Cohesion policy post 2020 – Alpine Space

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Cohesion policy post 2020

Discussions are ongoing about the future of the European Union cohesion policy after the year 2020. The decisions taken in this regard will have an impact on the future of Interreg and the Alpine Space programme.

Institutions and States are publicly expressing views on the future of cohesion policy. You can find the relevant public opinion below.

At the level of the Alpine Space programme, discussions about the future have started as well: The programme has set up a work group with representatives of each partner state, which will steer the programming process towards 2020+. The work group "2020+" met for the first time in October 2018.

Key dates

02.05.2018	European Commission proposal on multi-annual financial framework post 2020
29.05.2018	European Commission legislative proposal for post 2020 cohesion policy

From the EU institutions

European Commission

European commission new legislative proposal for regional development and cohesion policy post 2020 regulations (29 May 2018)

A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends - The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 (02 May 2018)

EU budget for the future - Regional development and cohesion Factsheet (02 May 2018)

European Commission communication: A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020 (14 February 2018)

Final conclusions and recommendations of the High Level Group on Simplification for post 2020 (11 July 2017)

Reflection paper on the future of EU finances (28 June 2017)

White paper on the future of Europe (01 March 2017)

Council of the European Union
Delivery and implementation of cohesion policy after 2020: Council adopts conclusions (12 April 2018)

European Parliament

European Parliament adopts amendments on ETC regulation (16 January 2019)

Resolution on the next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 (14 March 2018)

Committee of the Regions

The cost and risk of non-cohesion: The strategic value of cohesion policy for pursuing the Treaty objectives and facing new challenges for European regions (22 March 2018)

From the Alpine Space Partners States

Austria
Non paper - A differentiated approach for Cohesion policy post 2020 (22.12.2016)

Germany
Potentials for further improvement of transnational INTERREG Programmes post 2020 – some practical suggestions (25 January 2018)

Working paper on the evolution of Interreg B 2020+ (19 July 2017)

Joint statement by the German government and the German Länder on EU Cohesion Policy beyond 2020 (20 June 2017)

Italy
Italy's position on post 2020 Cohesion Policy

Slovenia
Joint Paper of the Visegrad Group, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia on Cohesion Policy after 2020 (02 March 2017)

From Interreg / Interact

Interreg programmes
Ten things to know about transnational cooperation (February 2018)

Interact
Reflection paper Interreg post 2020 (March 2018)