2. 2
EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020: 1/3 of the EU budget
The reforms agreed for the 2014-2020
period are designed to maximise the
impact of the available EU funding.
The reforms agreed for the 2014-2020
period are designed to maximise the
impact of the available EU funding.
€1 082 billion
OVERALL EU 2014-2020 BUDGET
Other EU policies
Agruculture
Research
External
Etc.
€730.2 billion
67.5% 32.5%
€351.8 billion
COHESION POLICY
GROWTH
3. 3
Why has it become so complicated?
• Increasing size of rules period on
period to reflect the increased
sophistication of the policy
– want to do more with the policy.
• Responding to findings of the Court of Auditors, for
example on financial instruments to avoid "parking" of
funds.
• Too many layers of EU and national rules ('goldplating').
5. 5
1. A set of common rules applicable to the five ESI Funds in the
Common Provisions Regulation.
2. Greater thematic concentration.
3. Better focus on results.
New provisions for 2014-20
6. 6
4. Simplified cost options (Article 67 CPR).
5. E-cohesion (Article 122(3) CPR).
6. Increased proportionality in relation to reporting, evaluation,
management and control.
New provisions for 2014-20
7. 7
Maximising the potential of simplification
options in 2014-20
• Independent High Level Group on monitoring of simplification
for beneficiaries making recommendations on how the uptake of
simplification opportunities for beneficiaries could be improved for
2014-2020 period.
Recommendations already on e-Governance and Simplified Costs.
Recommendation due in June on Financial Instruments and access
to EU Funds for SMEs.
• Study on simplification to assess the take up of the new
provisions in the regulations for 2014-20 has been launched and
will produce final results by the end of 2016.
8. 8
Building blocks for the future
• Recommendations of the High Level Group on monitoring of
simplification for beneficiaries for post 2020.
• Results of a series of studies launched to assess the new elements
of the 2014-20 period, analyse 2014-2020 programme
implementation and options to feed into the impact assessment
• Ex-post evaluation of 2007-2013 period.
• Input from EU Institutions and stakeholders such as workshops
organised by the Dutch Presidency and Committee of the Regions
on simplification.