The European Structural and Investment Funds (EU)

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The European Structural and Investment Funds (European Union). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the European Structural and Investment Funds (European Union)
2. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
3. The European Social Fund (ESF)
4. The Cohesion Fund (FC)
5. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
6. The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (FEMP)

The objectives of the subject “The European Structural and Investment Funds (EU)” are the following:

1. To understand the role of the European Structural and Investment Funds (EU)
2. To evaluate the different structural funds of the European Union

Sample of the subject - The European Structural and Investment Funds (EU):

Description of the Subject - The European Structural and Investment Funds (EU):

The European Union has the following Structural and Investment Funds:

1. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Objective: to strengthen economic cohesion
2. The European Social Fund
3. The Cohesion Fund.
   1. Countries benefiting from the Cohesion Fund: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia
   2. Non-beneficiary countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Sweden
4. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
5. The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

The main objectives of these European funds are to improve the economy, environment and employment.

The European Structural and Investment Funds are managed by the European Commission.

The European Structural and Investment Funds (EU) belongs to the European Economic Area of the Western Civilisation.