The European Union places great importance on cohesion policy as an opportunity for economic equalization, balanced growth, and development. Each year, one-third of the EU’s annual budget is distributed through various funds and mechanisms of cohesion policy.

The Structural and Investment Funds are the primary sources of funding for job creation and growth.

The total funding for all these areas for the strategic period of 2021-2027 is €392 billion. Ukraine has been granted the status of an EU candidate country, opening up additional opportunities for cooperation and European integration.

One example of these opportunities is participation in the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), which provides a budget of €14.2 billion for EU candidate countries during 2021-2027.

A member of the RRR4U consortium, the Institute of Analytics and Advocacy, in its analytical document, examined:

• EU cohesion policy and its significance for the candidate country;
• The operation of EU Structural and Investment Funds;
• Mechanisms for obtaining funds from the funds that may be relevant to Ukraine.

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