COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/1131

of 5 July 2021

setting out the annual breakdown by Member State of global resources for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus and the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and the European territorial cooperation goal, the annual breakdown by Member State per category of region, the annual breakdown by Member State allocated to additional funding for outermost regions, the amounts to be transferred from each Member State’s Cohesion Fund allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, the annual breakdown of global resources for the European Urban Initiative, the annual breakdown of global resources for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions, the annual breakdown of global resources for the Interregional Innovation Investments, the annual breakdown of global resources for the cross-border cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal, the annual breakdown by Member State of global resources for the transnational cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal, the annual breakdown of global resources for the interregional cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal and the annual breakdown of global resources for the outermost regions cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal for the period 2021-2027

(notified under document C(2021) 5003)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (1), and in particular Article 109(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 110(3) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1059 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) (2) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments , and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the Funds it is necessary to set out the annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg).

(2) It is necessary to set out the annual breakdown by Member State of specific resources allocated according to the different categories of regions as specified in the Investment for jobs and growth goal.

(3) It is necessary to set out the annual breakdown of additional funding in favour of outermost regions in France, Spain and Portugal, and regions in Finland and Sweden fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.

(4) For reasons of transparency, it is appropriate to set out the annual breakdown by Member State of specific resources for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) while taking into account that the amounts of the ERDF and the ESF+ allocated to each Member State should equal the amounts of specific resources allocated according to the different categories of regions and specific resources in favour of outermost regions in France, Spain and Portugal, and regions in Finland and Sweden fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession allocated to the same Member State.

(5) It is necessary to set out the annual breakdown by Member State of specific resources for the Cohesion Fund, reduced by the amounts to be transferred by Member States to the Connecting Europe Facility.

(6) It is necessary to set out the amount to be transferred from each Member State’s Cohesion Fund allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility (3).

(7) For reasons of transparency, it is appropriate to set out the annual breakdown of specific resources for the European Urban Initiative under direct or indirect management by the Commission.

(8) For reasons of transparency, it is appropriate to set out the annual breakdown of the ESF+ resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions under direct or indirect management by the Commission.

(9) For reasons of transparency, it is appropriate to set out the annual breakdown of the ERDF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal for interregional innovative investments under direct or indirect management by the Commission.

(10) It is necessary to set out the annual breakdown by Member State of global resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) and of specific resources for the four components thereof in accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1059.

(11) For reasons of transparency, global breakdowns should be given both in 2018 and current prices.

(12) For reasons of programming by the Member States, the specific annual breakdowns should be given in current prices to reflect the indexation of 2% per year in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 109(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and to set out the resources effectively available after deducting the support to the Connecting Europe Facility, the technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, the allocation for the European Urban Initiative under direct or indirect management, transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions under direct or indirect management under the ESF+ and interregional innovative investments under direct or indirect management,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. The annual breakdown of global resources by Member State under the Investment for jobs and growth goal is set out in Annex I. 2. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to less developed regions under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex II. 3. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to transition regions under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex III. 4. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to more developed regions under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex IV. 5. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex V. 6. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to the ERDF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex VI. 7. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to the ESF+ under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex VII. 8. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated to the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and available for programming is set out in Annex VIII. 9. The annual breakdown of the amounts to be transferred from each Member State’s Cohesion Fund allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility is set out in Annex IX. 10. The annual breakdown of global resources allocated under the European Urban Initiative available for programming is set out in Annex X. 11. The annual breakdown of global resources allocated under ESF+ for the transnational cooperation component available for programming is set out in Annex XI. 12. The annual breakdown of global resources allocated under the Interregional Innovation Investments available for programming is set out in Annex XII.

Article 2 1. The annual breakdown of global resources by Member State under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) is set out in Annex XIII. 2. The annual breakdown of global resources allocated under the cross-border cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal and available for programming is set out in Annex XIV. 3. The annual breakdown by Member State of global resources allocated under the transnational cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal and available for programming is set out in Annex XV. 4. The annual breakdown of global resources allocated under the interregional cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal and available for programming is set out in Annex XVI. 5. The annual breakdown of global resources allocated under the outermost regions cooperation strand of the European territorial cooperation goal and available for programming is set out in Annex XVII.

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2021. For the Commission Elisa FERREIRA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159.

(2) OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 94.

(3) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to be adopted.