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Budget breakdown

• The regional aid map of Spain defines the regions eligible for regional investment aid and establishes the maximum aid levels (so-called "aid intensities") for companies in the eligible regions. The map will be in force between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2020.

• The designated areas have a total population of 32.25 million or 68.59 % of the population of Spain. The maximum levels of aid that can be granted to regional investment projects carried out by large enterprises in the assisted areas are between 10% and 35% of total investment costs, depending on the area concerned. These percentages can be increased by 10 percentage points for medium sized companies and by 20 percentage points for small enterprises.

Maximum aid percentages2014 - 2020

• Under the regional guidelines, areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average or which are defined as outermost regions 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. Regions accounting for 6.9% of the population of Spain fall under this category and will continue to be eligible for regional investment aid at maximum intensities of 25% (Extremadura) or 35% (Canary Islands) of the eligible costs of the relevant investment projects. Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucía no longer qualify for this category, in line with the objective to focus support on the most disadvantaged regions. In order to facilitate a smooth transition, these areas will maintain a higher maximum aid intensity of 15% until the end of 2017, after which the maximum aid intensity for less disadvantaged regions of 10% will apply. Soria and Teruel qualify for the category of sparsely populated areas, with an aid intensity of 15%.

Maximum aid percentages2014 - 2020

• Other regions in a disadvantaged situation in relation to the EU or to the national average can become eligible for regional aid provided that they comply with certain criteria and that they respect an overall population coverage ceiling. This allows Member States to tackle their own regional disparities. As these regions are less disadvantaged than areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average, both the geographical scope and the aid intensity are limited. Due to high unemployment figures, 33% of the population of Spain will be eligible for regional investment aid under this category, at a maximum aid intensity of 10%.

Maximum aid percentages2014 - 2020

• The regions concerned are: Principado de Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León (excluding Soria), Comunitat Valenciana (excluding Valencia capital), Región de Murcia, Eivissa y Formentera, Menorca, Ceuta, Melilla. Furthermore, parts of Huesca, Zaragoza (excluding Zaragoza capital), Cataluña, Mallorca, La Rioja, Comunidad de Madrid, Communidat Foral de Navarra and País Vasco.

• The maximum aid intensities for regional investment aid in the assisted regions have slightly decreased as compared to the previous aid map (by up to 5 percentage points, depending on the region). On the other hand the population coverage has increased from 59.6% under the previous map to 68.66% under the new map.

Maximum aid percentages2014 - 2020

Planning

• Partnership agreement submitted 22-4-2014• 22 OP’s submitted• Adoption of OP’s by European commission in

Q4 2014• Expected first grant calls Q1 2014 for funding

priorities related to Op’s

Funding prioritiesESF

Increasing labour market participation and labour productivity, as well as improving education, training and social inclusion policies, with specific attention to youth and vulnerable groups– Promoting employment and supporting labour

mobility– Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty– Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning

Funding prioritiesSME

Supporting the adaptation of the productive system to higher added-value activities by enhancing the competiveness of SMEs• Enhancing access to, and use and quality of,

information and communication technologies partly• Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-

sized enterprises, the agricultural sector and the fisheries and aquaculture sector)

• Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

Funding prioritiesR&D

Strengthening the R&D and innovation system and its links with the private sector• Strengthening research, technological

development and innovation• Enhancing access to, and use and quality of,

information and communication technologies partly

Funding prioritiesEnergyy

Making a more efficient use of natural resources• Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon

economy in all sectors• Promoting climate change adaptation, risk

prevention and management• Protecting the environment and promoting

resource efficiency• Promoting sustainable transport and removing

bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

• ESIF funds will be delivered through 22 Operational Programmes (OP’s)

Programme architecture

Budget breakdown Operational Programs

• Not available: partnership agreement not yet adopted

Allocation broken down by thematic objective and by fund

• Not available: partnership agreement not yet adopted

Budget breakdown Europe

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€ 100,000

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Other

Rural development (7) CAP

Direct payments CAP

European Territorial Coopera-tion

Regions

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