Cohesion policy comprises EUR 355 billion of EU budget delivered in 3 funds - ERDF, Cohesion Fund and ESF/YEI. They support investment is a wider range of themes. To understand, monitor and communicate on the policy we use a multi dimensional information system.

This dataset provides the *planned* EU allocation to categorisation system codes as adopted in ERDF, CF and ESF programmes at the end 2008 and the end of 2015.

The values at the moment of closure of the period 2007-2013 are provided in this dataset: https://cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/2007-2013/ESIF-2007-2013-categorisation-raw-data-from-closur/qt3c-wiyg

Each row presents a volume of EU support allocated to a categorisation dimension codes. The programme documents only provided planned financial information on three dimensions, namely;
- Priority themes (actions supported)
- Form of Finance (grants, loans, etc.)
- Territorial context (urban, rural, etc.)

The full categorisation information system 2007-2013 was composed of 5 dimension providing information on:
- Priority themes (activities supported)
- Form of Finance
- Territorial context
- Location (NUTS codes)
- Economic Dimension
Information on the last two dimensions was not provided in the programmes but only in the annual reporting.

This data is of interest because it allows an analysis of time of the planned use of the EU support by 3 different dimensions. I show the detailed changes in thematic allocation between 2008 and 2015 allowing to look re-progamming.

More background information on the categorisation system 2007-2013 is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/evaluations/data-for-research/