EU grants and loans

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on European Union grants and loans. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

DateDescription
25.05.2012The eurozone crisis - rescuing Greece
Greece's long-standing public debt problem became a crisis at the start of 2010 and has since escalated to a point where it threatens the survival of the euro. This note describes the country's May 2010 and February 2012 bail-out agreements, the results of the May 2012 elections, future prospects, and implications of euro exit
25.04.2012European Regional Development Fund
This note explains how funding from the European Regional Development Fund is allocated across regions in England and sets out current progress on spending the funds. It also provides information on the 2014-2020 funding round.
20.05.2011The European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM)
The EFSM is a €60bn facility to provide loans to EU Member States in financial difficulty. It is financed through borrowing secured against the EU Budget. Thus far, Ireland and Portugal have received support through the EFSM.

Research Papers

DateDescription
26.07.2000European Structural Funds
European Structural Funds.House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/72.
21.10.1998The Reform of the European Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund
The reform of the European Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund. House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/92

Select Committee Reports

DateDescription
23.03.2010Making it work: the European Social Fund.
European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]

Early Day Motions

DateDescription
03.03.2009EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION FUND
That this House draws attention to the existence of the European Globalisation Fund; notes that eight member states have already made applications for one or more awards from the Fund, ...
25.02.2009EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
That this House notes with concern the Government's refusal of a European Commission offer to extend by six months the deadline for all countries to spend unused 2000 to 2006 European ...
17.12.2008EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND AND RETRAINING
That this House welcomes the Government's decision to pledge a further £58 million from the European Social Fund (ESF) allocation to retrain people facing redundancy in addition to ...
28.01.2008EU FUNDING OF THE BBC
That this House notes that soft loans and payments amounting to 258 million euros over the last five years were paid by the EU to the BBC; believes that such payments compromise the ...
06.11.2007EUROPEAN FISHERIES FUND AND UK OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
That this House expresses concern at the apparent delays the Government is experiencing in preparing and finalising its draft UK operational programme in relation to the £96 million ...

POST Papers

DateDescription
01.06.2010EU Science and Technology Funding, June 2010
This POST note explains The EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) and current developments.

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Glossary

  • Research Papers (RP) - briefings produced by the House of Commons Library on Bills, topical issues and regular statistics
  • Standard Notes (SN) - shorter, topical briefings from the Commons Library
  • Early Day Motions (EDMs) - formal motions submitted by MPs in the House of Commons
  • POST Notes - short briefing notes produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
  • Lords Library Notes (LLN) - an occasional series of papers compiled by the House of Lords Library