Wales and the EU: Partnership for Jobs and Growth - European Structural Funds 2014-2020

The consultation exercise closed on 23 April.

The responses are currently being analysed by independent consultants and a Welsh Government response will be made in July.  This will outline next steps in terms of agreeing our operational programmes and the negotiations that will take place with the European Commission.

We received 125 responses, covering both the West Wales and the Valleys and the East Wales programmes, broken down as follows:

Private Sector   17 
FE/HE              18
Public              42
Third               36
Other              12                                                                                
   
Total               125

The consultation has been developed following extensive engagement with partners and stakeholders in Wales. These consultation documents contain a proposed programme strategy, investment priorities, cross-cutting themes, explores some of the key implementation and delivery issues and includes the evidence base. These proposals for the new Structural Fund programmes have been developed with a clear focus on growth and jobs, which is very much in line with Welsh Government policy, and the Europe 2020 goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. A parallel consultation is being undertaken into the proposed Rural Development Plan for Wales.