Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

The Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO^[1]) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission.

The DG Regional and Urban Policy is responsible for European Union measures to assist the economic and social development of the less-favored regions of the European Union under Articles 158 and 160 of the Treaty of Rome.

In 2020 it had 618 employees.^[2]

Instruments - Funds

• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF);
• European Structural and Investment Funds (Cohesion Fund)
• Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession (ISPA)
• European Union Solidarity Fund

See also

• European Social Fund
• European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms