NOTES:

• Figures are compared to the national allocation available for the period 2007-2013 including reserves and point 17 Interinstitutional Agreement
• CB= Cross-border cooperation
• Data:  Analysis of the budgetary implementation of the Structural and Cohesion funds in 2012, European Commission

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Note: The number of irregularities reported as fraudulent measures the results of efforts by Member States to counter fraud and other illegal activities affecting financial interests and shouldn't be interpreted as the level of fraud

Read more on how Member States deal with irregularities and on the protection of EU financial interests and the fight against fraud

Source: European Commission

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Graph from the report EU Cohesion Policy contributing to employment and growth in Europe Source: European Commission

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Source: Annual activity reports  DG REGIO and DG EMPL

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Belgium

• Simplify and reinforce coherence between employment incentives, activation policies, labour matching, education, lifelong learning and vocational training policies for older people and youth.

Bulgaria

• Accelerate the national Youth Employment Initiative, for example through a Youth Guarantee.
• Adopt the School Education Act and pursue the reform of higher education, in particular through better aligning outcomes to labour-market needs and strengthening cooperation between education, research and business.

Denmark

• Improve the quality of vocational training to reduce drop-out rates and increase the number of apprenticeships.

Estonia

• Continue efforts to improve the labour-market relevance of education and training systems, including by further involving social partners and implementing targeted measures to address youth unemployment.