Memo: Spain — Operational programme 2007–2013: Andalusia

On 3 December 2007, the European Commission approved an Operational Programme for the Andalusia region in Spain for the period 2007-2013. This Operational Programme comes under the 'Convergence Objective' and has a total budget of around 9.84 billion euros. The financing provided by the Community by way of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is around 6.84 billion euros, representing some 19.4% of total EU investment in Spain in the context of the cohesion policy 2007-2013.

The national contribution provided for amounts to 3 billion euros and may be partly met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and by other lending instruments.