On October 7, the European Commission published the results of an independent analysis of the investments made by the EU in the period 2007-2013 as well as the individual country reports for all EU member states. According to the report, more than 108,000 new jobs were created in Germany through the EU Structural and Investment Funds, of which around 45,000 were in small and medium-sized enterprises and 5,400 in the research sector. 8,294 research projects and 750 start-up companies received support.
Cohesion policy investment in the period 2007-2013 amounted to EUR 346.5 billion. The main results of the evaluation at pan-European level include: one million new jobs, i.e. one third of the net job growth in the EU over this period, and EUR 2.74 of additional GDP for every euro invested through cohesion policy, representing an estimated return of EUR 1 trillion in additional GDP by 2023.
The evaluation serves not only to improve transparency, but also to identify potential for improvement. The evaluation of the measures in the 2007-2013 period also identified areas in which the policy can still be improved, such as the optimization of target orientation and the streamlining of legislation.
The press release and further information can be found here:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3323_de.htm
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