The document outlines Spain's budget allocation for EU cohesion policies from 2014 to 2020, detailing the European Structural and Investment Funds that will support various regional investment projects. It specifies maximum aid percentages based on population and GDP, especially for disadvantaged regions, and highlights funding priorities across sectors such as employment, R&D, and energy efficiency. Financial allocations amount to approximately EUR 28.6 billion for cohesion policy, along with separate funds for agriculture and fisheries initiatives.

1. SPAIN
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
SPAIN
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
The designated areas have a total population of 32.25 million or
68.59 % of the population of Spain.
| The maximum levels of aid that can be granted to regional investment
projects carried out by large enterprises in the assisted areas are between
10% and 35% of total investment costs, depending on the area concerned.
| These percentages can be increased by 10 percentage points for medium
sized companies and by 20 percentage points for small enterprises.

11. MAXIMUM
AID PERCENTAGES
| Under the regional guidelines, areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of
the EU average or which are defined as outermost regions are eligible in
priority for regional investment aid, as the main purpose of regional aid is
to foster the development of the less advantaged regions of Europe.
| Regions accounting for 6.9% of the population of Spain fall under this
category and will continue to be eligible for regional investment aid at
maximum intensities of 25% (Extremadura) or 35% (Canary Islands) of the
eligible costs of the relevant investment projects.

12. MAXIMUM
AID PERCENTAGES
| Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucía no longer qualify for this
category, in line with the objective to focus support on the most
disadvantaged regions.
| In order to facilitate a smooth transition, these areas will maintain a higher
maximum aid intensity of 15% until the end of 2017, after which the
maximum aid intensity for less disadvantaged regions of 10% will apply.
| Soria and Teruel qualify for the category of sparsely populated areas, with
an aid intensity of 15%.

13. MAXIMUM
AID PERCENTAGES
| The maximum aid intensities for regional investment aid in the assisted
regions have slightly decreased as compared to the previous aid map (by
up to 5 percentage points depending on the region).
| On the other hand the population coverage has increased from 59.6%
under the previous map to 68.66% under the new map.

14. MAXIMUM
AID PERCENTAGES
Due to high unemployment figures, 33% of the population of Spain
will be eligible for regional investment aid, at a maximum aid
intensity of 10%.
The regions concerned are:
Principado de Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León (excluding Soria),
Comunitat Valenciana (excluding Valencia capital), Región de Murcia,
Eivissa y Formentera, Menorca, Ceuta, Melilla. Furthermore, parts of
Huesca, Zaragoza (excluding Zaragoza capital), Cataluña, Mallorca, La
Rioja, Comunidad de Madrid, Communidat Foral de Navarra and País
Vasco.

15. 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

16. PLANNING
| Partnership Agreement Adopted 30 – 10 – 2014
| 45 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.

17. FUNDING
PRIORITIES ESF
The PA focus on the following priorities:
•Increasing labour market participation and labour productivity,
as well as improving education, training and social inclusion
policies, with specific attention to youth and vulnerable groups
| Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
| Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
| Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning

18. FUNDING
PRIORITIES SME
Supporting the adaptation of the productive system to higher
added-value activities by enhancing the competiveness of SMEs
| Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and
communication technologies partly
| Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises,
the agricultural sector and the fisheries and aquaculture sector)
| Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network
infrastructures

19. FUNDING
PRIORITIES R&D
Strengthening the R&D and innovation system and its links with the
private sector
| Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
| Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and
communication technologies partly

20. FUNDING
PRIORITIES ENERGY
Making a more efficient use of natural resources
| Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
| Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
| Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
| Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network
infrastructures

21. EXPECTED
RESULTS
The ESI Funds will assist Spain in achieving national targets of
EU2020 and its flagship initiatives:
|• R&D expenditure co-financed by the private sector will grow from 45.6%
2012 to 60% in 2020. This will result in 25% of the Spanish firms (>10
employees) incorporating technological innovation in 2020 (compared to
13.22% in 2010-2012).
| Attainment of the target of the Digital Agenda for Europe of 100% of the
population covered with 30 Mbps internet (59% in 2013). Out of this, 50%
of the Spanish households will have access to 100 Mbps internet in 2020
(only 0.4% in 2012).

22. EXPECTED
RESULTS
•| In relation to energy objectives, the ESI Funds will provide a significant
contribution to reducing energy consumption in buildings and enterprises
and facilitate achieving the target of 20% reduction in primary energy
consumption by 2020.
|• The Funds will also contribute to increase the employment rate (from
59.3% in 2012 to 74% in 2020), to reduce early-school leaving (from
24.9% in 2012 to close to the target of 15% in 2020) and to take 1.5 million
people out of a risk of poverty or exclusion situation.

23. FINANCIAL
ALLOCATIONS
In 2014-2020 Spain is allocated around EUR 28.6 billion for
Cohesion Policy (ERDF and ESF), including the specific allocation
of EUR 943.5 million for the Youth Employment Initiative and EUR
643 million for territorial cooperation.
| Additional EUR 8.3 billion will be devoted to development of the
agricultural sector and rural areas from the European Agricultural Fund for
Rural Development (EAFRD).
| The allocation for European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
amounts to some EUR 1.16 million.

24. PROGRAMME
ARCHITECTURE
Cohesion Policy will be delivered through 45 operational programmes:
|• 3 national OPs co-financed by the ERDF (SME Initiative; Smart Growth;
Sustainable Growth);
•| 19 regional ERDF OPs (one for each region);
•| 4 national OPs co-financed by the ESF (Employment, Training and
Education; Youth Employment; Social Inclusion; Technical Assistance);
•| 19 regional ESF OPs (one for each region).
Moreover, there are one national and 17 regional rural development
programmes (EAFRD), besides a national framework to ensure coherence,
and one fisheries programme (EMFF).

25. EU BUDGET
BEEAKDOWN
ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000.000

26. ALLOCATION BROKEN DOWN BY
THEMATIC OBJECTIVE& BY FUND