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Cohesion Policy and Spain

Cohesion Policy and Spain

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Date: 03 mar 2014

Period: 2014-2020

Theme: Business support, Environment, Research and innnovation, Research & Development, Social inclusion, Jobs, Education and Training

Languages:   en | es

 In 2014-2020, Spain will manage 22 operational programmes with funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) ─ one for each of the nineteen regions plus two national programmes ─ and 23 operational programmes with funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) ─ one for each of the nineteen regions plus 4 national programmes.

How much will the EU invest in Spain from 2014-2020?

For 2014-2020, Spain has been allocated around € 28.6 billion (current prices) in total Cohesion Policy funding:

  • € 2 billion for less developed regions (Extremadura)
  • € 13.4 billion for transition regions (Andalucía, Canarias, Castilla-La Mancha, Melilla and Murcia) 
  • € 11 billion for more developed regions (Aragón, Asturias, Baleares, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Ceuta, Comunidad Valenciana, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Navarra, País Vasco)
  • € 643 million for European Territorial Cooperation
  • € 484.1 million special allocation for the outermost regions
  • € 943.5 million for the Youth Employment Initiative.

Of this, ESF in Spain will represent a minimum of € 7.6 billion, which represents 28.1% of the total Cohesion Policy (ERDF+ESF) allocation.