In response to the evolution of the world economy and its impact on Europe, the European Commission proposed a set of programmes to boost jobs, growth and investment across the European Union. The programmes are part of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020. This publication guides you through these programmes and the funding opportunities they offer are briefly described here in this booklet. Detailed information is available on the European Commission's website. EU funding opportunities prove the added value of the EU budget in a number of fields, from research, employment, regional development and cooperation to education, culture, environment, humanitarian aid and energy, among many others. Significant support is available to small and medium-sized businesses, non-governmental and civil society non-profit organisations, young people, researchers, farmers and public bodies, to name a few.

Recoge: 1. How to use the guide - 2. Quality improvements in European tourism - 3. Mainstream funding: the Structural Funds - 4. Support from other sources: fact sheets - 5. EU policy which impacts tourism - 6. Annexes.

The EU offers financial support to regional and local authorities, NGOs, businesses, professionals and citizens through a wide variety of funds. This guide produced by the European Parliamentary Research Service provides easily accessible information on the full range of EU funding sources, conveniently grouped by area of action.

"Research and innovation are the heart of the Europe 2020 strategy. This new edition includes a full up-to-date picture of the three main sources of funding (7th Research Framework Programme, Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and Structural Funds) completed with information on the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and on the European Fisheries Fund and Lifelong Learning programme and LIFE+ in the field of the environment. It also describes the research and innovation funding opportunities offered to countries and territories beyond the European Union, in the framework of Pre-accession Assistance and within the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument. This updated practical guide allows potential beneficiaries to quickly identify exactly how they can access European funding at any stage of a project."--Editor.

This text unravels the complexities of funding procedures for voluntary organisations looking to raise money from the European Union. It details over 140 programmes and budget lines and offers practical advice on how to access the funding available.

"Focuses on EU funding instruments used to help people into employment or out of poverty and social exclusion. The guide outlines the aims and objectives of four specific funds: the European Social Fund (ESF); the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI); and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). There is a particular focus on priorities for the EU's new financial period, which runs from 2014-2020, and on how these funds will support Europe 2020, the EU's economic strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth."-- Page [4] of cover.