COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/1130

of 5 July 2021

setting out the list of regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus and of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the period 2021-2027

(notified under document C(2021) 4894)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (1), and in particular Article 108(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (hereinafter referred to as ‘NUTS level 2’), which was established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 (3).

(2) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the ERDF and the ESF+, it is necessary that the Commission set up a list of regions fulfilling the respective criteria laid down in Annex XXVI to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of each of the three categories of regions (less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions) at NUTS level 2.

(3) For the same reason, it is also necessary that the Commission set up the list of Member States that are eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund in accordance with Article 108(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

(4) For reasons of transparency, the codes and names of the NUTS level 2 regions applicable from 1 January 2021 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 (4), should also be included into the Annexes to this Decision.

(5) The list of eligible regions and Member States should therefore be set up accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and ESF+ under the category of less developed regions are listed in Annex I.

2. The regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the category of transition regions are listed in Annex II.

3. The regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the category of more developed regions are listed in Annex III.

Article 2

The Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund are listed in Annex IV.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2021.

For the Commission

Elisa FERREIRA

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (

OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (

OJ L 322, 29.11.2016, p. 1

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (

OJ L 270, 24.10.2019, p. 1

ANNEX I

Regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) under the less developed regions category

NUTS 2021(1)

BE34	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)
BG31	Северозападен (Severozapaden)
BG32	Северен централен (Severen tsentralen)
BG33	Североизточен (Severoiztochen)
BG34	Югоизточен (Yugoiztochen)
BG42	Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen)
CZ04	Severozápad
CZ05	Severovýchod
CZ07	Střední Morava
CZ08	Moravskoslezsko
EL41	Βόρειο Αιγαίο (Voreio Aigaio)
EL43	Κρήτη (Kriti)
EL51	Aνατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki)
EL52	Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia)
EL53	Δυτική Μακεδονία (Dytiki Makedonia)
EL54	Ήπειρος (Ipeiros)
EL61	Θεσσαλία (Thessalia)
EL62	Ιόνια Νησιά (Ionia Nisia)
EL63	Δυτική Ελλάδα (Dytiki Ellada)
EL64	Στερεά Ελλάδα (Sterea Ellada)
EL65	Πελοπόννησος (Peloponnisos)
ES42	Castilla-La Mancha
ES43	Extremadura
ES61	Andalucía
ES63	Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta	(new name: Cuidad de Ceuta)
ES64	Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla	(new name: Ciudad de Melilla)
FRY1	Guadeloupe
FRY3	Guyane
FRY4	La Réunion
FRY5	Mayotte
HR03	Jadranska Hrvatska
HR04	Kontinentalna Hrvatska	(split in: HR05 Grad Zagreb, HR06 Sjeverna Hrvatska and HR02 Panonska Hrvatska)
ITF2	Molise
ITF3	Campania
ITF4	Puglia
ITF5	Basilicata
ITF6	Calabria
ITG1	Sicilia
ITG2	Sardegna
LV00	Latvija
LT02	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas
HU12	Pest
HU21	Közép-Dunántúl
HU22	Nyugat-Dunántúl
HU23	Dél-Dunántúl
HU31	Észak-Magyarország
HU32	Észak-Alföld
HU33	Dél-Alföld
PL21	Małopolskie
PL22	Śląskie
PL42	Zachodniopomorskie
PL43	Lubuskie
PL52	Opolskie
PL61	Kujawsko-pomorskie
PL62	Warmińsko-mazurskie
PL63	Pomorskie
PL71	Łódzkie
PL72	Świętokrzyskie
PL81	Lubelskie
PL82	Podkarpackie
PL84	Podlaskie
PL92	Mazowiecki regionalny
PT11	Norte
PT16	Centro (PT)
PT18	Alentejo
PT20	Região Autónoma dos Açores
PT30	Região Autónoma da Madeira
RO11	Nord-Vest
RO12	Centru
RO21	Nord-Est
RO22	Sud-Est
RO31	Sud - Muntenia
RO41	Sud-Vest Oltenia
RO42	Vest
SI03	Vzhodna Slovenija
SK02	Západné Slovensko
SK03	Stredné Slovensko
SK04	Východné Slovensko

(1) Changes introduced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019.

ANNEX II

Regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the transition regions category

NUTS 2021(1)

BE22	Prov. Limburg (BE)
BE32	Prov. Hainaut
BE33	Prov. Liège
BE35	Prov. Namur
BG41	Югозападен (Yugozapaden)
CZ02	Střední Čechy
CZ03	Jihozápad
CZ06	Jihovýchod
DK02	Sjælland
DE40	Brandenburg
DE80	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
DE93	Lüneburg
DEB2	Trier
DED2	Dresden
DED4	Chemnitz
DEE0	Sachsen-Anhalt
DEG0	Thüringen
EE00	Eesti
IE04	Northern and Western
EL30	Aττική (Attiki)
EL42	Νότιο Αιγαίο (Notio Aigaio)
ES11	Galicia
ES12	Principado de Asturias
ES13	Cantabria
ES23	La Rioja
ES41	Castilla y León
ES52	Comunidad Valenciana	(new name: Comunitat Valenciana)
ES53	Illes Balears
ES62	Región de Murcia
ES70	Canarias
FRB0	Centre - Val de Loire
FRC1	Bourgogne
FRC2	Franche-Comté
FRD1	Basse-Normandie
FRD2	Haute-Normandie
FRE1	Nord-Pas de Calais
FRE2	Picardie
FRF1	Alsace
FRF2	Champagne-Ardenne
FRF3	Lorraine
FRG0	Pays de la Loire
FRH0	Bretagne
FRI1	Aquitaine
FRI2	Limousin
FRI3	Poitou-Charentes
FRJ1	Languedoc-Roussillon
FRJ2	Midi-Pyrénées
FRK1	Auvergne
FRL0	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
FRM0	Corse
FRY2	Martinique
ITF1	Abruzzo
ITI2	Umbria
ITI3	Marche
CY00	Κύπρος (Kýpros)
MT00	Malta
NL12	Friesland (NL)
NL13	Drenthe
NL23	Flevoland
AT11	Burgenland
PL41	Wielkopolskie
PL51	Dolnośląskie
PT15	Algarve
FI19	Länsi-Suomi
FI1C	Etelä-Suomi
FI1D	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi
SE31	Norra Mellansverige

(1) Changes introduced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019.

ANNEX III

Regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the more developed regions category

BE10	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
BE21	Prov. Antwerpen
BE23	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
BE24	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
BE25	Prov. West-Vlaanderen
BE31	Prov. Brabant Wallon
CZ01	Praha
DK01	Hovedstaden
DK03	Syddanmark
DK04	Midtjylland
DK05	Nordjylland
DE11	Stuttgart
DE12	Karlsruhe
DE13	Freiburg
DE14	Tübingen
DE21	Oberbayern
DE22	Niederbayern
DE23	Oberpfalz
DE24	Oberfranken
DE25	Mittelfranken
DE26	Unterfranken
DE27	Schwaben
DE30	Berlin
DE50	Bremen
DE60	Hamburg
DE71	Darmstadt
DE72	Gießen
DE73	Kassel
DE91	Braunschweig
DE92	Hannover
DE94	Weser-Ems
DEA1	Düsseldorf
DEA2	Köln
DEA3	Münster
DEA4	Detmold
DEA5	Arnsberg
DEB1	Koblenz
DEB3	Rheinhessen-Pfalz
DEC0	Saarland
DED5	Leipzig
DEF0	Schleswig-Holstein
IE05	Southern
IE06	Eastern and Midland
ES21	País Vasco
ES22	Comunidad Foral de Navarra
ES24	Aragón
ES30	Comunidad de Madrid
ES51	Cataluña
FR10	Ile-de-France
FRK2	Rhône-Alpes
ITC1	Piemonte
ITC2	Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste
ITC3	Liguria
ITC4	Lombardia
ITH1	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
ITH2	Provincia Autonoma di Trento
ITH3	Veneto
ITH4	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
ITH5	Emilia-Romagna
ITI1	Toscana
ITI4	Lazio
LT01	Sostinės regionas
LU00	Luxembourg
HU11	Budapest
NL11	Groningen
NL21	Overijssel
NL22	Gelderland
NL31	Utrecht
NL32	Noord-Holland
NL33	Zuid-Holland
NL34	Zeeland
NL41	Noord-Brabant
NL42	Limburg (NL)
AT12	Niederösterreich
AT13	Wien
AT21	Kärnten
AT22	Steiermark
AT31	Oberösterreich
AT32	Salzburg
AT33	Tirol
AT34	Vorarlberg
PL91	Warszawski stołeczny
PT17	Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
RO32	Bucureşti - Ilfov
SI04	Zahodna Slovenija
SK01	Bratislavský kraj
FI1B	Helsinki-Uusimaa
FI20	Åland
SE11	Stockholm
SE12	Östra Mellansverige
SE21	Småland med öarna
SE22	Sydsverige
SE23	Västsverige
SE32	Mellersta Norrland
SE33	Övre Norrland

ANNEX IV

List of Member States supported by the Cohesion Fund

Bulgaria

Czechia

Estonia

Greece

Croatia

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Hungary

Malta

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia