Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO)
This Directorate-General is responsible for European actions with regard to economic and social development of the least developed regions of the EU. The DG supports such regions with policies and structural programmes aimed at enhancing competitiveness economic growth of those regions.
The DG is responsible for three large funds:
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-The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)1 that provides assistance to 27 member states
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-The Cohesion fund2 that assists in the areas of environment and transport in the 15 member states in which the GDP is at most 90% of the communitarian mean (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spain and Czech Republic)
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-ISPA that assists potential member states to improve their environmental situation and develop traffic networks
In addition the DG is responsible for the Solidarity fund of the EU, an instrument that provides aid to regions that suffer environmental disaster.
Contents
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13.05.2025 | Implementation of EU macro-regional strategies. |
Report com(2025)196 |
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07.05.2025 | Revised Action Plan of the EU Macro-Regional Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region. |
Communication com(2025)191 |
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01.04.2025 | Amendment of Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review. |
Regulation com(2025)123 |
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01.04.2025 | Modernised Cohesion policy: The mid-term review. |
Communication com(2025)163 |
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25.03.2025 | Communication to the EP concerning the Council's position on a Regulation on a mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context. |
Communication com(2025)131 |
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21.10.2024 | Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL RESTORE - Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction. |
Regulation com(2024)496 |
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22.07.2022 | Provisions 2014-2020 cooperation programmes supported by European Neighbourhood Instrument and under European territorial cooperation goal, following implementation ... |
Regulation com(2022)362 |
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29.06.2022 | Amending regulations 1303/2013, 2021/1060 on extra flexibility to address the consequences of military aggression of Russia FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) - ... |
Regulation com(2022)325 |
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25.12.2020 | Brexit Adjustment Reserve. |
Regulation com(2020)854 |
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28.05.2020 | Amending Regulation 1303/2013 for extra resources for crisis repair due to COVID-19 and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU). |
Regulation com(2020)451 |
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23.03.2022 | Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources. |
Regulation com(2022)145 |
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08.03.2022 | Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE). |
Regulation com(2022)109 |
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29.05.2018 | Mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context. |
Regulation com(2018)373 |
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22.04.2013 | Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the ... |
Regulation com(2013)246 |
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12.03.2013 | Proposal for a Amendment to a Commission Proposal COM(2012) 496 REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional ... |
Regulation com(2013)146 |
- 1.Het Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling (EFRO) heeft tot doel om de belangrijkste economische onevenwichtigheden tussen de Europese regio's terug te dringen. Hiermee sluit het Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling (EFRO) aan bij de doelstellingen van het Europese regionale beleid. Er is voor de periode 2021 - 2027 in totaal 266 miljard vrijgemaakt voor dit fonds.
- 2.Het Cohesiefonds is een Europees Structuurfonds dat als doel heeft om EU-lidstaten te ondersteunen waar het bruto nationaal inkomen (BNI) per inwoner onder de 90 procent van het EU-gemiddelde ligt. Het fonds tracht in de betreffende lidstaten de economische en sociale achterstanden weg te werken, de economische situatie te stabiliseren en een duurzame ontwikkeling te ondersteunen. Het fonds is onderdeel van het Europese regionaal beleid. Er is voor de periode 2021 - 2027 een totaal bedrag van 48 miljard euro beschikbaar gesteld.