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EU
Structural Funds and New Objective1
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Since Sweden is
a member of the European Union, regional development programmes can be
financed by the four structural Funds.
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 The
four funds are the European Regional Development Fund, European
Social Fund, European Agriculture Guidance and the Guarantee Fund, Financial
Instrument for Fisheries Guidance. These
structural funds, which
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account for roughly one third of the EU's total
budget, are channeled mostly through the various so-called objectives and
community initiatives for regional development..
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Joint initiatives serve to
complement the structural funds objectives, and cover social and
economic issues that affect several European regions. Just under a
tenth of the EUs structural funds is earmarked for joint initiatives.
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North Sweden
North Sweden is a joint project
between Norrlandsfonden, the county administrative boards, the County Councils, and the
Association of County Councils in Norrbotten and Västerbotten counties. The goal is to
increase regional efforts within the framework of EU membership. North Sweden has an
office in Brussels and local offices in Luleå and Umeå.
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Euro
Info Centre (EIC) Nord
EIC Nord is part of the European
EIC-network delivering information, assistance and advice to small- and
medium sized companies. EIC Nord includes the counties of Västernorrland,
Värmland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten and Jämtland. All together, the
geography of EIC Nord covers about 50% of the total land area in Sweden.
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Some
background to EU and the New Objective1 |
