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The EU offers financial support to regional and local authorities, NGOs, businesses, professionals and citizens through a wide variety of funds. This 'Guide to EU funding' produced by the European Parliamentary Research Service provides easily accessible information on the full range of EU funding sources, conveniently grouped by area of action. The main funding themes of the guide are divided in subsections in order to facilitate research. A number of hyperlinks have been included in the text in ...

The Customs 2020 programme was established by Regulation No 1294/2013 and is aimed at supporting the functioning of the customs union. The Fiscalis 2020 programme was established by Regulation No 1286/2013 and is aimed at improving the operation of the taxation systems in the internal market and supporting cooperation between the EU Member States.

The study examines the territorial dimension of RTDI as supported by Structural Funds and the Framework Programme. A comprehensive analysis of the drivers of innovation reveals bottlenecks and success factors in realizing a territorial approach of RTDI. 23 case studies illustrate approaches fostering innovation and regional innovation supported by European funds. The study suggests to strengthen regional capacities for utilizing the earmarked RTDI Cohesion funds and to improve local anchoring of ...

This note provides an overview of Finland, including political arrangements, economic, territorial and regional issues. Finland is currently facing challenges presented by depopulation of rural areas and by an ageing and scattered population, which has a heavy dependence on public services. The country is addressing the need to lengthen the average working life of its workforce, to promote greater productivity in what is, nonetheless, a very successful economy. The note describes Finland's approach ...