— The regional Minister for Finance and Public Administration, Miguel Corgos, closed the 1st Annual Competition for co-financed projects #EuropaXunta.

— He stressed that in the new post-27 multiannual financial framework, the weight that regional governments currently have in the definition and management of measures financed with cohesion funds should be increased.

— The Mentor Programme aimed at promoting social inclusion and preventing and combating poverty was the winner of the European project of the year in Galicia.

Santiago de Compostela, 4th October 2024. Miguel Corgos recordou tamén que Galicia vén de expoñer no Parlamento Europeo a visión de Galicia para o novo marco financeiro plurianual post-27, centrado nun aumento do peso actual dos gobernos rexionais na definición e xestión das medidas financiadas cos fondos de cohesión. “O modelo que propón Galicia baséase no principio de proximidade. Os gobernos rexionais somos a administración máis próxima ao territorio e a que mellor coñece as necesidades a satisfacer cos recursos que reciben”, abundou.

The regional Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Miguel Corgos, today praised the projects financed with European Union funds for their contribution to the development of Galicia and stated that Galician government (known as Xunta) will continue to optimize its management and improve efficiency in execution, as well as strengthen its governance with economic and social agents and other state and European administrations.

During his participation in the closing ceremony of the 1st Annual Competition for co-financed projects #EuropaXunta, Miguel Corgos thus highlighted the execution of 100% of the already concluded financial framework, 14-20, and stressed the fundamental role that his management had in the overall improvement of social and employment indicators in Galicia.

In order to continue improving execution, the Minister of Finance and Public Administration conveyed the importance of promoting efficient and results-oriented financial management by reducing administrative complexity to speed up allocation and management. In addition to implementing innovative technological solutions, prioritizing projects with a high socio-economic impact and promoting the attraction of funding from other European funds of direct or shared management.

Miguel Corgos also recalled that Galicia has presented in the European Parliament Galicia’s vision for the new post-27 multi-year financial framework, focused on an increase in the current weight of regional governments in the definition and management of measures financed with cohesion funds. “The model proposed by Galicia is based on the principle of proximity. The regional governments are the administration closest to the territory and the one that best knows the needs to be met with the resources they receive”, he added.

After congratulating the finalists and the winning project of this competition, Miguel Corgos concluded by recalling that a large part of the development of the Region in the last 35 years is linked to the European funds received. Thus, from 1986 until the end of this decade, the Galician Government has managed more than 32,000 million euros in community aid.

The event also included the presentation of a travelling exhibition on the history of European funds in Galicia, which will tour ten towns and cities throughout the Region over the rest of the year. The exhibition aims to make citizens aware of the different European programmes and the funding opportunities they offer, as well as to make visible the projects that are already underway.

Winner and finalist 

The Mentor Programme was the winner of the European project of the year in Galicia. It was runned by the Directorate General of Family, Childhood and Demographic Dynamisation (Ministry of Social Policy and Equality)

Check out the finalists in each category:

• Smarter, More Competitive and Digital #EuropaXunta: InnovaPeme (Axencia Galega de Innovación). This category encompasses projects focused on industrial transformation, support for SMEs, the promotion of research and digitalisation.
• Greener and More Connected #EuropaXunta: Innovaugas 4.0 (Augas de Galicia). This category encompasses projects focused on the energy transition, renewable energies, the fight against climate change, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, environmental rehabilitation, biodiversity, the circular economy, sustainable mobility, environmentally friendly transport and the promotion of intermodality and the efficient and safe movement of people.
• Social Inclusion #EuropaXunta: Programa Mentor (General Directorate of Family, Childhood and Demographic Dynamisation (Ministry of Social Policy and Equality)). This category encompasses projects that sought to promote social inclusion and prevent and combat poverty, designing actions aimed at the most disadvantaged people, including those that would allow better access to employment, health, childcare or personal protection services for homeless people, long-term care, etc.
• Education and Employment #EuropaXunta: Navegando o Futuro (Axencia Galega de Innovación). This category encompasses projects that invest in education, training and lifelong learning and/or that seek to promote employment, improve access to the labour market, support the creation of companies and micro-enterprises, promote entrepreneurial culture and generally improve the working conditions of the unemployed, employed and inactive, while seeking their integration.
• Innovative and Novel #EuropaXunta: AgriFoodTEF (Axencia Galega da Calidade Alimentaria). This category encompasses projects competed, both initiated and not completed, that present novelties either on what was financed in previous periods or on the way of addressing current challenges and that change the existing way of proceeding.