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1. Czech Republic EU Grants 2014-2020
Update July 2014

2. EUROPE2014-2020

3. COHESIONAREAS

4. Czech Republic
• The regional aid map of a Member State defines the
regions eligible under EU state aid rules for regional
investment aid granted by national authorities and
establishes the maximum aid levels for companies
in the eligible regions. The adoption of its regional
aid map ensures the continuity of the Czech
regional policy. It will be in force from 1 July 2014 to
31 December 2020.
• Article 107(3)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of
the European Union (TFEU) allows Member States
to grant state aid to promote the economic
development of areas where the standard of living
is abnormally low or where there is serious
underemployment. The regional aid guidelines
define this type of regions as having a GDP below
75% of EU average.
• In line with these principles, 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.
Czech Republic maximum aid percentages
2014 - 2020

5. Czech Republic
• 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.
• 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.
Czech Republic maximum aid percentages
2014 - 2020

6. Current status Europe Partnership Agreements
& Operational Programmes
PA submitted no OP’s PA & OP’s submitted
Czech republic PA 17/04
Italy: PA 22/04
Spain: PA 22/04
Croatia: PA 22/04
Ireland: PA 22/04
Luxemburg : PA 30/04
Romania: PA 01/04
France: PA 14/01 and all 32 OPs submitted
Portugal: PA 04/02 and all ten OPs submitted
Lithuania: PA 04/01 and their one OP submitted
Finland: PA 17/02 and their one OP submitted
Hungary: PA 07/03and all five OPs submitted
Netherlands: PA 10/03 and all four OPs submitted
Malta: PA 01/04 and one OP submitted
Bulgaria: PA 02/04and all four OPs submitted
Slovenia: PA 10/04and their one OP submitted
Sweden: PA 17/04 and nine OPs submitted
Austria: PA 17/04 and their one OP submitted
United Kingdom: PA 17/04 and three OPs submitted
Belgium: PA 23/04and two OP submitted
Adopted PA no OP’s Adopted PA OP’s submitted
Greece: PA adopted 23/05
Cyprus: PA adopted 20/06
Poland: PA adopted 23/05 and all 21 OPs submitted
Latvia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submitted
Slovakia: PA adopted 20/06 and all five OP submitted
Germany: PA adopted 22/05 and 15 OPs submitted
Estonia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submitted
Denmark: PA adopted 05/05 and their one OP submitted

7. Planning
• Partnership agreement submitted
• No OP’s submitted
• Adoption of PA & OP’s by European
commission in Q4 2014
• Expected first grant calls Q1 2015 for funding
priorities related to Op’s

8. Funding priorities Czech Republic

9. Budget breakdown
Czech Republic
€ -
€ 5,000
€ 10,000
€ 15,000
€ 20,000
€ 25,000
€ 30,000
€ 35,000
€ 6,259
€ 15,282
€ 88
€ 340 € 14
€ 6,145
€ 2,170
€ 31
€ 30,329
AxisTitle
Cohesion
Fund
Less
Developed
Regions
Transition
Regions
More
Developed
Regions
Outermost
and
northern
sparsely
populated
regions
European
Territorial
Cooperati
on
Youth
Employme
nt
Initiative
(additional
allocation)
Direct
payments
CAP
Rural
developm
ent (7)
CAP
European
Maritime
and
Fisheries
Fund
Nuclear
decommis
sioning
Total
Czech Republic € 6,259 € 15,282 € 88 € 340 € 14 € 6,145 € 2,170 € 31 € 30,329
Czech Republic

10. Operational programs
Czech Republic

11. Budget breakdown Europe
€ -
€ 20,000
€ 40,000
€ 60,000
€ 80,000
€ 100,000
€ 120,000
Belgium
Bulgaria
CzechRepublic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Croatia
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
AstitelX1.000
Total national spending
Other
Rural development (7) CAP
Direct payments CAP
European Territorial
Cooperation
Regions

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