EU policies – Delivering for citizens: Regional policy
The principal aim of the EU's regional policy, also known as cohesion policy, is to address the territorial, social and economic imbalances that exist between the different regions of the EU. Regional policy covers all regions and cities of the European Union, helping to support job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth, sustainable development, and to improve citizens' quality of life. To achieve these goals and address the diverse development needs in all EU regions, €351.8 billion – almost one third of the total EU budget – has been set aside for cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 period. This financial support is distributed through two main funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF). Together with the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), they make up the European structural and investment (ESI) funds, which provide support that can make a real difference to the lives of people in the EU's regions. With the current programming period (2014-2020) drawing to a close, work is now under way on planning the cohesion policy priorities for the next programming period (2021-2027). During its 2014-2019 term the European Parliament was called upon numerous times to adopt new legislative acts, amend older rules and to provide opinions on many topics relating to the EU's regional policy. Within the European Parliament, the Committee on Regional Policy is responsible for the Union's regional development and cohesion policy, as set out in the Treaties. In anticipation of its expected withdrawal from the EU, the UK, until now a net contributor to the EU budget, will no longer contribute to the post-2020 EU budget, which means that the EU will have fewer resources to allocate to its policies in the future, including cohesion policy. The European Parliament has, however, strongly advocated maintaining the level of funding for cohesion policy at its current level or even increasing it. This is an update of an earlier briefing issued in advance of the 2019 European elections.
Briefing
Ilmheáin
Maidir leis an doiciméad seo
Saghas foilseacháin
Réimse beartas
Eochairfhocal
- achoimriú
- AN tAONTAS EORPACH
- beartas eacnamaíoch
- beartas réigiúnach AE
- CEISTEANNA SÓISIALTA
- Cistí Struchtúrtha agus Infheistíochta na hEorpa
- comhtháthú eacnamaíoch agus sóisialta
- creat sóisialta
- cruthú post
- cáilíocht bheatha
- doiciméadacht
- dálaí eacnamaíocha
- EACNAMAÍOCHT
- eagrú gnó
- forbairt inbhuanaithe
- fostaíocht
- FOSTAÍOCHT AGUS DÁLAÍ OIBRE
- fás eacnamaíoch
- GNÓ AGUS IOMAÍOCHT
- institiúidí an AE agus an tseirbhís shibhialta Eorpach
- iomaíochas
- maoiniú an AE
- OIDEACHAS AGUS CUMARSÁID
- Parlaimint na hEorpa
- réigiúin agus beartas réigiúnach
- scaipeadh fhaisnéis an Aontais Eorpaigh
- tógáil Eorpach
- éagothromaíocht réigiúnach