns the less developed regions:

The regions with per capita GNP below 75% of the community
average of the enlarged E.U.

The regions with per capita GNP below 75% of the community
average of the E.U.-15 (statistical convergence)
The programmes will be supported by the ERDF, the ESF and the
Cohesion Fund.
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ΙI. Regional Competetiveness and employment
Twofolded approach from the European Commission:

Through the Regional Programmes (50%) will be promoted
the
economic
reform
in
industrial,
urban
and
rural
areas
strengthening their competiteveness (funded by the ERDF)

Through the National Programmes (50%) will be promoted
three priorities (innovation and knowledge society, environment and
risk prevention, accessibility and services of general economic
interest) fundamental for the realisation of the European Strategy
for Employment (funded by the ESF)
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PRIORITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE
COHESION (cont)
ΙII. Territorial Cooperation
This action will be funded by the ERDF and will focus on integrated
programs in:

Cross border cooperation which concerns all regions along the
internal and external borders

Transnational
cooperation
will
focus
on
priorities
with
a
paneuropean character

Finally, the actions of interregional cooperation will include the
organisation of networks where cities and regions will be involved.
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PRIORITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE
COHESION (cont)
ΙII. Special Issues
Regions with territorial/natural handicaps: Territorial criteria
will be employed in the distribution of the funds for the priority
“regional competitiveness and employment”

Urban areas: Incorporation in the action programs for urban
issues.

Rural areas: Regroupment of all instrument under the CAP
(Common Agricultural Policy)
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PROPOSED PROCEDURES
Α. Programming
Drafting by the European Commission and submission to the
Council of General Affairs for approval of the Strategic Guidelines
On the basis of this text each Member-State will prepare the
National Strategic Reference Framework which will include the
convergence policy, the priorities
and the financial allocations of
the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund.
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PROPOSED PROCEDURES
(….)
Α. Programming
The principle of additionality remains a key principle of the
cohesion policy
The
partnership
relationship
is
strengthened
through
the
complementarity and the cooperation amongst Member-States,
regions and local authorities.
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PROPOSED PROCEDURES
(….)
Β. Management
The «principle of proportionality» is introduced for the first
time, according to which the degree of involvement of the
Commission itself in the financial audits will depend on the level of
community co-financing.
It is certain that the Commisssion will «distance» itself from
programs with community co-financing rates well below 50%
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FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: AMELIORATION OF
COMPETITEVENESS AND COHESION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Includes the resources allocated in the cohesion distributed in three
axes as follows:
To convergence for development and employment (Objective 1)
78% of the resources (262 billion €) from which
•50%
approximately will be allocated to the enlargement
countries
•31%
to the regions of statistical convergence
•19%
concerns the Cohesion Fund countries
To regional competetivenes and employment (objective 2) 18%
(60,5 billion € ) that includes regions benefiting from transitional
support (phasing -in)
To the european cross border and transnational cooperation 4,2% of
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the resources (13,4 billion € )
FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES

(cont.)
The upper ceiling for transferring resources (4% of the GNP) of the
Member States will continue to be valid, included in this ceiling are
the amounts which will be allocated to agricultural development
and fishing .

For the Cohesion policy it is proposed that the total level of
expenditures stays at 0,41% of the GNI of the Union (336 billion
€) or at 0.46% of the GNI if the instruments for the agricultural
sector and fishing are included
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