The European Commission has adopted ten out of 28 Partnership Agreements (PA)and is now analysing the official PAs received from the other 19 Member States, as well as draft Cohesion Policy Operational Programmes (OP) from 19 countries outlining their investment plans for EU Structural and Investment Funds for the 2014-2020 programming period.
The PAs and OPs have come from:
- Danmark: PA adopted 05/05 and their one OP submitted
- Deutschland: PA adopted 22/05 and all 16 OPs submitted
- Polska: PA adopted 23/05 and all 21 OPs submitted
- Ελλάδα: PA adopted 23/05 and all 16 OPs submitted
- Latvija:PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submitted
- Lietuva: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submitted
- Eesti: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submitted
- Κύπρος: PA adopted 20/06
- Slovensko: PA adopted 20/06 and all five OP submitted
- Portugal: PA adopted 30/07 and all ten OPs submitted
- France: PA 14/01 and all 32 OPs submitted
- România: PA 01/04 and two OPs submitted
- България/Bulgaria: PA 02/04and all four OPs submitted
- Nederland: PA 10/03 and all four OPs submitted
- Suomi/Finland: PA 17/02 and their one OP submitted
- Magyarország: PA 07/03and all five OPs submitted
- Slovenija: PA 10/04 and their one OP submitted
- Česká republika: PA 17/04 and all six OPs submitted
- Sverige: PA 17/04 and nine OPs submitted
- Österreich: PA 17/04 and their one OP submitted
- Malta: PA 01/04 and one OP submitted
- United Kingdom: PA 17/04 and three OPs submitted
- Italia: PA 22/04 and 20 OPs submitted
- España: PA 22/04 and all 22 OPs submitted
- Hrvatska: PA 22/04 and their one OP submitted
- Éire/Ireland: PA 22/04 and their two OPs submitted
- Belgien/Belgique/België: PA 23/04 and two OPs submitted
- Luxembourg : PA 30/04 and their one OP submitted
13 ETC (European Territorial Cooperation) OPs have also been submitted
The Commission has underlined that a strategic approach to the use of the funds is critical and quality is more important than speed.
The Commission will continue thoroughly analysing the remaining Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes, sending observations, where appropriate, to Member States.
The next adoptions are expected in August, with the later ones in autumn.