EU Budget Czech Republic 2014-2020 update November 2014 The five European Structural and Investment Funds; | The European Regional Development Fund | The European Social Fund | The Cohesion Fund | The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund | The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

1. CZECH REPUBLIK
UPDATED | 11| 2014

2. EU BUDGETS
2014 | 2020

3. COHESION
AREAS

4. POLICY
ELIGIBILITY
2014 - 2020

5. ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000.000
EU BUDGET
ALLOCATION
IN 2011 PRICES
Global Europe
Administration
Compensation
Security & Citizenship
€ 199.828
€ 959.988
in current prices: € 1.082.555

6. BUDGET
PROPORTIONS
ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000.000

7. BUDGET
CZECH REPUBLIK
AMOUNTS
REGIONALLY
ALLOCATED
ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000.000

8. THE 5
ESI FUNDS
The five European Structural and Investment Funds;
| The European Regional Development Fund
| The European Social Fund
| The Cohesion Fund
| The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
| The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

9. PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENTS
| EU Member States are required to draw up and implement
strategic plans with investment priorities covering the five ESI
Funds.
| These Partnership Agreements (PAs) are negotiated between the
European Commission and national authorities, following their
consultation of various levels of governance, representatives from
interest groups, civil society and local
and regional representatives.

10. MAXIMUM
AID PERCENTAGES
Regions covering 88.10% of the population of the Czech Republic
will continue to be eligible for regional investment aid at a maximum
aid intensity of 25% of the eligible costs of the relevant investment
project.
| Whereas overall aid intensities have slightly decreased as compared to
the previous aid map (between 5 and 15 percentage points, depending on
the region), the population coverage remains nearly identical. This is in line
with the overall approach of the regional aid guidelines, which aim at
supporting the most disadvantaged regions of Europe.

11. MAXIMUM
AID PERCENTAGES
| The region of the City of Prague, where 11.9% of the Czech population
lives, has a GDP per capita exceeding 100% of the EU average and will
thus not be eligible for regional aid between 1 July 2014 and 31 December
2020.
| This does not alter the current situation, since this region ceased to be
eligible for aid under the current map in 2009, after a transitional period
where aid was allowed in part of the region with a 10% aid intensity.

12. STATUS
CURRENT
UPDATED 30/10
Total number
of OP´s submitted
per country
Countries have
their OP´s
adopted: 21 OP >Denmark
1 OP >Lithuania

13. PLANNING
| Partnership Agreement Adopted 26 – 08 – 2014
| 8 Operational Programme’s submitted
| Adoption of OP’s by European commission in Q4 2014
| Exp.1st grant calls Q1 2015 for funding priorities related to OP’s
OPs should be submitted by Member States within 3 months following the
submission of the Partnership Agreement.
The Commission makes observations within 3 months and adopts the OP
no later than 6 months from the date of its submission.

14. FUNDING
PRIORITIES
The PA focuses on following financing priorities:
| Promoting efficient and effective employment services that will contribute
to increase the employment rate, particularly of vulnerable groups.
| Supporting high-quality education system (lifelong learning) to produce
qualified and adaptable labour force.
| Enhancing research & innovation system based on high-quality research,
interconnected with the application sphere and targeted at
commercialisation of results.

15. FUNDING
PRIORITIES
| Supporting actions leading to an increase in private sector research &
development investments, helping SMEs to be competitive in a global
market and contributing to the shift towards a low-carbon economy.
| Investing in sustainable infrastructure facilitating business
competitiveness and adequate territorial serviceability.
| Promoting a transparent and effective public administration with less
administrative and regulatory burdens capable of responding to
emergencies.
| Fostering social inclusion of vulnerable groups and combating poverty.
| Promoting landscape protection and climate change adaptation policies.

16. EXPECTED
RESULTS
ESIF support will predominately contribute to the Czech Republic'
effort to reach Europe 2020 objectives:
| Attainment of the target of the Digital Agenda for Europe: 100% coverage
of 30mbps internet and creation of conditions for the achievement of the
100 mbps internet usage target
| Providing a significant contribution in reducing energy consumption in
buildings and enterprises in order to achieve a 20% reduction in primary
energy consumption by 2020.

17. EXPECTED
RESULTS
| Increasing the employment rate, reducing poverty and exclusion,
improving adaptation of education to labour market needs.
| Enhancing the business environment by reducing administrative burden.
| Supporting the establishment of firms and competitiveness in international
markets.

18. FINANCIAL
ALLOCATIONS
| In 2014-2020, EUR 22 billion is allocated the Czech Republic for
Cohesion Policy (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund) including EUR 340 million
for European Territorial Cooperation and EUR 13 million for the Youth
Employment Initiative.
| An additional EUR 2 billion will be invested in the development of the
agricultural sector and rural areas by the EAFRD, and EUR 31 million in
the fisheries and aquaculture sectors by EMFF.

19. PROGRAMME
ARCHITECTURE
Cohesion policy will be implemented through 8 operational
programmes:
| 2 national operational programmes co-financed by ERDF (Enterprise and
Innovation for Competitiveness; Integrated Regional)
| 2 national operational programmes co-financed by ERDF and CF
(Transport; Environment)

20. PROGRAMME
ARCHITECTURE
| 2 national operational programmes co-financed by ESF and ERDF
(Research, Development and Education; Prague Growth Pole)
| 1 national operational programme co-financed by ESF (Employment)
| 1 national operational programme co-financed by CF (Technical
Assistance)
Moreover there is 1 EAFDR rural development programme and 1 EMFF
fisheries programme.

21. EU BUDGET
BEEAKDOWN
ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000.000

22. FUNDINGPRIORITIES

23. ALLOCATION BROKEN DOWN BY
THEMATIC OBJECTIVE& BY FUND

24. ALLOCATION BROKEN DOWN BY
THEMATIC OBJECTIVE& BY FUND