EN EN EN REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION Annual report on the Cohesion Fund (2006) EN 1 EN COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Annex to the: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COHESION FUND (2006) COM (2007) XXX EN 2 EN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. General Context............................................................................................................. 1.1. Convergence and economic development in the beneficiary countries......................... 1.1.1 Greece ............................................................................................................................ 1.1.2. Spain............................................................................................................................... 1.1.3. Portugal .......................................................................................................................... 1.1.4. Cyprus ............................................................................................................................ 1.1.5. Czech Republic.............................................................................................................. 1.1.6. Estonia............................................................................................................................ 1.1.7. Hungary.......................................................................................................................... 1.1.8. Latvia.............................................................................................................................. 1.1.9. Lithuania ........................................................................................................................ 1.1.10. Malta .............................................................................................................................. 1.1.11. Poland............................................................................................................................. 1.1.12. Slovakia.......................................................................................................................... 1.1.13. Slovenia.......................................................................................................................... 1.2. Conditionality................................................................................................................. 2. Implementing Principles and Assistance Granted.......................................................... 2.1. Coordination with other Community policies................................................................ 2.1.1. Competition.................................................................................................................... 2.1.2. Environment................................................................................................................... 2.1.3. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 2.1.4. Public procurement……………………………………………………………………. 2.2. Coordination with the Structural Funds: the strategic reference frameworks (SRF)..... 2.2.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 2.2.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 2.3. Implementation of the budget, commitments and payments and overview of the period 2000-2006 ........................................................................................................... 2.3.1. Budget available for 2006 .............................................................................................. 2.3.2. Implementation of the 2006 budget ............................................................................... 2.3.3. Overview of the 2000-2006 period (including RAL) .................................................... EN 3 EN 2.3.4. Implementation of the budget for the 1993-1999 period ............................................... 3. The projects and measures adopted................................................................................ 3.1. Assistance from the Fund by Member State .................................................................. 3.1.1. Greece ............................................................................................................................ 3.1.1.1 Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.1.2 Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.2. Spain............................................................................................................................... 3.1.2.1 Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.2.2 Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.3. Portugal .......................................................................................................................... 3.1.3.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.3.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.4. Cyprus ............................................................................................................................ 3.1.4.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.4.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.5. Czech Republic.............................................................................................................. 3.1.5.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.5.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.6. Estonia............................................................................................................................ 3.1.6.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.6.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.7. Hungary.......................................................................................................................... 3.1.7.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.7.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.8. Latvia.............................................................................................................................. 3.1.8.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.8.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.9. Lithuania ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.9.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.9.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.10. Malta .............................................................................................................................. EN 4 EN 3.1.10.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.10.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.11. Poland............................................................................................................................. 3.1.11.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.11.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.12. Slovakia.......................................................................................................................... 3.1.12.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.12.2. Transport ........................................................................................................................ 3.1.13. Slovenia.......................................................................................................................... 3.1.13.1. Environment................................................................................................................... 3.1.13.2. Transport