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FAMP POPESCU Ruxandra-Irina, CORBO? Răzvan-Andrei and MINA-RAIU Laura
CCASP STUDY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN FUNDS FINANCED PROJECTS TO URBAN
DEVELOPMENT

Regulation (UE) 1303/2013 , the funds contribute, first of all, to continue and intensify the actions to
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strengthen the social, and economic and territorial cohesion, and secondly, to achieve the objectives of
Europe 2020 for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (EUR-LEX, 2013b). Taking into account these
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aspects, sustainable urban development is becoming very important for achieving the objectives of

Europe 2020, therefore, at the level of cohesion policies have been imposed a range of measures
including:

? 5% of the ERDF budget will be distributed to each Member State for integrated actions for a

sustainable urban development, and also for managing and implementing these actions into
cities, in accordance with article 7 of Regulation No 17. 1301/2013 (EUR-LEX, 2013a);
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? Creating a platform for urban development that would result in an active dialogue between

European cities and the Commission with regard to cohesion policy, which will also be a
mechanism that underlines the way in which cities can contribute to Europe 2020;
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? Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) will be used as a tool to support the actions integrated in

urban areas, and will give the possibility to combine the funds according to different thematic
objectives, or even merge the funds from priority axes with the ones from operational programs
that are supported from all structural funds. ITI is the only tool that implements the Integrated

Territorial Strategies (European Commission, 2014).

? The URBACT III program will continue the initiatives of the program URBACT II, from the time
frame 2007-2013. This program, is financed by the European Regional Development Fund, will

have a budget of approximately 96,3 billion Euro (URBACT, 2015)
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2. SUCCESSFUL URBAN PROJECTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

At European level, the urban aspect has gained in time a considerable importance in the context of the
Cohesion Policy. In this particular circumstances, cities have benefited - in order to be able to diminish

1 In regards to Regulation (EU) no. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the
Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries
Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund,
the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1083/2006, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013.
2 In regards to Regulation (EU) no. 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
related to the European Regional Development Fund and specific dispositions for economic development and jobs
creation objective and abrogation of Regulation (EC) no.1080/2006.
3 From which: 71% - FEDR, 5,7% - member state, 17,2% -beneficiary city.

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