Article 20

Content 1. The Community initiatives shall cover the following fields: cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation intended to encourage the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the whole of the Community area ("Interreg"); economic and social regeneration of cities and of urban neighbourhoods in crisis with a view to promoting a sustainable urban development ("URBAN"); rural development ("Leader"); transnational cooperation to promote new means of combating all forms of discrimination and inequalities in connection with the labour market ("EQUAL"). 2. At least 2,5 % of the Structural Funds commitment appropriations referred to in Article 7(1) shall be allocated to Interreg, under which due attention should be given to cross-border activities, in particular in the perspective of enlargement, and for Member States which have extensive frontiers with the applicant countries, as well as to improved coordination with the PHARE, TACIS and MEDA programmes. Due attention shall also be given to cooperation with the outermost regions. Due account shall be taken of the social and vocational integration of asylum seekers in the framework of EQUAL. 3. Programmes approved within the framework of the Community initiatives may cover areas other than those referred to in Articles 3 and 4.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.