Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

This file on common provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, Cohesion Fund, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund is handled under the ordinary legislative procedure, in which Parliament and the Council of the EU decide together to make binding EU law. It was examined by many committees including Regional Development, Budgets and Employment and Social Affairs, under subjects covering those funds and cohesion policy. The amendments address the Multiannual Financial Framework, the Common Strategic Framework, Partnership Contracts, ex-ante conditionalities, community-led local development and LEADER groups, categories of regions by GDP per capita, and Cohesion Fund eligibility by GNI. It shares subjects such as cohesion policy with related files including Structural Funds: increased payments for certain Member States.