Changes at "Include urban-rural functionality criteria in the post-2027 EU funding plans"
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The Single National and, where appropriate, Regional Plans for the post-2027 EU budget should incorporate urban-rural functionalities into the criteria of funding programmes (successors to ERDF, ESF+, EAFRD and the Social Climate Fund) and into the new Performance Framework. Leaving this entirely to Member States, without criteria set at EU level, risks reversing progress on recognising rural demographic challenges, spatial targeting of urban and rural inequalities, and functional-area approaches.
Source: RURBANIVE submission to the EC consultation on the MFF 2028–2034 (October 2025). Proto-recommendation for validation and prioritisation.
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The future national and regional plans for the post-2027 EU budget should build urban-rural functionalities into the criteria of funding programmes and into the new Performance Framework. Leaving this entirely to Member States, without criteria set at EU level, risks losing the recognition of rural demographic challenges and functional-area approaches achieved in previous periods.
Position from the RURBANIVE submission to the European Commission consultation on the EU budget 2028-2034 (October 2025). Vote to support this position and comment with your view.