The analysis of the outcome of the negotiations concerning the partnership agreements and ESF operational programmes, for the programming period 2014-2020 : country factsheet : Austria

In Austria, four operational programmes are established under the ESIF: 1 ERDF programme, 1 EAFRD programme, 1 EMFF programme and 1 ESF programme. In total 4,922,866,429 Euros are allocated to ESIF, of which 442,087,353 Euros (including TA) are allocated to ESF1. The ESF contributions amount to app. 8.98% of the total EU funding or 45.2% of the Structural Funds foreseen. The country complies with the request that Member States that the share of the ESF as a percentage of total combined resources for the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund at Union level in Member States is not less than 23.1 %. The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the ESF implementation approach in Austria in the period 2014-2020. It analyses the strategic orientation (relationship between EU 2020 targets and country challenges), the strategic choices of the country in the ESIF framework (selection of Thematic Objectives/Investment Priorities), the financial allocation (concentration on Thematic Objective level and relative share of total Cohesion Policy spending) and the Intervention Logic and result definition (relationship between Investment Priorities, specific objectives, activities, and output and result indicators).