The Council adopted the cohesion policy package for 2014-2020 on Monday, marking the end of two and a half years of negotiations.
ceiling of the next MFF.
The six regulations adopted today define the conditions of eligibility and the criteria for the allocation of the EU cohesion policy support. Based on the adopted regulations, the European Territorial Cooperation Programmes for the period 2014-2020 can be finalised and submitted to the European Commission for approval. According to the current time plan the Baltic Sea Region Programme intends to submit its Operational Programme by mid-2014 and expects an approval towards the end of 2014.
You can find more information at DG REGIO: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_en.cfm.