Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL RESTORE – Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1057
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU Member State, European Regional Development Fund, adaptation to climate change, eligibility criteria, job access, natural disaster, regional aid, regional development, regional disparity

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 21.10.2024  COM(2024) 496 final 2024/0275 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL RESTORE – Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1057  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

The recent natural disasters in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe have had a  devastating 
effect  on  the  populations  living  in  these  regions.  Extensive  reconstruction  works  will  be 
required  in  many  cities,  towns  and  villages  to  repair  damaged  infrastructure  and  equipment 
and to build back better ensuring climate and disaster resilience in a cost-effective manner, in 
order to quickly alleviate the burden on local, regional and national budgets and mitigate the 
risk of agravated territorial disparities resulting from these disasters. Immediate measures will 
be  needed  to  alleviate  the  social  and  economic  consequences  of  such  natural  disasters.  In 
addition,  people directly affected by these natural  disasters, who may have lost their homes 
and belongings may be in need of food and/or basic material assistance. Moreover, support to 
job  maintenance  may  also  be  needed  for  businesses  facing  economic  difficulties  due  to  the 
occurrence of a natural disaster so that  employees and self-employed are able to  retain their 
job for  the  period  where  they  were  not  able  to  access  their usual  place  of  employment.  In 
order  to  tackle  the  devastating  effect  of  natural  disasters  on  people’s  health,  access  to 
healthcare including for people who are not in imminent socio-economic vulnerability should 
also  be  allowed.  Europe  needs  to  be  able  to  rapidly  provide  additional,  effective  support 
through  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund  (ERDF)  and  the  European  Social  Fund 
Plus  (ESF+)  to  Member  States,  regions,  local  authorities  and  people  severely  affected  by 
regional disasters, complementing the resources available from the European Union Solidarity 
Fund. An increase of the frequency of disasters needs to be anticipated. Therefore,  building 
on  the  experience  gained  these  past  years,  it  is  appropriate  to  provide  for  a  framework  that 
allows for flexibility and financial support in order to avoid recurrent changes in the cohesion 
policy legal framework and additional administrative burden, while preserving the long-term 
strategic nature of Cohesion policy. 

Consequently,  in  order  to  provide  additional  assistance  and  further  flexibility  to  Member 
States  affected  by  natural  disasters  that  occur  as  from  1  January  2024,  the  Commission 
proposes  to  create  a  new  specific  objective  under  the  existing  scope  of  the  ERDF  support. 
This would allow Member States to reprogramme under their 2021-2027 programmes under 
the  Investments  for  Jobs  and  Growth  goal  amounts  for  the  reconstruction  following  natural 
disasters  as  defined  in  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  establishing  the  European 
Union  Solidarity  Fund  or  recognised  as  such  by  a  competent  public  authority  of  a  Member 
State.  

This additional specific objective is included under Policy Objective 2 (a greener, low-carbon 
transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and 
fair  energy  transition,  green  and  blue  investment,  the  circular  economy,  climate  change 
mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility). 
This policy objective directly supports the objectives of the European Green Deal and the EU 
Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change which aims at developing adaptation measures to 
manage  climate  change  risks,  usually  in  the  form  of  disasters,  such  as  floods,  wildfires  or 
droughts.  

In this context, it is important to anticipate and reinforce investments with a particular focus 
on disaster prevention and preparedness, as well as climate adaptation, including nature-based 
solutions,  in  order  to  mitigate  the  impact  of  the  increasingly  frequent  climate-induced 
disasters.  Reconstruction  efforts  should  not  come  at  the  expense  of  long-term  planned 
investment in disaster prevention and preparedness.  

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The  ESF+  within  its  existing  scope  may  also  provide  for  resources  to  the  alleviation  of  the 
negative  socio-economic  consequences  of  natural  disasters.  In  addition  to  already  exisiting 
measures, further flexibility should be ensured for Member States so that they can provide fast 
and  immediate  help  in  form  of  food  and/or  basic  material  assistance.  Employees  and  self-
employed should be able to retain their jobs until they can return to work, therefore, financing 
of short-time work schemes should be allowed in a more flexible manner. In order to tackle 
the  devastating  effect  of  natural  disasters  on  people’s  health,  access  to  healthcare  including 
for people who are not in imminent socio-economic vulnerability should also be allowed. This 
would  allow  Member  States  to  reprogramme  their  ESF+  resources  within  the  2021-2027 
programming  period  in  order  to  be  able  to  benefit  from  the  additional  assistance  and 
flexibilities.  

It  is  possible  for  Member  States  to  make  use  of  the  existing  transfer  provisions  set  out  in 
Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 to the ERDF or to the ESF+. 

Given the potential magnitude of the impact of such natural disasters and in order to quickly 
inject  liquidity  to  cover  the  most  pressing  needs,  it  is  proposed  that  Member  States,  when 
using  the  proposed  framework,  benefit  from  an  additional  pre-financing  of  30%  of  the 
amounts  programmed  under  the  dedicated  priorities  and  the  possibility  to  apply  a  Union 
financing  of  up  to  100%.  To  respond  to  the  present  exceptional  circumstances,  in  line  with 
Article  63(7)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060,  Member  States  may  already  provide  in  their 
programmes that the eligibility of expenditure starts from the date of the first occurrence of 
damage as a consequence of the natural disaster. In addition, Member States should also be 
allowed  to  select  for  support  under  the  dedicated  priority  completed  or  fully  implemented 
operations  that  are  aimed  at  providing  a  response  to  the  natural  disaster.  The  amounts 
reprogrammed for that priority (or priorities) need to be limited overall to maximum 10% of 
the national cohesion policy allocation of the Member State taking into account the ERDF, the 
ESF+  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  over  the  programming  period.  The  dedicated  priority  may  be 
used for one or more natural disasters through one or more programme amendments. Where 
the  allocation  to  that  priority  is  increased  through  subsequent  programme  amendments,  the 
additional  pre-financing  will  be  paid  on  the  increase  so  that  the  overall  additional  pre-
financing corresponds to 30% of the resources allocated to this priority.   

Where the Member State wants to make use of this dedicated priority and the corresponding 
flexibilities,  the  corresponding  programme  amendment  needs  to  be  submitted  to  the 
Commission at the latest four months after the first occurrence of damage as a consequence of 
the  disaster.  Where  the  natural  disaster  occurs  before  this  amending  Regulation  enters  into 
force, this amendment needs to be submitted within four months of the entry into force of this 
Regulation.  

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

The proposal  is  consistent  with  the objectives followed by the cohesion  policy funds and is 
limited  to  a  targeted  amendment  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1058  and  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1057.  The  proposal  complements  the  type  of  support  available  under  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund.  

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Consistency with other Union policies 

The proposal is limited to a targeted amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 as well as of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 and maintains consistency with other Union policies.  

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The proposal is based on Articles 164, 175(3) and 178 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union. 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The proposal to provide additional flexibility to Member States affected by natural disasters 
by  providing  the  possibility  to  finance  reconstruction  works  by  the  ERDF  with  a  Union 
financing rate of up to 100% and with an additional pre-financing for a dedicated priority in 
programmes requires an amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058. The proposal to provide 
flexibility for Member States in the implementation of the ESF+, including the additional pre-
financing  and  the  Union  financing  of  up  to  100%,  to  alleviate  the  socio-economic 
consequences of natural disasters and in addition, to be able to provide immediate food and/or 
basic material assistance to people directly affected by natural disasters, as well as short-time 
work  schemes  for  employees  and  self-employed  without  active  measures  and  access  to 
healthcare  including  for  people  who  are  not  in  imminent  socio-economic  vulnerability 
requires the amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057. The same result cannot be achieved 
through actions at national level.  

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Proportionality 

The proposal is a limited and targeted change not going beyond what is necessary to achieve 
the  objective  of  providing  additional  assistance  to  Member  States  affected  by  natural 
disasters.  

RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

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STAKEHOLDER 

Ex post-evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

Stakeholder consultations 

Collection and use of expertise 

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Impact assessment 

An  impact  assessment  has  been  carried  out  to  prepare  the  proposal  for  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1058 as well as for Regulation (EU) 2021/1057. The limited and targeted changes do not 
require a separate impact assessment. 

Regulatory fitness and simplification 

Fundamental rights 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The proposal concerns cohesion policy programmes from the 2021-2027 programming period 
and  does  not  modify  existing  budgetary  commitments.  It  remains  within  the  limits  of  the 
overall allocation for the period 2021-2027 and is therefore budgetarily neutral.  

The proposal will result in additional pre-financing to be paid under the ERDF and ESF+ and 
will lead to frontloading of payment appropriations. 

For  2025,  the  additional  pre-financing  was  not  envisaged  in  the  draft  budget.  In  order  to 
address the urgent needs and provide swift support to the disaster-stricken Member States, the 
Commission  proposed to cover the additional payment needs through an amending letter to 
the 2025 draft budget. The additional amount for 2025 is EUR 3 billion - for the ERDF and 
the  ESF+  taken  together  -  and  corresponds  to  the  30%  pre-financing  to  the  estimated 
allocation    (EUR  10  billion)  of  the  dedicated  priorities  subsequent  to  the  natural  disasters 
having taken place as from 1 January 2024. 

The possibility to apply for an increased Union financing rate up to 100% for both the ERDF 
and  the  ESF+  will  also  lead  to  a  partial  front-loading  of  payments,  followed  by  lower 
payments at a later stage as the overall envelope is unchanged. The actual impact will depend 
on the Member States’ uptake.  

The proposed modifications do not require changes in the Multiannual Financial Framework 
annual  ceilings  for  commitments  and  payments  as  per  Annex  I  to  Council  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom)  2020/2093,  nor  do  they  imply  changes  to  the  overall  payment  needs  over  the 
programming period. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

The implementation of the measure will be monitored and reported upon in the framework of 
the general reporting mechanisms established in Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 
2021/1057 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1058.  

Explanatory documents (for directives) 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

In order to provide additional assistance and further flexibility to Member States affected by 
natural disasters, it is proposed to amend Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 to: 

•  introduce  a  new  specific  objective  under  Policy  Objective  2  (a  greener,  low-
carbon transitioning towards a net  zero carbon economy  and resilient Europe by 
promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular 
economy,  climate  change  mitigation  and  adaptation,  risk  prevention  and 
management,  and  sustainable  urban  mobility)  within  the  existing  scope  of  the 
ERDF support in response to natural disasters that occur as from 1 January 2024. 
Resources  under  this  specific  objective  should  be  programmed  under  dedicated 
priorities of programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal to support 
operations aimed at repair and reconstruction.  

•  allow  for  the  application  of  a  Union  financing  rate  of  up  to  100%  from  the  EU 
budget  for  a  separate  priority  established  within  a  programme  to  support 

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operations linked to reconstruction and repair. Member States should also ensure 
that  support  from  other  national  or  Union  instruments  or  private  insurance 
schemes is taken into account so that overpayment is excluded; 

•  provide additional pre-financing for this separate priority by applying 30% to the 
allocation  of  the  priority  as  set  out  in  the  decision  approving  the  programme 
where the new dedicated priority is established. Where subsequently the allocation 
for the priority is  increased as a result of further natural  disasters, the additional 
pre-financing  will  only  be  paid  on  the  amount  by  which  the  allocation  to  the 
priority is increased; 

•  allow  Member  States  to  select  for  support  operations  that  have  been  physically 
completed or fully implemented before the application for the funding under the 
programme  is  duly  submitted  to  the  managing  authority  where  they  provide  a 
response to a natural disaster occurring as of 1 January 2024; 

•  set out a deadline of four months after the first occurrence of damage as a result of 
a  natural  disaster  or  the  entry  into  force  of  the  amending  Regulation  where  a 
disaster  occurred  before 
to  submit  corresponding  programme 
amendments.  

that  date 

In  order  to  ensure  further  flexibility  for  Member  States  in  response  to  natural  disasters  that 
occur as from 1 January 2024 it is proposed to amend Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 to: 

•  allow for a focused support to alleviate the negative socio-economic consequences 
of  natural  disasters  under  a  dedicated  priority  that  benefits  from  further 
flexibilities; 

•  allow for the financing of short-time work schemes for the benefit of employees 
and  self-employed  affected  by  natural  disasters  without  the  need  to  carry  out 
active measures for a limited time period, whether or not programmed under the 
dedicated priority; 

•  allow for financing measures to support access to healthcare including for people 
who  are  not  in  imminent  socio-economic  vulnerability,  whether  or  not 
programmed under the dedicated priority; 

•  allow  for  the  distribution  of  food  and/or  basic  material  assistance  without 
accompanying  measures  if  it  is  to  provide  a  response  to  the  consequences  of 
natural disasters, whether or not programmed under the dedicated priority; 

•  allow  Member  States  to  select  for  support  operations  that  have  been  physically 
completed or fully implemented before the application for the funding under the 
programme  is  duly  submitted  to  the  managing  authority  where  they  provide  a 
response to a natural disaster occurring as from 1 January 2024; 

•  set out a deadline of four months after the occurrence of the natural disaster or the 
entry into force of the amending Regulation where a disaster occurred before that 
date to submit corresponding programme amendments; 

•  provide additional pre-financing for this dedicated priority by applying 30% to the 
allocation  of  the  priority  as  set  out  in  the  decision  approving  the  programme 
where the new dedicated priority is established. Where subsequently the allocation 
for the priority is  increased as a result of further natural  disasters, the additional 
pre-financing  will  only  be  paid  on  the  amount  by  which  the  allocation  to  the 
priority is increased; 

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•  allow  for  the  application  of  a  Union  financing rate of up  to 100%  from  the  EU 

budget for the dedicated priority.  

In order to safeguard the long-term strategic nature of cohesion policy investments, the total 
amount allocated to such dedicated priorities cannot exceed 10% of the total initial national 
allocation of the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund taken together in a Member State 
for the 2021-2027 programming period. Member States should also ensure that support from 
other national or Union instruments or private insurance schemes is taken into account so that 
overpayment is excluded. 

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2024/0275 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

RESTORE – Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction amending Regulation 
(EU) 2021/1058 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 164, Article 175(3) and Article 178, thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The  recent  floods  in  Central,  Eastern  and  Southern  Europe  have  had  a  devastating 
effect on the populations living in these regions. Extensive reconstruction works will 
be  required  in  many  cities,  towns  and  villages  to  repair  damaged  infrastructure  and 
equipment.  Immediate  measures  will  be  needed  to  alleviate  the  social  and  economic 
consequences of such natural disasters. In addition, people are in an immediate need of 
the  basic  material  they  lost;  and  support  to  job  maintenance  will  be  needed  to  help 
employees  and  self-employed  retain  their  jobs  for  a  limited  period  of  time  in  cases 
where  they  are  not  able  to  access  their  usual  place  of  employment  due  to  the 
occurrence  of  a  natural  disaster.  In  order  to  tackle  the  devastating  effect  of  natural 
disasters on people’s health, access to healthcare including for people who are not in 
imminent socio-economic vulnerability should also be allowed. Evidence suggests that 
the  occurrence  of  natural  disasters  is  likely  to  increase  in  the  future.  Therefore,  it  is 
appropriate  to  create  a  framework  that  provides  for  flexibility  and  financial  support 
while preserving the long term strategic nature of cohesion policy investments.  

(2) 

In order to quickly alleviate the burden on the national budgets of the Member States 
concerned  and  mitigate  the  risk  of  new  territorial  disparities,  effective  support  is 
needed  through  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund  (‘ERDF’)  and  the 
European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) to Member States, regions, local authorities and 
people  severely  affected  by  such  natural  disasters,  in  addition  to  the  resources 
available from the European Union Solidarity Fund. 

(3) 

In order to provide additional flexibility to Member States affected by natural disasters 
a  new  specific  objective  under  the  Investment  for  jobs  and  growth  goal  should  be 

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provided  to  channel  the  financial  support  of  the  ERDF  for  the  reconstruction  in 
response to such disasters.  

Policy  objective  2,  under  which  the  new  specific  objective  should  be  introduced, 
directly  supports  the  objectives  of  the  European  Green  Deal3.  The  EU  Strategy  on 
Adaptation  to  Climate  Change4  aims  at  developing  adaptation  measures  to  manage 
climate  change  risks,  usually  in  the  form  of  disasters,  such  as  floods,  wildfire  or 
droughts.  The  continuity  and  reinforcement  of  planned  investments  in  disaster 
prevention and preparedness, as well as climate adaptation, should be ensured, in order 
to mitigate the impact of the increasingly frequent natural, including climate-induced 
disasters.  Reconstruction  efforts  should  not  come  at  the  expense  of  investments  in 
structural long term disaster prevention and preparedness. The application of climate 
proofing and the “do no significant harm” principle should be ensured when investing  
in infrastructure to enhance the resilience of Union funded infrastructure in the face of 
future, more frequent and severe climate-induced disasters.  

In accordance with the scope of support from the ERDF as set out in Regulation (EU) 
2021/1058  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council5,  support  for  the 
reconstruction  in  response  to  natural  disasters  under  the  new  specific  objective  may 
cover  the  restoration  of  damaged  or  destroyed  infrastructure,  such  as  public 
infrastructure or investment in fixed capital for businesses and equipment, including at 
a different location or in a format that is not identical to the original, if necessary, in a 
resilient  and  sustainable  manner.  Furthermore,  the  restoration  of  natural  areas, 
biodiversity  and  green  infrastructure,  including  on  Natura  2000  sites,  may  be 
supported. This may include relevant reforestation related measures.  

In  the  context  of  reconstruction  in  response  to  natural  disasters,  operations  based  on 
the “build back better” principle – should be prioritised in the selection process. That 
principle entails the use of the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction phases after 
a  disaster  to  increase  the  resilience  of  communities  through  integrating  disaster  risk 
reduction measures, as indicated in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 
2015-2030.  At  the  same  time,  it  should  be  ensured  that  support  to  the  selected 
operations  remains  proportionate  and  presents  the  best  relationship  between  the 
amount  of  support  and  the  objective  of  ensuring  disaster  resilience.  Furthermore,  in 
case a Member State is eligible for support from the European Union Solidarity Fund 
to finance essential emergency and recovery operations restoring infrastructure to their 
condition  prior  to  the  occurrence  of  the  natural  disaster,  the  ERDF  support  may  be 
used  in  a  complementary  manner  to  improve  the  functionality  of  the  infrastructure 
affected  in  order  to  enhance  its  capacity,  sustainability  and  resilience  to  withstand 
future  natural  disasters.  In  general,  the  ERDF  support  should  increase  the  resilience 
and risk preparedness.  

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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, 
the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘The European Green 
Deal’ - COM(2019) 640 final. 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Forging a climate-resilient Europe 
- the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’ – COM(2021) 82 final. 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/1058  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  24  June  2021  on  the 
European  Regional  Development  Fund  and  on  the  Cohesion  Fund  (OJ  L  231,  30.6.2021,  p.  60,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1058/oj). 

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In order to  exclude overpayment, Member States should ensure that support covered 
by the ERDF or the ESF+ does not overlap with support received from other national 
or Union instruments or private insurance schemes.  

In  order  to  respond  to  the  impact  of  natural  disasters,  Member  States  should  be 
allowed through dedicated priorities to provide a focused, fast and immediate help to 
alleviate  the  negative  socio-economic  consequences  of  such  disasters.  In  addition, 
Member  States  should  be  able  to  support,  either  within  or  outside  the  dedicated 
priority, temporary measures for people directly affected by those disasters in the form 
of  food  and/or  basic  material  assistance  without  the  obligation  of  accompanying 
measures;  and,  where  strictly  necessary  and  justified,  short-time  work  schemes  for 
employees  and  self-employed  affected  by  the  consequences  of  natural  disasters  to 
retain  their  jobs  even  without  active  measures  (unless  the  latter  are  imposed  by 
national law) as well as measures to provide access to healthcare including for people 
who are not in imminent socio-economic vulnerability. Therefore, it is appropriate to 
provide  for  flexibilities  for  these  temporary  measures  for  a  limited  period  of  time 
under Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. 

The resources to support the response to natural disasters should be programmed under 
a dedicated priority with a co-financing rate of up to 100%. It should be recalled that 
Member States may make use of the possibilities for transferring allocations between 
cohesion  policy  funds  provided  for  in  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council7  in  order  to  increase  resources  available  under  these 
dedicated  priorities.  They  may  also  reallocate  resources  from  any  of  the  policy 
objectives while respecting regulatory rules.  

(10)  The overall resources programmed under the dedicated priorities should be limited to a 
maximum of 10% of the initial  total  national  allocation of the Member  State for the 
ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion  Fund. They  may be programmed through one or 
more  programme  amendments  and  may  be  linked  to  one  or  more  disasters.  The 
principle that payments by the Commission are to be made in accordance with budget 
appropriations and subject to available funding should continue to apply. 

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In order to provide immediate support for investments for reconstruction in response 
to natural disasters as well as to alleviate the negative socio-economic consequences of 
such  natural  disasters,  an  additional  amount  of  exceptional  pre-financing  should  be 
provided with respect to the dedicated priorities. The rules applicable to those amounts 
of  exceptional  pre-financing  should  be  consistent  with  the  rules  applicable  to  pre-
financing provided for in Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. 

(12) 

In order to enable Member States to fully address the consequences of natural disasters 
occuring  as  from  1  January  2024,  their  managing  authorities  should  be  allowed  to 
select  for  support  operations  that  have  been  physically  completed  or  fully 
implemented before the application for the funding under the programme is submitted 

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Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing 
the  European  Social  Fund  Plus  (ESF+)  and  repealing  Regulation  (EU)  No  1296/2013  (OJ  L  231, 
30.6.2021, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1057/oj). 
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 (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1060/oj). 

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to  the  managing  authority,  provided  that  the  operation  is  in  response  to  such  natural 
disaster.  

(13)  Regulations  (EU)  2021/1058  and  (EU)  2021/1057  should  therefore  be  amended 

accordingly. 

(14) 

In  view  of  the  devastating  effects  of  the  current  natural  disasters  and  the  urgency  to 
provide  immediate  support  to  Members  States,  it  is  considered  necessary  to  use  the 
exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role 
of  national  Parliaments  in  the  European  Union,  annexed  to  the  Treaty  on  European 
Union,  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  and  to  the  Treaty 
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. 

(15)  Given the urgency of the situation related to the natural disasters, it is appropriate that 
this Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 is amended as follows: 

1. 

Article 3 is amended as follows: 

Article 1 

(a) 

in paragraph 1, point (b), the following point (x) is added: 

“(x) supporting investments aimed at reconstruction in response to a natural disaster 
that occurred as from 1 January 2024;”; 

(b) 

the following paragraph is inserted: 

“1b. For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(x), of this Article, a natural disaster, 
shall be understood as a major or regional natural disaster as defined in Article 2(2) 
and  (3)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002*.  This  may  include  a  natural 
disaster resulting in direct damage below the thresholds set out in Article 2(2) and (3) 
of that Regulation, provided that it was recognised by a competent public authority 
of the Member State as a natural disaster.   

The resources allocated under the specific objective referred to in paragraph 1, point 
(b)(x), of this Article shall be programmed under dedicated priorities of programmes 
under the Investment for jobs and growth goal corresponding to the respective policy 
objective.  The  resources  allocated  under  this  specific  objective  and  the  dedicated 
priorities  established  in  accordance  with  Article  12b(2)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1057 shall be limited for the whole programming period to a maximum of 10% 
of the initial total national allocation of the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund.   
The corresponding programme amendment shall be submitted within four months of 
the date of the first occurrence of damage as a consequence of the natural disaster or, 
where  the  natural  disaster  occurred  before  [date  of  entry  into  force  of  this 
Regulation], within four months of the entry into force of this Regulation XXX/XXX 
[amending the ERDF/CF Regulation]. 

The  Commission  shall  pay  30%  of  the  allocation  to  the  priority  referred  to  in  the 
second  subparagraph  of  this  paragraph  as  set  out  in  the  decision  approving  the 
programme  amendment  as  exceptional  pre-financing  in  addition  to  the  yearly  pre-
financing  for  the  programme  provided  for  in  Article  90(1)  and  (2)  of  Regulation 
(EU) 2021/1060. That exceptional pre-financing shall be paid within 60 days of the 

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adoption of the Commission decision approving the programme amendment, subject 
to  the  availability  of  funds.  Where  the  allocation  to  that  priority  is  subsequently 
increased, an additional pre-financing amount shall be paid corresponding to 30% of 
the increase. 

In accordance with Article 90(5), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, 
the amount paid as exceptional pre-financing shall be cleared from the Commission 
accounts no later than with the final accounting year. 

In  accordance  with  Article  90(6)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060,  any  interest 
generated  by  the  exceptional  pre-financing  shall  be  used  for  the  programme 
concerned in the same way as the ERDF and shall be included in the accounts for the 
final accounting year. 

In accordance with Article 97(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the exceptional pre-
financing shall not be suspended. 

In accordance with Article 105(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the pre-financing 
to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating amounts to be de-committed 
shall include the exceptional pre-financing paid. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  112(3)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060,  the 
maximum  co-financing  rate  for  a  dedicated  priority  established  to  support  the 
specific  objective  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(x),  of  this  Article  shall  be 
100%. 

Member States shall ensure that support from another national or Union instrument 
or  private  insurance  scheme  received  for  operations  selected  under  the  specific 
objective referred to in paragraph 1, point (b)(x), of this Article is deducted from the 
expenditure included in the payment application submitted to the Commission. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  the  first  sentence  of  Article  63(6)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1060,  the  managing  authority  may  select  for  support,  under  the  dedicated 
priority, operations that have been physically completed or fully implemented before 
the submission of an application for funding to the managing authority, provided that 
the  operation  provides  a  response  to  a  natural  disaster  which  occurred  as  from  1 
January 2024. 

_____________ 

*  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  of  11  November  2002  establishing  the 
European  Union  Solidarity  Fund 
(OJ  L  311,  14.11.2002,  p.  3,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/2012/oj).”; 

(c) 

paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 

“3. The Cohesion Fund shall support PO 2 and 3, except for the specific objective set 
out in paragraph 1, point (b)(x).”; 

2. 

in Table 1 of Annex I, the following row is added under policy objective 2:  

“ 

(x) supporting 
investments 
aimed at 
reconstruction 
in response to 

Any RCO  
listed for 
specific 
objectives 
under POs 

Any RCR 
listed for 
specific 
objectives 
under Pos 

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a natural 
disaster that 
occurred as 
from 1 January 
2024 

Article 2 

1 to 4 

1 to 4 

”. 

In Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 a new Article 12b is added as follows: 

“Article 12b 

Support for alleviating the negative socio-economic consequences of natural disasters 

1.  Member States may use the ESF+ to provide support to alleviate the negative 
socio-economic  consequences  of  natural  disasters  that  occurred  as  from  1 
January  2024.  For  the  purpose  of  this  article,  a  natural  disaster  shall  be 
understood as a major or regional natural disaster as defined in Article 2(2) and 
(3)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002*.  This  may  include  a  natural 
disaster resulting in direct damage below the thresholds set out in Article 2(2) 
and  (3)  of  that  Regulation,  provided  that  it  was  recognised  by  a  competent 
public authority of the Member State as a natural disaster. 

_____________ 

*  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  of  11  November  2002  establishing  the 
European  Union  Solidarity  Fund 
(OJ  L  311,  14.11.2002,  p.  3,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/2012/oj).; 

2. 

For the purpose of paragraph 1, resources may be programmed under dedicated 
priorities  of  programmes  concerned.  Overall  resources  to  such  dedicated 
priorities  allocated  from  the  ESF+  and  the  ERDF  pursuant  to  Article  3, 
paragraph  1b,  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1058  shall  be  limited  for  the  whole 
programming  period  to  a  maximum  of  10%  of  the  initial  total  national 
allocation of the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund. The corresponding 
programme  amendment  shall  be  submitted  within  four  months  of  the  date  of 
the  occurrence  of  the  natural  disaster  or,  where  the  natural  disaster  occurred 
before [date of entry into force of this Regulation], within four months of the 
entry  into  force  of  this  Regulation  XXX/XXX  [amending  the  ESF+ 
Regulation]. 

3. 

The  dedicated  priority  as  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  may  support  any  of  the 
specific objectives as set out in Article 4(1) of this Regulation. 

4.  Where strictly necessary and as temporary measures, short-time work schemes 
aiming at providing a response to the consequences of natural disasters without 
the  need  to  combine  with  active  measures  as  well  as  access  to  healthcare 
including  for  people  who  are  not  in  imminent  socio-economic  vulnerability 
may be eligible for financing for a maximum of 18 months from the date when 
the natural disaster occurred.  

5. 

By way of derogation from Article 19(4), Member States shall not be required 
to  complement  the  delivery  of  food  or  basic  material  assistance  by 

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7. 

accompanying  measures  under  the  specific  objective  set  out  in  Article  4(1), 
point  (m),  of  this  Regulation,  in  case  such  delivery  is  to  respond  to 
consequences  of  natural  disasters.  In  the  case  of  a  natural  disaster,  such 
delivery of food and basic material assistance without accompanying measures 
may be eligible for financing for a maximum of 6 months from the date when 
the natural disaster occurred and in any case after 1 January 2024.  

By  way  of  derogation  from  the  first  sentence  of  Article  63(6)  of  Regulation 
(EU)  2021/1060,  the  managing  authority  may  select  for  support,  under  the 
dedicated  priority,  operations  that  have  been  physically  completed  or  fully 
implemented  before  the  submission  of  an  application  for  funding  to  the 
managing  authority,  provided  that  the  operation  provides  a  response  to  a 
natural disaster which occurred as from 1 January 2024. 

The  Commission  shall  pay  30%  of  the  allocation  to  the  dedicated  priority 
referred to in paragraph 2, as set out in the decision approving the programme 
amendment as exceptional pre-financing in addition to the yearly pre-financing 
for  the  programme  provided  for  in  Article  90(1)  and  (2)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1060. That exceptional pre-financing shall be paid within 60 days of the 
adoption  of  the  Commission  decision  approving  the  programme  amendment, 
subject  to  the  availability  of  funds.  Where  the  allocation  to  that  priority  is 
subsequently  increased,  an  additional  pre-financing  amount  shall  be  paid 
corresponding to 30% of the increase. 

In  accordance  with  Article  90(5),  first  subparagraph,  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/1060, the amount paid as exceptional pre-financing shall be cleared from 
the Commission accounts no later than with the final accounting year. 

In  accordance  with  Article  90(6)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060,  any  interest 
generated  by  the  exceptional  pre-financing  shall  be  used  for  the  programme 
concerned in the same way as the ESF+ and shall be included in the accounts 
for the final accounting year. 

In  accordance  with  Article  97(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060,  the 
exceptional pre-financing shall not be suspended. 

In  accordance  with  Article  105(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060,  the  pre-
financing to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating amounts to be 
de-committed shall include the exceptional pre-financing paid. 

8. 

By way of derogation from Article 112(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the 
maximum co-financing rate for a dedicated priority established to support the 
alleviation  of  the  negative  socio-economic  consequences  of  natural  disasters 
pursuant to paragraph 2, shall be 100%. 

Member  States  shall  ensure  that  support  from  another  national  or  Union 
instrument  or  private  insurance  scheme  received  for  operations  selected  in 
response to natural disasters , is deducted from the expenditure included in the 
payment application submitted to the Commission.”. 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the […] day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 3 

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council  

RESTORE  -  Regional  Emergency  Support  to  Reconstruction  amending  Regulation 
(EU) 2021/1058 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned  

European Green Deal 

1.3. 

Objective(s) 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) 

The proposal aims to provide: 

(i) 

(ii) 

additional,  effective  support  and  further  flexibility  to  support  reconstruction 
operations  for  Member  States,  regions  and  local  authorities  severely  affected 
by  natural  disasters  through  the  use  of  the  European  Regional  Development 
Fund (ERDF)  

flexibility  for  Member  States  in  the  implementation  of  the  European  Social 
Fund  Plus  (ESF+)  to  be  able  to  provide  immediate  food  and  basic  material 
assistance to people directly affected by natural disasters, as well as short-time 
work scheme for employees and self-employed. 

1.3.2. 

Specific objective(s) 

Specific objective No 

The specific objectives of the proposal is to allow Member States to:  

(i) 

reprogramme the ERDF amounts of their programmes under the Investment for 
Jobs and Growth goal to support repair and reconstruction operations resulting 
from  natural  disasters  occured  as  from  1  January  2024  with  serious 
repercussions on living conditions, the natural environment or the economy; 

(ii)  benefit  from  a  co-financing  rate  of  up  to  100%  and  an  additional  30%  pre-
financing  for  the  priorities  dedicated  to  support  reconstruction  within 
programmes supported by the ERDF under the Investment for Jobs and Growth 
goal; 

(iii)  allow  for  the  financing  under  the  ESF+  of  short-time  work  schemes  for  the 
benefit  of  employees  and  self-employed  affected  by  natural  disasters  without 
the need to carry out active measures for a limited time period;  

(iv)  allow  for  the  distribution  of  food  and  basic  material  assistance  without 
accompanying measures under the ESF+ in response to the direct consequences 
of natural disasters; 

(v)  benefit  from  a  co-financing  rate  of  up  to  100%  and  an  additional  30%  pre-
financing when a new dedicated priority for the ESF+ is established under the 
Investment for Jobs and Growth goal. 

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1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted. 

The expected impact of this proposal is the reprogramming of EUR 10 billion by the 
Member  States  and  regions  hit  by  natural  disasters  of  the  ERDF  and  the  ESF+ 
amounts  of  their  programmes  through  increased  flexibility  and  financial  incentives 
under the ERDF and ESF+ to quickly support reconstruction and repair operations, 
provide  food  and  basic  material  assistance,  and  support  short-time  work  schemes 
while alleviating the burden on national budgets. 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance 

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

The  proposal  allows  Member  States  to  select  any  common  output  and  result 
indicators for the ERDF listed for specific objectives under policy objectives 1 to 4 
for  monitoring  progress  and  achievements  of  reconstruction  operations  (Annex  I, 
Table 1). The proposal does not amend the list of common indicators for the ESF+ 
support. 

1.4. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action8  

 the extension of an existing action  

 a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for 

roll-out of the implementation of the initiative 

The  Regulation  should  be  fully  applicable  shortly  after  its  adoption,  i.e.  the  day 
following  its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  

Subject  to  the  adoption  of  this  proposal  by  the  co-legislators,  the  Commission  is 
ready  to  facilitate  the  quick  approval  of  requests  for  programme  amendments 
submitted by Member States in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation 2021/1060. 

1.5.2.  Added  value  of  EU  involvement  (it  may  result  from  different  factors,  e.g. 
coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For 
the  purposes  of  this  section  'added  value  of  EU  involvement'  is  the  value  resulting 
from  EU  action,  that  is  additional  to  the  value  that  would  have  been  otherwise 
created by Member States alone. 

The  proposal  allows  the  continuation  of  the  implementation  of  the  programmes, 
injecting  money  into  the  economy  while  at  the  same  time  helping  to  reduce  the 
burden  on  public  expenditure  for  Member  States  affected  by  natural  disasters.  The 
same result cannot be achieved through action at national level. 

Recent natural disasters justify the need to strengthen the Union’s capacity to provide 
rapid and effective support to the Member States to complement their reconstruction 
efforts  and  alleviate  the  social  and  economic  consequences  on  people  directly 
affected. It is necessary to supplement the current provisions under Regulation (EU) 

8 

As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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2021/1060 in order to increase flexibility in the programming of ERDF funds and the 
level  of financial support  for repair  and reconstruction operations following natural 
disasters, in addition to the resources available under the European Union Solidarity 
Fund,  and  to  allow  Member  States  to  mobilise  ESF+  amounts  for  the  financing  of 
short-time  work  schemes  without  the  need  for  active  measures  for  employees  and 
self-employed affected by natural disasters and for the distribution of food and basic 
material assistance without accompanying measures. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  EU  has  adopted  in  previous  years  regulatory  changes  to  accelerate  the 
deployment of EU funds; for instance, CARE and FAST-CARE are examples where 
the  cohesion  policy  funds  have  been  subject  to  targeted  changes  to  face  emerging 
crisis.  

These experiences as  well as the STEP Regulation have been taken into account in 
the design of this proposal. 

1.5.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with 

other appropriate instruments 

This Regulation creates the necessary conditions for a more effective and flexible use 
of  existing  ERDF  and  ESF+  resources  following  natural  disasters  as  defined  in 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  2012/2002  establishing  the  European  Union  Solidarity 
Fund or, in duly justified cases, recognised as such by a competent public authority 
of a Member State. This complements the means available under the European Union 
Solidarity Fund.  

This proposal is fully compatible with the existing Multiannual Financial Framework 
instruments,  and  does  not  require  additional  commitment 
and 
appropriations to achieve the objectives. 

the  current 

1.5.5.  Assessment  of  the  different  available  financing  options,  including  scope  for 

redeployment 

N/A. 

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1.6. 

Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact 

 limited duration  

–   

–   financial impact from 2025 to 2027 for payment appropriations.  

 unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Method(s) of budget implementation planned9  

 Direct management by the Commission 

–   by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;  

–    by the executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

–   third countries or the bodies they have designated 

–   international organisations and their agencies (to be specified) 

–   the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund 

–   bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation 

–   public law bodies 

–   bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that 

they are provided with adequate financial guarantees 

–   bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with 
the  implementation  of  a  public-private  partnership  and  that  are  provided  with 
adequate financial guarantees 

–   bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the 
common  foreign  and  security  policy  pursuant  to  Title  V  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act 

–  bodies  established  in  a  Member  State,  governed  by  the  private  law  of  a 
Member  State  or  Union  law  and  eligible  to  be  entrusted,  in  accordance  with 
sector-specific  rules,  with  the  implementation  of  Union  funds  or  budgetary 
guarantees, to  the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or 
by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are provided 
with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the 
controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each 
action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support. 

9 

Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on 
the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-
implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx. 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply. 

2.2.  Management and control system(s)  

2.2.1. 

Justification  of  the  budget  implementation  method(s),  the  funding  implementation 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed 

Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.  

2.2.2. 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them 

Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.  

2.2.3.  Estimation  and  justification  of  the  cost-effectiveness  of  the  controls  (ratio  between 
the control costs  and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the 
expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)  

Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

N/A.

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3. 

3.1. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget 
line(s) affected  

•  Existing budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Contribution  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

Diff./Non-
diff.10 

from 
EFTA 
countries
11 

from 
candidate 
countries 
and 
potential 
candidates
12 

From 
other 
third 
countries 

other assigned 
revenue 

05.02.01  European  Regional  Development 
Fund (ERDF) Operational Expenditure 

2a 

07.02.01  European  Social  Fund  Plus  (ESF+) 
Operational Expenditure 

•  New budget lines requested – N/A 

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

10 
11 
12 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans. 

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3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–    The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

–   The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  operational  appropriations,  as 

explained below 

3.2.1.1.  Appropriations from voted budget 

Heading of multiannual 
financial framework  

Number  2a 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: REGIO 

Operational appropriations  

05.02.01 European Regional Development Fund 
(ERDF) Operational Expenditure 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG REGIO 

Ye
ar 

20
24 

0.0
00 

0.0
00 

Year 

Year  Year 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOT
AL 
MFF 
2021
-
2027 

  0.000 

2070.
000   

3 
003.6
00   

-5 
073.6
00 

0.000 

0.000  0.000 

0.000  0.000 

2 
070.0
00 

3 
003.6
00 

- 
5073.
600 

0.000
* 

Commit
ments 

Payment
s 

Commit
ments 

Payment
s 

(1a) 

(2a) 

=1a+1
b+3 

=2a+2
b+3 

*  The  additional  pre-financing  payments  for  the  ERDF  in  2025  (EUR  2  070.0  million)  and  the  effect  of  the 
100%  co-financing  (EUR  3  003.6  million  in  2026)  will  frontload  payments  from  2027  and  will  be  budgetary 
neutral  over  the  duration  of  the  2021-27  MFF.  The  amounts  presented  in  the  above  table  are  estimations  of 
expected re-programming by Member States of an amount of EUR 10 billion, while the final amounts to be paid 
under the ERDF will depend on Member States’ programming decisions and will be entirely financed by MFF 
resources. 

DG: EMPL 

Operational appropriations  

07.02.01 

Budget line 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(1b) 

(2b) 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2021-
2027 

0  

930  

1 000  

- 1 930  

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes13 
Budget line 
(3) 
TOTAL appropriations  Commitments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

=1a+1b+3 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

13 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU  programmes 
and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

21 

  EN 

 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
for DG EMPL 

Payments 

=2a+2b+3 

0.000 

930 

1000 

-1930 

0.000 

The additional pre-financing payments for the ESF+ in 2025 (EUR 930 million) and the effect of the 100% co-
financing (EUR 1 000 million in 2026) will frontload payments from 2027 and will be budgetary neutral over the 
duration  of  the  2021-2027  MFF.  The  amounts  presented  in  the  above  table  are  estimations  of  expected  re-
programming by Member States of a total amount of EUR 10 billion, while the final amounts to be paid under 
the  ESF+  will  depend  on  Member  States’  programming  decisions  and  will  be  entirely  financed  by  MFF 
resources. 

TOTAL 
appropriations  

operational 

Commitments 

Payments 

TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative 
nature  financed  from 
the  envelope  for 
specific programmes  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2021-
2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3 
000.000 

4 
003.600 

-7 
003.600 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 2a 

of the multiannual financial 
framework 

Commitments 

=4+6 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Payments 

=5+6 

0.000 

 3 
000.000 

4 
003.600 

-7 
003.600 

0.000 

TOTAL 

• 
operational 
appropriations  (all  operational 
headings) 

Commitments 

Payments 

• TOTAL appropriations of an administrative 
nature financed from the envelope for specific 
programmes (all operational headings) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 
3 
000.000 

0.000 
4 
003.600 

0.000 
- 7 
003.600 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2021-
2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL appropriations 
Under Heading 1 to 6 
of the multiannual financial 
framework 
(Reference amount) 

Commitments 

=4+6 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Payments 

=5+6 

0.000 

3 
000.000 

4 
003.600 

-7 
003.600 

0.000 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2024 

2025 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2021-
2027 

TOTAL appropriations under 
HEADINGS 1 to 7 

of the multiannual financial 
framework  

Commitments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Payments 

0.000  3 000.000  4 003.600 

-7 003.600 

0.000 

EN 

22 

  EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
3.2.3. 

Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations  

–   The  proposal/initiative  does  not  require  the  use  of  appropriations  of  an 

administrative nature  

–    The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative 

nature, as explained below 

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL 
2021 - 2027 

HEADING 7 

Human resources  

Other administrative expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 7 

Outside HEADING 7 

Human resources  

Other expenditure of an administrative nature 

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.4.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

–   The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

–    The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget 

Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs)14 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) 

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 

01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) 

01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

• External staff (inFTEs) 

20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’) 

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) 

Admin. Support 
line 
[XX.01.YY.YY] 

- at Headquarters 

- in EU Delegations  

01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14 

Please specify below the table how many FTEs within the number indicated are already assigned to the 
management of the action and/or can be redeployed within your DG and what are your net needs. 

EN 

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  EN 

  
 
 
 01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 

Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 

TOTAL 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative: 

–   can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the 

multiannual financial framework (MFF) 

–    requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF 

and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation 

–    requires a revision of the MFF 

3.2.7.  Third-party contributions  

The proposal/initiative: 

–   does not provide for co-financing by third parties 

–    provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year  
2024 

Year  
2025 

Year  
2026 

Year  
2027 

Total 

Specify the co-financing body  

TOTAL appropriations co-
financed  

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–   The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

–    The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

–   on own resources  

–   on other revenue 

–   please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines 

Appropriations 
available for the 
current financial 
year 

     EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative15 

Year 2024 

Year 2025  Year 2026 

Year 2027 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

N/A. 

15 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20% for collection costs. 

EN 

24 

  EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other  remarks  (e.g.  method/formula  used  for  calculating  the  impact  on  revenue  or 
any other information). 

N/A. 

4. 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS 

4.1. 

Requirements of digital relevance 

This  Regulation  does  not  include  additional  requirements  of  digital  relevance.  Provisions 
under  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060  apply  and  include  requirements  of  digital  relevance  in 
terms of data collection, transmission and storage and exchanges of information.  

4.2. 

Data 

This  Regulation  does  not  include  additional  requirements  of  digital  relevance  for  the 
collection,  processing,  generation,  exchange  or  sharing  of  data.  Provisions  under 
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply. 

4.3. 

Digital solutions 

This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance that mandate 
a digital solution. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply. 

4.4. 

Interoperability assessment 

This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance that concern 
digital public services. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply. 

4.5.  Measures to support digital implementation 

This  Regulation  does  not  include  additional  requirements  of  digital  relevance  that  need 
specific implementation measures. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply. 

EN 

25 

  EN