COHESION POLICY

SUPPORTING GROWTH AND JOBS IN SLOVENIA

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

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1 million jobs created in 2007-2013
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 COHESION POLICY IN 2017-2013: CONCRETE RESULTS FOR SLOVENIA

Between 2007 and 2013, support from the European Regional Development
Fund and the Cohesion Fund amounted to EUR 3.3 billion in Slovenia.
Investments were mainly made in the areas of:

 Research and Innovation

 Environment
 Transport infrastructure.

FIRMS
5 900 jobs created of which 890
in the tourism sector
INFORMATION SOCIETY
73 000 people with broadband access

ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY Key achievements of

Cohesion Policy
An additional 290 000 people connected to water investments in
supply, 194 000 people connected to new or
upgraded wastewater treatment facilities. SLOVENIA

172 MW added to the overall energy capacity from

renewables.

Greenhouse emissions reduced by 56 000 tonnes TRANSPORT

and energy saving amounted to 69 GWh
60 km of new roads constructed
90 km of railroad reconstructed

RESEARCH
504 research projects financed

MORE INFORMATION

EU Cohesion Policy: key achievements

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

Results of EU Cohesion Policy in Slovenia

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

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