In several Member States, the Fund contributed to the reinforcement and expansion of activities pursued by NGOs and local actors on integrationand fostered dialogue and exchange of ideas and good practices among stakeholders involved in the integration processIn additionto this dedicated supportsubstantial amounts were also available to Member States under theStructural Funds to support integration-related measures to improve social inclusion, access to education and to the labour market of third-country nationals For example, the Eur ...[+++]opean Social Fund (ESF) co-funded actions that have reached more than 5 million such individualsThis funding however represented just part of the overall investment carried out within Member States.

5. Notwithstanding Article 10, and as regards the amount of EUR 11 305 500 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in a Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provision on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund f ...[+++]or the following:

In December 2011 the European Commission presented an Action Plan to improve access to finance for SMEs[29] and proposals on venture capital funds and social entrepreneurship funds.[30] Particular attention has also been given to SMEs in Financial Instruments Directive[31] and in the final negotiations on Capital Requirements Directive[32].

3. Acknowledges that in order to provide workers with immediate assistance, the Finnish authorities started the implementation of the social measures on 29 February 2012 - ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;

5. Notwithstanding Article 10, and as regards the amount of EUR 11 305 500 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in a Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provision on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund f ...[+++]or the following:

However, where there is an apparent conflict with the rules on competition but the sports federations undertake in their actions to use the funds raised to bring education and social action to sport, some practices are then likely to be exempted from the rules on competition.