regul ec european parliament council juli european region develop fund european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati articl treati european region develop fund erdf intend redress main region imbal commun erdf contribut reduc gap level develop region extent favour region island includ rural area lag articl council regul ec june lai gener provis structur fund main task erdf contribut attain object refer articl subparagraph point hereinaft refer quot object quot regul articl regul provid erdf contribut financ cross border transnat interregion cooper econom social regener citi urban neighbourhood crisi commun initi articl regul question state support innov measur commun level technic assist measur provis common structur fund set regul ec type measur financ erdf object commun initi innov measur defin contribut erdf context task promot region develop harmoni balanc sustain develop econom activ high degre competit high level employ equal women men high level protect improv environ defin erdf provid assist framework comprehens integr strategi sustain develop ensur synergi assist structur fund part task erdf support product environ competit enterpris small medium size enterpris local econom develop employ includ field cultur tourism contribut creation sustain job research technolog develop develop local region tran european network includ provis suitabl access network sector transport infrastructur telecommun energi protect improv environ take account principl precaut prevent action environment damag prioriti rectifi sourc pollut pai foster clean effici utilis energi develop renew energi sourc equal women men field employ erdf plai role favour local econom develop context improv qualiti life develop territori promot territori employ pact sourc employ erdf part task support invest favour rehabilit abandon area view local rural urban econom develop measur commun interest undertaken initi commiss import role plai achiev gener object commun structur action refer articl regul ec end view add commun level import erdf continu promot cross border transnat inter region cooper includ region locat extern frontier union mean treati favour island outermost region view special featur difficulti context cooper harmoni balanc sustain develop commun territori includ connect spatial plan add action promot econom social cohes contribut erdf develop continu increas desir support econom social regener citi urban neighbourhood crisi view promot sustain urban develop lai power adopt implement provis set transit provis council regul eec decemb lai provis implement regul eec european region develop fund repeal adopt regul articl task pursuant articl treati regul ec european region develop fund erdf contribut financ assist defin articl regul promot econom social cohes correct main region imbal particip develop convers region end erdf contribut promot sustain develop creation sustain job articl scope part task defin articl erdf contribut financ product invest creat safeguard sustain job invest infrastructur region cover object help increas econom potenti develop structur adjust creation mainten sustain job region includ invest infrastructur contribut establish develop tran european network area transport telecommun energi infrastructur take account link central region commun region suffer structur handicap insular landlock peripher statu ii region area cover object commun initi refer articl regul ec concern diversif econom site industri area suffer declin renew depress urban area revitalis improv access rural area area depend fisheri instrument infrastructur modernis regener prerequisit creation develop job creat econom activ includ infrastructur link develop activ depend develop endogen potenti measur encourag support local develop employ initi activ small medium size enterpris involv assist servic enterpris field manag market studi research servic common enterpris ii financ transfer technolog includ collect dissemin inform common organis enterpris research establish financ implement innov enterpris iii improv access enterpris financ loan creat develop financ instrument refer articl regul ec iv direct aid invest defin articl regul ec aid scheme exist provis infrastructur scale local employ develop vi aid structur provid neighbourhood servic creat job exclud measur financ european social fund esf technic assist measur refer subparagraph articl regul ec region design object erdf contribut financ invest educ health benefici region structur adjust applic paragraph financi contribut erdf support inter alia product environ increas competit sustain invest firm small medium size enterpris make region attract improv standard infrastructur research technolog develop view promot introduct technolog innov strengthen research technolog develop capac contribut region develop develop inform societi develop tourism cultur invest includ protect cultur natur heritag provid creat sustain job protect improv environ take account principl precaut prevent action support econom develop clean effici utilis energi develop renew energi sourc equal women men field employ princip establish firm infrastructur servic enabl reconcili famili work life transnat cross border inter region cooper sustain region local develop articl commun initi pursuant articl regul ec erdf accord articl regul contribut implement commun initi cross border transnat inter region cooper intend encourag harmoni balanc sustain develop commun territori quot interreg quot implement commun initi econom social regener citi urban neighbourhood crisi view promot sustain urban develop quot urban quot accord articl regul ec scope laid paragraph articl extend decis fund contribut financ measur elig regul ec ec ec view implement measur set commun initi programm concern articl innov measur accord articl regul ec erdf contribut financ studi initi commiss identifi analys region develop problem solut view harmoni balanc sustain develop commun territori includ european spatial develop perspect pilot project identifi test region local develop solut view inclus assist demonstr feasibl exchang experi relat innov aim turn account transfer experi gain region local develop field accord articl regul ec scope laid paragraph articl extend decis fund contribut financ measur elig regul ec ec ec view implement measur pilot project concern articl implement rule detail implement rule regul adopt commiss accord procedur laid articl regul ec articl repeal regul eec repeal effect januari refer repeal regul constru refer regul articl review claus propos commiss european parliament council review regul decemb act propos accord procedur laid articl treati articl transit provis transit provis refer articl regul ec appli mutati mutandi regul articl entri forc regul enter forc dai public offici journal 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