Development of a system of common indicators for European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund interventions after 2020 : executive summary, résumé analytique, Zusammenfassung

The study assesses the possibility of expanding the 2014-2020 list of common output indicators and the feasibility of developing a list of common direct result indicators for post-2020 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) interventions, amounting to Eur 350 billion for 355 operational programmes in the 2014-2020 period. The study focuses on the eleven thematic objectives (TOs), as defined according to European Union (EU) Regulations 1300/2013, 1301/2013 and 1303/2013: - TO 1 'Strengthening research, technological development and innovation', - TO 2 'Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies (ICT)', - TO 3 'Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)', - TO 4 'Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors', - TO 5 'Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management', - TO 6 'Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency', - TO 7 'Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures', - TO 8 'Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility', - TO 9 'Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination', - TO 10 'Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning', - TO 11 'Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration' and the corresponding Investment Priorities (IPs).