The Structural Funds of the European Union (EU) are paid to the least advantaged parts of the EU in order to promote social and economic cohesion. There are four structural funds: the European Social Fund; the European Regional Development Fund; the...

EUROPEAN UNION fund created in 1993 by the MAASTRICHT TREATY to provide money for environmental and trans-European network projects in member states whose gross domestic product is less than 90 per cent of the EU average. The fund can contribute up to...

Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds are funds allocated by the European Union for two related purposes, firstly support for the poorer regions of Europe, and, secondly, support for integrating European infrastructure especially in the transport sector....