| Belgium. Commission decides allocation of EU aid under the European Fisheries Fund |
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| Thursday, 05 October 2006 | |
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Fisheries news: The European Commission has today adopted a decision fixing an annual indicative allocation, per Member State, of the funds made available under the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013. From the beginning of next year, the EFF will replace the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) as the EU's core instrument for financial support to the fisheries sector and fishing communities. It will run for seven years with a budget of 3.849 billion. Part of this budget (around 272 million) has been set aside for Bulgaria and Romania when they accede to the European Union, on 1 January 2007. Funds are also allocated specifically for the technical assistance provided by the Commission for the implementation of the EFF (around 30 million). In line with the provisions of the Regulation creating the EFF, adopted by Council on 27 July 2006 (see IP/06/793), the Commission has made an annual indicative breakdown by Member State for the remainder of the budget, i.e. around 3.545 billion, identifying each time the amount available for the 'convergence regions'. One of the guiding principles of the EFF is to focus EU funding on the less developed areas of the Union, known as the 'convergence regions'. In line with this principle, around 2.6 billion have been allocated under the EFF to the convergence regions on an indicative basis. The table below sets out the allocation of funds between the Member States, with the breakdown between convergence and non-convergence regions, for the next seven years. The total budget allocated for the FIFG for the 2000-2006 period was 3.7 billion for the 15 Member States. An additional 272 million were earmarked for the 10 new Member States for the period 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2006. Funding for the EFF is provided under the new EU financial perspectives covering the period 2007-2013. Table in annex: Allocation of EFF aid from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 Allocation of EFF aid from 1 January 2007 to 31 december 2013 Member State - Convergence* - Non-convergence* - Total* Austria - 167.228 - 4.500.253 - 4.667.481 Belgium nil - 23.301.312 - 23.301.312 Cyprus nil - 17.500.989 - 17.500.989 Czech Republic - 24.003.691 nil - 24.003.691 Denmark nil - 118.606.682 - 118.606.682 Estonia - 74.632.182 nil - 74.632.182 Finland nil - 35.001.972 - 35.001.972 France - 30.389.485 - 161.309.090 - 191.698.575 Germany - 86.073.715 - 52.352.951 - 138.426.666 Greece - 157.293.830 - 27.501.551 - 184.795.381 Hungary - 30.399.339 - 496.000 - 30.895.339 Ireland nil - 37.502.115 - 37.502.115 Italy - 282.489.352 - 94.105.302 - 376.594.654 Latvia - 110.369.814 nil - 110.369.814 Lithuania - 48.418.135 nil - 48.418.135 Malta - 7.435.476 nil - 7.435.476 Netherlands nil - 43.102.430 - 43.102.430 Poland - 651.791.012 nil - 651.791.012 Portugal - 198.766.492 - 20.001.128 - 218.767.620 Slovakia - 11.242.552 - 892.801 - 12.135.353 Slovenia - 19.330.990 nil - 19.330.990 Spain - 840.215.806 - 165.209.310 - 1.005.425.116 Sweden nil - 48.502.732 - 48.502.732 United Kingdom - 38.335.019 - 84.004.734 - 122.339.753 Total - 2.611.354.118 - 933.891.352 - 3.545.245.470 Amounts in EUR |
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