THE OPERATION, AIMED AT PRESERVING THE FUNCTIONING OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND ENSURING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS WELL AS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, IS ACTIVATED TO COUNTER THE EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 HEALTH EMERGENCY AS PART OF THE CHANGES TO THE EURO-UNION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT ALLOW THE USE OF THE EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL AND INVESTMENT FUNDS TO COUNTER THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMERGENCY RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE RECOGNITION OF EXPENDITURE RELATING TO THE PERIOD FROM 23 FEBRUARY 2020 TO 17 MAY 2020 RELATING TO THE GRANT OF CASH BENEFITS UNDER DEROGATION (CIGD) AS A MEASURE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS THROUGH THE INCOME SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY UNEMPLOYED AS A RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION, OR REDUCTION, OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AS A CONSEG.