COHESION POLICY

SUPPORTING GROWTH AND JOBS IN IRELAND

COHESION POLICY IN 2017-2013: CONCRETE RESULTS FOR EUROPE

An independent expert evaluation of 2007-2013 funding found that Cohesion Policy investments had
positive, tangible results ranging from job creation, a positive impact on regional disparities and an
increase in GDP.

Every region and country in the EU benefits from Cohesion Policy, via the direct effects of the investments and/or
the indirect effects like increased trade.

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will generate €2.74 of additional GDP by 2023.

€346.5 billion invested in 2007-2013 Estimated return nearly €1 trillion

of additional GDP by 2023

1/3 of net job creation

1 million jobs created in 2007-2013
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Regional and
Environment
Urban Policy
 COHESION POLICY IN 2017-2013: CONCRETE RESULTS FOR IRELAND

Between 2007 and 2013, support from the European Regional Development
Fund amounted to EUR 375 million in Ireland.
Investments were mainly made in the areas of:

 Research and Innovation

 Support to enterprises
 Transport

FIRMS
6 833 jobs created, most of them in SMEs and around 1 000
in research
8 315 projects to help firms finance investments

Key achievements of
Cohesion Policy
investments in INFORMATION SOCIETY
IRELAND
More than 153 000 additional people connected to
broadband

TRANSPORT
33 km of existing roads upgraded

MORE INFORMATION

EU Cohesion Policy: key achievements

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/what/key-achievements/

Results of EU Cohesion Policy in Ireland

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index.cfm/en/policy/what/key-achievements/ireland/

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