Policies Flashcards

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EAGGF, EAGF, EAFRD what do they mean?

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The European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) was a fund within the overall European Union budget for the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

On 1 January 2007 replaced by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

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2
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What is TAC?

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Total allowable catch (of fish)?

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3
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What is ISPA?

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Instrument for structural policies and pre-accession

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4
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How many people work in framing and food?

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11 million farms
22 million people working regularly in farming.
farming and food sectors together 44 million jobs

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5
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First year of CAP

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1962

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6
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Year of food mountain crisis

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1984

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7
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When is Price support is scaled down and replaced with direct payments to farmers.

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1992

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8
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Which year does a new CAP reform cut the link between subsidies and production.

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2003

income support, on condition food safety, environmental, animal health and welfare standards.

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9
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Which year CAP reform strenghten competiveness and promote sustainable farming and innovation

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2013

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10
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CAP support through three main channels

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income support through direct payments: 41bn
market measures: 2.4bn
Rural development with with national and regional programmes 14.2bn

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11
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Two funds of CAP

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the European agricultural guarantee fund (EAGF) provides direct support and funds market measures;

the European agricultural fund for rural development (EAFRD) finances rural development.

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12
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What framework assesses performance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and improve its efficiency.

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common monitoring and evaluation framework (CMEF)

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13
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When was the common fisheries policy introduced?

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1970

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14
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Which treaty added the european employment strategy

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Amsterdam

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15
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What are Employment guidelines?

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Common priorities and targets for employment policies proposed by the Commission, agreed by national governments and adopted by the EU Council.

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16
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What is the The Joint employment report (JER) i

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(a) the assessment of the employment
(b) the implementation of the Employment Guidelines (c) an assessment of the Scoreboard of key employment and social indicators.

published by Commission and adopted by the EU Council.

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17
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What are NRP?

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National Reform Programmes (NRPs) are submitted by national governments and analysed by the Commission for compliance with Europe 2020

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18
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Four steps of European Semester

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1) Employment guidelines
2) JER
3) NRP
4) CR

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19
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When was the European Social Fund set up?

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With the treaty of rome

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20
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What is the European Year 2021

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2021 - European year of rail

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21
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European capital of culture 2020 and 2021

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Rijeka (Croatia),
Galway (Ireland).

None in 2021

Kaunas (Lithuania), Esch (Luxembourg) and Novi Sad (Serbia, candidate country)

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22
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What is MISSOC?

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The EU’s Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC) provides detailed, comparable and regularly updated information about national social protection systems

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23
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What is MoveS

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network of independent experts in the field of intra-EU mobility.

Free Movement of Workers and Social Security Coordination.

funded by the European Commission.

covers EU27+Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

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24
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When was the European Pillar of Social Rights prcolaimed?

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Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 17 November 2017.

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25
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What are the three chapters of the European Pillar of Social Rights prcolaimed?

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equal opportunities and access to the labour market,
fair working conditions,
social protection and inclusion.

with 20 key principles

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26
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What are the OSH directives?

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occupational health and safety

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27
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Which agencies deal with OSH?

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European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA) in Bilbao

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound, Dublin)

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28
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Outcome of European Working Time Directive

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Entitles workers to 20 days’ annual paid leave,

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29
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What are the five Presidents behind the 2015 report?

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President of the European Commission,
President of the Euro Summit,
the President of the Eurogroup,
the President of the European Central Bank,
the President of the European Parliament.

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30
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What is the employment committee (EMCO)?

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since 2000main advisory committee for Employment and Social Affairs Ministers in the Employment and Social Affairs Council (EPSCO)

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31
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Tools for multilateral surveillance

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1) Joint Assessment Framework (JAF) is an analytical tool based on indicators
2) e Employment Performance Monitor (EPM) is a joint Commission-EMCO report summarising the JAF assessment

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32
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What is the Youth Guarantee

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young people under the age of 30 receive a good quality offer of employment
continued education
apprenticeship
traineeship
within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving education.

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33
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What is the mutual learning programme?

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support, coordinate and encourage mutual learning between EU Member States to assist progress the goals of the European Employment Strategy,

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34
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Main aim of EES?

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creation of more and better jobs throughout the EU.

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35
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What is the European Employment Policy Observatory (EEPO) ?

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produce high-quality research papers on the labour market and employment

36
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What is the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI)?

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main EU financial resources to support the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes.

support to young people living in regions where youth unemployment was higher than 25% in 2016.

total budget of the Youth Employment Initiative is €8.8 billion

37
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What is the ESF+?

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European Social Fund Plus will merge:

European Social Fund (ESF)
Youth Employment Initiative (YEI)
Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD)
EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation
EU Health Programme.

38
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What are the six 6 Commission priorities for 2019-2024

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A European Green Deal
An economy that works for people
A Europe fit for the digital age
Promoting our European way of life
A stronger Europe in the world
A new push for European democracy
39
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What are the EU Values?

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1) Human dignity
2) Freedom
3) democracy
4) Equality
5) Rule of Law
6) Human rights

40
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How many citizens use the Euro?

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340million

41
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When did the common customs tariff enter in force?

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1 July 1968

42
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What is the Dassonville formula?

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Measures having equivalent effect to quantity restrictions

43
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Which treaty introduced the concept of EU citizenship

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Maastricht
Signed: 7 February 1992
Effective: 1 November 1993

44
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When did the COM present “Upgrading the single market: more opportunities for people and business”

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28 October 2015,

new single market strategy to deliver a deeper and fairer single market that will benefit both consumers and businesses.

45
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When was the Serivces Directive adopted?

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2006

46
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What is the European Retail Action Plan (ERAP) and when was it adopted?

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2013,

improve competitiveness and to enhance the sector’s economic, environmental and social performance.

47
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What is the the services package and when was it adopted?

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2017 bundle of measures including e-services card

48
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Milestones in the system of recognition of professional qualifications in the EU

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Directive 2005
amended in 2013.
Jnuary 2016 European Professional Card (EPC).

49
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What is the Your Europe Business Portal ?

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practical guide to doing business in Europe. It provides entrepreneurs with information and interactive services that help them expand their business abroad.

50
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What is the The Enterprise Europe Network?

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helps SMEs and entrepreneurs access market information, overcome legal obstacles, and find potential business partners across Europe

51
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What is COSME

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e EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs, supports SMEs in accessing finance, markets and creates a business-friendly environment.

running from 2014 - 2020 with a planned budget of EUR 2.3 billion.

52
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What is EASME?

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The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) manages EU programmes in the fields of SME support & innovation, environment, climate action, energy and maritime affairs.

53
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What is a societas Europaea ?

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a public company registered in accordance with the corporate law of the EU introduced in 200

Min capital 120k

54
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What is the EFTA Surveillance Authority

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Moinitors that capital flows freely between EU and EFTA

55
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What are CESAME and CESAME II?

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CESAME (the European Commission’s Clearing and Settlement Advisory and Monitoring Expert Group) 2004

2008, “CESAME 2”

for clearing and settlement of securities transactions.

56
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What is ETSI?

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ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is an independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization in the field of information and communications.

57
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What is the European system for standardization?

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CENELEC is responsible for European standardization in the area of electrical engineering. Together with ETSI and CEN

58
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Three main funds of regional policy?

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European regional development fund (ERDF)
Cohesion fund (CF)
European social fund (ESF)

59
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What are the European structural and investment funds?

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European regional development fund (ERDF) 43%
European social fund (ESF) 19%
Cohesion fund (CF) 12%
European agricultural fund for rural development (EAFRD) 28%
European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF) 1%

60
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Who is the CSSR for regional policies?

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Elisa Ferreira

61
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How are the funds managed?

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by the EU countries themselves, by means of partnership agreements.

62
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First mention of regional policy

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1957 - regional policy finds its the origins in the Treaty Treaty of Rome f

63
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Date of creation of regional developemtn fund

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1975

64
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Date of creation of cohesion policy

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1988 - to adapt to the arrival of Greece (1981), Spain and Portugal (1986

65
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3 novelties for regional policy the Maastricht Treaty introduce

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the Cohesion Fund
the Committee of the Regions
the principle of subsidiarity

66
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European Semester time line

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November: Commission sets the priorities
Summer: Council recommendation
October:draft budgetary plans

67
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Main priorities of Regional Development and Cohesion Policy beyond 2020

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Smarter Europe
Greener, carbon free Europe
Connected Europe
Social Europe
close to citizens
68
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Cohesion fund is aimed at Member States whose Gross National Income (GNI) per inhabitant is less than …. 90 % of the EU average. I

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90

69
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Budget of ESIF?

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640bn

70
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What is the N+2 rule

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Cohesion funds must be spent by the end of the second year after their allocation

71
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Priorities for FUNDS

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Stronger focus on results: 
Simplification
Conditions
Strengthened urban dimension and fight for social inclusion
Link to economic reform:
72
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What is NUTS?

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The ‘nomenclature of territorial units for statistics’ (NUTS)

geographical areas used to collect harmonised data in the EU since 1998

73
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Goal European Employment Strategy 2020

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achieve an employment rate of 75 % of the working population by 2020

74
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What are European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)?

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include EU Member States themselves, regional or local authorities, associations or any other public body

75
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What is the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)?

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aimed at supporting political, economic and social reform processes in the following neighbouring countries of the European Union

76
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What are ex ante conditionalities (ExAC)

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European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) to ensure that the necessary conditions for the effective and efficient use of ESI Funds

key elements of the cohesion policy reform for 2014-20.

77
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What is OLAF and when est.?

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European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), an independent body tasked with combating fraud since June 1999.

78
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What are global grants?

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help small, non-governmental organisations, such as voluntary groups and community organisations (about EUR 15 000)

79
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Who can apply for the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)?

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Candidate countries (Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia)

potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo)

80
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What did Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) replace?

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older EU pre-accession programmes like PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD and CARDS as well as a financial instrument for Turkey.

81
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What is URBACT?

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European exchange and learning programme for urban regeneration

82
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What are (TENs)?

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Trans-European Networks consist of cross-border transport and energy infrastructures.

83
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What are the outermost regions?

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Nine regions in the European Union are classified as ‘outermost’:

the five French overseas departments (Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte);

the French overseas communities of Saint-Martin;

the Spanish Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;

Portuguese autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira.

84
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What is the The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF)?

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et up to respond to major natural disasters and express European solidarity to disaster-stricken regions since 2002

85
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Which Treaty introduces Territorial cohesion. in addition to economic and social cohesion ?

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