On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy · Rapporteur: Jana Nagyová
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy proposes amendments to the proposed regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for 2028-2034.¶¶ The amendments add industrial transition, sustainable prosperity and just transition goals, and broaden support for territorial attractiveness, industry, energy, digital, research, housing, water and the New European Bauhaus.¶¶¶ They add defence industrial capacity, security and social infrastructure objectives, and require regional chapters to support industrial transformation with wider partnership.¶¶¶ They set technical assistance rates, national contribution rules, and require plans to include research and innovation reforms, SME access measures, coherence with other funds, and a digital chapter.¶¶¶ They extend outermost region provisions to northern sparsely populated areas and add support for energy efficiency, community-led development and smart specialisation strategies.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy proposes amendments to the proposed regulation, adding objectives on industrial transition, competitiveness, energy, digital, research, housing and defence, and setting requirements for plans, partnerships and SME access.¶¶
Key points
- Adds a goal to reduce regional imbalances with attention to regions undergoing industrial transition, and a new goal to promote sustainable prosperity and just transition.¶¶
- Broadens support for territorial attractiveness to include remote, outermost, peripheral and less connected areas, accessibility, mobility, digital connectivity and supply chain integration.¶
- Strengthens industrial base and strategic autonomy, resilient supply chains, manufacturing, net zero and critical raw materials technologies, with attention to SMEs and clean industrial transition.¶
- Adds support for regional industrial ecosystems, Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys and strategic value chains, and for reliable distributed renewable and low carbon energy, grids and interconnectors.¶¶
- Expands digital transformation support to advanced technologies, AI, high-performance computing, cybersecurity, digital skills and SME digitalisation, addressing the digital divide.¶
- Strengthens research, development and innovation support, including regional innovation ecosystems, Seal of Excellence projects, EU missions and Smart Specialisation Strategies.¶
- Adds support for affordable and sustainable housing, water management, environmental protection, climate adaptation, biodiversity and the New European Bauhaus.¶¶¶
- Adds defence industrial base, manufacturing capacity, military mobility, skills and critical infrastructure protection, including hybrid threats in Eastern border regions.¶¶
- Requires regional chapters to support industrial transformation, innovation and strategic infrastructure, with wider partnership including industrial clusters, energy operators and SME representatives.¶¶¶
- Sets technical assistance flat rates of up to 3% and 8%, and 10% for outermost and northernmost cooperation, and a minimum national contribution rate of 20% for Interreg chapters.¶¶
- Requires plans to include a research and innovation reform section, SME access measures, coherence with the European Competitiveness Fund, Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon Europe, and a digital chapter.¶¶¶
- Extends outermost region provisions to northern sparsely populated areas and adds support for energy efficiency, renewable energy, community-led development and smart specialisation strategies.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Member States, which must design regional chapters, partnerships and plans with research, SME and digital measures.¶¶¶
- Small and medium-sized enterprises, which must get simplified access, tailored assistance and monitoring of participation.¶
- Outermost regions and northern sparsely populated areas, which get specific measures and contribution rate reductions.¶¶¶
- Industrial sectors, which get support for competitiveness, decarbonisation, critical raw materials and defence.¶¶¶
- Regional and local authorities, which must be involved in plan preparation and monitoring.¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- Technical assistance flat rate of up to 3% for NRP Plans and 8% for Interreg Plan chapters.¶
- Flat rate of 10% for Interreg Plan chapters supporting outermost and northernmost cooperation and external border cooperation.
- National contribution rate for each Interreg chapter no lower than 20%, decreased by 5 percentage points for outermost and northern sparsely populated areas.¶
- At least 3% of funds mobilised by each Plan to be used for R&D expenditure.¶