Interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues) on the Common Provisions Regulation on 2021-2027 Structural and Investment Funds resumed on Thursday 3 October, not exactly where they left off last March, but, at the request of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU, with aspects relating to the control and management of programmes.
The Finnish Presidency does not necessarily aim to reach agreement under its mandate on the entire legislative text, but wants to move forward as quickly as possible on aspects relating to the programming of funds. Objective: not to be late in implementing the funds during the next budget cycle. Thus, legislative work will focus on Block 5 (management and control), Block 2 (conditions for eligibility and performance framework) and Block 1 (programming based on the outcome of the interinstitutional meeting of 6 March on the said Regulation).
The Presidency plans to create a “CPR box” (Common provisions regulation); this “box” will be created with all the political points that are not resolved at the technical level and will move forward as quickly as possible on the technical negotiations.
The trilogues have thus resumed since their sudden stop at the beginning of the year at the request of the Member States, which first preferred to make progress on their position with the intention of negotiating further with the European Parliament (see EUROPE 12210/6). The next trilogue is expected to be held during the first week of November. (Original version in French by Pascal Hansens)