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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12785
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Cohesion

Cohesion policy enabled over €37 billion to be invested during first half of 2021

On Tuesday, 7 September, the European Commission was pleased to announce in a press release that more than €37 billion was invested in the context of the four cohesion funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, and YEI) during this first quarter.

The institution indicates that this is an increase of 6 percentage points in spending since the end of 2020. In total, €289 billion (58%) of the €494 billion planned for the 2014–2020 period was invested. During the first half of 2020, €23 billion had been spent.

This increase in spending is reportedly primarily due to the efforts made to reprogramme funds under the REACT-EU coronavirus response investment initiative (see EUROPE 12774/10).

To access all the data: https://bit.ly/3nbF1N4 (Original version in French by Pascal Hansens)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: rule of law, Commission carries out its threat of daily penalty payments
BUDGET: European Commission adopts ‘Green Bond framework’ of up to €250 billion
FUTURE OF EU: European Commission identifies ten key areas for action to strengthen EU’s strategic autonomy
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: tight timetable on CAP strategic plans worries some EU countries
AGRICULTURE: reciprocity in trade and ‘mirror clauses’, priorities of future French Presidency of EU Council
AGRICULTURE: Copa and Cogeca call for anti-dumping measures targeting nitrogen fertilisers to end
FOOD: MEPs to finalise, on Friday 10 September, their position on EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network calls for postponement of COP26 due to Covid-19 inequalities
DIGITAL: Charles Michel and Valdis Dombrovskis highlight EU’s digital priorities in Tallinn
COHESION: cohesion policy enabled over €37 billion to be invested during first half of 2021
ENERGY: opening of a public consultation on green hydrogen
EXTERNAL ACTION
LEBANON: EU can make a difference in resolving Lebanese crisis, says Pedro Marques
IRAQ: EU has opened a branch of its CSDP mission EUAM in Erbil
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission again accepts London unilaterally extending grace periods under Northern Ireland Protocol
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NUCLEAR: Stoltenberg calls for preservation of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs and UNICEF say EU should do more to mitigate impact of pandemic on children’s education
SOCIAL: pandemic has led to fragile social progress among Member States
HEALTH: EMA is evaluating a series of data on use of a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines
REGIONS: European recovery plan, Juanma Moreno requests increased consideration for regions and cities
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: retail financial products, Commission unveils delegated regulation revising key information documents
ECONOMY: GDP growth of 2.2% and employment of 0.7% in euro area in Q2 2021
NEWS BRIEFS
CRIMEA: EU condemns arrest of Tatars
ENLARGEMENT: EU Council gives green light to Interinstitutional Agreement on EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
ENERGY: European Commission launches €785 million call for proposals to fund cross-border energy infrastructure projects
ENVIRONMENT: report nails down impact of coal plants in Western Balkans on air pollution
UNITED STATES: inauguration of EU-US Trade and Technology Council scheduled for end of September
MEDIA: Slovenian Supreme Court asks Janez Janša’s government to pay funding due to STA news agency
MONTENEGRO: seven Western Balkan politicians call on EU and NATO to engage with political actors
EEAS: High Representative announces four appointments
TRANSPORT: consultation on monitoring of CO2 emission reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles