Directorate-General for Regional Policy (European Commission)
Encyclopedia
The Directorate-General for Regional Policy is a Directorate-General
of the European Commission
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The DG Regional Policy is responsible for European Union
measures to assist the economic and social development of the less-favoured regions of the European Union under Articles 158 and 160 of the Treaty of Rome
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Directorate-General
A Directorate-General is a branch of an administration dedicated to a specific field of expertise.* The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General are each headed by a European Commissioner;* The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General;...
of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
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The DG Regional Policy is responsible for European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
measures to assist the economic and social development of the less-favoured regions of the European Union under Articles 158 and 160 of the Treaty of Rome
Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome, officially the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, was an international agreement that led to the founding of the European Economic Community on 1 January 1958. It was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany...
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Instruments - Funds
- European Regional Development FundEuropean Regional Development FundThe European Regional Development Fund is a fund allocated by the European Union.-History:During the 1960s, the European Commission occasionally tried to establish a regional fund. Only Italy ever supported this, however, and nothing came of it. Britain made it an issue for their accession in...
(ERDF); - Cohesion FundStructural Funds and Cohesion FundsThe Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund are financial tools set up to implement the Cohesion policy also referred to as the Regional policy of the European Union. They aim to reduce regional disparities in terms of income, wealth and opportunities...
- Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-AccessionInstrument for Structural Policies for Pre-AccessionInstrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession is one of the three financial instruments of the European Union to assist the candidate countries in the preparation for accession...
(ISPA) - EU Solidarity fundEU Solidarity fundEU Solidarity Fund was founded in 2004. Its objective is to provide assistance to EU member states when large-scale disasters occur. Catastrophes are considered to be large-scale if the estimated direct cost of damage exceeds 3 billion euro or 0.6% of gross national income of the country concerned....