Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund: extension of increased co-financing for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability, to decommitment rules for certain Member States, and to rules on payments of final balance

The dossier concerns the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund, extending increased co-financing for Member States with serious financial-stability difficulties, decommitment rules for certain Member States, and rules on payment of the final balance. Amendments reference the global financial crisis and its social impact, capping of allocations per Member State, extension of automatic decommitment deadlines, expenditure eligibility, and derogations for Member States whose GDP was below 85% of the EU-25 average.