European Economic
and Social Committee
Ex-post evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund 2014-2020 - Related links
Related links
European Commission
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the ERDF,the ESF +, the Cohesion Fund, and the EMFF and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the ISF and the Border Mgt and Visa Instrument, Proposal for a Regulation, European Commission (May 2018)
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund, Proposal for a Regulation, European Commission (May 2018)
Regional Development and Cohesion Policy beyond 2020, Press Release, European Commission (May 2018)
Regional Policy – Performance, Programme Performance Statements, European Commission
Key achievements of Regional Policy 2014-2020, European Commision
Cohesion Fund operations, and on the monitoring systems operated in the 2014-2020 period, Report, European Commission (December 2022) (EN only)
Evaluation of e-Cohesion 2014-2020, Report, European Commission (May 2022) (EN only)
Analysis of ERDF support for inclusive growth in the 2014-2020 programming period, Analysis, European Commission (May 2018) (EN only)
Commission staff working document evaluation of e-cohesion in 2014-2020, Evaluations, European Commission (July 2023) (EN only)
Study on the monitoring data on ERDF and Cohesion Fund operations, and on the monitoring systems operated in the 2014-2020 period, Report, European Commission (December 2022) (EN only)
European Parliament
Report on economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report, Report, European Parliament (July 2022)
Report on cohesion policy 2014-2020 - implementation and outcomes in the Member States, Report, European Parliament (February 2024)
Research for REGI committee - Absorption Rates of Cohesion Policy Funds Final Study, At a Glance, European Parliament Research Service (June 2024) (EN only)
Cohesion Fund, EU Fact Sheet, European Parliament Research Service (April 2024)
European Regional Development Fund, EU Fact Sheet, European Parliament Research Service (May 2024)
EU Cohesion Policy 2014-20, At a Glance, European Parliament Research Service (November 2023) (EN only)
Report from the European Parliament on the right funding mix for Europe's regions: Balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy, Report, European Parliament (2018)
Challenges for EU cohesion policy-Issues in the forthcoming post-2020 reform, Briefing, European Parliamentary Research Service (May 2018)
Research for REGI, CONT and BUDG Committees - Cohesion Policy Calendar (2021-2027 and 2014-2020 Programming Periods) (European Parliament, July 2024) (EN only)
European Investment Bank
EIB Group activities in EU cohesion regions 2023 (European Investment Bank, 2024)
Cohesion and regional development: Overview 2023 (European Investment Bank, 2023)
Think tanks and other organisations
How to improve European Union cohesion policy for the next decade, Policy Brief, Zsolt Darva, Jan Mazza and Catarina Midões, Bruegel (May 2019) (EN only)
What about the EU’s cohesion?, Opinion Piece, Maria Demertzis, Bruegel (April 2024) (EN only)
European Union Cohesion Project: Characteristics and regional economic growth, Working Paper, Zsolt Darvas, Jan Mazza And Catarina Midões, Bruegel (2021) (EN only)
EU cohesion policy post-2027: why and how to enhance flexibility (Eulalia Rubio, Cinzia Alcidi and Fredrik Andersson, September 2024) (EN only)
Forging a sustainable future together: The report of the High-Level Group on the Future of Cohesion Policy (Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, VoxEU column, March 2024) (EN only)
Making the best of EU regional support funds to boost productivity: Firm-level analysis, Opinion Piece, Oļegs Tkačevs Naomitsu Yashiro Konstantins Benkovskis, CEPR (May 2019) (EN only)