European Commission accepted new programmes for the period 2021-2027
This week, Ivan Bartoš, Czech Minister of Local Development, announced that European Commission has approved all operational plans designed by the Czech Republic and financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) with regarding the creation of healthy, sustainable economy and environment in Europe. In addition, he pointed out how Czechia is the second State in the EU to have all programmes approved and complete.
In the period 2021 – 2027 Czech Republic will have 550 billion CZK, about 110 billion less than in the period 2014-2020. However, 190 billion CZK more are coming from Brussels through the National Recovery Plan. What’s more, the Czech Republic holds the top spots in European subsidy drawdown compared to other member states. The Ministry of Local Development has prepared a publication to familiarize with the planning of the current program, called the “alphabet of EU funds.” In addition, seminars on projects and financial management for potential applicants will also be held until the end of the year.
National operational programs have been developed on the following areas:
- Technologies and Applications for Competitiveness, run by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
- John Amos Comenius, run by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports;
- Employment, managed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs;
- Transportation, managed by the Ministry of Transport;
- Environment, managed by the Ministry of Environment;
- Integrated Regional Program, managed by the Ministry of Regional Development;
- Just Transition Fund, managed by the Ministry of Environment;
- Technical Assistance, managed by the Ministry of Regional Development;
- Fishing, managed by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Cross-border cooperation programs, on the other hand, focus on:
- Creation of interregional railway lines: Czech Republic-Poland, Slovakia-Czech Republic, Austria-Czech Republic;
- Cooperation with the Free State of Bavaria and Saxony.
Finally, there are transnational and interregional cooperation programmes: Central Europe, Danube, Interreg Europe, ESPON, INTERACT.
Sources: https://www.camic.cz/ ; https://mmr.cz/ ; https://ec.europa.eu/ ; https://www.dorsetlep.co.uk/
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