Jak by mohl soukromý sektor přispět k posílení politiky soudržnosti na období po roce 2027
Opinion factsheet
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- Hospodářství a finance
- Investiční politika
Opinion number:
CDR-1704-2025
Status:
Přijatá
Objective
Cohesion policy is the main EU investment policy to implement the treaty objective of strengthening the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU and local and regional authorities (LRAs) play a key role in its design and implementation. In light of a fiscally constrained context post-2027, it will be even more important to ensure that LRAs and other stakeholders are able to maximise the impact of EU public funds, including by optimising the participation of the private sector and private sector financing at all territorial levels.
Against this background, this opinion aims at exploring the current and potential role of the private sector in reinforcing Cohesion policy post 2027 and at enabling the CoR to put forward its political recommendations on the matter during the first months of the negotiations of the legislative package for post 2027.
Against this background, this opinion aims at exploring the current and potential role of the private sector in reinforcing Cohesion policy post 2027 and at enabling the CoR to put forward its political recommendations on the matter during the first months of the negotiations of the legislative package for post 2027.
Impact
On 29 May 2026, the European Commission provided the CoR with its feedback on the opinion on "Exploring the role of the private sector in reinforcing cohesion policy". In its follow-up, the Commission welcomes the opinion and broadly supports its main policy recommendations, notably the need for stronger private‑sector involvement, strategic public‑private cooperation, reinforced partnership principle, and continued place‑based delivery. The EC claims that these priorities are fully recognised and supported in its proposal for the NRPP Fund Regulation, which would provide “a robust framework for scaling up meaningful public-private cooperation, in line with the CoR’s recommendations.“
Essential points
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR)
- points out that in light of a fiscally constrained context post-2027, private sector investments need to be incentivised since the private sector brings innovations, resources and expertise that are needed to complement public investments;
- calls for further action to empower local and regional authorities (LRAs) to facilitate the real and relevant involvement of the private sector, including capacity-building and technical assistance measures;
- reiterates that public-private cooperation and co-investment models in cohesion policy should be strategic, not symbolic;
- strongly advocates reinforcing the partnership principle (PP) and embedding private sector engagement in cohesion policy programming, implementation and evaluation, through active involvement at all stages from analysing needs, establishing conditions and reforms, selecting priority areas and financial allocations;
- strongly advocates a clearly designed framework and an architecture that encompasses targeted measures and support mechanisms for LRAs and SMEs in the future legislative framework for cohesion policy;
- emphasises in particular the need for tailored FIs such as microfinance schemes, simplified lending procedures and targeted guarantees, particularly in less developed regions and low-density economies (LDEs) where financial ecosystems are weaker and outreach is limited.