Member States have reported Cohesion policy spending in 2021 of EUR 81 billion. The total cohesion expenditure in the period 2014-2020 now reaches EUR 331 billion. This corresponds to 63% of the total planned investment of EUR 522 billion.
- 01 March 2022
The latest data by Member State are shown on the Cohesion Open Data Platform (#CohesionOpenData) where key financial and physical indicators on the implementation of Cohesion policy by theme, country and fund are accessible via interactive charts.
The acceleration in the absolute level of spending was supported by the flexibilities that were adopted to allow the reallocation of resources for emergency measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The total planned investment at the end of 2021 also includes the allocation of NextGenerationEU resources of EUR 39 billion EUR under REACT-EU added during the year. The remaining EUR 10 billion in REACT-EU is being decided in 2022.
As a result of the 2020 Coronavirus Response Investment Initiatives’ flexibilities and of the additional REACT-EU financing added in 2021, the EU is helping Member States with the purchase of 3.3 billion items of personal protective equipment, 13 200 ventilators, the creation of 12 500 extra hospital bed spaces and the supply of 138 million COVID-19 vaccination doses. Furthermore, businesses are supported with EUR 12 billion in working capital support, while workers and vulnerable groups are supported with EUR 5 billion.
For more details on the COVID response:
- The Cohesion policy coronavirus-specific indicators
- The CRII cohesion policy coronavirus dashboard
- The REACT-EU dashboard
Source: European Structural and Investment Funds: Cohesion Policy Funds Finances: Implemented