Regional Funds

Acronym	Regional Funds, Structural Funds, SF
Programme owner	European Commission/national governments
Budget	Total: 308.041 million EUR (2007-2013)
Deadline	Overall deadline 2013, National deadlines according to measures/calls
Target groups	The programme targets less developed Member States.
Topics	1. Convergence objective:
(Priorities)	innovation
	environment/ risk prevention
	accessibility
	infrastructure
	human resources
	administrative capacity
	Cohesion Fund:
	transport (TENs)
	sustainable transport
	environment
	renewable energy
	2. Regional competitiveness and employment objective:
	innovation
	environment/risk prevention
	accessibility
	European Employment Strategy
	3. European territorial cooperation objective
	innovation
	environment/risk prevention
	accessibility
	culture/education<l/i>
Type of support	Grants

Eligibility

Convergence Objective 81.8%

Geographical/Economic	Regions with GDP/head < 75% of average EU 25
	Statistical effect: regions with GDP/head < 75% of EU 15 and > 75% EU 25
	Cohesion Fund: Member States GNI/head <90% EU 25 average

Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective

Geographical/Economic	Member States suggest a list of regions (NUTS I or II)
	“Phasing in” regions covered by Objective 1 between 2000 and 2006 and not covered by the Convergence Objective

European Territorial Cooperation Objective

Geographical/ Economic

Border regions and greater regions of transnational cooperation

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