European Regional Development Fund

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The European Regional Development Fund is a European Union financial instrument aimed at strengthening economic and social cohesion by reducing regional disparities through investment in development projects.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
ERDF 1
EU cohesion policy 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union structural fund
cohesion policy instrument
regional development fund
abbreviation European Regional Development Fund self-linksurface differs
surface form: ERDF
appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the European Union
surface form: EU Member States

less developed regions of the EU
more developed regions of the EU
outermost regions of the EU
transition regions of the EU
beneficiary local public authorities
non-governmental organisations
regional public authorities
research institutions
small and medium-sized enterprises
coordinationMechanism shared management between European Commission and Member States
country European Union
funder European Union budget
fundingPeriod multiannual financial framework 2007–2013
multiannual financial framework 2014–2020
multiannual financial framework 2021–2027
hasOfficialWebsite https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/funding/erdf/
implementedBy national authorities of EU Member States
regional authorities of EU Member States
inception 1975
jurisdiction European Union
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
managedBy European Commission
monitoredBy Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
surface form: European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

European Court of Auditors
partOf EU cohesion policy
European Structural and Investment Funds
policyObjective European territorial cooperation
investment for growth and jobs
purpose reducing regional disparities in the European Union
strengthening economic cohesion in the European Union
strengthening social cohesion in the European Union
supporting competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises
supporting environmental protection and resource efficiency
supporting innovation and research
supporting job creation
supporting low-carbon economy
supporting regional development projects
supporting sustainable urban development
sector economic development
regional policy
social policy
supports cross-border cooperation programmes
interregional cooperation programmes
transnational cooperation programmes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Regional Development Fund abbreviation European Regional Development Fund self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ERDF
Natura 2000 network fundedBy European Regional Development Fund
Imperial War Museum North fundingSource European Regional Development Fund
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy manages European Regional Development Fund
European Union outermost regions policyCategory European Regional Development Fund
this entity surface form: EU cohesion policy
UK Shared Prosperity Fund replaces European Regional Development Fund