The European Union Cohesion Policy Funds aim to gradually reduce disparities between individual regions of the EU Member States, thus improving the everyday lives of all Europeans. Subsequently, European funds also support a variety of worthwhile projects in the Czech Republic, providing funding for better education, healthcare, environment and transport as well as for business projects that contribute to economic growth and employment. In this way European funds help all citizens of the Czech Republic. In the period from 2014 to 2020 the Czech Republic can draw down around CZK 600 billion from the European funds. In the programming periods from 2004 to 2013 more than 80,000 projects were supported. In the current programming period the contracts concluded with the beneficiaries cover the implementation of more than 120,000 projects.
European funds have a positive impact on the everyday lives of all citizens of the Czech Republic. With regards to education, the programming period 2007-2013 supported for example projects focusing on:
Over the period 2007-2013 many tangible results were achieved in various areas thanks to European funds. A summary of the most interesting ones can be found after clicking on the area of your interest.
The new science classroom, dominated by a giant multimedia sphere, has been serving the pupils of the Primary School in Krásná Lípa near Děčín for three years. The project of the three-storey building addition was supported from EU funds. The new modern spaces can also be transformed...více
For over a year, the Czech Police Aviation Service has been using a versatile, state-of-the-art trainer to train, educate, and upskill pilots in flight and navigation procedures. The simulator was purchased thanks to the support of EU funds that contributed more than CZK 21 million...více
It's almost as if they've stumbled upon a large, endless deposit of gas in Mladá Boleslav. An ultra-modern biogas plant co-financed by EU funds transforms mostly kitchen waste to gas at a quantity sufficient to heat half of the households in this city of fifty thousand inhabitants annually.
The adornments of the South Moravian metropolis include the building of the Museum of Applied Arts. Inside, however, you will find something completely different from what you’d expect in an ornate neo-Renaissance building – it houses the Design Museum, with no match in the country...více
The new headquarters, boasting the Building of 2024 award of the Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Technicians Active in Construction, has been used by the company DIRIGERE servis, s.r.o., in Třinec for more than a year. The company was able to embark on this bold construction...více
The European Commission presented the EU budget proposal - the Multiannual Financial Framework and the introductory part of the legislative rules for drawing down funds from European funds, including the cohesion policy area. more
In recent years, the Czech Republic has become one of the leaders in drawing of EU funds that significantly contribute to improving the living standards throughout the EU. more
Actual information to draw on, the benefits of EF for the Czech Republic and the future after 2027+, that is our new leaflet! more
Main conclusions from evaluations of EU funds in the Czech Republic in the 2014–2020 programming period. more
We have prepared an overview of upcoming events organised within the framework of the V4 Presidency. The most important cohesion policy meetings can be found in the attached leaflet. more
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