Policy objectives

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In the 2021-2027 programming period, the Cohesion policy Funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Cohesion Fund, will support 5 investment priorities, also known as policy objectives:

• 1. A more competitive and smarter Europe
• 2. A greener, low carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe access to, and use and quality of information and communication technologies (ICT)
• 3. A more connected Europe
• 4. A more social and inclusive Europe
• 5. A Europe closer to citizens

At the same time, the first two of these thematic objectives constitute key priorities for the ERDF, and a significant part of the investment will focus on these areas depending on the region’s/Member States’s level of development).

The goal of these objectives is to focus regional policy funding on areas that deliver the highest benefits to citizens, creating synergies between the funded projects and avoiding an excessive fragmentation of funding.

The support from the Just Transition Fund contributes to the single specific objective of enabling regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate neutral economy of the Union by 2050, based on the Paris Agreement.

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