Financial instruments and grants for EU regions

Financial instruments are increasingly used in EU regional funding, in addition to more traditional grants. Such instruments can be considered a resource-efficient way of using public funding in times of budgetary constraint. However, it is crucial to reach the right synergies and explore which combination best meets cohesion policy goals. The right mix of funding is an important issue for debate in the context of the EU’s forthcoming post-2020 cohesion policy.

The own-initiative report on ‘The right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and
grants in EU cohesion policy’, adopted by the European Parliament Committee on Regional Development was scheduled for debate and vote in the EP plenary ession in May 2017.
debate in May

Author: Agnieszka Widuto

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Challenges for EU cohesion policy: Issues in the forthcoming post-2020 reform http://www.europeansources.info/record/challenges-for-eu-cohesion-policy-issues-in-the-forthcoming-post-2020-reform-2/

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