The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of assistance which aims to reinforce economic and social cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind, and support for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation.

• Productive investment which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, primarily through direct aid to investment primarily in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
• Investment in infrastructure;
• Development of endogenous potential by measures which support regional and local development.
• Technical assistance as referred to in Articles 45 and 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.

The Community provisional funding available for the programme is:

• 198.941,00 Million EUR (Orientation of the budget)