Highlights

List of EUSDR targets (As validated in the meeting of National Coordinators and Priority Area Coordinators held in Bratislava on 23 May 2016) Priority Area 1A “To improve mobility and

General findings of DG REGIO on stock-taking exercise of aligning EUSDR with European Structural and Investments Funds (ESIF) (January 2016) At the National Coordinators´ meeting in Brussels, 10 December 2015

High-ranking representatives of 14 Danube countries and the European Commission adopted the 2016 Danube Declaration at the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) on 9 February

The European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) is a joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank under the Investment Plan for Europe. Its main aims are to strengthen

Technical Assistance provides financial support in order to help Priority Area Coordinators in coordination and implementation of the EUSDR (in respective Priority Area) and facilitation/preparation of integrated projects. Priority Area Coordinators

European Structural and Investment funds (ESIF) Five main funds (ERDF, CF, ESF, EAFRD, EMFF) work together to support economic development across all EU countries, in line with the objectives of

Funding opportunities in the EUSDR – Other funds and instruments This table provides a non-exhaustive list of interesting funding opportunities for the EUSDR. Assignment of topics according to EUSDR Pillars

Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) From January 2007 onwards, IPA replaces a series of EU programmes and financial instruments (PHARE, PHARE CBC, ISPA, SAPARD, CARDS and the financial instrument for

The Strategy may also be financed through loans from International Financial Institutions (IFIs): EIB – European Investment Bank European Investment Fund EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development