Under the 2014-2020 Operational Programs financed by Cohesion Policy funds, 23,486 operations were already approved - as at 31 December 2017, involving a total amount of eligible investment of 19 M€ and a Community contribution of 12 M€.
The supported investment is mainly in the field of Competitiveness and Internationalization and is aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, with around 23% of European Union funds.
Also relevant are the approved support in the area of Education with 10%, in the areas of Science and Research with 9% and in the areas of Natural Resources and the Environment with 7%.
The largest increases in this last quarter of 2017 are recorded in the ESF with an increase of 300 M€ in approvals and in the Cohesion Fund with an increase of 219 M€.
Source: AD&C
