European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will invest EUR 5.75bn to boost maritime jobs and growth
date: 14/12/2015
New elements of the funding period 2014-2020 include increased simplification of procedures and are result orientated. Together, they are expected to ensure that money is used more efficiently and effectively to create sustainable economic growth.
Under the EMFF in particular, a total of EUR 5.75 billion will be spent on implementing the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP). To plan for this implementation, 27 operational programmes have now been adopted, one for each participating Member State. Luxembourg has opted out of the EMFF.
Under their respective operational programmes, Member States have committed to supporting sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture, creating 10 200 jobs while maintaining another 85 000. Fuel efficiency is expected to increase by more than 40%, while the introduction of the landing obligation will lower the volume of unwanted catches by more than 20%.
These and other selected indicators for all five Funds are available on the ESIF Open Data Platform, also launched today. Crucially, the platform includes target values against which Member States' success can be measured. EMFF data are currently available at EU level, and the database will be updated with more detailed national data on operational programmes in the coming months.
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