Summary report 2022 on the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds
Multiple crises have cropped up and accumulated in recent years: from the health crisis to the energy crisis brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the long term climate change crisis. Both the EU Member States and the European Commission have been quick to adjust spending programmes to the new realities, demonstrating the agility of the funds to adapt and respond to unforeseen events and circumstances. The implementation of programmes is progressing well, with significant acceleration in spending in 2020 and 2021, showing a steady positive evolution. The latest data on financial implementation from 30 September 2022 show the accelerating pace of implementation as the end of the programming cycle approaches.
As one of the largest investment instruments under the EU budget, the ESI Funds support the territorial, economic and social cohesion of Europe’s regions, as well as their resilience and recovery from the crisis faced in the past years. They comprise of:
- the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF);
- the European Social Fund (ESF);
- the Cohesion Fund (CF);
- the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and
- the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
Annexes
- Annexes to the report from the commission to the european parliament, the council, the european economic and social committee and the committee of the regions - CORRIGENDUM en
- Anhänge des berichts der kommission an das europäische parlament, den rat, den europäischen wirtschafts- und sozialausschuss und den ausschuss der regionen - CORRIGENDUM de
- Annexes du rapport de la commission au parlement européen, au conseil, au comité économique et social européen et au comité des régions - CORRIGENDUM fr
- Synthesis of the findings of the evaluations of European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes en
- Factsheet: The European Structural and Investment Funds - 4 million businesses supported from 2014 to 2020 en