Pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the ERDF shall, in accordance with Article 21 of that Regulation, contribute to the implementation of the Community initiative for cross-border, transnational and inter-regional cooperation intended to encourage the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the whole of the Community's territory ("Interreg") as well as to the implementation of the Community initiative for economic and social regeneration of cities and urban neighbourhoods in crisis with a view to promoting sustainable urban development ("URBAN").
ESRR na podlagi člena 20 Uredbe (ES) št. 1260/1999 in v skladu z njenim členom 21 prispeva k izvajanju pobude Skupnosti za čezmejno, transnacionalno in medregionalno sodelovanjo, katerega namen je spodbujati skladen, uravnotežen in trajnosten razvoj celotnega ozemlja Skupnosti ("Interreg"), kot tudi k izvajanju pobude Skupnosti za gospodarsko in socialno prenovo mest in urbanih sosesk v krizi, katere namen je spodbujati trajnostni razvoj mest ("URBAN").