The scope of application of the Facility shall refer to policy areas of European relevance structured in six pillars:

(a) green transition;

(b) digital transformation;

(c) smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, including economic cohesion, jobs, productivity, competitiveness, research, development and innovation, and a well-functioning internal market with strong SMEs;

(d) social and territorial cohesion;

(e) health, and economic, social and institutional resilience, with the aim of, inter alia, increasing crisis preparedness and crisis response capacity; and

(f) policies for the next generation, children and the youth, such as education and skills.