The
European Structural Funds
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The European Structural and Cohesion Funds
Welcome to the DTI’s Structural Funds homepage.
These web pages give a short overview
of the EU Structural and Cohesion Funds, information
on Structural
Funds currently available in the UK, and an update
on the reform
of the Funds
for the next budgetary cycle from 2007 to 2013.
If you have any comments on this site please contact Julie Farrow
at: julie.farrow@dti.gsi.gov.uk
What are the Structural and Cohesion Funds?
The Structural and Cohesion Funds are the European Union’s main
instruments for supporting social and economic restructuring
across the EU. They account for over one third of the
European Union budget and are used to tackle regional
disparities and support regional development through actions
including developing infrastructure and telecommunications,
developing human resources and supporting research and
development.
Structural Funds in the UK
The
UK has been allocated over £10 billion (at 1999 prices) in
Structural Funds receipts for 2000-2006 budgetary cycle.
Please click here
for further information about the Structural Funds currently
available in the UK and on applying for Structural Funds
assistance.
Agreement
on the Future of the Funds
The current cycle of Structural Funds programmes will come
to an end in 2006 and EU Member States have been
negotiating on the reform of the Funds prior to the next
cycle of Structural Funds programmes from 2007 to 2013.
At the European Council of 15-16 December, the UK
Presidency reached an agreement on the next EC budget,
including future Structural and Cohesion Funds
expenditure, for the 2007-2013 Financial Perspective.
This now needs to be agreed with the European
Parliament.
Click here
for further information on the future of the Funds and
details of the agreement reached by the Member States.
UK Presidency Conference
REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (2007-2013): DELIVERING
THE LISBON AND GOTHENBURG AGENDAS
As part of the UK’s Presidency of the European Union, the
Department of Trade and Industry and the Department for the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs held a Conference in
Newcastle and Gateshead on 7-8 November to discuss the
contribution of future EU regional and rural development
spending towards meeting the Lisbon and Gothenburg targets. Please click
here
to
find out more about the event.
Further
Information
In addition to the information on these pages, the DTI
publishes ‘Objective’,
the Structural Funds newsletter
Annex A
Structural
Funds Programme Administration
Annex B
UK
Structural Funds Map 2000- 2006 MS Word (280Kb)
Annex C
List
of Objective 2 areas by ward
Annex D
Total
UK Structural Fund allocation.(Objective 1 and 2 funding by
region)
Annex E
Match
Funding Document
Annex F
Single
Manual for Structural Funds
Annex G
Related
Web-Sites
Annex H
Report
on Evaluation of the Added Value and Costs of European Union
Structural Funds in the UK
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