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A regional aid map defines the regions of a Member State eligible for national regional investment aid under EU state aid rules and establishes the maximum aid levels (so-called "aid intensities") for companies in the eligible regions. It will be in force between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2020.The designated areas have a total population of 21.1 million or 25.85 % of Germany's population. The decision also sets the maximum levels of aid that can be granted to regional investment projects carried out by large enterprises in the assisted areas at between 10% and 20% of total investment costs, depending on the area concerned. For investments carried out by SMEs, these percentages can be increased. Commission Vice-President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: “The approved regional aid map for Germany supports our cohesion policy and contributes to the Commission's State Aid Modernisation agenda aiming to foster well-targeted, more effective state aid. Germany will now be able to organise a smooth transition from the current regional aid system towards its regional development strategy for 2014-2020.'’

Germany EU Grants 2014-2020Update July 2014

Germany

Under the regional guidelines, areas which have a GDP per capital below 75% of the EU average are eligible in priority for regional investment aid, as the main purpose of regional aid is to foster the development of the less advantaged regions of Europe. While for the period 2007-13, almost the entire territory of the German new Länder (following the reunification of Germany) fell within this category, none of the German regions qualify for this status for the 2014-2020 period. In order to ensure a smooth transition, these areas will continue to be eligible until 2020 and the maximum aid intensities applicable in these regions will be reduced by the end of 2017.Under the guidelines, other regions can also be made eligible provided that they comply with certain criteria, in order to allow Member States to tackle their own regional disparities. As these regions are less disadvantaged from a European perspective than areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average, both the geographical scope and the aid intensity are strictly limited. The regional map specifies what areas have been made eligible by Germany.The maximum aid intensities for regional investment aid in the German assisted regions have slightly decreased as compared to the previous aid map (between 5 and 15 percentage points, depending on the region).

Germany EU Grants 2014-2020Update July 2014

PA submitted no OP’s PA & OP’s submitted Czech republic PA 17/04Italy: PA 22/04Spain: PA 22/04Croatia: PA 22/04Ireland: PA 22/04Luxemburg : PA 30/04Romania: PA 01/04

France: PA 14/01 and all 32 OPs submittedPortugal: PA 04/02 and all ten OPs submittedLithuania: PA 04/01 and their one OP submittedFinland: PA 17/02 and their one OP submittedHungary: PA 07/03and all five OPs submittedNetherlands: PA 10/03 and all four OPs submittedMalta: PA 01/04 and one OP submittedBulgaria: PA 02/04and all four OPs submittedSlovenia: PA 10/04and their one OP submittedSweden: PA 17/04 and nine OPs submittedAustria: PA 17/04 and their one OP submittedUnited Kingdom: PA 17/04 and three OPs submittedBelgium: PA 23/04and two OP submitted

Adopted PA no OP’s Adopted PA OP’s submittedGreece: PA adopted 23/05Cyprus: PA adopted 20/06

Poland: PA adopted 23/05 and all 21 OPs submittedLatvia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedSlovakia: PA adopted 20/06 and all five OP submittedGermany: PA adopted 22/05 and 15 OPs submittedEstonia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedDenmark: PA adopted 05/05 and their one OP submitted

Current status Europe Partnership Agreements & Operational Programmes

• Partnership agreement adopted end of May 2014 and all OP’s submitted

• Adoption of OP’s by European commission in Q3 2014

• Expected first grant calls Q4 2014 for funding priorities related to Op’s

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Budget breakdown Germany type of funding

Budget breakdown GermanyBudget breakdown regions

Germany funding priorities

Thematic priorities GermanyIn order to improve regional competitiveness and break down regional disparities, measures are being taken under the ERDF that essentially focus on the following thematic objectives: • Objective 1: ‘Strengthening research, technological development and innovation’ • Objective 3: ‘Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs’ • Objective 3: ‘Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors’

Around 83% of ERDF funding (not counting expenditure on technical assistance) will be used to support these three objectives. Of the remaining 17%+, a good third will be spend on each of Objectives 6 ‘Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency’ and 9 ‘Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination’. Under Objectives 6 and 9, together with Thematic Objective 5, attempts are above all made to promote the sustainable development of regions and cities.

The funding is used to improve regional conditions in general in order to improve the position in supraregional competition and satisfactorily tackle the new challenges. The measures and expected results are consistent with the key demands of the Europe 2020 strategy, namely improving the conditions for research, development and innovation, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and promoting employment, by promoting the requisite commercial investment for these things. In view of the European Commission’s country-specific recommendations for Council recommendations for the 2013 NRP, the ERDF funding will help achieve the objectives relating to renewable energy and climate protection and, through energy efficiency measures, will help reduce costs for the energy transition. Moreover, the measures are a boost to regional development and innovation and regional specialisations in areas with potential for development.

Germany thematic priorities

Thematic priorities GermanyTo promote human resources and for the benefit of social cohesion, the funding awards from the ESF in the 2014-2020 funding period will focus on the following thematic objectives: • 8 ‘Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility’; • 9 ‘Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination’; and • 10 ‘Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning’.

In order to achieve the common objectives, all ESF funding (excluding technical aid) is to be put towards these three thematic objectives. The analyses of the needs for action and funding turn out to some extent to be very varied between eastern and western Germany, but also between individual Länder in the eastern and western parts of the country. At the national level for Germany, the preliminary figures indicate that there is close to a one-third weighting for each of the thematic objectives 8, 9 and 10: 33.3% for objective 8; 33.1% for objective 9 and 33.6% for objective 10. For Germany as a whole, the ESF-supported Investitionen in die Köpfe [Investment in minds] will make visible contributions to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to adaptation to demographic change. In particular, results are to be expected from the mobilisation of additional economic potential, with a key role to be played by hitherto unutilised economic potential among women. The development of human resources is supported on the supply side and the demand side in order to help secure the skills base and improve the situation of the disadvantaged.

Improving the sustainable management of natural resources and climate protection policy, plus economic and social development in rural areas, represent the core concerns of funding awards under the EAFRD. With this in mind, the following thematic objectives – among other objectives – are relevant: • - Objective 5: ‘Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management’ • - Objective 6: ‘Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency’ • - Objective 9: ‘Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination’. When it comes to thematic concentration, around two thirds of the total expenditure allocated to the EAFRD (excluding technical assistance) jointly covers objectives 5, 6 and 9. A further 19% is allocated to thematic objective 3 in order to increase the competitiveness of SMEs.

Germany thematic priorities

Budget breakdown Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

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Denmark

German

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Spain

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Malta

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Slove

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€ 100,000

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European Territorial Coopera-tion

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