It is the intention of the European Union to ensure that the ESI funds contribute as much as possible to the implementation of the concept Europe 2020 – A Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. With regard to this strategy the Partnership Agreement defined national development priorities for the programming period 2014-2020. The priorities are achieved thanks to individual programmes, which enable drawing finances from the ESI funds. They can be divided into thematic programmes, focused on specific areas, and European Territorial Cooperation programmes, the absorption of which requires cooperation across the borders of a single Member State.