The ESF+ provides for support for investments contributing to the objectives of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), which was established by Regulation (EU) 2024/795 of the European Parliament and of the Council. STEP aims to strengthen the Union’s technological leadership and the development of skills in the Union. In order to provide further incentives for investments from the ESF+ in those critical fields, the possibility for Member States to receive higher pre-financing for related programme amendments should be extended. The priorities which support investments contributing to STEP objectives under a request for a programme amendment that was submitted to the Commission by 31 March 2025 are to receive the exceptional one-off pre-financing applicable at the time of the submission of that request.
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