Govt Confirms Key Documents for Drawing EU Funds in 2007-2013
The cabinet endorsed on Friday key documents that allow Slovenia to draw EUR 4.2bn from EU cohesion funds in the 2007-2013 period. It also authorised the Government Office for Local Government and Regional Policy to finalise talks with the European Commission on the issue, government PR and Media Office said.
The government, meeting at a correspondence session, also adopted a framework that defines the strategy and three operational programmes that define the phasing of cohesion funds in more detail.
The operational programme for obtaining money from the European Regional Development Fund envisages EUR 1.7bn of EU money and EUR 300m of Slovenian funds. The money will be used to improve competitiveness, research, business infrastructure and regional development.
The human resources operational programme will get EUR 756m from the European Social Fund and EUR 133m from the national budget. The money will be used for promoting entrepreneurship, life-long learning, equal opportunities and social inclusion.
Investments into environment and transport will meanwhile be financed by the Cohesion Fund and the Regional Fund. The EUR 1.6bn of EU funds and EUR 289m of national funds will also be used for sustainable energy use.
Apart from the documents, the cabinet also agreed to draft operational programmes for cross-border, interregional and transnational cooperation. These programmes will be confirmed by the cabinet and then to Brussels in the following months.
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